How to Find Data: Election Data

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) keeps records of how much political campaigns have raised.

From the Center for Responsive Politics, a non-partisan research group, this resource tracks the influence of money such as donors contributions, candidate fundraising and spending.

Nonpartisan and nonprofit organization that collects data on donor and lobbyist contributions in American politics.

Interactive tool for seeing how money influences politics. Pulls data from the Center for Responsive Politics and the National Institute on Money in State Politics

Election results from 1956-2008 for presidential, gubernatorial, and congressional elections at the state level.

Voter turnout information for U.S. Elections from 2000-2016.

Comprehensive statistics on U.S. Presidential elections from 1789 to the present. See also Data Planet (Browse by Source: David Leips Political Atlas).

Several tools for finding data on topics related to democracy abroad.

Data and information about the electoral processes of countries around the world.

Free datasets showing results of electoral contests from over 100 countries. Created by David Lublin, Professor of Government in the School of Public Affairs at American University.

Data on elections and voter registration in North Carolina.

(1948-present) Time series data on voting, public opinion, and political participation.