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Hege Library & Learning Technologies
calls itself the " Encyclopedia of American Politics." This site is a one stop resource to a wide variety of campaign and political information at the national and local levels. The writers strive for a neutral perspective on issues.
"Vote Smart's mission is to provide free, factual, unbiased information on candidates and elected officials " - from website
Within the VoteSmart website you can find Voting records and positions they have taken on issues (Political Courage Test), search for a politician's name to find biographical and contact Information for them, campaign funding, and which groups have endorsed them.
270 To Win: http://www.270towin.com/
This website focuses on the electoral college voting process. You can view the current predictions, view potential results by choosing which candidate will win which state, explore past election results, and much more. The website also includes sections on Senate, House, and gubernatorial races around the country. You can also view voting trends by state.
Historical Statistics of the United States (link to campus database - requires campus log in if off campus)
The standard source for the quantitative facts of American history.
Census: http://www.census.gov/
Polling the Nations: http://www.orspub.com/
SimplyMap: http://www.simplymap.com/login.html
The World Factbook: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
LexisNexic Academic: http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lnacademic/?
ProQuest Political Science: http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?rsrc=318
2020 Presidential Election Campaign Finance from the Federal Election Commission
2020 Presidential Race from OpenSecrets.org, the Center for Responsive Politics