Vital statistics on American politics 2015–2016

Vital Statistics on American Politics 2015-2016

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 1-450

  Stanley, Harold W ^a   Niemi, Richard G ^b  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

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EID: 84952656050     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4135/9781483380292     Document Type: Book

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10. Gateway to statistics from more than one hundred federal agencies.
11. FiveThirtyEight, http://fivethirtyeight.com/
12. Uses statistical analysis to tell compelling stories about politics and other fields.
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14. Provides free electronic access to publications of the federal government.
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17. Invaluable broad-ranging collection of more than twelve thousand time series covering the nation's history; often the series can be updated by the annual Statistical Abstract of the United States (see below).
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19. Established in 1832, has grown to become the world's largest law library with more than 2.65 million volumes. Some resources available online.
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29. Strong, indispensable collection of nationally significant statistics from public and private sources on economics, politics, and society, and generally worth checking first. Also a useful guide to sources for additional statistics; indicates which time-series update those in Historical Statistics of the United States (see earlier entry).
30. U.S. Congress. House. Constitution, Jefferson's Manual, and Rules of the House of Representatives of the United States. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. Biennial.
31. Solid reference on the Constitution with full notes on all ratifications; indexed.
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35. Maps showing regional voting patterns and context for U.S. presidential elections.
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37. Discussion of problems in estimating turnout, references to other efforts, and extensive data on turnout and election results for president, the U.S. House, and more.
38. CQ Press. Guide to U.S. Elections. 7th ed.Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2016.
39. Superb collection of vote returns for presidential, gubernatorial, and U.S. House elections since 1824, electoral college votes since 1789, U.S. Senate elections since 1913, presidential primaries since 1912, and primaries for governor and senator since 1956 (in southern states since 1919); general and candidate indexes; biographies of presidential and vice presidential candidates; lists of governors and senators since 1789; discussions of and data on political parties and presidential nominating conventions throughout the nation's history.
40. CQ Press Voting and Elections Collection, http://www.cqpress.com/product/CQ-Voting-and-Elections-Collection.html
41. Online searchable database with information about individual races as well as summary information related to open-seat races, party switches, race competitiveness, and so on. Requires subscription.
42. DC's Political Report, http://www.dcpoliticalreport.com
43. Contain numerous links to candidates, political parties, election results, and governmental and political organizations.
44. Deskins, Donald R., Jr., HanesWalton Jr., and Sherman C.Puckett. The African American Electorate: A Statistical History. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2012. doi:10.4135/9781452234397 http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452234397
45. Includes a variety of data on African American participation in and exclusion from voting and elections from colonial times through the election of Barack Obama.
46. Deskins, Donald R., Jr., Hanes Walton Jr., and Sherman C.Puckett. Presidential Elections, 1789-2008: County, State, and National Mapping of Election Data. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2010.
47. Unique feature: multicolor maps showing presidential election results at the county level.
48. Dubin, Michael J. United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st through the 105th Congresses. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 1998.
49. Complete, insofar as possible, returns for all U.S. House and Senate general elections; contains percentages for each Congress of representatives unopposed, seeking reelection, reelected, defeated, and first-termers.
50. Dubin, Michael J. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 2003; 1861-1911, 2010.
51. Detailed compilation of gubernatorial elections.
52. Dubin, Michael J. United States Presidential Elections, 1788-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 2002.
53. Detailed compilation of early presidential elections.
54. Federal Election Commission, http://www.fec.gov
55. Official source for data on campaign contributions and expenditures in federal elections.
56. Gans, Curtis. Voter Turnout in the United States, 1788-2009. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2011. doi:10.4135/9781608712700 http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781608712700
57. Discussion of problems in estimating turnout and extensive data on turnout for president, the U.S. Senate and House, and state governors.
58. Glashan, Roy R. American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, Conn.: Meckler, 1979.
59. Details about state governors (such as birth dates, party affiliations, principal occupations, and terms of office) and election data. Continued in Mullaney (see below).
60. Kallenbach, Joseph E., and Jessamine S.Kallenbach. American State Governors, 1776-1976. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, 1977-1982.
61. Election results and biographical data on governors.
62. Klarner, Carl. Governors Dataset, http://www.indstate.edu/polisci/klarnerpolitics.htm
63. Dataset at the state-year level covering 1961 to 2012 (with limited coverage of earlier years for some variables) including demographic data about governors in office and data about terms and term limits.
64. McDonald, Michael. "United States Elections Project."http://www.electproject.org
65. Turnout data for U.S. elections since 1948, with an emphasis on the "voter eligible population," correcting for numbers of noncitizens, certain ex-felons, and others in the voting-age population who are ineligible to vote. Also offers data on and analyses of election administration and redistricting.
66. Mullaney, Marie. American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1979-1987. Westport, Conn.: Meckler, 1988.
67. Continues the volume by Glashan (see earlier entry).
68. Mullaney, Marie. Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1988-1994. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1994.
69. Details about state governors (such as birth dates, party affiliations, principal occupations, and terms of office). Continues earlier volume.
70. Nomination and Election of the President and Vice President of the United States. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1960-. Quadrennial.
71. Compilation of federal and state laws and party rules governing nomination and election of the president.
72. Politico (elections), http://www.politico.com
73. Maps and tables of state-and county-level results for gubernatorial (and national) elections from 2002 to the present. Also has state polls about presidential primary and general elections, U.S. Senate, and some congressional district races.
74. Project Vote Smart, http://www.votesmart.org
75. Provides issue positions, biographical details, and campaign finance information on numerous candidates for president, Congress, and state legislatures, and information on statewide ballot measures.
76. Rusk, Jerrold. A Statistical History of the American Electorate. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2001.
77. Includes lists and dates of election laws, initiative and referendum data, and measures of party competition, partisan swing, split-ticket voting, and partisan strength.
78. Scammon, Richard M., AliceMcGillivray, and RhodesCook, eds. America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, various years.
79. Two volumes that span 1920 to 2004, providing popular votes (state and county) for president as well as state presidential primary results.
80. Scammon, Richard M., AliceMcGillivray, and RhodesCook, eds. America Votes: A Handbook of Contemporary American Election Statistics. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, Elections Research Center, 1956
81. Convenient compilation of vote totals and statistics by state for general elections and primaries for president, governor, and senator, principally since 1945 (comparable district-level data for members of Congress); county-level totals and statistics for most recent general election for president, governor, and senator; state maps with county and congressional district boundaries.
82. State legislative election returns, ICPSR Study No. 34297, http://www.icpsr.umich.edu
83. Comprehensive data on state legislative election returns from 1967 through 2010. Includes information on district and candidate attributes.
84. State partisan balance, http://www.indstate.edu/polisci/klarnerpolitics.htm
85. Dataset spanning 1937 to 2011 including information on partisan control of state legislatures, governors' offices, and state institutions.
86. U.S. Census Bureau, http://www.census.gov
87. Starting in 2005, demographic data on state legislative districts (above and beyond the racial/ethnic composition used for redistricting).
88. U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, Population Characteristics, Series P-20. Voting and Registration in the Election of November [Year]. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1964-. Biennial.
89. Survey results on voter registration and turnout in presidential and midterm general elections for the nation and regions (and sometimes states and metropolitan areas) for various groups (http://www.census.gov).
90. Bain, Richard C., and Judith H.Parris. Convention Decisions and Voting Records. 2nd ed.Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution, 1973.
91. Data on convention actions through 1972.
92. Congressional Quarterly. National Party Conventions, 1831-2008. 9th ed.Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2009.
93. Summarizes conventions, with results of ballots, nominees, and party profiles.
94. David, Paul T. Party Strength in the United States, 1872-1970. Charlottesville, Va.: University Press of America, 1972. Updated for 1972 in Journal of Politics 36 (1972): 785-796; for 1974 in Journal of Politics 38 (1974): 416-425; for 1976 in Journal of Politics 40 (1976): 770-780.
95. Measures of party competition in the states covering several offices and an admirably lengthy historical span.
96. Democratic National Committee, http://www.democrats.org
97. Republican National Committee, http://www.rnc.org
98. The Democratic and Republican Parties' official websites containing news releases, transcripts, video, and related material.
99. Campaign Finance Institute, http://www.cfinst.org
100. Center for Responsive Politics, http://www.opensecrets.org
101. CQ MoneyLine, http://www.cqmoneyline.com
102. National Institute on Money in State Politics, http://www.followthemoney.org
103. Data on and analyses of campaign contributions and expenditures in federal and state elections.
104. Brasher, Holly. Vital Statistics on Interest Groups and Lobbying. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2014. doi:10.4135/9781483346205 http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483346205
105. Data collected from disclosure forms filed by registered lobbyists. Information on the characteristics of lobbying organizations; how extensively organizations lobby on issues; lobbying Congress, the White House, and federal agencies; how much money is spent on lobbying.
106. The Campaign Disclosure Project, http://www.campaigndisclosure.org
107. Database of campaign finance disclosure laws covering the fifty states, the District of Columbia, and the Federal Election Commission. Also includes a graded assessment of each state's disclosure programs.
108. Campaign Finance Information Center, http://www.campaignfinance.org/linksstate.html
109. Lists sites offering state campaign finance data and indicates which states make it searchable.
110. Federal Election Commission. Annual Report. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1976-.
111. Cumulative figures since the mid-1970s on contributions and spending in federal election campaigns; also information on political action committee growth and activities (http://www.fec.gov).
112. Influence Explorer, http://www.influenceexplorer.com
113. Tracks political contributions at the federal and state level. Also tracks earmarks, grants, and contracts by state.
114. Justice at Stake, http://www.justiceatstake.org
115. Provides links to data on candidate fund-raising and advertising expenditures in state judicial campaigns.
116. Magleby, David B., ed. Financing the 2012 Election: Assessing Reform. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution, 2014.
117. Coverage of fund-raising and spending in all phases of the presidential campaign; continues work by Alexander Heard and by Herbert Alexander on financing presidential campaigns since 1960.
118. Note: Many universities and local news sources collect public opinion data within the state in which they are located. Cornell's Institute for Social and Economic Research (http://www.ciser.cornell.edu/info/polls.shtml) has a list of sources of polling data with a state or regional emphasis.
119. GallupPoll, http://www.gallup.com
120. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, http://www.icpsr.umich.edu
121. Odum Institute, University of North Carolina, http://www.irss.unc.edu/odum
122. Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, http://people-press.org
123. Polling the Nations, http://www.orspub.com
124. Polling Report, http://www.pollingreport.com
125. Online access to current and historical collections of public opinion poll data.
126. American National Election Studies. "Guide to Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior."http://www.electionstudies.org
127. Tables and graphs showing public opinion, political participation, and electoral choice in American politics since 1952; responses to questions asked in the American National Election Studies.
128. Astin, A. W., et al. The American Freshman: Forty Year Trends. Los Angeles: Higher Education Research Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, 2007. National Norms for Fall, 1998-. Annual.
129. Reports of national surveys of college freshmen, including attitudes toward jobs, subject interests, and liberalism/conservatism.
130. Opinion Research Service. American Public Opinion Index. Louisville, Ky.: Opinion Research Service, 1981-2000. Annual.
131. Indexes scientifically drawn samples of national, state, and local universes.
132. POLL (The Public Opinion Location Library). Storrs, Conn.: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research. http://ropercenter.uconn.edu
133. A computer-based information retrieval system for public opinion survey data. Extensive coverage for 1955 to the present; some coverage of earlier years. Subscription service with limited free access.
134. Public Opinion Quarterly. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1937-. Quarterly.
135. Analysis of the mechanics and findings of survey research; regular thematic presentation of poll results.
136. ABC News, http://abcnews.com
137. CBS News, http://www.cbs.com
138. CNN, http://www.cnn.com
139. C-SPAN, http://www.c-span.org
140. Fox News, http://www.foxnews.com
141. MSNBC, http://www.nbcnews.com
142. New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com
143. Time, http://www.time.com
144. USA Today, http://www.usatoday.com
145. Washington Post, http://www.washingtonpost.com
146. Broadcasting Publications. Broadcasting Cablecasting Yearbook. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, 1982-. Annual. Continues Broadcasting Cable Yearbook, which combined Broadcasting Yearbook (1968-1979) and Broadcasting Cable Sourcebook (1973-1979).
147. International directory of radio, television, and cable industries as well as related fields. Presents some statistical overviews.
148. Cable and TV Station Coverage Atlas, 1986. Indianapolis, Ind.: Warren Publishing, 1986-. Annual.
149. Data on television stations and the growing reach of cable systems.
150. C-SPAN Archives. West Lafayette, Ind.: C-SPAN, 1987-. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary
151. Records, indexes, and archives all C-SPAN programming; contains every program aired since 1987.
152. Dow Jones Factiva, http://www.factiva.com
153. Online access to major U.S. newspapers, Dow Jones and Reuters's newswires, and business publications.
154. Editor & Publisher-The Fourth Estate. New York: Editor & Publisher, 1884-. Weekly.
155. Weekly periodical covering the media.
156. LexisNexis, http://www.lexisnexis.com
157. Wide-ranging material from journals, newspapers, reference books, and other sources. Includes databases, documents, maps, photographs, and more.
158. Media Tenor, http://www.mediatenor.com
159. International organization monitoring and analyzing media content on topics that include U.S. electoral campaigns and government.
160. Newsbank, Inc., http://www.newsbank.com
161. Online access to hundreds of U.S. and international newspapers and other sources.
162. Nielsen Audio, http://www.nielsen.com/us/en/solutions/capabilities/audio.html
163. Reports of radio usage, including demographic and market analyses.
164. Nielsen Television Index. Northbrook, Ill.: A. C. Nielsen, 1955. Annual.
165. Overall and market section reports on television viewing and network program audiences.
166. Nielsen Wire, http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/category/politics
167. Data on audience ratings for political events and topics.
168. Proquest, http://www.proquest.com
169. Online access to major U.S. newspapers and magazines. Includes ProQuest Historical Newspapers-New York Times from 1851 and seven other major papers.
170. Television Digest. Television and Cable Factbook. Washington, D.C.: Television Digest, 1946-. Annual.
171. Data on cable, television, and related industries; published in two volumes: "Stations" and "Cable and Services."
172. Vanderbilt Television News Archive. Nashville, Tenn.: Vanderbilt University. http://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu
173. Archives of nightly network news since 1968.
174. Library of Congress, Thomas: Legislative Information, http://thomas.loc.gov
175. U.S. House of Representatives, http://www.house.gov
176. U.S. Senate, http://www.senate.gov
177. Balinski, Michel, and H. PeytonYoung. Fair Representation: Meeting the Ideal of One Man, One Vote. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1982.
178. Analysis of methods of apportionment of representatives among the states.
179. Barone, Michael, and GrantUjifusa. The Almanac of American Politics. Washington, D.C.: National Journal, 1972-. Biennial.
180. Data-rich political analyses of each state, congressional district, representative, senator, and governor; current composition of committees; state maps with congressional district and county boundaries.
181. Biographical Directory of Congress, http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp
182. Biographical directory of the U.S. Congress, 1774-present.
183. Congressional Quarterly. American Political Leaders, 1789-2009. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2009.
184. Material on more than eleven thousand members of Congress: age, religion, occupation, women, blacks, turnover, and shifts between chambers; data on congressional sessions, party composition, and leadership. Also includes biographical summaries of presidents, vice presidents, Supreme Court justices, and governors.
185. Congressional Quarterly. Congress A to Z. 6th ed.Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2014.
186. Mostly essays but contains useful listings of hard-to-find material such as treaties killed by the Senate, impeachment trials, and women members of Congress.
187. Congressional Quarterly. Congress and the Nation. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly/CQ Press, 1965-. Quadrennial. Years 1945-1964 contained in one volume.
188. Akin to CQ Almanac (see below), but each volume now covers a presidential term.
189. Congressional Quarterly. Congressional Districts in the 2000s. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2003. Profiles of each congressional district, with statistics on election returns, economic makeup, and demographics. Volume covering the 1990s published in 1993.
190. Congressional Quarterly. Congressional Roll Call. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly/CQ Press, 1974-. Annual.
191. Compilation of every roll call vote by every member of Congress and summary voting measures (ideology, party unity, presidential support, and voting participation).
192. Congressional Quarterly. [Year] Congressional Staff Directory. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly/CQ Press, 1959-2012. Biennial.
193. Names, addresses, phone numbers, and numerous biographies of senators' and representatives' personal staffs and the staffs of congressional committees and subcommittees. Discontinued.
194. Congressional Quarterly. CQ Almanac. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly/CQ Press, 1945-. Annual.
195. Each volume now covers legislation for a single session of Congress; appendixes contain particularly useful data on Congress and politics.
196. Congressional Quarterly. Guide to Congress. 7th ed.Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2012.
197. Massive, rich accounting of how Congress works and how it developed. Check here first for data covering all but the most recent years.
198. Congressional Quarterly. Politics in America. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 1981-. Biennial. Data-rich political analyses of each state, congressional district, representative, and senator; current composition of committees; state maps with congressional district and county boundaries.
199. Congressional Research Service, http://www.loc.gov/crsinfo/research
200. Many Congressional Research Service documents can be found here.
201. CQ Press Congress Collection, http://library.cqpress.com/congress
202. Online, searchable database with biographical and roll call voting information on individual members of Congress as well as summaries of interest group ratings, key vote analysis, policy analysis, and so on. Requires subscription.
203. Freeman, Eric, and Stephan A.Jones. African Americans in Congress. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2007.
204. Stories of and original documents about the history of African Americans in the U.S. House and Senate.
205. Martis, Kenneth C. Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789-1989. New York: Macmillan, 1989.
206. Martis, Kenneth C. The Historical Atlas of the United States Congressional Districts, 1789-1983. New York: Free Press, 1983.
207. Congressional-based perspective on the surge and decline of political parties.
208. Martis, Kenneth C., and Gregory A.Elmes. The Historical Atlas of State Power in Congress, 1790-1990. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly, 1993.
209. Maps, tables, and text describing changes in apportionment among the states.
210. Martis, Kenneth C., and GyulaPauer. The Historical Atlas of the Congresses of the Confederate States of America. New York: Macmillan, 1994.
211. Maps, tables, and text describing Confederate districts, elections, and key votes.
212. Ornstein, Norman J., Thomas E.Mann, and Michael J.Malbin, eds. Vital Statistics on Congress. Publisher and frequency vary.
213. Data on characteristics of members, elections, campaign finance, committees, staff, expenses, workload, budgeting, and voting alignments. Most data series stretch back to World War II, some longer.
214. Parsons, Stanley B., William W.Beach, and Michael J.Dubin. United States Congressional Districts and Data. 2 vols. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1978, 1986.
215. Demographic and geographic data about U.S. congressional districts between 1789 through 1883.
216. Parsons, Stanley B., Michael J.Dubin, and Karen ToombsParsons. United States Congressional Districts, 1883-1913. New York: Greenwood Press, 1990.
217. These two volumes cover 1883 and 1913; continues coverage of volumes listed earlier.
218. Sharp, Michael. The Directory of Congressional Voting Scores and Interest Group Ratings. 2 vols. 4th ed.Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2005.
219. Contains voting scores (for example, presidential support) and interest group ratings (eleven groups, as available) for all members of Congress from 1947 to 2004.
220. Silbey, Joel, ed. Encyclopedia of the American Legislative System: Studies of the Principal Structures, Processes, and Policies of Congress and State Legislatures since the Colonial Era. 3 vols. New York: Scribner's, 1994-1996.
221. A thorough treatment of the national and state legislatures.
222. Stewart, Charles, III, David T.Canon, and GarrisonNelson, eds. Committees in the U.S. Congress, 1789-1946. 4 vols. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2002; Nelson and Stewart, eds., 1993-2010, 2010.
223. A comprehensive history of congressional committee membership.
224. Treese, Joel, ed. Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1996. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 1997.
225. Biographies of U.S. senators and representatives to 1996.
226. U.S. Census Bureau. Congressional District Atlas. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1960-. Frequency varies.
227. Detailed maps of congressional districts.
228. U.S. Census Bureau. Congressional District Data Book. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1961-. Frequency varies.
229. Census data by congressional districts, with maps. See also http://www.census.gov.
230. U.S. Congress. Joint Committee on Printing. Official Congressional Directory. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1809-. Biennial (in recent years).
231. Biographical data on current members and statistics on the sessions of Congress. Useful reference source on committees and subcommittees, foreign representatives and consular offices in the United States, press representatives, and state delegations.
232. The White House, http://www.whitehouse.gov
233. Compilation of Presidential Documents. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1965-.
234. Collection of presidential activities. Includes texts of proclamations, executive orders, speeches, and other presidential communications; supplements include acts gaining presidential approval, nominations submitted for Senate confirmation, and a list of White House press releases (http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys). Indexed.
235. Congressional Quarterly. Federal Regulatory Directory. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 1979-. Frequency varies.
236. Extensive profiles of the major and minor regulatory agencies-more than one hundred in all.
237. Congressional Quarterly. [Year] Federal Staff Directory. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 1982-2012. Biennial.
238. Names, addresses, phone numbers, and numerous biographies of key executives and assistants in the executive branch of the federal government. Discontinued.
239. Congressional Quarterly. Guide to the Presidency and the Executive Branch. 5th ed. Edited by MichaelNelson. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2012. doi:10.4135/9781452234298 http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452234298
240. Detailed coverage of numerous aspects of presidents and administrations. Focus on the institution complements CQ Press's volumes on Congress and elections.
241. Congressional Quarterly. Washington Information Directory. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 1975-. Annual.
242. Names, addresses, phone numbers, and heads of thousands of federal government and private, nonprofit agencies in and about Washington, D.C.
243. DeGregorio, William A., and Sandra LeeStuart. The Complete Book of U.S. Presidents. 8th ed.Fort Lee, N.J.: Barricade Books, 2013.
244. Biographies of presidents and cabinet members.
245. Kane, Joseph Nathan, and JanetPodell. Facts about the Presidents: A Compilation of Biographical and Historical Information. 8th ed.New York: H. W. Wilson, 2009.
246. Chapter on each president and comparative statistics on all presidents.
247. Ragsdale, Lyn. Vital Statistics on the Presidency: George Washington to George W. Bush. 4th ed.Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2014.
248. Data largely on postwar presidents-their careers, elections, speeches and appearances, approval ratings, and congressional relationships-with some longer time series.
249. U.S. Government Organization Manual. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1935-. Annual.
250. Official federal government handbook detailing the organization, activities, and current officials in legislative, judicial, and executive governmental units.
251. Federal Judicial Center, http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf
252. U.S. Courts, The Federal Judiciary, http://www.uscourts.gov
253. U.S. Supreme Court, http://www.supremecourt.gov
254. Federal court personnel, administration, procedures, and opinions.
255. The American Bench. Sacramento, Calif.: Reginald Bishop Forster and Associates, 1977-. Biennial.
256. Comprehensive listing of all judges in the United States, along with brief biographies of about eighteen thousand judges.
257. Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, 1789-present, http://www.uscourts.gov/JudgesAndJudgeships/BiographicalDirectoryOfJudges.aspx
258. Biographies of judges since 1789 on the U.S. District Courts, the U.S. Courts of Appeals, the Supreme Court, the former U.S. Circuit Courts, and the federal judiciary's courts of special jurisdiction.
259. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Courts Data Collections, http://www.bjs.gov
260. Collection of datasets on U.S. and state courts, including caseloads, court system organization and structure, numbers of and disposition of criminal and civil cases, governance of court systems; jury qualifications and verdict rules; processing and sentencing procedures for criminal cases.
261. Congressional Quarterly. [Year] Judicial Staff Directory. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 1986-2012. Annual.
262. Personnel listings for federal courts, maps of court jurisdictions, biographies of judges and staffs. Discontinued.
263. Cushman, Clare, ed. The Supreme Court Justices: Illustrated Biographies, 1789-2012. 3rd ed.Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2012.
264. Biographies of justices, including backgrounds, careers, and issues and cases on which they passed judgment.
265. Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. Annual Report. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1940-. Annual.
266. Numerous statistics on the kind, timing, and disposition of cases in the federal courts and on numbers and workloads of federal judges.
267. Epstein, Lee, Thomas G.Walker, Jeffrey A.Segal, and Harold J.Spaeth. Supreme Court Compendium. 6th ed.Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2015.
268. Data on characteristics of justices, caseloads, voting alignments, public opinion, and legal developments.
269. Friedman, Leon, and Fred L.Israel, eds. The Justices of the United States Supreme Court. 4th ed.New York: Facts on File, 2013.
270. Biography of each justice, including several typical opinions; tables showing acts of Congress held unconstitutional, decisions overruled by subsequent decisions, and summary biographical data.
271. Savage, David. Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court. 5th ed.Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2010.
272. Solid, broad coverage of the Supreme Court and development of the law; an excellent source that also refers readers to additional references.
273. State Court Caseload Statistics: Annual Report. Williamsburg, Va.: Conference of State Court Administrators and the National Center for State Courts, 1976-. Annual.
274. Data on judicial workloads in the state courts.
275. Council of State Governments, http://www.csg.org
276. Library of Congress, State Government Information, http://www.loc.gov/rr/news/stategov/stategov.html
277. National Governors Association, http://www.nga.org
278. The Pew Center on the States, http://www.pewcenteronthestates.org
279. Information on the structure, personnel, and policies of individual states.
280. Alexander, Herbert E., and MikeEberts. Public Financing of State Elections: A Data Book and Election Guide to Public Funding of Political Parties and Candidates in Twenty States. Los Angeles: Citizens' Research Foundation, 1986.
281. Important compendium for understanding and comparing state regulation of campaign finances.
282. The Book of the States. Lexington, Ky.: Council of State Governments, 1935-. Biennial; annual since 2002.
283. Definitive reference to the current data on state government activities across the board.
284. The County Year Book. Washington, D.C.: National Association of Counties and International City/County Management Association, 1975-. Annual.
285. Surveys issues and trends in county government and administration; a reliable source of data on county government.
286. CSG State Directories. 3 vols. Lexington, Ky.: Council of State Governments, 1977-. Annual.
287. Lists state elected officials; state legislative leadership, committees, and staff; state administrative officials by function. Originally issued as a supplement to The Book of the States. Previously biennial under various titles.
288. Dubin, Michael J. Party Affiliations in the State Legislatures: A Year by Year Summary, 1796-2006. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 2007.
289. Extensive data on states' electoral processes, term lengths, legislature size and membership by party, election dates, and more.
290. Federal Election Campaign Laws. Washington, D.C.: Federal Election Commission, 2008.
291. Lengthy compilation of laws related to organization of campaigns, disclosure and reporting requirements, enforcement procedures, and so on.
292. Holli, Melvin G., and PeterJones, eds. Biographical Dictionary of American Mayors, 1820-1980. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1981.
293. Covers 679 mayors in over a dozen cities; contains lists categorizing mayors by characteristics such as party, religion, and ethnicity.
294. Initiative and Referendum Institute, http://www.iandrinstitute.org
295. State-by-state information about initiative and referendum processes; provisions and reports on current propositions. Database of the number and approval rate of initiatives in each state since 1904.
296. Lilley, William, III, Laurence J.DeFranco, Mark F.Bernstein, and Kari L.Ramsby. The Almanac of State Legislative Elections. 3rd ed.Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2007.
297. Maps and statistical profiles of the geographic, economic, and political composition of state legislative districts.
298. Lilley, William, III, Laurence J.DeFranco, Mark F.Bernstein, and Kari L.Ramsby. The State Atlas of Political and Cultural Diversity. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly, 1997.
299. Racial and ancestral makeup of top state legislative districts. Available diskette contains data on all state legislative districts.
300. Morgan, Kathleen O'Leary, and ScottMorgan, eds. State Rankings 2014: A Statistical View of America. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2014. Annual.
301. Compilation of state rankings in numerous categories. Feeds CQ Press State Stats database, http://library.cqpress.com/statestats. Database requires subscription.
302. The Municipal Year Book. New York: International City/County Management Association, 1934-. Annual.
303. Reliable source for urban data and developments.
304. National Conference of State Legislatures, http://www.ncsl.org
305. Compilations of laws and data on elections, redistricting, term limits, and other topics, as well as links to sites of individual state legislatures. Data about initiative and referendum availability and provisions across the U.S. Includes a state-by-state database of initiative and referendum legislation since 1993 and a state-by-state database of ballot measures since 1892.
306. State Legislative Sourcebook. Topeka, Kan.: Government Research Service, 1986-. Annual.
307. A guide to finding detailed information on state legislative material, including offices, addresses, phone numbers, and price lists. State statistical abstracts. A list of state statistical abstracts (or near equivalents) can be found in recent editions of the Statistical Abstract of the United States. They are of widely varying quality.
308. State Yellow Book. New York: Leadership Directories, Inc., 1973-. Quarterly.
309. Some statistics, but emphasizes contact information for executive and legislative branches, including departments, commissions, agencies, and legislative leadership and legislative committees. Continues State Information Book (http://www.leadershipdirectories.com).
310. Tax Foundation. Facts and Figures on Government Finance. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 1941-. Updated periodically.
311. Data on government revenues, spending, and debt at the federal, state, and local levels (http://www.taxfoundation.org).
312. U.S. Census Bureau. Census of Governments. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1972-. Frequency varies.
313. Numbers and characteristics of governments, including special district governments dealing with subjects such as schools, parks and recreation, and sewage.
314. U.S. Census Bureau. City Government Finances; Government Finances; State Government Finances. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1909-; 1916-; 1965-. Annual.
315. These three series summarize government finances at the city and state levels; great detail for states and the larger cities.
316. U.S. Census Bureau. County and City Data Book. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1952-. Frequency varies.
317. Demographic, economic, health, agricultural, and other information about counties, cities, and towns. Presidential voting by county. Discontinued.
318. U.S. Census Bureau. State and Metropolitan Area Data Book. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1979-. Frequency varies. Discontinued.
319. Demographic, economic, health, education, and other data about states and metropolitan statistical areas.
320. Waters, M. Dane. Initiative and Referendum Almanac. Durham, N.C.: Carolina Academic Press, 2003.
321. History of, arguments about, and compendium of initiatives and referenda in American history.
322. Cochran, Thomas B., et al. Nuclear Weapons Databook. Multiple vols. Cambridge, Mass.: Ballinger, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1994, 2005.
323. Comprehensive data on nuclear arsenals. Updated by the "Nuclear Notebook" section in each issue of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
324. Joint Chiefs of Staff. Military Posture for Fiscal Year [Year]. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. Annual.
325. Brief review of all aspects of military preparedness of the United States and of the world military environment.
326. The Military Balance. London: International Institute of Strategic Studies, 1959-. Annual.
327. Statistical analysis of military forces and defense spending; figures given for countries and regional organizations such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
328. Patterns of Global Terrorism. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of State, 1983-2004, continued in Country Reports on Terrorism. Annual.
329. Details on terrorist incidents around the world.
330. SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute). World Armaments and Disarmament: SIPRI Yearbook. Stockholm: Almqvist and Wiksell; New York: Oxford University Press, 1970-. Annual.
331. Overview of the arms race and efforts to promote disarmament; detailed data on world military spending (http://www.sipri.org).
332. United Nations, http://untreaty.un.org
333. A large database of treaties and multilateral agreements. Requires subscription. Also contains references to hard copy publications.
334. U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1965-2000. Annual (title varies).
335. A series of statistical accounts of military spending and the arms race.
336. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, http://www.cdc.gov
337. Kaiser Family Foundation, http://www.kff.org, http://www.statehealthfacts.org
338. Medicaid, http://www.medicaid.gov
339. National Vital Statistics Reports. Previously titled Monthly Vital Statistics Report. Hyattsville, Md.: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1952-. Varying numbers annually.
340. U.S. National Library of Medicine (National Institutes of Health), http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hsrinfo/datasites.html
341. Sources of vast amounts of data, statistics, and survey results at the national, regional, and state level covering a range of health-and healthcare-related topics.
342. Anderton, Douglas L., Richard E.Barrett, and Donald J.Bogue. The Population of the United States. 3rd ed.New York: Free Press, 1997.
343. Extensive description of the nation's population characteristics, focusing on the years since 1960; topics include poverty, income, housing, educational attainment, ethnicity, and migration.
344. Center for American Women and Politics, National Information Bank on Women in Public Office, Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University, http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu
345. Various reports provide data on women in public office, electoral turnout of women, and so forth. Both historical and contemporary information.
346. Death Penalty Information Center, http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org
347. State-level database of statistics related to capital punishment. Searchable database of executions since 1977. State-by-state historical and current information about death penalty laws and links to external reports and datasets on the topic of capital punishment.
348. Guttmacher Institute, http://www.guttmacher.org/statecenter
349. Information and data on state reproductive health laws and statistics. Includes data on pregnancy, abortion, availability of contraceptives, and funding and availability of family planning services and facilities. Interactive tools allow for comparisons of reproductive health policies across states.
350. Heaton, Tim B., Bruce A.Chadwick, and Cardell K.Jacobson. Statistical Handbook on Racial Groups in the United States. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx, 2000.
351. Contains a broad range of more than four hundred charts and tables on non-Hispanic whites, Native Americans, and African, Hispanic, and Asian Americans.
352. LGBT Human Rights Campaign, http://www.hrc.org/resources
353. Database of state laws and court decisions searchable by fourteen issue categories and state. Has maps that classify states on their degree of LGBT-friendliness. A "Municipal Equality Index" rates major U.S. cities on criteria relevant to LGBT legal protections.
354. National Directory of Latino Elected Officials, [Year]. Washington, D.C.: National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Education Fund. Annual.
355. Lists Hispanic elected officials by office and state (http://www.naleo.org).
356. Pew Hispanic Center, http://pewhispanic.org
357. Nonpartisan research organization conducting a broad range of demographic studies and opinion data on the Hispanic population in the United States.
358. The Sentencing Project, http://sentencingproject.org
359. Pro-reform advocacy website with state-by-state criminal justice data. Includes information on incarceration, racial disparity, drug policies, juvenile sentencing, felony disenfranchisement, and other topics.
360. The State of Black America. New York: National Urban League, 1976-. Annual.
361. Yearly review assessing the conditions of blacks in the nation.
362. University at Albany, Hindelang Criminal Justice Research Center. (Formerly Bureau of Justice Statistics.) Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1974-. Annual in print through 2003.
363. Brings together nationwide statistical data on the criminal justice system, public opinion, illegal activities, persons arrested, judicial proceedings, and persons under correctional supervision (http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook).
364. U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Digest of Education Statistics. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1962-. Annual.
365. Current data on school enrollments, teachers, retention rates, educational attainment, finances, achievement, schools and school districts, federal education programs, and so forth (http://nces.ed.gov).
366. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement. The Condition of Education: A Statistical Report. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1975-. Annual.
367. Data survey of trends in elementary, secondary, and higher education. Data portray student characteristics and performance as well as fiscal, material, and human resources deployed in education (http://nces.ed.gov).
368. U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration. Annual Energy Review. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1977-.
369. Data on energy supply and disposition, exploration, and reserves (http://eia.doe.gov/emeu/aer/contents.html).
370. U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation. Uniform Crime Reports for the United States. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1930-. Annual.
371. Variety of charts and tables on types and frequencies of crimes, persons arrested, and law enforcement personnel; several forty-year trends (http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm).
372. American Gaming Association's State of the States Survey, http://www.americangaming.org
373. Data on the national and state-level economic impact of the casino and gaming equipment manufacturing industries. Also includes public opinion data and data on trends in casino patronage. See also, for state gambling laws, http://www.gambling-law-us.com.
374. The Economic Report of the President. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1947-. Annual.
375. Reviews the national economic situation; presents a substantial appendix with long time series of critical economic data (http://www.gpo.gov/erp).
376. The Economist. Guide to Economic Indicators: Making Sense of Economics. 7th ed.New York: Wiley, 2010.
377. Explains some one hundred indicators, including information on their sources, reliability, and significance; provides guidelines for interpretation.
378. [Year] Historical Chart Book. Washington, D.C.: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 1965-. Annual.
379. Long-range financial and business data, mostly from series maintained by the Federal Reserve Board.
380. Klarner, Carl. State Economic Dataset, http://www.indstate.edu/polisci/klarnerpolitics.htm
381. Dataset at the state-year level covering 1929 to 2012 for selected variables including personal income, gross state product, expenditures, revenues, and housing prices.
382. Office of Management and Budget. Budget of the United States Government. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. Annual.
383. Multivolume annual presentation of data on federal revenues and expenditures. Although the details of the federal budget documents may be numbing to the uninitiated, even the novice might find the Historical Tables useful (http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionGPO.action?collectionCode=BUDGET).
384. O'Hara, Frederick M. Handbook of United States Economic and Financial Indicators. 2nd ed.Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2000.
385. Defines several hundred economic indicators culled from more than fifty sources; provides information on publication schedules and historical trends.
386. Tax Foundation, http://taxfoundation.org
387. Data on taxes at the state and local level including income, sales, corporate, excise and property taxes, as well as data on business tax climates, tax burden, etc. Many of the data are up to date and available for a decade or more.
388. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employment and Earnings. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1961-. Annual.
389. Various statistics on the nation's nonfarm workforce, including lengthy time series with data beginning in 1909 (http://www.bls.gov).
390. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Handbook of Labor Statistics. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1927-. Frequency varies.
391. Collection of data on employment, unemployment, earnings, school enrollment and educational attainment, productivity, prices, strikes, and so forth (http://www.bls.gov).
392. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Monthly Labor Review. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1915-.
393. Covers most Bureau of Labor Statistics series, presenting data on employment, hours, pay, strikes, prices and inflation, and so forth (http://www.bls.gov).
394. U.S. Council of Economic Advisers. Economic Indicators. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1948-. Monthly.
395. Data on total output, income, and spending; employment, unemployment, and wages; production and business activity; prices, currency, credit, and security markets; and federal finance (http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=ECONI).
396. U.S. Department of Agriculture. Agricultural Statistics. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1937-. Annual.
397. Vast array of agricultural data, including politically relevant displays such as farm economic trends, price support programs, and agricultural imports and exports.
398. U.S. Department of Commerce. Survey of Current Business. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1921-. Monthly.
399. Data on U.S. income and trade developments (http://www.bea.gov/scb/index.htm).
400. World Bank. World Development Report. New York: Oxford University Press, 1978-. Annual.
401. Analysis of and data on worldwide capital and economic indicators, with an emphasis on development (http://econ.worldbank.org/wdr).