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Finding Data & Statistics

We have created a separate guide for finding data and statistical information, most of which is relevant to political science. To access this information, please see our Research Guide for finding Data & Statistics.

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Sage Research Methods (SRM)
Created to help researchers, faculty and students with their research projects. Researchers can explore methods concepts to help them design research projects, understand particular methods or identify a new method, conduct their research, and write up their findings. Coverage dates: 1970 - current.

Data & Statistics Best Bets

Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research

Data archive from an international consortium of academic institutions and research organizations. Coverage dates: 1790 to Current.

iPoll

Find statistics from poll questions that have been asked in the US since 1935. All of the major polling organizations in the US are included.

ProQuest Statistical Insight

Contains Statistical data from government and international organizations. Includes statistics for popular topics such as human trafficking, identity theft, housing prices, and more.

Data Planet

Data-Planet Statistical Datasets provides easy access to the largest repository of standardized and structured statistical data. The Data-Planet repository contains more than 25 billion data points from more than 70 source organizations.

SimplyAnalytics

A web-based mapping application that allows you to create exportable maps and reports using powerful demographic, business, and marketing data. Maps can be created at the zip code, city, or county level. You must create an account in order to save your work.

Aggregate Data Finders

Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
Data archive from an international consortium of academic institutions and research organizations. Coverage dates: 1790 to Current.
Data-Planet Statistical Datasets
Data-Planet Statistical Datasets provides easy access to the largest repository of standardized and structured statistical data. The Data-Planet repository contains more than 25 billion data points from more than 70 source organizations. Coverage dates: current.

The MacroData Guide
The MacroDataGuide is a tool that has been especially developed by the Norwegian Social Science Data Services to save researchers and students time and energy in their search for high quality social science macro data. While the main distinction is most often drawn between micro and macro data, the term 'meso data' is also sometimes used. Meso data generally refers to data on collective and cooperative actors such as commercial companies, organizations or political parties.
The Quality of Government Institute - QoG Datasets
See codebook for comprehensive list of links to political science datasets on pretty much any political topic you can think of.

The MacroData Guide
The MacroDataGuide is a tool that has been especially developed by the Norwegian Social Science Data Services to save researchers and students time and energy in their search for high quality social science macro data. While the main distinction is most often drawn between micro and macro data, the term 'meso data' is also sometimes used. Meso data generally refers to data on collective and cooperative actors such as commercial companies, organizations or political parties.
DataFinder from the Population Reference Bureau
A database with hundreds of variables for the US and the world.

Harvard Dataverse
Access the world's largest collection of social science research data here by searching across or browsing through one of the virtual data archives (called "dataverses") listed below. Data is uploaded by researchers from around the world.
UC San Diego Dataverse
Miscellaneous datasets housed at UC San Diego. Includes:
Data on Terrorist Suspects (DOTS)
Field (California) Poll, 1956 - [Latest Release]
International Country Risk Guide: Table 3B: Political Risk Points by Component
International Terrorism: Attributes of Terrorist Events (ITERATE), 1968 - [most recent]
Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) 1978-2003 [Repository Data]
POLIDATA Presidential Results by Congressional District (PRCD)

Afrobarometer
Pan-African, non-partisan research network that conducts public attitude surveys on democracy, governance, economic conditions, and related issues in more than 35 countries in Africa.
Eurobarometer
Surveys about public opinions and attitudes on issues in Europe by the European Commission.
European Social Survey
An academically driven cross-national survey that has been conducted across Europe since its establishment in 2001. Every two years, face-to-face interviews are conducted with newly selected, cross-sectional samples. The survey measures the attitudes, beliefs and behaviour patterns of diverse populations in more than thirty nations.
GDELT Project Analysis
A variety of tools and services that allow you to visualize, explore, and export the Global Database of Events, Language, and Tone (GDELT) project - a realtime database of global society.
International Social Survey Programme (ISSP)
The ISSP is a cross-national collaboration programme conducting annual surveys on diverse topics relevant to social sciences.
World Values Survey
A global network of social scientists studying changing values and their impact on social and political life.
World Bank Data Catalog
Search for datasets by region/country.

Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES)
A collaborative program of research among election study teams from around the world. Participating countries and provinces include a common module of survey questions in their post-election studies. The resulting data are deposited along with voting, demographic, district and macro/electoral system variables. The studies are then merged into a single, free, public dataset for use in comparative study and cross-level analysis.
Constituency-Level Elections Archive
A repository of detailed election results at the constituency level for lower house legislative elections from around the world.
IDEA: International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
Provides a number of databases on electoral systems, democracy, political parties, and voter turnout in nations around the world.