A&M-SA Research Guides: Voting and Elections Guide: Voting and Election Statistics

Voting & Election Statistics

Texas Election Information and Turnout Data
From Texas Secretary of State
American National Election Studies
ANES conducts national surveys of the American electorate and conducts development work through pilot studies.

Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) (University of Michigan) This link opens in a new window
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Provides social science research data in disciplines such as sociology, political science, criminology, history, psychology, and more, that may be used to conduct secondary analyses. Includes access to over 7,000 data collections and 500,000 files.

Voting and Registration from the US Census
In election years, the Current Population Survey collects data on reported voting and registration, and later reports stats by turnout, age, race and origin. Reports, data, and graphics from the US Census.
Pew Research Center
Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research
Voter Turnout Data
Dr. Michael McDonald, an Associate Professor at George Mason University, provides national and state voter turnout statistics from 1980 to the present.
Dave Leip's Atlas of Presidential Elections
Provides results of U.S. Presidential Elections down to the county level. Data is collected from many official sources and presented here in one convenient location.
270 to Win
270towin.com is an interactive Electoral College map for 2016 and a history of Presidential elections in the United States. Since electoral votes are generally allocated on an "all or none" basis by state, the election of a U.S President is about winning the popular vote in enough states to achieve 270 electoral votes, a majority of the 538 that are available.
Center for American Women in Politics
Source of scholarly research and current data about American women’s political participation. This site presents data and analysis of women's voting behavior, including statistics on turnout and the gender gap in voting.
Elections Performance Index
From the Pew Research Center, the Elections Performance Index, or EPI, is the first comprehensive assessment of election administration in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Using data from 17 key indicators, the EPI makes it possible to compare election administration policy and performance across the states and from one election cycle to the next. The index presented here is based on the 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2014 elections.
Office of the Clerk of the US House of Representatives
Official vote counts from 1920 to the present for presidential and congressional elections compiled by the Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. This site also contains links to election resources found on the websites of the Census Bureau, National Archives, Federal Election Commission, and state election offices.