POLS 020B: Political Inequality (SC)

Find results from US national public opinion surveys (1935-present). Includes public opinion research from 120+ countries. Use this database to find polls from Gallup, Pew, and more.

You can:
- Search iPOLL to find individual survey questions and answers
- Compare public opinion over time
- Find US election exit poll results
- Download full datasets for surveys curated by the Roper Center

Easy way to find Census data from 1790-present and create maps or tables. Includes data on demographics, employment, education, and other topics covered by the Census. You can use Social Explorer to find data at the national, state, county, Congressional district, Census tract, and block levels (exact availability varies by question and year).

Quickly find authoritative statistical information about the social, economic, and political conditions of the US. The Statistical Abstract compiles statistics by topic, bringing together data collected by various US government agencies into one resource.

Use this as an alternative to Google when you don't know which sources provide reliable data sources for a topic.

For example, you can use the Statistical Abstract to find voting and registration rates by age, sex, race, region, education, and employment status. You learn that the Census Bureau collects and reports this data, so you might go there directly next time.