Politics
Helpful general sites relating to politics, as well as campaigns and elections, and links to political parties.- General
- Campaigns & Elections
- Electoral College
- Inaugurations
- Parties: Democrat, Republican, Third Parties
General
- The Almanac of American Politics
- NARA Staff e-mail ALIC for user name and password information. Biographical information on every member of the House and Senate, congressional district profiles, and political analysis.
- The Almanac of Politics and Government
- Information on U.S. and foreign governments, public officials, political parties, and economies.
- All Politics
- (from CNN and Time) Campaign links and up-to-the-minute political news stories.
- American Political Development
- The American Political Development Program at the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs has created a website to support scholars and professors in the interdisciplinary study of the deep historical roots of politics in the United States.
- American Political Prints, 1766-1876
- (Library of Congress)
- Catalogued and annotated by Bernard F. Reilly, Jr., this is a unique collection of American political cartoons, caricatures, and illustrations.
- The Avalon Project at Yale Law School
- Offers "digital documents relative to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy, and Government" from the last four centuries.
- Center for Responsive Politics
- According to Choice, this site was created to "study Congress and particularly the role that money plays in its elections and actions."
- History and Politics Out Loud
- A searchable archive of politically significant audio files. Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and Michigan State University.
- National Governors Association
- This site lists the current and historical state governors of the United States. It provides general biographical and term information about each governor.
- Political Graveyard
- "The website that tells where the dead politicians are buried" also gives information about their lives, and about historic cemeteries.
- Political Points
- (sponsored by the New York Times) Selective guide to political sites on the web.
Campaigns
- C-SPAN's Campaign 2000
- This site includes a searchable archive of C-SPAN coverage of the presidential campaign beginning in May 1997. Includes candidate speeches, television appearances, and related journal discussions.
- Every Four Years: Presidential Campaign Coverage 1896-2000
- This site, created by the Newseum, follows the history of campaign trails through the years.
- The Great Debate & Beyond: The History of Televised Presidential Debates
- Created by the Museum of Broadcast Communications, this site explores the history of televised presidential debates.
- Project Vote Smart
- Get voter registration information and up-to-date information on the candidates in federal and state elections.
- Documents in the News
- (University of Michigan's Libraries) See link for 'Elections' in particular.
- Elections USA
- Provides news stories of elections and campaigns. Can read current articles or search for past stories.
- Federal Election Commission
- Financial information about candidates, news releases, general voting help, and other online contributions.
- Elections
- (Vanderbilt University) From Vanderbilt's 'Frequently Used Sites Related to U.S. Federal Government Information,' this Elections page highlights official websites related to the presidential election process.
- Times on the Trail
- This New York Times website offers the most recent stories from the 2004 campaign trail. It is continuously updated, and includes multimedia news and discussion forums. It is a free site but requires registration.
- League of Women Voters
- This site gives information about upcoming elections and encourages active voters by making that information easily accessible.
- Presidential Elections from 1860-1884
- This site features cartoons from Harper's Weekly, Vanity Fair, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Weekly, Puck, and the Library of Congress Collection of American Political Prints: 1766-1876. "In addition to explanations of each cartoon, the site contains biographies, explanations of the issues, campaign overviews, and other relevant information."
- Presidential Elections 1896-1996
- Test your knowledge of historic presidential elections and presidencies with this New York Times quiz.
- U.S. Electoral College
- On NARA's Federal Register page, this site gives general information and electoral results and statistics.
- Voter Information Services
- "A tax-exempt, non-profit organization devoted to voter education. Presently, our primary focus is on publishing VIS ratings of the U.S. Congress and providing voting records of the U.S. Congress in electronic form."
- Electoral College Analysis
- This site is an educational site designed for a political science class at Purdue University. The information contained analyzes the electoral college system.
- The Electoral College
- Excerpted from The League of Women Voters of California Education Fund, Choosing the President - 1992. An overview of the electoral college in America.
- Finding Precedent: Hayes vs. Tilden, The Electoral Controversy of 1876-1877
- This website was created primarily from Harper's Weekly as a public service to familiarize students and the general public with the historic events of the Electoral College controversy of 1876-1877.
- NARA's Role in the Electoral College
- From January 2001's Calendar of Events, this site offers information regarding the role that the National Archives plays in the Electoral College.
- A Procedural Guide to the Electoral College
- This NARA site provides an in-depth examination of the electoral college procedures, including the role of the states, the role of Congress, and the role of the National Archives.
- Democratic National Committee
- The latest news, quick links, and party information.
- The Right Side of the Web
- Republican party news, discussion groups, and informal political poll results.
- Republican National Committee
- News stories, information, and links to Republican party activities.
- Third Party Watch
- Progressive third party news and information.
- Turn Left
- This page calls itself the "home of liberalism on the web."
