Election Research: Subject Guide: Encyclopedias & More

A dictionary covering the jargon of US political campaigns.

A helpfull resource for finding, identifying, analyzing, and comparing American political concepts.

Explains how campaigns and elections, the hallmark of any democracy, are conducted in the United States.

Part one contains overviews of each campaign from 1788 to 2000. Part two focuses on important figures, slogans, events, and ideas.

Provides comprehensive coverage of the American election process and its political parties

Provides state-by-state overviews of government and politics, including a brief historical overview of each state and an essay outlining the political environment; elections and voting behavior; the legislative, executive, and judicial branches; intergovernmental relations; state-tribal relations (where applicable); and long-term issues and policy trends.

Focuses on American campaigns, elections, and electoral behavior.

Includes official, state-certified election returns and key data by county and by district for the House, Senate, and gubernatorial elections from 1956 through the 2013/2014 election cycle. The most recent copy is shelved in the Reference Collection on the 2nd floor of Library North.

Provides comprehensive coverage of the various theoretical approaches to the study of American elections and political behavior.

Presents a compendium of electoral data for all 35 countries in the Americas since the introduction of universal male suffrage.