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Finding Polling and Survey Websites
Consult surveys or polling websites to support your research with data. Polls and surveys can provide insight to societal trends and public opinion. If you are just starting out and don't have a good sense of your topic yet, check out "Finding Background Information" first.
The websites on this page provide access to polling and survey websites.
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Polling and Survey Websites
Check out the resources below for a starting point in accessing public opinion survey and polling data.
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Pew Research CenterThis website provides in depth information on journalism, books, articles and news resources. Links to many facets of other journalism sites including survey results from public opinion polls, research, and demographic studies.
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Roper Center for Public Opinion Research: Featured Collections (Cornell University)Search survey questions and responses from a variety of sources, hosted by the Roper Center at Cornell University.
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Gallup, Inc."Gallup has studied human nature and behavior for more than 75 years" and is known worldwide.
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The Harris PollEstablished in 1963, the Harris Poll survey results are very often quoted in the news media.
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Public AgendaA national "research-to-action" organization. A nonpartisan site that explores challenges facing democracy.
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Harvard Institute of PoliticsA collection of polls of college students attitudes towards politics.
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ICPSR (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research) This link opens in a new window
- What’s included? The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) maintains and provides access to a vast archive of datasets in social sciences and related areas. Data files for use with statistical software, such as SAS, SPSS, and Stata, may be downloaded.
- What else should I know? While accessible from anywhere, users must initially create an account while on campus, and must access the database from on-campus at least once every six months.
- What’s included? The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) maintains and provides access to a vast archive of datasets in social sciences and related areas. Data files for use with statistical software, such as SAS, SPSS, and Stata, may be downloaded.
