Political Science Data: Find Data, Produce Results, Share Insights.

SPECIAL EDITION: N of 1? Studying the Political Phenomena of Donald Trump

ORIGINAL PROJECT: U.S. Presidents' Positions on Roll Call VotesPres. Tyler's Positions:
27th House 27th Senate
28th House 28th Senate

QUIZ YOURSELF: What is certiorari (writ of)?

An order of an appellate court to an inferior court to send up the records of a case that the appellate court has elected to review. It is the primary method by which the U.S. Supreme Court exercises its discretionary jurisdiction to accept appeals for a full hearing.

Answer: Hover over the box!More of this: Review Am. Const. Law

Teach Political Analysis

Theory & Concepts:
The Essentials of Political Analysis, 6th Edition. Classic introductory text, clear writing, helps students learn, great ancillaries. More info.

Companions for SPSS, Stata, Excel & R. Practice with software of your choice.

MORE FOR TEACHERS: Sample Course Syllabi featuring our textbooks, varied software, with/without paper assignments

Review Terms for 5 Minutes - Pick chapters or just press play for quick study

Run Live R Demos in Browser - Excellent for online teaching

Links to More Resources for Teaching Political Analysis

Watch and Learn


Testing Difference of Two Proportions
Matt Vespa solves a sample problem (5:45).

MORE VIDEOS: Lecture Videos for The Essentials of Political Analysis

Learn How-To Do It with Video Tutorials for R, Stata, SPSS, and Excel


Bivariate Regression Using SLOPE and INTERCEPT Functions
David Houston demonstrates with global life expectancy data (13:17).

Blogs, Podcasts & Journals

Electoral Studies: .International journal dedicated to the study of elections and voting in different parts of the world.

Du Bois Review, The: .Peer-reviewed journal devoted to research and criticism on race in the social sciences.

Society: .Publishes new ideas and research findings drawn from all the social sciences, and presented in a readable and useful manner. It is aimed at decision makers and others.

Social Science Quarterly: .Publishes current research on a broad range of topics including political science, sociology, economics, history, social work, geography, international studies, and women's studies.

Weeds Podcast, The: .Vox's podcast for politics and policy discussions on important national issues, including healthcare immigration, and housing.

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Data Sites

Freedom House: .Produces data on a number of core thematic issues related to democracy, political rights and civil liberties.

Constitute Project: .Beautiful online environment to read, search, and compare the world's constitutions

Supreme Court Citation Network Data: .This page contains links to two sets of data on citations in the U.S. Supreme Court from the U.S. Reports.

Ill-Treatment & Torture (ITT) Data Collection Project: .Measures allegations of states' violations of the Convention Against Torture published by Amnesty International (AI) during the years 1995 to 2005.

United States Election Project: .Information source for the United States electoral system; great data on voter turnout.

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Peer-Reviewed Articles with Replication Data Online

Opinion Shift and Stability: The Information Environment and Long-Lasting Opposition to Trump's Muslim BanKassra Oskooii; Nazita Lajevardi; Loren Collingwood (2021)