POLI 260: Methodology

Google Dataset Search is a version of Google’s search engine that can specifically be used to search for Datasets in fields such as machine learning, social sciences, government data, geosciences, biology, life sciences, agriculture, etc. from all over the world.

A subsidiary of Google, it is an online community of data scientists and machine learning engineers. Kaggle allows users to find datasets they want to use in building AI models, publish datasets, work with other data scientists and machine learning engineers, and enter competitions to solve data science challenges.

"A global analytics and advice firm that helps leaders and organizations solve their most pressing problems."

Analyzing news and elite rhetoric, conducting experimental studies of political polarization, and investigating public opposition to immigration.

An independent, nonpartisan resource on trends in American public opinion.

An international collaborative project whose aim is to give voice to public opinion around the world on international issues.

From the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University, this site has both national and state-by-state statistics on women candidates and officeholders. It also provides information on gender gap and voting behavior.

Data.gov aims to improve public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government.

GovInfo is a service of the United States Government Publishing Office (GPO), which is a Federal agency in the legislative branch.GovInfo provides free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government.

The Statistical Yearbook provides in a single volume a comprehensive compilation of internationally available statistics on social and economic conditions and activities, at world, regional and national levels, for an appropriate historical period. It is prepared by the Statistics Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, of the United Nations Secretariat.

Find data about the U.S., such as demographic and economic data, population, and maps. Get information about the 2020 U.S. Census.

Ornstein and Mann's classic print volume will now only be online. Tables cover member demographics, congressional elections, campaign finance, committees, staff and operating expenses, workload and productivity, action on the federal budget, polarization and voting alignments. Data in Excel format; dates vary, but generally 1950-present.

The World Bank is the largest single source of development knowledge. The World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (OKR) is The World Bank’s official open access repository for its research outputs and knowledge products.

A compilation of relevant, high-quality, and internationally comparable statistics about global development and the fight against poverty. The database contains 1,400 time series indicators for 217 economies and more than 40 country groups, with data for many indicators going back more than 50 years.