LibGuides: Elections & Voting: Data, Polling, Watchdogs &amp; Fake News

Polls & Polling Sources

Pew Research Center Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. We conduct public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research. We do not take policy positions
FiveThirtyEight Provides comparisons and aggregates for all the top opinion polls in politics, economics, and sports, with analysis and commentary
FiveThirtyEight Pollster Ratings Links directly to 538's detailed rating of polls and pollsters, interactive table, sort by rating, by accuracy, by polling method, more
Marist Poll Marist College Institute for Public Opinion measures public opinion at the local, state, and national level; one of the most highly respected sources for public opinion research and analysis
Monmouth University Polling Institute Monitor public opinion on current issues; research and training for faculty and students; assist policymakers with planning and assessment
Siena College Research Institute Polls and analysis on politics, elections, economics, public opinion, social, cultural, and educational

ProPublica ElectionLand
ProPublica’s Electionland project covers problems that prevent eligible voters from casting their ballots during the 2020 elections. Our coalition of newsrooms around the country are investigating issues related to voter registration, pandemic-related changes to voting, the shift to vote-by-mail, cybersecurity, voter education, misinformation, and more.

FactCheck
A nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. Monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases.
PolitiFact
PolitiFact journalists look for statements to fact-check including transcripts, speeches, news stories, press releases, campaign brochures, TV and social media selecting the most newsworthy and significant ones.
FBI: Election Crimes and Scams
The FBI and CISA are issuing PSA's as a part of a series on threats to the 2020 election to enable the American public to be prepared, patient, and participating voters
Politiwoops
Created by ProPublica whose Mission is to "expose abuses of power and betrayals of the public trust by government, business, and other institutions, using the moral force of investigative journalism to spur reform through the sustained spotlighting of wrongdoing."

OpenSecrets.org
Nonpartisan, independent and nonprofit, the Center for Responsive Politics maintains this website, tracking money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy.
Cal-Access
The CA Secretary of State provides financial information supplied by state candidates, donors, lobbyists, and others