Research Guides: Political Science: Public Opinion

Public Opinion Data

Research / Poll Organizations

American National Election Studies
Data from its own surveys on voting, public opinion, and political participation.
Gallup
Has studied human nature and public opinion for decades. Be sure to also check out Gallup Poll News Service and Gallup Poll Tuesday Briefing via LexisNexis.
Harris Interactive
Market research firm.
Pew Research Center
A "fact tank" that provides information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. It does not take positions on policy issues.
PollingReport.com
An independent and non-partisan clearinghouse of recent polls from news services and pollsters.
Public Agenda
Must register (free) to get reports.

News Sources

In article databases, or in news sources listed below, add words such as poll, survey, opinion, or attitude as a keyword.

NewspaperArchive This link opens in a new window
Find full-text historic archived articles in U.S. national, regional and some international newspapers.
Access World News This link opens in a new window
Includes thousands of full text local, regional, national and international newspapers, as well as newswires, blogs, and more. Has Colorado publications, including The Denver Post. Formerly known as Newsbank.
Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new window
Contains contents of more than a thousand newspapers, plus television and radio transcripts, and magazines. Newspaper content includes U.S. papers, as well as English-language publications from nations worldwide. Coverage from 1985 to the present.