Research Guides: Political Science: Public Opinion

Public Opinion Data

Research and Poll Organizations

These are organizations that collect and aggregate poll data from the public.

American National Election Studies
Data on voting, public opinion, and political participation to serve the research needs of social scientists, teachers, students, policy makers and journalists who want to better understand the theoretical and empirical foundations of national election outcomes.
Gallup
Creator of the widely recognized barometer of American opinion, the Gallup Poll. Search by subject word(s) for access to some survey results.
The Harris Poll
A searchable collection of polls and related data regarding news in the world today.
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 to your search query.

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. Includes The Denver Post.
Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new window
Contains newspapers, plus television and radio transcripts, and magazines. Newspaper content includes U.S. and global English-language papers. Coverage from 1985 to the present.