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Political Resources - Polling Sources



ABC News Polls
http://abcnews.go.com/...
ABC News polls of the general population are conducted by telephone among a random national sample of adults age 18 and over. Sampling and data collection for most of these polls is conducted by TNS Intersearch of Horsham, Pa.

CBS News Polls
http://www.cbsnews.com/...

Gallup Organization
http://www.gallup.com/
The Gallup Organization has studied human nature and behavior for more than 70 years. Gallup employs many of the world's leading scientists in management, economics, psychology, and sociology. Gallup performance management systems help organizations increase customer engagement and maximize employee productivity through measurement tools, coursework, and strategic advisory services. Gallup's 2,000 professionals deliver services at client organizations, through the Web, at Gallup University's campuses, and in 40 offices around the world.

Harris Poll Online
http://www.harrispollonline.com/...
Policy makers, business leaders and the media rely on the Harris Poll to produce accurate, reliable information on topics as diverse as our participants. In fact, the Harris Poll has surveyed millions of people from more than 90 countries in the past 40 years.

National Council on Public Polls
http://www.ncpp.org/
The National Council on Public Polls (NCPP) is an association of polling organizations established in 1969. Its mission is to set the highest professional standards for public opinion pollsters, and to advance the understanding, among politicians, the media and general public, of how polls are conducted and how to interpret poll results.

Odum Institute for Research in Social Science
http://www.irss.unc.edu/
Founded by Howard W. Odum in 1924 for the 'cooperative study of problems in the general field of social science,' UNC's Howard W. Odum Institute for Research in Social Science has evolved into a center offering many diverse services to support the research and training of social science faculty and graduate students.

Online Survey Research/Public Opinion Centers: A Worldwide Listing
http://www.ipsr.ku.edu/...
Academic survey sites are rated between one and four based on information content and usability.

Polling Report
http://www.pollingreport.com/
An independent, nonpartisan resource on trends in American public opinion

Public Agenda
http://www.publicagenda.org/
A nonpartisan opinion research organization helping Americans explore and understand critical issues since 1975

Social Sciences Data Collection (SSDC)
http://ssdc.ucsd.edu/
Our mission is to provide easy access to raw numeric data, allowing each user to identify, locate, and obtain the data needed as quickly as possible for the computing environment of his or her choice.

The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/
The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research is an organization of member institutions working together to: Acquire and preserve social science data; Provide open and equitable access to these data; Promote effective data use; ICPSR encourages and facilitates research and instruction in the social sciences and related areas by acquiring, developing, archiving, and disseminating data and documentation relevant to a wide spectrum of disciplines, and by conducting related instructional programs.

The Pew Research Center: The People and the Press
http://www.people-press.org/
The Center is an independent opinion research group that studies attitudes toward the press, politics and public policy issues. We are best known for regular national surveys that measure public attentiveness to major news stories, and for our polling that charts trends in values and fundamental political and social attitudes. The Center's purpose is to serve as a forum for ideas on the media and public policy through public opinion research. In this role it serves as an important information resource for political leaders, journalists, scholars, and public interest organizations.

The Program on International Policy Attitudes
http://www.pipa.org/
The Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA) carries out research on public attitudes on international issues by conducting nationwide polls, focus groups and comprehensive reviews of polling conducted by other organizations.

The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/...
The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research is the leading educational facility in the field of public opinion. The Center exists to promote the intelligent, responsible and imaginative use of public opinion in addressing the problems faced by Americans and citizens of other nations.

Washington Post On Politics
http://www.washingtonpost.com/...
The Data Directory is a guide to public opinion data published on the Internet by nonpartisan organizations.

Washington Post Polls
http://www.washingtonpost.com/...
In our national polls our goal is to interview a sample of Americans that closely mirrors the make-up of the country, including people from all parts of the nation, of varying ages, racial backgrounds and party affiliations.

Zogby International
http://www.zogby.com/
Zogby International's mission is "To Offer the Best Polling, Market Research, & Information Services Worldwide Based on Accuracy & Detailed Strategic Information."

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