Political Science & Global Studies

Cornell University site for data in the social sciences.

the ESS is an academically-driven social survey designed to chart and explain the interaction between Europe's changing institutions and the attitudes, beliefs and behavior patterns of its diverse populations. Currently in its fifth round and preparing for a sixth, the survey covers more than 30 nations and employs the most rigorous methodologies.

Since 2000, the Institute's Survey committee has conducted biannual polling of America's college-age students. Until 2009, the surveys polled 18-24 year olds to track the youth vote's attitudes toward politics and public service. In 2009, the survey evolved to encompass 18-29 year olds through a smaller tracking poll in the fall and a sweeping, 3000-person survey in the spring.

Interdisciplinary social science research involving the collection and analysis of data, especially data from scientific sample surveys that asks key questions facing society including: retirement, aging, health disparities, poverty, teacher effectiveness, substance abuse, fertility and families, the effectiveness of interventions on drug use, and the role of social networks over the life course.

The Gallup Organization conducts polling and survey research. Search the site for recent polls on a wide range of national and international issues.

Provides access to computerized social science data collected by the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, a membership-based, not-for-profit organization serving member colleges and universities in the United States and abroad.

The 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.

This is a nonpartisan public opinion research organization.

Zogby is an international polling firm which established its website in 1984. The site specializes in current topics and in public opinion polls. Survey results are accessible to registered users

Founded in 1994, the Palestinian Center for Public Opinion accesses data from over 150 polls conducted in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza on political, economic, social and health matters.

The Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life, launched in 2001, seeks to promote a deeper understanding of issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs. The Pew Forum conducts surveys, demographic analyses and other social science research on important aspects of religion and public life in the U.S. and around the world. It also provides a neutral venue for discussions of timely issues through roundtables and briefings.

The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press is an independent, non-partisan public opinion research organization that studies attitudes toward politics, the press and public policy issues. The Center conducts regular monthly polls on politics and major policy issues as well as the News Interest Index, a weekly survey aimed at gauging the public’s interest in and reaction to major news events.

Articles on political tolerance, voter behavior, gender consciousness, concern for the environment, AIDS awareness, cross-national comparisons, social identity, reporting of crime, perception of nuclear threat and media effects.

This website provides polling and other data which review the political, economic, and social climate in Africa.

This site provides polling and other data regarding global world religious issues, especially matters receiving attention in contemporary popular culture and media.

This site provides a review of political and public opinion in Canada, originating from Queen’s University in Ontario.

The Cook Political Report is an independent, non-partisan newsletter that analyzes elections and campaigns for the US House of Representatives, US Senate, Governors and President as well as American political trends.

ECPIP provides survey research data for national and state agencies, nonprofit organizations, and academic interests.

This website contains public opinion data and analysis generated by the European Commission.

The European Social Survey monitors and analyzes quantitative interactions between the changing institutions on the continent and the beliefs and attitudes of Europe’s diverse populations.

The ISSP is a continuing annual programme of cross-national collaboration on surveys covering topics important for social science research

It brings together pre-existing social science projects and coordinates research goals, thereby adding a cross-national, cross-cultural perspective to the individual national studies.

This site references over 10,000 Japanese public opinion questions.

This site provides in depth analysis of public opinion on a wide range of health care and health policy issues.

Note: This database has been retired but past polls can still be accessed via the Wayback Machine (https://archive.org/web/).

The Mansfield Asian Opinion Poll Database maintains polling data regarding social and political trends in Northeast Asia.

The Marist Institute for Public Opinion (MIPO) is a survey research center at Marist College that conducts the Marist Poll and regularly measures public opinion at the local, state, and national level. Topics include politics, money, family, spirituality, mind and body, sports, and entertainment.

The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press is an independent, non-partisan public opinion research organization that studies attitudes toward politics, the press and public policy issues. The Center conducts regular monthly polls on politics and major policy issues as well as the News Interest Index, a weekly survey aimed at gauging the public’s interest in and reaction to major news events.

This site conducts and reports results of on-line surveys involving public affairs and policy.

This site conducts and reports results of on-line surveys involving public affairs and policy.

Compilation of questions and responses from more than 12,000 national, state, local and special surveys. Includes polling from the U.S. and abroad.

Public Policy Polling (PPP) is an American Democratic Party-affiliated polling firm. The company's surveys use Interactive Voice Response (IVR), an automated questionnaire to conduct polling on state and national political issues and races.

The independent Quinnipiac University Poll regularly surveys residents in Connecticut, Florida, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and nationwide about political races, state and national elections, and issues of public concern, such as schools, taxes, transportation, municipal services and the environment.

Siena Research Institute (SRI) conducts regional, statewide and national surveys on business, economic, political, voter, social, academic and historical issues. The surveys include both expert and public opinion polls.