Research and Course Guides: COMM 328: Comm of Race, Class and Gender: Polls & Statistics

Pew Research Center

Pew Research Center
Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that does research on public/attitude related major world issues and trends. They conduct public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research.

Gallup Organization
Gallup has studied human nature and behavior for more than 75 years. Its reputation for delivering relevant, timely, and visionary research on what people around the world think and feel is the cornerstone of the organization.
Polling Report
An independent, nonpartisan resource
on trends in American public opinion.
Public Agenda Online
An innovative public opinion research and public engagement organization that works to strengthen our democracy's capacity to tackle tough public policy issues. Its efforts,online, are focused on ensuring that the public's views are represented in decision-making.

Statista This link opens in a new window
Global statistics, reports, and insights on over 80,000 topics in areas such as business, education, finance, media, politics, society, and technology.
Statistical Abstract of the United States This link opens in a new window
A summary of statistics on the social, political and economic conditions of the United States. Excel and PDF files of data tables are available for download. Coverage from 1970 to present.

FIveThirtyEIght
Nate Silver's FiveThirtyEight uses statistical analysis — hard numbers — to tell compelling stories about elections, politics, sports, science, economics and more