Politics and Elections

Suggested Web Resources

Access World News Special Report: 2016 Presidential Campaign (ASU access only)

Ballotpedia   an online encyclopedia about American politics and elections.

Commission on Presidential Debates  The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) was established in 1987 to ensure that debates, as a permanent part of every general election, provide the best possible information to viewers and listeners. Its primary purpose is to sponsor and produce debates for the United States presidential and vice presidential candidates

Factcheck.org  A non-partisan fact-checking website run by the University of Pennsylvania. This resource looks at the facts behind claims from candidates and other political figures.

Google Politics and Elections Blog

NASS 2016 Presidential Election Cycle  State-by-state guide from the National Association of Secretaries of State NASS that serves as a resource for voters.

Pew Research Center - US Politics and Policy

Politifact  A Pulitzer Prize winning website run by the Tampa Bay Times. They fact-check statements made by politicians, news people, and popular political commenters. This site rates the factual truth of statements using the truth-o-meter from True to Pants-on-Fire (False).

Pro-Con  With the coming Presidential elections you may want to see the political platforms of the current nominees. ProCon.org compiles their positions and you can see them side by side.

State and Local Government on the Net  The State and Local Government Internet directory provides convenient one-stop access to the websites of thousands of state agencies and city and county governments.

Democratic Party: Website for the Democratic National Committee.  
Here is the link for the Arizona Democratic Party

Republican Party: Website for the Republican National Committee.  
Here is the link for the Arizona Republican Party

Libertarian Party: Website for the Libertarian Party

Green Party:  Website for the Green Party of the United States

Project Vote Smart

• USA.gov

  Provides help on voter registration and information on all elections, both state and federal, in the United States.
• Voting America

  Voting America examines long-term patterns in presidential election politics in the United States from the 1840s to today as well as some patterns in recent congressional election politics. (Earlier congressional elections will be added in the future). The project offers a wide spectrum of animated and interactive visualizations of how Americans voted in elections over the past 168 years. You can also find expert analysis and commentary videos that discuss some of the most interesting and significant trends in American political history.
• Politics1

  This website launched in 1997 has a complete list of the political parties in the United States, including information on their policies and philosophies.
• Voting and Registration Statistics

  Run by the United States Census, this site provides voting statistics. This includes the number of votes cast, percentage of registered voters, percentage of registered voters who voted and other pieces of information