LibGuides: Journalism and Media Research Guide: Statistics/Polling

United States

American FactFinder
This is an excellent gateway to economic and population census data. Data are available for download, in customizable tables or in thematic mapped. The site provides access data from the Decennial Censuses, the Economic Censuses, and the American Community Survey.
FedStats
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More than 70 agencies in the United States Federal Government produce statistics of interest to the public. The Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy maintains this site to provide easy access to the full range of statistics and information produced by these agencies for public use. (http://fedstats.sites.usa.gov)

Historical Statistics of the United States Millennial Edition Online This link opens in a new window
Source for quantitative facts of American history. HSUS provides data on social, behavioral, humanistic, and natural sciences including history, economics, government, finance, sociology, demography, education, law, natural resources, climate, religion, international migration, and trade. The fully searchable and downloadable electronic edition permits users to graph individual tables.

Vital Statistics on American Politics Online
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Vital Statistics on American Politics is a rich and authoritative resource of data offering more than 230 tables and charts covering the full spectrum of American politics dating back to 1788, including: congressional and gubernatorial elections; party competition at the national, regional, and state levels; public approval of the president, Congress, and the two major political parties; the federal budget and the national debt; and election information.
State Fact Sheets
Data compiled by the Economic Research Service, USDA.

Ohio County Profiles
Provided by ohio.gov this resource profiles county profiles and trends for Ohio.
Profiles of Ohio
This E-Book provides an overview of Ohio.

Portage County Ohio
Portage county's local government maintains this web site with links to relevant, local information.
Portage County Board of Elections
This page provides information directly from the Portage County Board of Elections.

Google Public Data Explorer
The Google Public Data Explorer takes large data sets and makes them palatable for public consumption, taking numbers, figures and other data and turning them into bar graphs, line graphs, maps and bubbles.
Government Information at Kent State
Use this guide, created by Kent State University librarians, to provide government information, including additional statistics.

Europa World
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The online version of Europa World Year Book. Provides an excellent overview of countries, including recent history, government structure and statistical information.
World Factbook
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Offers demographic information on countries around the world, including description of the country's government, economic development, communications, transportation, population statistics, languages, and ethnic groups.
International Financial Statistics Online
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The International Financial Statistics database is a standard source of international statistics on all aspects of international and domestic finance. It reports, for most countries of the world, current data needed in the analysis of problems of international payments and of inflation and deflation, i.e., data on exchange rates, international liquidity, international banking, money and banking, interest rates, prices, production, international transactions, government accounts, and national accounts. Resource is freely available but users must register for account. Use Internet Explorer for best results.
Global Education Digest

City of Kent, Ohio
This is the official web site of the City of Kent.
The Official City of Akron Web Site
This web site is maintained by the City of Akron.