Politics, Policy, Law, and Ethics

Current information about Oregon's elections, including candidate lists, ballot measures.

"The online source for money in politics data." Provides an easy way to look up federal candidate campaign contributions and how much individual donors and PACs contribute to campaigns.

Information about state ballot measures, including background information on the initiative and referendum process in each state. Sponsored by the Initiative & Referendum Institute.

The organization’s coverage includes candidates and general U.S. political information. Ballotpedia’s original scope was information about what is on voters’ ballots, with emphasis on neutral data, to assist them in their voting decisions. For some candidates, Ballotpedia is the only place online where voters can find a general informational article about a candidate not published by the candidate. In 2022, they expanding local election coverage, with an emphasis on states where the state government provides local candidate lists.

Compilation of National Election Studies data from 1948 to present. Provides summaries of social, economic, partisan, and public opinion characteristics of the American electorate.

Official vote tallies for U.S. Federal elections: Presidential results as far back as 1789, while results for Congressional races go back to 1920.

Historical and current information about the Electoral College, provided by the National Archives and Records Administration.

A good starting point for basic information about U.S. Presidents.

An independent non-governmental research institute that publishes declassified documents from George Washington University in DC.

Official website of the European Union 27 democratic sovereign member states with social market economies, that are located primarily in Europe.

Summary description of the United States Federal Depository Program which the Hatfield Library formally participates in.