Professor and Chair
Department of Political Science
University of Houston

Faculty Recommended Websites

Elections

Center for Presidential Studies, Texas A&M University – the leading academic sites on the presidency
www-bushschool.tamu.edu/cps/

DemocracyNet--Find out who is running for office on your ballot and where the candidates stand on the issues.
www.dnet.org

Federal Election Commission--Information on campaign finance laws, donations to federal candidates, and other information.
www.fec.gov

National Election Studies – the leading regular survey of voters in presidential and Congressional election years
www.umich.edu/~nes/

OpenSecrets--a site decidated to tracing money in elections.
www.opensecrets.org/home/index.htm

Polling Report – a repository of seemingly every public opinion poll conducted in the U.S., including many that relate to the president and the presidency
www.pollingreport.com/

Population Studies Center-Directed by William H. Frey at the University of Michigan. An excellent site for population migration patterns and changes in voting populations.
www.frey-demographer.org

POTUS (Presidents of the United States) – a great source of information about presidents, including George W. Bush
www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS/

Presidents of the United States – a great source of links to presidential resources on the web
www.netcolony.com/news/presidents/

Project Vote Smart--Background information on candidates and issues.
www.vote-smart.org

Vanishing Voter--a site dedicated to increasing citizen participation.
www.vanishingvoter.org