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Political Polls
As campaign season progresses the elections seem more and more like a horse race. Watch the polls go up and down at some of these sites. Look carefully at a broad range of polls and remember that polls are nothing more than a snapshot in time.
- electoral-vote.comTracks political polls for U.S. federal elections. Includes downloadable polling data.
- GallupA veteran polling institution that has been tracking elections for more than 60 years.
- Polls [Real Clear Politics]A great site because it consolidates polls from a number of sources in one place, making it easy to compare numbers.
- Pollster.com [from Huffington Post]"Tracks thousands of public polls to give you the latest data on elections, political opinions and more."
- FiveThirtyEight PoliticsFor the statistical geek who really wants to understand what the numbers mean, this is the place to go.
- PollingReport.com: ElectionsPolitical polls back to 1998.
- Daily Presidential Tracking Poll [Rasmussen Reports]Rasmussen Reports is a nonpartisan electronic media company specializing in the collection, publication and distribution of public opinion polling information.
Fact-Checking
- PolitiFact"A project of the Tampa Bay Times, PolitiFact is an independent fact-checking journalism website aimed at bringing you the truth in politics."
- FactCheck.orgA project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, FactCheck.org is "a nonpartisan, nonprofit 'consumer advocate' for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. We monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases. "
- Verified VotingA nonpartisan voting advocacy, accountability, and research group, Verified Voting provides resources that allow you to find what voting equipment is used in each State, how the equipment works, and laws and regulations in place across the country to promote transparent and verifiable elections.