Elections & Voting

A free, collaborative, online encyclopedia about state politics, including elections, congress, state executive officials, state legislatures, recall elections, ballot measures. Officially sponsored by the Lucy Burns Institute (LBI), a nonprofit 501c3 organization.

Uses statistical analysis on opinion polls covering politics, sports, economics, science, health, and popular culture.

Web site and database provided by a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that reveals the influence of campaign money on state-level elections and public policy in all 50 states.

Published in February 2020. Available in English and Spanish.

Forecast the future of politics, international affairs, technology, sports, entertainment, and more while competing against others.

The iCivics games place students in different civic roles and give them agency to address real-world problems and issues. They are rooted in clear learning objectives and integrated with lesson plans and support materials.

Nonpartisan voters guide for Texas election races. Available in English and Spanish.

Usually includes voter guide for state and local elections.

Developed by the Center for Responsive Politics, the site tracks the influence of money on US politics, and how that money affects policy and citizens' lives.

Launched in 2007, POLITICO seeks to sustain and expand journalism about politics and policy making nationally and internationally.

The site provides national and state voter turnout data, redistricting data, and voter lists. Dr. Michael P. McDonald developed and maintains the site.

This 501(c)(3) charitable organization is funded exclusively through contributions from private citizens.

Compare candidates side-by-side based on questions posed to them by the League of Women Voters.

Provides free, factual information on candidates and elected officials including voting records, biographical & contact information, issue positions, interest group ratings, public statements, and campaign finances.

"A cross-platform, global network for news and entertainment that generates six billion views each month. BuzzFeed creates and distributes content for a global audience." Provides mobile apps and social media platforms.

A project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, this site monitors 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.

Journalists and researchers from the St. Petersburg Times and CQ (Congressional Quarterly publishers) fact-check the accuracy of speeches, TV ads, interviews and other campaign communications, and post their findings to the PolitiFact website. The site offers a "Truthometer, "a scorecard separating fact from fiction," for analyzing political claims. The "Truthometer" can be browsed by candidate or attacker, by subject, by political party.

A partnership of the Austin American-Statesman and PolitiFact.com to help you find the truth in Texas politics.

One of the oldest fact checking websites. It cover popular culture and other topics.

Independent investigative journalism edited by Robert Parry.

An encyclopedia of the future of news, produced by the Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard University.

The three primary sections of the site are:
* The studies, which provide links to reliable, timely research in the categories of environment, economics, society, government, politics and international.
* Tip sheets offer information on core journalism skills, including interviewing, style, ethics and more.
* The syllabi section furnishes sample curricula on topics ranging from politics and health care to law and business. It includes a mix of scholarship and journalistic readings in these units, and educators are encouraged to review them and use them as they see fit.

"Connects students and educators to resources dedicated to protecting and explaining students’ First Amendment rights in an ever-changing technological era." Topics include copyright and fair use, FOIA/OMA, libel, offensive speech, privacy, social media, student expression, student press, and student protests.

National Public Radio (NPR) program that analyzes ongoing and controversial issues and topics pertaining to all forms of media. Podcasts and an archive of previous shows are available.

"Journalism in the public interest."

This research tool, developed in collaboration with New York University Libraries, provides a wealth of material and makes a profound argument for undercover reporting as an inextricable part of US national history and as an essential mode in the public-service mission of news.