Library: Reference Resources: Public Opinion Polls

Major U.S. News Media Polls

Pew Research Center
Polls back to 1983
Gallup Poll Reports
Results from public opinion polls on "hot topics" such as immigration, gay and lesbian rights, and healthcare law.
Public Agenda
"A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that helps diverse leaders and citizens navigate divisive, complex issues and work together to find solutions."
Roper Center Public Opinion Archives
"Topics at a Glance . . . offers a sampling of iPOLL and dataset holdings on a variety of issues from the Center’s archives".
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Subscription required except for link son the topics page
Kaiser Polls
Health and health care issues back to 1994 from the Henry J. Kaiser Foundation
American National Election Studies
"Produces high quality data from its own surveys on voting, public opinion, and political participation."

Polling 101
A tutorial from the Roper Center for Public Opinion on the fundamentals of public opinion polling--provides definitions, examples, and explanations