Library: Reference Resources: Public Opinion Polls

Major U.S. News Media Polls

Harris Vault
Harris polls back to 1963
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."
Quinnipiac University Poll
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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Kaiser Polls
Health and health care issues back to 1994 from the Henry J. Kaiser Foundation
General Social Survey
"Conducts basic scientific research on the structure and development of American society with a data-collection program designed to both monitor societal change within the United States and to compare the United States to other nations."
American National Election Studies
"Produces high quality data from its own surveys on voting, public opinion, and political participation."
Presidential Approval Ratings
From the Roper Center

World Public Opinion
Pew Research Global Attitudes Project
"Conducts public opinion surveys around the world on a broad array of subjects ranging from people’s assessments of their own lives to their views about the current state of the world and important issues of the day."

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