Elections Resources

Want to get involved in following elections, polls, and politics? Look no further.

Below are some of my go-to places/resources for campaign updates. Of course, this list is by no means exhaustive…but it is alphabetized within sub-categories.

The Two Biggest Political Data Journalism Outlets:

• FiveThirtyEight
• The Upshot, by The New York Times

The Three Major Race Raters:

• The Cook Political Report
• Inside Elections with Nathan Gonzales (disclaimer: I work here)
• Larry J. Sabato’s Crystal Ball

Information About Elections (Past & Future):

• 270ToWin
• The Almanac of American Politics
• Dave Leip’s Election Atlas
• Decision Desk HQ
• Frontloading HQ, from Josh Putnam

Polling Aggregates, Averages, & Archives:

• FiveThirtyEight
• PollingReport
• RealClearPolitics
• The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research Archives (iPoll)

Podcasts (I admittedly only listen to a few):

• FiveThirtyEight Elections
• Marist Poll’s Poll Hub

Newsletters:

Many of the resources listed above are great, as are these others:

• Axios
• Ballotpedia
• The Crosstab, from G. Elliott Morris
• Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest
• National Journal
• Roll Call
• Politico
• The New York Times
• Wake Up To Politics, from Gabe Fleisher
• The Washington Post

Twitter:

• Too many excellent folks to name here! Instead, I have this ever-growing roster of cool journalists, outlets, pollsters and others.¹

¹ – one of my favorite tweets of all time, for those who don’t get the reference.