POLS 372: Principles and Methods of Political Science

A compilation of datasets from political scientists, for replication and new analyses. Covers American, comparative, and international politics.

These are large, in-depth, reputable surveys. New content for the 2020 post-election survey includes voting experiences, attitudes toward public health officials and organizations, anti-elitism, faith in experts/science, climate change, gun control, opioids, rural-urban identity, international trade, sexual harassment and MeToo, transgender military service, perception of foreign countries, group empathy, social media usage, misinformation, and personal experiences.

Since 1972, the GSS has comprehensively surveyed demographic, behavioral, and attitudinal questions, plus civil liberties, crime and violence, intergroup tolerance, morality, national spending priorities, psychological well-being, social mobility, and stress and traumatic events.

Topics include US politics, science, religion, technology, and focused surveys of Latinx Americans.
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Data on voter turnout, executive orders, public appearances, and other aspects of the presidency

Measures the social political and economic atmosphere in more than 30 countries in Africa. Available merged or by individual country.

Survey on economic, social, and political topics throughout Central and South America

Globally distributed survey measuring cultural values, attitudes and beliefs towards gender, family, and religion, attitudes and experience of poverty, education, health, and security, social tolerance and trust, attitudes towards multilateral institutions, cultural differences and similarities between regions and societies; available aggregated or by individual country.

Data from the World Bank on education, finance, employment, health, and other measures of economic growth or well-being

Data on military capabilities, membership in international organizations, trade flows, and militarized disputes

Datasets on international conflict, democracy, religion, and resources associated with war