Research Guides: U.S. Elections and Voting: Presidency

Presidency

Federal Election Commission: Election Results
Every two years, the Commission publishes Federal Elections, a compilation of the official, certified federal election results obtained from each state’s election office and other official sources. 1996 - .
The American Presidency Project
Presidential Election data from 1979 - .

America at the Polls, 1920-1956 (Harding to Eisenhower) and 1960-1992 (Kennedy to Clinton): A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics. by Scammon, Richard, M., ed.
Includes some third-party candidate data.
America at the polls 2 : a handbook of American presidential election statistics, 1968-1984 by Scammon, Richard M., ed.
Call Number: MCK REF JK524.G62
Detailed vote figures, percentages, and pluralities for every state and county.
Encyclopedia of Presidential Campaigns, Slogans, Issues, and Platforms. by Roberts, Robert North.
Call Number: MCK REF E176.1 .R6 2004
Important figures, slogans, events, and ideas of U.S. Presidential campaigns.
Historical Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections, 1788-2004 by Clark, Archer J.
Call Number: MCK REF G1201.F9H5 2006
Two pages of maps for each election from 1788 to present include: one national map showing the winning candidate for each county; one national map per major candidate, including important third-party candidates; and snapshot data and statistical charts on popular and electoral voting, candidate names and parties, and voter turnout.
History of American Presidential Elections, 1789-1968 by Arthur M. Schlesinger; Fred L. Israel
Call Number: MCK REF E183.S28 vols. 1 - 4
Information on party platforms, speeches and addresses, press coverage, and results.
Presidential Ballots, 1836-1892. by Burnham, W. Dean.
Call Number: MCK REF JK524.B8
County and state data.
Presidential Elections 1789-2008. by Congressional Quarterly.
Call Number: MCK REF JK528.P75 2010
Popular and electoral college vote data.
Presidential Primaries and Caucuses, 1992: A Handbook of Election Statistics by Alice V. McGillivray
Call Number: MCK REF JK522.M34 1992
Included are final, official county-by-county results for every presidential primary held in 1992 -- primaries in 38 states and the District of Columbia. In addition, this volume includes data on the results of caucuses in states that use this system.
The Presidential Vote, 1896-1932. by Robinson, Edgar Eugene.
Call Number: MCK REF JK524.R6
Compilation of election results by county.
The Pursuit of the White House: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics and History by Scott, Thomas G.
Call Number: MCK REF JK524.T44 1987
ISBN: 0313257957
Data on elections and participants, 1789 to 1984.
United States Presidential Primary Elections, 1968-1996 : A Handbook of Election Statistics. by Cook, Rhodes.
Call Number: MCK REF JK522 .C66 2000
Complete county-by-county primary election returns.
United States Presidential Primary Elections, 2000-2004 : A Handbook of Election Statistics. by Cook, Rhodes.
Call Number: MCK REF JK522.C662 2007
Complete county-by-county primary election returns.
United States Presidential Elections, 1788-1860 by Michael J. Dubin
Call Number: MCK REF JK524 .D778 2002
This major reference work provides complete returns for the presidential elections by state and county for the period 1788 to 1860.