Earlham College Guides - United States Government Resources

United States (Elections and Political Parties)

Federal Election Commision

Information on elections and voting, as well as searchable campaign finance reports and data.
AllPolitics

News and features devoted to politics. A joint venture of CNN, Congressional Quarterly, and Time.
Democratic National Committee

The official site
Republican National Committee

The official site
opensecrets.org

Reveals sources of campaign funding. The Center for Responsive Politics is a non-partisan, non-profit research group based in Washington, D.C. that tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy.
Project Vote Smart

A national non-partisan, non-profit effort that researches, tracks, and provides to the "public independent factual information on over 13,000 candidates and elected officials. Voting records, campaign issue positions, performance evaluations by special