The FEC is an independent regulatory agency, to administer and enforce the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA). It governs the financing of federal elections and aggregates data.
Nonpartisan information with both general and state-specific information on numerous aspects of the election process. Funded by the League of Women Voters Edcation Fund.
Evaluates the accuracy of political claims, and responds to user-submitted inquiries. Archives cover the 2004 and 2006 elections. From the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg Public Policy Center.
Published by CQ and the St. Petersburg Times, Politifact "scores" candidates, chain emails, national party committees, and unsourced attacks for accuracy.
a nonprofit nonpartisan public charity that provides well-sourced pro, con, and related research on more than 50 controversial issues. ... With more than 12,000 pages of highly curated, referenced content, ProCon.org provides a platform for people to question information, evaluate opposing views, and debate them in a respectful way.
AllSides is a multi-partisan revolution and set of technologies fueled by data and people like you. The AllSides Bias Rating is based on a crowd-driven, patent-pending technology. From bias ratings to AllSides for Schools to Civil Conversations (in development), it's people-powered tech.
Provides "ideological mapping" of political elites, interest groups, and donors. This dataset allows users to track the donation behaviors of active donors, who contribute to campaigns consistently, and also provides information on small-dollar contributions. The current database contains over 500 million itemized political campaign contributions made by individuals and organizations to local, state, and federal elections from 1979 to 2022. DIME Plus data repository extends the DIME dataset, covering detailed data on legislative voting, lawmaking, and political rhetoric.
The Federal Election Commission (FEC), is an independent regulatory agency responsible for regulating and enforcing U.S. federal campaign finance laws. The FEC website offers comprehensive resources, including a Presidential candidate map, guides for candidates and committees, detailed explanations of rules and regulations, and financial disclosure data, which shows how candidates and committees raise and spend money in federal elections.
Search database of filings for Form 8871, Political Organization Notice of Section 527 Status, and Form 8872, Political Organization Report of Contributions and Expenditures for 527 organizations.
Comprehensive access to U.S. legislative information. Includes congressional publications, Legislative Histories for public laws, testimony from congressional hearings, bill tracking and research reports from the Congressional Research Service and LRS.
The Lobbying Disclosure Act Database, maintained by the U.S. Senate, is a comprehensive database that provides information on lobbying activities under the Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) of 1995.
Published by Congressional Quarterly (CQ Researcher, CQ Weekly), the site features political news and blogs and the option to subscribe to free newsletters.