Data Literacy - Datasets: Public Opinion

To serve the research needs of social scientists, teachers, students, policy makers and journalists, the ANES produces high quality data from its own surveys on voting, public opinion, and political participation.

Partnership between the Associated Press and NORC Center for Public Affairs Research from the University of Chicago.

The ARDA Data Archive is a collection of surveys, polls, and other data submitted by researchers and made available online by the ARDA.

The CCES is a 50,000+ person national stratified sample survey administered by YouGov.

Explore datasets made freely available to the public.

The GSS contains a standard 'core' of demographic, behavioral, and attitudinal questions, plus topics of special interest. Many of the core questions have remained unchanged since 1972 to facilitate time-trend studies as well as replication of earlier findings. Review the terms and conditions to see how to cite their data.

The Institution for Social and Policy Studies (ISPS) at Yale University advances interdisciplinary research in the social sciences that aims to shape public policy and inform democratic deliberation.

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Instructions from Pew on how to access their data.

An annual survey conducted by Gallup International Association to solicit public opinion on social and political issues.

Since 2008, the Texas Politics Project has also engaged in three to four statewide public opinion polls each year to assess the opinions of registered voters on upcoming elections, public policy, and attitudes towards politics, politicians, and government.

The CESSDA Data Catalogue is a platform for researchers wanting to find and reuse social science and humanities research data. Use the search box and/or filters to sift through their data collections.

LAPOP is the premier academic institution carrying out surveys of public opinion in the Americas, with over thirty years of experience. Every two years it carries out the Americas Barometer survey, which currently covers 26 nations including all of North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. Each year it publishes dozens of high quality academic studies and policy-relevant papers. Check for Free Access.

Ontario Data Documentation, Extraction Service and Infrastructure (ODESI) is a digital repository for social science data, including polling data.

The World Values Survey is a global network of social scientists studying changing values and their impact on social and political life. The survey, which started in 1981, seeks to use the most rigorous, high-quality research designs in each country. The WVS consists of nationally representative surveys conducted in almost 100 countries which contain almost 90 percent of the world’s population, using a common questionnaire.