Initiative and Referendum Institute at the University of Southern California The IRI, founded in 1998, tracks political trends in initiataive, referendum, and recall. The web site of this organization provides a wealth of information and research aimed at journalists and policymakers. Archive of I&R Studies/Reports and Briefing Papers General Election Reports State by state reports…
State and Local Government Finances is just one section of the U.S. Census Bureau’s Federal, State, and Local Governments portal. The statistics here cover government financial activity in four broad categories of revenue, expenditure, outstanding debt and assets (cash and security holdings). Files can be downloaded or viewed in your browser. It can be helpful…
The Federal Elections Project at the American University’s School of Public Affairs offers year 2000 election data by state and county. Results for the 2000 presidential election are available for all counties. Then, for each state, downloads are available for the presidential general election plus various statewide elections, such as governor and board of education,…
One good place to find sub-national statistics is the OECD’s Territorial Database (TDB). Below is the metadata from the database’s home page. The page opens in frames that can be rather confusing. I’ve found it most convenient to follow the link in the lower frame, then click the image that says “query.” See the TDB…
New print compendium of statistics on China, its regions and municipalities
The NCES web site is an abundant source of education data and statistics. Just one example of elegant web delivery of statistical information from their site is the State Education Data Profiles. Each results page offers download and graphing options. Search for statewide information in elementary/secondary education characteristics and finance, postsecondary education, public libraries, assessments,…
Statistical Abstract of the United States This compendium of statistics contains basic tables summarizing the vast amount of data collected by the U.S. Government agencies and other selected sources. Comparative international data are included as well. The library has print editions back the very first in 1878. The newest edition is in the Ready Reference…
Is Northfield a bedroom community? About 572,000 people live in Washtington D.C., but, given all the people who commute to work there, how many people are in the city during working hours? Answer these questions and more with the Census Bureau’s new Estimated Daytime Population measure. “The concept of the daytime population refers to the…
If you ever need information about state governments, The Book of the States is a great place to start. It consists of signed articles and statistical tables on topics such as state finance and demographics, state political parties, elections, and ethics and the constitutions and branches of state governments. Published by the Council of State…
Rand California’s office of Population and Demographic Statistics provides immigration statistics by state or by metropolitan area on their web site. The source of these data from 1990-2000 is the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service. Since the INS is no longer publishing this information, Rand is looking for new sources. Note also that state border…