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Roper Center for Public Opinion Research: Elections and Presidents
The Roper Center's elections resource presents presidential results and information about how groups voted in elections since 1976.
About Roper Center for Public Opinion Research: Elections and Presidents
The resource presents U.S. presidential election results and information on how groups voted in elections dating back to 1976. It also provides presidential approval data from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Donald Trump, a history of presidential pollsters, and an overview of election polling sources including exit polls, pre-election polls, ANES, CES, and CMS.
It includes U.S. National Election Day exit polls, state Election Day exit polls, and state primary exit polls with demographic variables and issue questions. The state Election Day collection is described as running from 1978 to 2012 with questionnaires and computer-readable datafiles, and obtaining exit poll datasets involves an application.
Key features
- Presidential election results and competition dating back to 1976
- Breakdowns of how groups voted since 1976
- Presidential approval ratings from Roosevelt to Trump
- National Election Day exit polls with demographics and issues
- State Election Day exit polls with questionnaires and datafiles
- State primary exit polls with party-specific datasets
Best for: Researchers studying U.S. presidential elections, group voting patterns, and exit poll data.
Good for
- Covers presidential results and group voting back to 1976
- Includes demographic variables such as gender, race, education, income, and age
- Provides questionnaires and computer-readable datafiles for state exit polls
Watch out for
- State Election Day exit polls are described as going up to 2012
- Exit poll datasets require an application to receive
- Surveys use different methodologies with strengths and weaknesses
Roper Center for Public Opinion Research: Elections and Presidents at a glance
- Official website
- ropercenter.cornell.edu/data-highlights/electi…
- Category
- Research & Data › Open Data & Datasets
- Type
- Dataset
- Platforms
- Web
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Roper Center for Public Opinion Research: Elections and Presidents FAQ
What time period do the presidential elections and How Groups Voted sections cover?
Elections dating back to 1976.
What do National Election Day exit polls contain?
Presidential and/or congressional vote questions, gubernatorial races, issues affecting the vote, presidential approval, current national issues, and demographic variables such as gender, race, education, income, and age.
How are exit poll datasets obtained?
Through an application process, with a sample application document and FAQ provided.
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