The 2011 Statistical Abstract
The National Data Book
Elections
This section relates primarily to presidential, congressional, and gubernatorial elections. Also presented are summary tables on congressional legislation; state legislatures; Black, Hispanic, and female officeholders; population of voting age; voter participation; and campaign finances.
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Campaign Finance
420 - Political Action Committees - Number by Committee Type [Excel 28k] | [PDF 69k]
421 - Political Action Committees - Financial Activity Summary by Committee Type [Excel 30k] | [PDF 70k]
422 - Presidential Campaign Finances - Federal Funds for General Election [Excel 26k] | [PDF 70k]
423 - Presidential Campaign Finances --Primary Campaign Receipts and Disbursements [Excel 31k] | [PDF 70k]
424 - Congressional Campaign Finances--Receipts and Disbursements [Excel 47k] | [PDF 74k]
425 - Contributions to Congressional Campaigns by Political Action Committees (PAC) by Type of Committee [Excel 48k] | [PDF 74k]
Congressional
400 - Vote Cast for United States Senators and Incumbent Senators, 2010--States [Excel 94k] | [PDF 68k]
401 - Vote Cast for United States Representatives by Major Political Party--States [Excel 46k] | [PDF 81k]
402 - Vote Cast for United States Representatives by Major Political Party - Congressional Districts: 2008 [Excel 150k] | [PDF 218k]
403 - Composition of Congress by Political Party [Excel 35k] | [PDF 83k]
404 - Composition of Congress by Political Party Affiliation --States [Excel 60k] | [PDF 86k]
406 - United States Congress - Measures Introduced and Enacted and Time in Session [Excel 23k] | [PDF 72k]
407 - Congressional Bills Vetoed [Excel 31k] | [PDF 72k]
Elected Public Officials--Characteristics
405 - Members of Congress --Selected Characteristics [Excel 41k] | [PDF 72k]
412 - Women Holding State Public Offices by Office and State [Excel 65k] | [PDF 82k]
413 - Black Elected Officials by Office and State [Excel 59k] | [PDF 82k]
414 - Hispanic Public Elected Officials by Office and State [Excel 71k] | [PDF 81k]
Gubernatorial and State Legislatures
408 - Number of Governors by Political Party Affiliation [Excel 27k] | [PDF 70k]
409 - Vote Cast For and Governor Elected by State [Excel 31k] | [PDF 70k]
410 - Political Party Control of State Legislatures by Party [Excel 28k] | [PDF 94k]
411 - Composition of State Legislatures by Political Party Affiliation [Excel 88k] | [PDF 94k]
Presidential
395 - Vote Cast for President by Major Political Party [Excel 29k] | [PDF 76k]
396 - Vote Cast for Leading Minority Party Candidates for President [Excel 29k] | [PDF 77k]
397 - Democratic and Republican Percentages of Two-Party Presidential Vote by Selected Characteristics of Voters [Excel 29k] | [PDF 77k]
398 - Electoral Vote Cast for President, by Major Political Party--States [Excel 38k] | [PDF 81k]
399 - Popular Vote Cast for President by Political Party--States [Excel 44k] | [PDF 78k]
Voting-Age Population and Voter Participation
415 - Reported Voting and Registration Among Native and Naturalized Citizens by Race and Hispanic Origin: 2008 [Excel 30k] | [PDF 81k]
416 - Voting-Age Population, Percent Reporting Registered, and Voted [Excel 48k] | [PDF 78k]
417 - Persons Reported Registered and Voted by State: 2008 [Excel 38k] | [PDF 77k]
418 - Participation in Elections for President and U.S. Representatives [Excel 45k] | [PDF 77k]
419 - Resident Population of Voting Age and Percent Casting Votes--States [Excel 46k] | [PDF 76k]
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