POLLING DATA
ONLINE SOURCES FOR POLLING DATA
CISER Research Guide to Public Opinion Surveys:
Includes links to national survey sites, such as Gallup and Pew. Also includes links to state and regional survey sites and some international sites.
Association of Religion Data Archives
Includes data on religious practices and beliefs worldwide, aggregating the results of a huge number of individual surveys.
Gallup Poll: Presidential Approval Ratings
This interactive portion of the Gallup site allows you to search past and present approval rating polls for US presidents beginning with Truman.
The GSS has been "taking the pulse of America" since 1972.
Maine People's Resource Center
Public opinion poll data for the state of Maine, mostly recent (since 2010).
Data includes survey results querying residents of a selection of states about politics, elections and social issues.
Roper Center for Public Opinion Research (iPoll)
A sampling of data is available without a subscription (which GHS does not have), ask your librarian for help accessing other data through interlibrary loan, or visit Bowdoin College or a University of Maine library.
Although not a source for poll data, you may find the census data useful for defining data about the general population in the US.
DATABASE SOURCES FOR POLLING DATA
Proquest SIRS Issues Researcher and Government Reporter
Choose "Advanced Search" and search "public opinion polls" in the first line and put a keyword for your topic in the next line.
MARVEL: Academic Search Complete
Choose "Advanced Search" and search "public opinion polls" in the first line and put a keyword or two in the next line.