More sources for statistics on politics and government
- Brookings Vital Statistics on Congress"...including data on the composition of its membership, its formal procedure (such as the use of the filibuster), informal norms, party structure, and staff. With some chapters of data dating back nearly 100 years, Vital Statistics also documents how Congress has changed over time, illustrating, for example, the increasing polarization of Congress and the diversifying demographics of those who are elected to serve."
- Election StatisticsLinks out to the Election Statistics Guide
- US Budget/ExpendituresLinks out to the US Politics and Government Guide.
- Census of Governments -- Federal, State, and Local GovernmentsConducted every 5 years since 1957, for years ending in 2 and 7. Data on how governments are organized, how many people they employ and payroll amounts, and the finances of governments.
Government organization data include location, type, and characteristics of local governments.
Finance and employment data are the same as in comparable annual surveys and include revenues, expenditures, debt, assets, number of employees (by full-time and part-time status), payroll, and benefits.