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General Political Science Resources
| Title & Dates of Coverage | Location | Frequency & Indexing | Description |
| The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts, 1789-1983 | Middleton Reference Atlas Case 4 G 1201 F9 M3 1982 |
Chronology of districts and legislators in map format. | |
| United States Congressional Districts 1788-1841 1843-1883 1883-1913 |
Middleton Reference G 1201 F7 P3 |
In-depth historical treatment of each district. | |
| Almanac of American Politics 1972- |
Middleton Reference Desk JK 271 B343 [current year, prior years in Stacks] |
Annual | Extensive descriptions of the representative's congressional district and interest group ratings. Also includes information on governors. |
| America Votes: a Handbook of Contemporary American Election Statistics | Middleton Reference JK 1967 A8 |
Annual | Statistics, by state, for both federal and state elections |
| America at the Polls: a Handbook of American Presidential Election Statistics | Middleton Reference JK524 .G6 [1920-1960] JK 524 S22 1988 [1968-1984] JK 524 M25 1998 [1960-1996] |
State-by-state, county-by-count presidential election results, electoral college vote and county outline maps. Includes voting data tables with Republican-Democratic-Other breakdown, pluralities, and percentages of total and major party votes for Republican and Democratic candidates as well as third party candidates. | |
| Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1996 | Middleton Reference Desk JK 1010 A5 1997 Also on WWW [1774 to present] |
Includes Who's Who format of congressperson's birth and death dates, education background, occupations, political affiliation and congressional sessions served. | |
| Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections | Middleton Reference Desk JK 1967 C662 1994 |
Statistics on election and US political parties results. | |
| CQ's Guide to 1990 Congressional Redistricting | Middleton Reference JK 1341 C87 1993 |
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| Congressional Districts in the 1990s : a Portrait of America | Middleton Reference Desk JK 1341 C64 1993 |
Excellent source for demographics of congressional districts. |
See Also, LSU Libraries Subject Guide on American Politics.
