Sources
Where every record in 52 comes from
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Federal
Published by Congress and federal agencies.
Library of Congress
Federal bills, actions, sponsors, committee referrals and official summaries.
U.S. Government Publishing Office
Official bill text and bill status data, the Plum Book and the U.S. Government Manual.
Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
House roll-call votes and House lobbying contribution filings.
Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House
Federal lobbying registrations, quarterly activity reports and lobbyist contribution reports.
Federal Election Commission
Federal campaign contributions, committees and independent expenditures.
Office of the Federal Register, National Archives
Federal rules, proposed rules, notices and presidential documents.
U.S. Census Bureau
The Census of Governments (the registry of local governments) and economic indicators.
U.S. Department of Labor
Employment, wage and price series used to follow outcomes.
U.S. Department of Commerce
Income and output series used to follow outcomes.
States and localities
Published by state legislatures, state agencies and local governments.
State legislatures
All 50 state legislatures and the Council of the District of Columbia
Official bill histories and text, used to check and correct state records.
State campaign finance agencies
State ethics and election commissions
State campaign contributions and the committees that receive them.
Secretaries of state and election offices
State election authorities
Ballot measure texts and results, and official election returns.
State administrative registers
State code and register offices
State agency rules.
County and city agenda portals
Local governments
Local government meetings, agendas and minutes.
Public-interest datasets
Compiled by nonprofits and universities from government records. 52 checks them against official sources where it can, and corrects them when they disagree.
Open StatesNot a government source
Plural Policy
State bills, legislators, votes and the legislator roster.
OpenElectionsNot a government source
OpenElections project
Precinct-level election returns compiled from official results.
MIT Election Data and Science LabNot a government source
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Presidential and Senate results by state.