Data Center: Download data and documentation for free.
Help Center
Online Commons: Submit your question proposals.
The ANES Guide to Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior
Reference Library: Publications, presentations and reports.
ANES conferences and events.
About ANES: Project overview and history.
People: The Board, PIs, and staff.
Other Election Studies: Links to studies around the world.
checkmarkWhat is ANES?
The American National Election Studies (ANES) produces high quality data on voting, public opinion, and political participation to serve the research needs of social scientists, teachers, students, policy makers and journalists who want to better understand the theoretical and empirical foundations of national election outcomes. Central to this mission is the active involvement of the ANES research community in all phases of the project. Read More...
checkmarkNew Associate Principal Investigator
The American National Election Studies is pleased to announce that Dr. Vincent Hutchings has been named Associate Principal Investigator. Dr. Hutchings has been a member of the ANES Board of Overseers since 2005. He will serve in this capacity for the rest of this year and throughout 2009. In this role, he will participate in all aspects of project planning. Read More...
checkmarkRefining ANES Measures of News Media Exposure
The latest edition of Political Communication Report, sponsored by the Political Communication Sections of the International Communication Association and the American Political Science Association, includes a commentary and roundtable discussion on the Media Measures that are included in the ANES. The commentary, entitled "Toward a New Generation of Media Use Measures for ANES" was written by Scott Althaus and David Tewksbury and makes recommendations on how ANES can enhance the measurement of media exposure and its effects on political knowledge. Read More...

Celebration of the Current ANES Grant

Hennessy
View the video.

Announcements

The Pilot Study Report by Daniel Lempert, Belief in a Just World and Perceptions of Fair Treatment by Police is now available,
7-29-08.

A new Pilot Study Report by William A. McConochie and Kristian Dunn, Ten Values for Predicting Political Voting and Behavior: ANES 2006 Pilot Study/2004 Study is now available,
5-19-08.

ANES announces a new policy regarding access to ANES Panel Study Data, 5-9-08.