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- Almanac of American Politics 2024The 2024 edition is also available in print. See below for details.
- CQ Almanac This link opens in a new windowThe CQ Almanac Online Edition brings together authoritative congressional reporting since the 79th Congress. The site pairs all of the content from the print volumes with electronic features that make navigating the content fast and easy. Covers 1945-2017.
- Congress and the Nation: 2017-2020, Volume XV : Politics and Policy in the 115th and 116th Congressesprevious volumes are also available
- Concise Oxford Dictionary of PoliticsPart of the Oxford Reference Online Collection.
Reference Books
- Almanac of American Politics 2024 byCall Number: Ref. JK 1012 .A44 2024ISBN: 9780876450536Publication Date: 2023Published every 2 years, this publication provides a detailed look at members of Congress and their districts. Voting records and election results are included. Also available as an ebook (see the link in the section above).
A History of the U. S. Political System: Ideas, Interests, Institutions by Call Number: Ref. JK 31 .H57 2010 3 vols.ISBN: 9781851097135Publication Date: 2010- Guide to Congress, 6th Edition, byCall Number: Ref. JK 1021 .C565 2008 2 vols.ISBN: 9780872892958Publication Date: 2008
Guide to U. S. Elections, 6th Edition by Call Number: Ref. JK 1967 .C662 2010 2 vols.ISBN: 9781604265361Publication Date: 2010- America VotesCall Number: Ref. JK 1967 .A8 35 vols.Publication Date: 2023Election returns for President, Congress, and Governor, arranged by state. Published every 2 years.
