This resource of data presents more than 200 tables and charts covering the spectrum of American politics. The 2001-2002 edition contains information on the 2000 elections, legislative term limits, the national debt and more. The edition is available on the Web with your purchase of the book.

There is no other source that provides in one place the wide range and depth of insight found in Vital Statistics on American Politics (VSAP), published since 1988. VSAP provides historical and statistical information on all aspects of American politics: Political parties Voter turnout Public opinion Campaign finance Media perspective and influence, congressional membership and voting patterns The presidency and executive branch Military policy and spending Supreme Court and federal court make-up and caseloads Foreign, social, and economic policy In over 230 tables and figures, students and professional researchers will find chapters devoted to key subject areas such as elections and political parties, public opinion and voting, the media, the three branches of U.S. government, foreign, military, social and economic policy, and much more. This book provides a vivid and multifaceted portrait of the broad spectrum of United States politics and policies. Along with updated and new data content, this edition offers brand new data literacy lessons that take a "guide on the side" approach to teach data researchers how to wade through the sea of data and do the difficult work of grappling for the meaning of the data on their own. Lessons include understanding descriptive representation data, comparing data over time, noticing gaps in data, unpacking dichotomies of public opinion, and more.

There is no other print source, online source, or web search engine that provides the wide range and depth of insight found in Vital Statistics on American Politics (VSAP), published since 1988. VSAP provides historical and statistical information on all aspects of American politics: political parties, voter turnout, public opinion, campaign finance, media perspective and influence, congressional membership and voting patterns, the presidency and executive branch, military policy and spending, Supreme Court and federal court make-up and caseloads, as well as foreign, social, and economic policy. In over 230 tables and figures, students and professional researchers will find chapters devoted to key subject areas such as elections and political parties, public opinion and voting, the media, the three branches of U.S. government, foreign, military, social and economic policy, and much more. With a firehose of data available online and in many disaggregated locations, this book requires the authors to consult hundreds of sources to calculate, locate, and assemble the data, facts, and figures that offer a vivid and multifaceted portrait of the broad spectrum of United States politics and policies. For depth of information and ease of use, this volume is the best resource of its kind available and should be a key component of all academic and large public library collections. This edition will bring some new and exciting developments. The book was traditionally published biennially, but the retirement of the book′s longtime authors, Harold Stanley and Richard Niemi, brought some challenges that required putting the book on hold temporarily. We′re now ready to embark on a new vision for the book and welcome onboard a new academic and librarian author team, Jeffrey Bernstein and Mandy Shannon, to cover the last four years. This fresh pair of eyes will allow us to look at emerging areas in political science scholarship while still updating the existing data that have proven so valuable over multiple editions. Not only will we update with the most recent information available, but we will introduce new data literacy elements in the form of 3 to 5 short essays per chapter (about 500-800 words each) that focus on understanding, evaluating, and critically appraising data, and their uses and limitations. VSAP has a richly-deserved reputation for putting valuable data into the hands of students of politics; we hope this new edition will gain a similarly strong reputation for being an important tool in teaching students how to be intelligent consumers of those data.

There is no other print source, online source, or web search engine that provides the wide range and depth of insight found in Vital Statistics on American Politics. This new edition is updated with the most recent information available, including data on the 2004 presidential, congressional, and gubernatorial elections. What sets this book apart is the experience of editors Harold Stanley and Richard Niemi. These scholars consult hundreds of sources to calculate and locate the data, facts, and figures that offer a vivid and multifaceted portrait of the broad spectrum of United States politics and policies. In over 200 tables and figures, students, professional researchers, and interested citizens will find chapters devoted to key subjects areas such as elections and political parties, public opinion and voting, the media, the three branches of U.S. government, foreign, military, social and economic policy, and much more. For depth of information and ease of use, this volume is the best resource of its kind available and should be a key component of all academic and large public library collections.

No other print source, online source, or web search engine brings you the wealth of authoritative data available in Vital Statistics on American Politics. Working with hundreds of sources - government offices and publications, academia and scholarly articles, polling organizations, databases, time series studies, and more - authors Harold Stanley and Richard Niemi calculate and collect the data, facts, and figures that make this single work an unrivaled reference on the broad spectrum of American politics and policies. In over 200 tables and figures, each intelligibly presented, students, citizens, and researchers will find well-considered information about: Split district outcomes in votes for president and Congress; Changes in public opinion over military interventions such as the Vietnam War, the Persian Gulf War, and the use of U.S. troops in Haiti and Bosnia; Trends in labor union membership, unemployment rates, newspaper circulation, and public opinion on the death penalty over the years; The level of federal funds states receive relative to the federal tax dollars their citizens pay. Updated with the latest information, this new edition incorporates the historic 2002 electio