Opinion Polls and Social Science Surveys

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Find opinion polls and social surveys from both free and subscription resources. Some resources contain quick survey statistics, while others offer downloadable data in formats compatible with statistical software that are used for secondary analysis.

Introduction

Below are some basics guides to understanding opinion polls from research organizations.

Polling 101
An introduction to the basics of polling from the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research.
ESOMAR/WAPOR Guide to Opinion Polls (World Association for Public Opinion Research) (pdf)
“Precisely False vs. Approximately Right: A Reader’s Guide to Polls.” New York Times

Polling Data

Links to some of the most frequently cited polling organizations.

Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
One of the world's leading archives of social science data, specializing in data from surveys of public opinion. iPoll provides quick data by survey question. Most of the data are from the United States, but over 50 nations are represented. Coverage ranges from the 1930's to present.
Gallup Opinion Polls
Opinion polls of political, economic, and social issues.

Gallup Analytics This link opens in a new window
Gallup Analytics offers access to nearly a century of U.S. public opinion data and a decade of global data. It includes the Gallup Poll Social Series, World Poll (covering over 140 countries since 2006) and the U.S. Daily Poll. This resource provides trends statistics. View and compare aggregated data by demographic, geography and more. Some microdata is available in Roper iPoll database. Please Note: Access is limited to one user at a time. If you are unable to login and receive an error message, please try accessing it at a later time.