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This poll, fielded in November 2013, is a part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicits public opinion on a range of political and social issues. Respondents were asked their opinions on the Obama administration, the economy, foreign policy, and health insurance law. Opinions were also asked about the federal budget deficit, privacy concerns, and holiday shopping attitudes. There are also a series of questions regarding cellular and land-line telephone use. Demographic information includes age, race, ethnicity, type of residential area (e.g. urban or rural), marital status, education level, household income, voter registration status, political party affiliation, political philosophy, and Tea Party affiliation.

This poll, the last of two fielded in September 2013, is a part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicits public opinion on a range of political and social issues. Respondents were asked their opinions on the Obama administration, Congressional job performance, the economy, the situation in Syria, foreign policy, and health insurance law. Opinions were also gathered on the federal budget deficit, the financial collapse of 2008, the possibility of a government shutdown, and about whether or not they were registered to vote as well as their Tea Party affiliation. There are also a series of questions regarding cellular and land-line telephone use. Demographic information includes age, race, sex, ethnicity, type of residential area (e.g. urban or rural), religion, marital status, education level, household income, voter registration status, political party affiliation, and political philosophy.

This poll, fielded January 2014, is a part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicits public opinion on a range of political and social issues. Respondents were asked how well Barack Obama was handling the presidency, foreign policy, health care, and national security. Opinions were also collected on how Congress was handling its job, the condition of the national economy, the wage gap, unemployment, the federal minimum wage, and the 2010 health care law. Additional topics include the use of marijuana, the distribution of wealth, voter registration status, and the National Security Agency. Demographic information includes sex, age, ethnicity/race, marital status, household income, employment status, and political party affiliation.

This poll, the first of two fielded in October 2013, is a part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicit public opinion on a range of political and social issues. Respondents were asked about their general attitudes toward the government, the political gridlock between Congress and President Obama, and about issues including healthcare, the federal budget, and the government shutdown. Opinions were collected about the approval of President Obama and the Democrats in Congress, Republicans in Congress, the on-going negotiations over the federal budget, support for new Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), and government priorities while avoiding a government shutdown. Additional topics included the Tea Party, the United States debt ceiling, and a series of questions regarding cell phone and land-line telephone use. Demographic information includes sex, age, race, marital status, education level, household income, type of residential area (e.g., urban or rural), political party affiliation, and political philosophy.

This poll, the second fielded in October of 2013, is part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicits public opinion on a range of political and social issues. Respondents were asked their opinions on various topics including government leaders, the Obama administration, Congress, the economy, the government shut down, the debt ceiling, the Affordable Care Act, immigration, and the Tea Party movement. There are also a series of questions regarding cellular and land-line phone use. Demographic information includes age, race, ethnicity, marital status, education level, household income, type of residential area (e.g., urban or rural), voter registration status, political party affiliation, and political philosophy.

Voting Behavior: The 2012 Election is an instructional module designed to offer students the opportunity to analyze a dataset drawn from the 2012 American National Election Study (ANES). This instructional module is part of the SETUPS (Supplementary Empirical Teaching Units in Political Science) series and is featured online.