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Washington Representatives Study (Organized Interests in Washington Politics) - 1981, 1991, 2001, 2006, 2011 (ICPSR 35309)
Released/updated on: 2014-09-15
Geographic coverage: District of Columbia, United States
Time period: 1981-01-01--1981-12-31, 1991-01-01--1991-12-31, 2001-01-01--2001-12-31, 2006-01-01--2006-12-31, 2011-01-01--2011-12-31
The Washington Representatives Study includes information about thousands of organizations involved in Washington D.C. politics, their organizational characteristics including the kinds of interests they represented and the nature of their membership, if any, and the activities they undertook in the pursuit of policy influence. This collection encompasses all organizations listed in the Washington Representatives directories (published by Columbia Books) for 1981, 1991, 2001, 2006, and 2011 as being active in national politics by virtue of either having an office in the D.C. area, or hiring D.C.-area consultants or counsel to represent them. These organizations have been classified into 96 categories based, principally, on the kinds of interests represented. Variables include organization name, membership category, founding year, and main objective, as well as number of lobbyists hired, number of amicus briefs filed, political action committee (PAC) donations made, and web-based lobbying activities.
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Washington Post Federal Election Commission Poll, January 1997 (ICPSR 2169)
Released/updated on: 2008-03-13
Geographic coverage: United States
Time period: 1996-01-01--1996-01-31
This special topic poll, conducted January 14-19, 1996, is part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicit public opinion on the presidency and on a range of political and social issues. The focus of this data collection was campaign finance laws and the pending reform of those laws. Respondents were asked for their opinion and level of knowledge on campaign finance laws, use of campaign funds, the federal government's campaign finance activities, and the public funding of federal elections. Additional topics covered various proposals for campaign finance reform, special interest group contributions, restrictions on political advertising, and the reasons why people contribute to campaigns. Respondents were also asked for their political contribution history, and for their opinions on the influence and access that political contributors gain from their contributions. Demographic variables include sex, age, race, education level, employment status, household income, political party affiliation, political orientation, and voter registration status and participation history.
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Network Analysis of Corporate Political Action, 1980 [United States] (ICPSR 4542)
Released/updated on: 2007-07-16
Geographic coverage: United States
Time period: 1980-01-01--1980-12-31
This study detailed the political behavior of 57 large corporations in the United States in 1980. These corporations were selected by identifying the three largest firms whose primary operations were in each of 19 two-digit industries and that maintained a political action committee in the election cycle prior to selection. The primary goal of the study was to examine the extent to which economic interdependence and social connections between firms affected their political unity, defined in terms of similarity of behavior. The concern was with questions such as whether pairs of firms that operated in heavily interdependent industries were more likely to engage in similar political behavior than were pairs of firms in less interdependent industries.
External data
Federal Election Commission (FEC) Web Site (ICPSR 115)
Released/updated on: 2006-03-15
Geographic coverage: United States
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) Web site provides access to data and information on campaign financing for presidential and congressional elections (1992-present), data on the financial activities of political parties and political action committees, as well as information about regulations governing campaign financing. In addition, this Web site also includes resources on voter registration and voter turnout (1960-present) and extensive information on the United States electoral process.
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Incidence and Timing of PAC Contributions to Incumbent U.S. House Members, 1993-1994 (ICPSR 1311)
Released/updated on: 2005-02-11
Geographic coverage: United States
Time period: 1993-01-01--1994-12-31
We study how donor and recipient characteristics affect the incidence and timing of PAC contributions to incumbent members of the U.S. House of Representatives during the 1993-94 election cycle. We contribute to the campaign finance literature by modeling the timing of contributions, which is important because timing affects the perception of political actors about the competitiveness of elections and the loci of power among members of Congress, interest groups, and between members of Congress and interest groups. We estimate split population event history models to compare and contrast determinants of whether and when contributions are made across various types and sizes of PACs.
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An Empirical Investigation of the Dynamics of PAC Contributors (ICPSR 1092)
Released/updated on: 1996-01-03
Geographic coverage: United States
These data and/or computer programs are part of ICPSR's Publication-Related Archive and are distributed exactly as they arrived from the data depositor. ICPSR has not checked or processed this material. Users should consult the INVESTIGATOR(S) if further information is desired.
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SETUPS: Financing Congressional Campaigns, 1983-1984 (ICPSR 8651)
Released/updated on: 1992-02-16
Geographic coverage: United States
Time period: 1983-01-01--1984-12-31
Supplementary Empirical Teaching Units in Political Science (SETUPS) for American Politics are computer-related modules designed for use in teaching introductory courses in American government and politics. This dataset is designed to explore various research and policy questions on campaign finance that political scientists have raised in recent years, including the role of political action committees, parties, the candidate's personal resources in financing campaigns, and the relationship between campaign funds and electoral outcomes.