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Elections & Voting
Election & voting statistics and sources for Texas and U.S.
Polls
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CNN Exit Polls by State (2016)"Exit polls are surveys of a small percentage of voters taken after they leave their voting place. pollsters use this data to project how all voters or segments of voters side on a particular race or ballot measure."
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Real Clear PoliticsThe latest polls; Changes daily as poll results are available.
Fact Checking
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Vote SmartTracks voter registration, ballot measures, issues, etc.
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FactCheck.orgFactCheck.org is a nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. Factcheck.org monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases.
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Federal Election CommissionThe FED administers the Federal Election Campaign Act - the statute that governs the financing of federal elections.
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Campaign MoneyThis site will tell you who contributed to a campaign and how much they contributed.
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PolitiFactPolitiFact is a fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and others who speak up in American politics. PolitiFact staffers research statements and rate their accuracy on the Truth-O-Meter, from True to False. The most ridiculous falsehoods get the lowest rating, Pants on Fire.