National Annenberg Election Surveys Data Sets

Tuesday, January 01, 2008

The 2000 and 2004 National Annenberg Election Surveys are the largest academic public opinion studies of the American electorate ever conducted within a campaign cycle. Adults in the United States were interviewed by telephone about their beliefs, attitudes, intentions and behavior relevant to the 2000 and 2004 presidential campaigns. Interviews were conducted with 79,458 respondents in 2000 and with 90,134 respondents in 2004. Because some respondents were interviewed more than once for the panel studies, in total more than 100,626 interviews were conducted in 2000 and 102,111 interviews were conducted in 2004. 

The data available on this website include the national rolling cross-section surveys from 2000 and 2004, statewide rolling cross-section surveys conducted during the primaries in 2000 and 2004, panel studies around events (conventions, debates, primaries—2000 only, and the general election), and stand-alone surveys conducted among military personnel and their families and prior to the 2004 inauguration.

Accessing Restricted NAES 2000 and 2004 Data
Sensitive data such as geocodes that could potentially be used to identify individual respondents are excluded from these data sets.  Access to these sensitive data are restricted to those conducting scientific and public policy research.  Those wishing to obtain these sensitive data must complete the Application Process as detailed at either of the following links:

We strongly encourage you to read the entire application instructions as detailed at either link above.  However, the following are direct links to the application and legal indemnity forms: