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GEOG 276 Introduction to Political GeographyAnne Zald, Geography Librarian Page Guide: Finding Local News Geography 276: Prof Brown's Course Homepage
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Nationwide & International Newspapers
- Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe UW restricted
Newspaper articles from across the United States and around the world, with an emphasis on English-language news.- Proquest Newspapers UW restricted
Mostly full-text, mid 1980s to present. Washington State, national, and international newspapers.- NewsBank Retrospective UW restricted
Back issues of U.S. newspapers, 1970-1991, including various regional papers. Check here for a state-by-state list of newspapers covered.Washington State Newspapers
- Washington State Newstand UW restricted
Indexing and full-text of major Washington newspapers, including the Seattle times, Seattle post-intelligencer, Puget Sound Business Journal, Spokane Spokesman Review, Tacoma News Tribune, and Vancouver Columbian, plus selected coverage of other regional sources.- Pacific Northwest Regional Newspaper and Periodical Index
Contains citations from newspapers, periodicals, monographs, scrapbooks, dissertations, pamphlets, and other ephemera dealing with all aspects of life in Seattle, Washington State, and the Pacific Northwest from the 1850s to the present. Article text is not online but available in Microforms/Newspapers, Suzzallo Library, ground floor.Minority, Ethnic, and Special Audience Newspapers
- Alt-Press Watch UW restricted
Full text newspaper, magazine and journal articles from alternative and independent presses.- Ethnic Newswatch UW restricted
Full text articles from newspapers and periodicals published by the ethnic and minority press in America.Additional News Databases & Websites
- News Article Databases
Additional resources to find current and historical news articles. For a few major US cities we have separate databases of historic news articles (NY, LA, Chicago, etc).- Current Newspaper Subscriptions in the UW Libraries
Listed by location, title, and language; with information about holdings in the UW Libraries and links to websites where available.- NewsLink
Current online newspapers; most won't have a searchable archive of older papers
Voter Demographic Data
Electorate Data by Age, Sex, Race
Step by step instructions on how to extract this information from the Census Bureau's extensive American Factfinder website.Population Data for Voting Districts
Step by step instructions for finding district number and using that to get Census data from the American FactFinder website. How is this different from the data found using the link above? Not all residents of a district can vote.Election Results - Washington
Washington Secretary of State Elections
Archived election results for statewide and national ballot issues and candidates.Elections Information for Washington State Counties
County listing of election results - years online vary. Only source for results on local candidates and ballot issues. Some County Auditors provide precinct level voting tallies.VoteWashington
Unofficial election results are archived here, issue/candidate information and links to county auditorElections Results (if not available online)
- Official Returns of the State General Election held on ... Government Publications Stacks JK9292 .W37c 1977-1988 missing 1989-2002 - Statewide offices and issues ONLY.
- Official Returns of the State Primary held on ... Government Publications Stacks JK9292 .W37b 1977-1988 missing 1990-2002 -Statewide offices and issues ONLY.
- Abstract of votes; primary & general elections Government Publications Stacks JK9292 .W37a 1908-1978 Statewide offices and issues ONLY.
- State general election returns [microform] 1982-1995 Microfiche M-3164
Local election and precinct results provided here.Election Results - Nationwide
Federal and State Election Resources
Annotated guide to contents of secretaries of state web sites. Includes voter information, candidate information, election results, and campaign financesSecretary of State Offices
Links to state Secretary of State offices. Individual web sites often have campaign information and election resultsMayoral Elections Data Base (US Conference of Mayors)
Lists current year's elections by name of city. Identifies state, winner, if incumbent, percentage of vote, and month of election. Identifies forthcoming election monthsProject VoteSmart
Nationwide, non-partisan, volunteer-run. All aspects of elections and related political resources including campaign finance, issues, incumbent voting records, voter registration, national and statewide election results.
RefWorks
An online personal citation database and bibliography creator that allows you to import, store, and share your research citations and automatically formats your bibliographies into whatever style you need (APA, MLA, Chicago, and many more). Since it is on the web you can use this from anywhere! Online help and instructions for using from off-campus provided here.