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United States Presidential Elections Research: Find Articles

This guide will assist students in finding information about historical presidential elections since 1876 in the United States

Selected Article Searches

You can start with searching for the key words on your topic such as presidential campaign Ronald Reagan.  Then limit to full text, peer reviewed articles. Then look at the subjects in some of the articles for limiting or expanding your search.

You can search for a specific president by using the subject search:

  1. Presidents - United States - Election - (and the election date)
  2. Limit to full text, and peer reviewed by checking the boxes under Limit To.
  3. Review your results. You can email or print the articles.

Newspapers

Political Science Articles

Journal & Newspaper Locator

Search for a journal, newspaper, or magazine title to see if the publication is available at the library in print and/or through one of our online databases. You can use this locator if you have a citation and want to find the article in full text.

Request an Article

Use this form to request the full text of a particular article. This service is only available to current Columbia College students, faculty and staff.