Local Politics Lab

American Local Elections Study

The American Local Elections Study compiles local election data and examines local political attitudes in the United States.

34,192respondents
131cities and counties
7survey waves
2020–2026fielded
How we draw our samples →
Ada County, ID — 2022Adams County, CO — 2022Alamance County, NC — 2022Alameda County, CA — 2022Albuquerque, NM — 2021, 2025Allen County, IN — 2022Anaheim, CA — 2022Arapahoe County, CO — 2022Atlanta, GA — 2021, 2025Aurora, CO — 2023Austin, TX — 2022Baltimore, MD — 2020Baton Rouge, LA — 2020, 2023Bergen County, NJ — 2021Bernalillo County, NM — 2022Bexar County, TX — 2022Boston, MA — 2021, 2025Bucks County, PA — 2025Buffalo, NY — 2021, 2025Camden County, NJ — 2021Charlotte, NC — 2023, 2025Chesapeake, VA — 2021, 2025Chicago, IL — 2023Chula Vista, CA — 2022Cincinnati, OH — 2021, 2025Clark County, NV — 2022Cleveland, OH — 2021, 2025Cobb County, GA — 2020Cook County, IL — 2020, 2022, 2023Corpus Christi, TX — 2022Dallas, TX — 2023Dallas County, TX — 2022, 2023Dane County, WI — 2022Delaware County, PA — 2025Denver, CO — 2023Detroit, MI — 2021, 2025Douglas County, NE — 2022Durham, NC — 2021, 2025Durham County, NC — 2022East Baton Rouge County, LA — 2023El Paso, TX — 2020El Paso County, CO — 2022Erie County, NY — 2021, 2025Essex County, NJ — 2021Fayette County, KY — 2022Forsyth County, NC — 2022Greensboro, NC — 2025Guilford County, NC — 2022Hamilton County, OH — 2020Harris County, TX — 2020, 2022, 2023Hennepin County, MN — 2022Hialeah, FL — 2025Honolulu, HI — 2020Houston, TX — 2023Hudson County, NJ — 2022, 2025Irvine, CA — 2020, 2022Jacksonville, FL — 2022Jefferson County, AL — 2022Jersey City, NJ — 2021, 2025Kansas City, KS — 2021, 2025King County, WA — 2022, 2025Lake County, IL — 2020Lancaster County, NE — 2022Laredo, TX — 2022Lehigh County, PA — 2025Lexington, KY — 2022Little Rock, AR — 2022Long Beach, CA — 2022Los Angeles, CA — 2022Los Angeles County, CA — 2020Maricopa County, AZ — 2020, 2022Marion County, IN — 2022Mecklenburg County, NC — 2023Memphis, TN — 2023Miami, FL — 2021, 2025Miami-Dade County, FL — 2020Minneapolis, MN — 2021, 2025Mobile County, AL — 2022Monmouth County, NJ — 2025Montgomery County, PA — 2023Multnomah County, OR — 2022Nassau County, NY — 2021, 2025New Orleans, LA — 2021, 2025New York City, NY — 2021, 2025New York County, NY — 2021, 2025Newport News, VA — 2025Norfolk, VA — 2021North Las Vegas, NV — 2022Oakland, CA — 2022Oakland County, MI — 2020Oklahoma City, OK — 2026Oklahoma County, OK — 2022Overland Park, KS — 2021Philadelphia County, PA — 2021, 2023, 2025Pima County, AZ — 2023Pinellas County, FL — 2020, 2022Pittsburgh, PA — 2021, 2025Polk County, IA — 2022Portland, OR — 2020Raleigh, NC — 2022Reno, NV — 2022Richmond, VA — 2021Riverside, CA — 2020Salt Lake County, UT — 2020San Bernardino, CA — 2022San Diego, CA — 2020San Diego County, CA — 2022San Francisco, CA — 2022San Jose, CA — 2022Santa Ana, CA — 2020, 2022Seattle, WA — 2021, 2025Sedgwick County, KS — 2023Shelby County, TN — 2023Spokane County, WA — 2022St. Louis, MO — 2021St. Louis County, MO — 2022St. Paul, MN — 2025St. Petersburg, FL — 2021Stockton, CA — 2020Suffolk County, NY — 2021Tallahassee, FL — 2022Tarrant County, TX — 2020, 2022Toledo, OH — 2021Trenton, NJ — 2022Tucson, AZ — 2023Virginia Beach, VA — 2020, 2021, 2025Wake County, NC — 2022Washington, DC — 2022Wayne County, MI — 2022Wichita, KS — 2023Winston-Salem, NC — 2020
Our Samples

Our Mission

The American Local Elections Study strives to promote the study of local politics in the United States.

Latest Research

Explore our latest research on local elections and democratic participation across the United States.

Data Access

For information about how to access datasets from the American Local Elections Study, contact us.