LibGuides: Voter and Election Information: Be an Informed Voter!

Political Typology Quiz

Where do you fit on the political spectrum?

Are you more politically conservative or liberal? Take this Political Typology Quiz from the Pew Research Center and find out where you land on the political spectrum.

Major Political Parties

When you sign up to vote, you can join a political party. A political party is a group of people who share many of the same ideological and policy goals regarding how the government should be run and what it should do. You can also choose not to join any of the political parties and still be a voter. There is no cost to join a party.

National Party Information:

Peace and Freedom Party

American Independent Party

Additional Political Party Resources:

Want to know more about these parties in California? The CA Secretary of State Elections Division has detailed Political Parties Statements of Purpose for each of the major parties.
The CA State Library and the CA League of Women Voters have prepared an Easy Voter Guide on How to Choose a Political Party

Voter Resources

How is the President of the United States Elected? Find out how a candidate becomes president of the United States. Learn about caucuses and primaries, political conventions, the general election, the Electoral College, and more.

Do You Want to be a Poll Worker? County elections officials depend on reliable, dedicated teams of poll workers to make every Election Day run smoothly.

Population-Specific information and Resources

AARP Government & Elections Information targeted at older voters; covers both federal and state elections
APIAVote (Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote) A nonpartisan nonprofit dedicated to engaging, educating, and empowering Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities to strengthen their voices and create impact.
BallotReady Comprehensive information on your local, address-specific ballots, elections, and elected officials.

League of Women Voters of California a nonpartisan, grassroots organization working to protect and expand voting rights, build grassroots power in our communities, drive policy change on the biggest challenges facing our state, and ensure everyone is represented in our democracy.

Military Voters Federal Voting Assistance Program. Voting assistance for Service members, their families and overseas citizens.

National Center for Transgender Equality: Voting Rights Information targeted at transgender voters.

National Coalition on Black Civic Participation

National Homeless Coalition You don't need a home to vote!

Native Vote Resources for indigenous people in all 50 states
Overseas Voters As a U.S. citizen, your right to vote moves with you wherever you are in the world. If you are traveling, working, studying or living abroad you can vote as an overseas voter

Resources for Voters with Disabilities From the U.S. Election Assistance Commission.

Rock the Vote Voter information and engagement resources targeted to the under-30 set, but excellent voter/voting info source for all

Fact Checking

A well-informed public is necessary for a fair democratic process. Voters should educate themselves on the issues and learn how to fact-check information in the news.

FactCheck.org: A project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, FactCheck is a nonpartisan, nonprofit consumer advocate that 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.

PolitiFact: PolitiFact is a fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and others.

Ad Fontes Media Bias Chart:Graphically depicts the reliability and political bias of news sources.