"Dear Xuan Tian, Thank you for your recent question. There are several approaches you might take with respect to researching public opinion on an international level, with a particular focus on voting decisions, etc..  Below are a few resources that I suggest you begin with:  Polling the Nations (http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=171): ""an online database of public opinion polls containing the full text of 600,000+ questions and responses, from 18,000+ surveys and 1,700+ polling organizations, conducted from 1986 through the present in the United States and more than 100 other countries around the world.""  Gallup Brain  (http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=1577180 ): ""a searchable database of Gallup Poll data from 1935 to the present.""  Pew Research Center (http://pewresearch.org/): ""Funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts as an non-partisan think tank, the Pew Research Center serves as a sort of central clearinghouse for several projects, including The Pew Hispanic Center and The Pew Research  Center for the People & The Press. In addition to reports and data sets, it includes charts, graphs, and figures.""  Roper Center for Public Opinion (http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/): ""includes much of the data provided by The Pew Research Center. However, unlike the Center which has only its own data, The Roper Center has gathered public opinion surveys from numerous organizations, including ABC News, Business Week, etc. Its iPoll <http://webapps.ropercenter.uconn.edu/CFIDE/cf/action/ipoll/> allows you to browse polls by topics, ranging from abortion, agriculture, death, to The United Nations.""  ICPSR: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/index.jsp): ""the largest social science data archive in the world. Datasets (and documentation or codebooks) can be downloaded. Includees public opinion surveys such as those by media organizations""  iPoll Databank  (http://roperweb.ropercenter.uconn.edu/iPOLL/login/ipoll_login.html): As mentioned above, it includes U.S. national public opinion survey results from the Roper Center. iPoll  Databank does not include state polls. Search poll question texts and retrieve response rates.""  The Mansfield Asian Opinion Poll Database (http://mansfieldfdn.org/program/research-education-and-communication/asian -opinion-poll-database/): ""This is a ""reference for researchers and others to help monitor key public opinion trends in Northeast Asia. Weąve collected and translated top-of-the line opinion polls on key policy-related issues from major media organizations and other agencies.""  JPOLL: Japanese Data Archive (http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/jpoll/home.html): ""The Roper Center's Japanese Data Archive comprises JPOLL, the on-line, question-level database of Japanese public opinion and the  Japanese data library, containing thousands of Japanese survey research studies.""  Other useful resources for international public opinion information and data include: PAIS International  (http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=168): ""Index to articles, books, studies, selected official documents and other resources on public policy issues, public administration, law, politics and government""  CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online (http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=56): ""A comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs,  offering fulltext of working papers from research organizations, abstracts of foreign policy journal articles, etc.""  Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=207): ""Merged backfile of Political Science Abstracts and ABC POL SCI. Abstracts and indexes journals in political science, international relations, law, public administration and policy.""  I would also suggest that you consult the print reference work Index to International Public Opinion (http://new.iucat.iu.edu/catalog/2154565) as well as the excellent research guide to International Public Opinion Polls: Resources on the Internet and in Print that was created by colleagues at Columbia University Libraries: http://library.columbia.edu/indiv/butlref/subj/stats/polls.html  Should you need any further assistance, please don't hesitate to ask. Kind regards, Michael Courtney Outreach and Engagement Librarian Distributed Education Library Services Coordinator Liaison, International Studies Program and the Global Village Indiana University Herman B Wells Library E159 1320 E 10th St Bloomington, IN 47405 (812) 856-6867 micourtn@indiana.edu      > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Tian, Xuan  >Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 10:32 PM >To: LIBREF >Subject: Ask a Librarian Question > >Email: tianx@indiana.edu > > >Question: Question 1 : > >I am wondering if IU has subscriptions to any international political >election survey data. I am particularly interested in knowing the survey >on people\'s voting orientations BEFORE important elections and final >outcomes in many different countries. Thank you very much. > > > >Question 2 : > >I heard that Gallup may have the data (at least Gallup has US data for >many years). Does IU has access to the Gallup database? > > > > > >  "