Cooperative Congressional Election Study: 2006 U.S. Voter Opinions and Behavior

The Cooperative Congressional Election Study (CCES) surveyed American voters during the 2006 congressional elections. It was conducted by Stephen Ansolabehere of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The survey collected opinions on presidential and congressional job performance, key policy issues, and detailed voting experiences.

Use Cases

• Modeling voter approval of political figures based on questions about the President, Governor, Senators, and House Representatives.
• Analyzing determinants of voting behavior based on questions about candidate choice, party control preference, and voting experience details.
• Studying public opinion on policy issues like abortion, stem cell research, Iraq troop withdrawal, and immigration mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• The description indicates a very large sample size, enabling study of rare events and small populations.
• Covers a wide range of topics including candidate approval, policy opinions, voting experience, and demographic information.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count, file formats, and license information are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Stephen Ansolabehere, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Collection Method

Survey

Time Range

2006

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

United States