The Almanac of American Politics

The Almanac of American Politics

"The Almanac of American Politics" is a reference work published biennially by the National Journal Group. It aims to provide a detailed look at the politics of the United States through an approach of profiling individual leaders and areas of the country.

The "Almanac" is broken down alphabetically by state, with each congressional district in each state profiled separately. The "Almanac" provides a large amount of information, including:
*Demographic information on each district, including income, racial distribution, and other statistics.
*Profiles of the Congressperson from each district as well as each state's Senators, including voting record on key votes, interest group ratings, etc.; profiles of governors are also included.
*Individually written profiles of each district, commissioned for the "Almanac".

In addition, an overview look at each state is given, including prospects for the upcoming presidential election and demographic trends.

The 2008 "Almanac" is 1,864 pages long, and quite hefty, even in paperback. It was first published in 1972, and subsequent editions have appeared biennially since 1973. Originally, the three main editors were Michael Barone, now a writer at "U.S. News and World Report", Grant Ujifusa and Douglas Matthews. Matthews did not contribute after the 1980 edition. The 2004, 2006, and 2008 editions were authored by Barone and Richard E. Cohen, the congressional correspondent for the "National Journal", and edited by Charles Mahtesian.cite book
last=Barone
first=Michael
authorlink=Michael Barone (pundit)
coauthors=Grant Ujifusa
title=The Almanac of American Politics
year=1998
publisher=National Journal Group |location=Washington, D.C.
isbn=0892340800] [cite book
last=Barone
first=Michael
authorlink=Michael Barone (pundit)
coauthors=Richard E. Cohen, Grant Ujifusa
title=The Almanac of American Politics
year=2002
publisher=National Journal Group
location=Washington, D.C.
isbn=0892341009] [cite book
last=Barone
first=Michael
authorlink=Michael Barone (pundit)
coauthors=Richard E. Cohen
title=The Almanac of American Politics
year=2004
publisher=National Journal Group
location=Washington, D.C.
isbn=0892341068] [cite book
last=Barone
first=Michael
authorlink=Michael Barone (pundit)
coauthors=Richard E. Cohen
title=The Almanac of American Politics
year=2006
publisher=National Journal Group
location=Washington, D.C.
isbn=0892341122] [cite book
last=Barone
first=Michael
authorlink=Michael Barone (pundit)
coauthors=Richard E. Cohen
title=The Almanac of American Politics
year=2008
publisher=National Journal Group and Atlantic Media Company
location=Washington, D.C.
isbn=9780892341177]

References

External links

* [http://nationaljournal.com/about/almanac/ "Almanac of American Politics" page at the "National Journal"'s site]


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