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''The Almanac of American Politics'' is a reference work published biennially by Columbia Books & Information Services. 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 first edition of the ''Almanac'' was published in 1972. The ''National Journal'' published biennial editions of the ''Almanac'' from 1984 through 2014. In 2015, Columbia Books & Information Services became the publisher. ==Overview== The ''Almanac'' is broken down alphabetically by state, with each congressional district in each state profiled separately. The information provided by the ''Almanac'' includes: *Demographic information on each district, including income, racial distribution, and other statistics. *Profiles of the Congressional Representative from each district as well as each state's Senators, including voting record on key votes, advocacy group ratings, etc.; profiles of governors are also included. *Individually written profiles of each district, commissioned for the ''Almanac''. *In-depth profiles of every governor, Senator, and House member. *Analysis of the 2014 midterm elections for Senate, House and governor races, and how those results shape the public policy debates in Congress and the nation. *A breakdown of the votes cast in the last U.S. presidential election for all states and districts, including primaries. *Campaign finance data on spending by all members of the U.S. Congress in their most recent election, including all-new listings of the “outside money” spent in those contests. *Analysis of voter turnout in each state and congressional district for the last presidential and mid-term elections. *More than 60 state and congressional district maps, the key votes cast by members of the House and Senate, and interest group ratings. In addition, an overview look at each state is given, including prospects for the upcoming presidential election and demographic trends. The 2014 and 2012 editions of the ''Almanac'' are both 1,838 pages long. The ''Almanac'' was first published in 1971; subsequent editions have appeared biennially since 1973. The main editors were originally Michael Barone, now a writer at ''The Washington Examiner''; Grant Ujifusa; and Douglas Matthews. Matthews stopped contributing after the 1980 edition. Barone and Chuck McCutcheon authored the 2012 edition, and were joined by Sean Trende and Josh Kraushaar for the 2014 edition. The co-authors of the 2016 edition are Barone, Richard E. Cohen, Charlie Cook, and James A. Barnes. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Almanac of American Politics」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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