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Project Vote Smart, is "a voter's self-defense system that provides voters with factual information on candidates and elected officials." This non-profit, non-partisan political organization tracks many of the more highlighted issues of our national and state political systems. In the area of campaign finance, you can find financial information concerning source of receipts and disbursements by the political candidates running for president. You can also access data for individual contributions of $200 or more in the presidential primaries, listed by the contributor's state. You first select a candidate which will take you to a list of states. Choose the state you want to see and the information will be presented in tabular form. Try to stay with the candidates that lastest the longest in the primaries since they will have the most updated information. Campaign finance summaries are also available for both the House of Representatives and Senate.
Other links pertaining to election or campaign data can be found at the Federal Election Commission. Here are some examples:
Downloadable Databases Containing data about Candidates, Parties and other Committees Comes in a "zipped" (compressed) format. You can obtain the required software to "unzip" these files at Shareware.Com.
Summary of Political Action Committees Financial Activity Through June 30 of the Election Year
Political Action Committees' Financial Contributions 1995-96 Through June 30, 1996
Political Action Committees' Financial Activity for 18 Months 1995-96
1996 Presidential Election Results by State with an explanation page for variables.
The Pew Research Center, For the People and the Press has an interesting page called "Where do you fit?". The Pew Research Center's typology of American voters divides the electorate into ten groups depending on three major elements -- personal values and attitudes, party affiliation, and political participation. Each category is given a brief summary with results presented at the bottom of the page. If you're interested, you can even take the survey yourself.