Showcase of Government and Political Websites

• By Steven Snell
• September 13th, 2009
• Showcases
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Government websites are generally considered to be boring and unattractive in terms of design. While this may be true of the majority of government websites, there are some notable exceptions. In this post we will feature some of the best websites from government agencies and from politicians involved in government. This represents a small sample showing the most appealing sites, although there are hundreds and thousands of different government sites in existence from many countries (a report from 2008 revealed that there may be as many as 2,500 government sites from the UK alone).

Regardless of whether a site uses an attractive design or not, government and political sites typically will contain large amounts of information, and that content must be the priority if the site is to effectively serve its purpose. Some government sites serve as portals that direct visitors in different directions in order to help the find the sites of specific agencies or entities that will include the information that they need. Other sites serve a specific purpose, such as providing information about a museum, a park, or an exhibit. Of course, politicians and political parties also have their own websites to spread their messages, communicate with their party members, and to help find new supporters.

Showcase of Government and Political Websites:

Here is a look at a number of well-designed sites. They come from various different countries, political parties, and purposes.

The White House

Museum of Australian Democracy

Billy Hughes at War

Utah

The Democratic Party

Recovery

Data

Parliament

Ministerio de Cultura Brasil

Best Place on Earth – British Columbia

New Democratic Party

Shashi Tharoor

Frank-Walter Steinmeier

Principles of Freedom

United States Postal Service

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Australian Trade Commission

Peace Corps

Bay Area Rapid Transit

Arkansas

Pennsylvania Federation of College Republicans

Barack Obama

Republican Party of Florida

Australia

National Park Service

Number10.gov.uk

National Library of Ireland

Kettering Borough Council

Libertarian Party