Municipal Data & Research

Local government intelligence.

License structured municipal data or commission focused research on policy, property, projects, and public decisions. Start with the places and questions that matter to your team.

Want to inspect the public record first? Search LocalGovIndex →

13,600+indexed jurisdictions
33M+documents indexed
6.5M+meetings and events

U.S. and Canada. Rounded floors as of November 2, 2026. Fields and update timing vary. Check coverage · Live statistics

Two Ways to Work Together

The data behind your workflow. The research behind your decision.

Choose an integration your team operates or a defined engagement we deliver.

Data & API

Build with municipal records

Bring meetings, agenda items, documents, people, votes, and source relationships into your product or internal tools.

  • Enterprise API for search, retrieval, and change events
  • Licensed daily data drops with agreed coverage and rights
  • Documentation, real records, and coverage to inspect before integration
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Research & Consulting

Start with a question

Commission a source pack, findings brief, market comparison, or assessment of a municipal records or public-access problem.

  • Focused evidence for policy, property, and editorial work
  • Research and monitoring around a defined geography or issue
  • Legislative systems, exports, migration, and portal consulting
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See the Output

From a council vote to a checkable research brief

A real Chicago zoning record shows the source, action, date, and remaining research questions together.

Chicago, Illinois · February 18, 2026

Foundry Park zoning

The City Council recorded a 48-1 zoning vote for application 22957. The brief connects that action to the municipal record and identifies the evidence still needed for a property or project decision.

A zoning vote establishes a public action. Construction, financing, and final buildout require later evidence.

Public body
Chicago City Council
Action
Zoning reclassification passed, 48-1
Evidence
Official Clerk report and linked record
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Markets

Find the workflow that fits your team

Policy monitoring, development research, reporting, investment analysis, civic technology, and municipal consulting draw on the same public-record foundation.

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Domain Experience

Built by the original architect of Legistar

Darius Tajanko worked on Legistar from 1996 through 2014. That experience informs how GovData connects meetings, matters, documents, motions, votes, and later actions.

One company, complementary ways to work

LocalGovIndex is a public product of GovData Systems. GovData Systems provides the commercial data relationship and specialist research or consulting around a defined need.

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Source context stays visible

Originating records, normalized fields, and derived summaries have different roles. Our published case studies show the source trail, method, and limits behind a conclusion.

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Start a Conversation

Tell us the question or workflow

We will review the places, records, and intended use, then identify an access option, representative sample, or focused engagement.

What would help your team?

What happens next
  1. We review the question and intended use.
  2. We check relevant coverage and source availability.
  3. We propose an access path, sample, or written scope.
Principal: Darius Tajanko
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