The Best American Politics Documentaries

World Affairs & Investigations - 164 free documentaries about american politics.

Start with The Young Black Conservatives of Trump’s America (30 min, VICE), then Black Conservatives Debate Black Liberals on American Politics (Extended Version) (39 min, VICE). All 164 documentaries here are free to watch from their makers' official uploads. To read deeper, the top-rated book on american politics is Fear by Bob Woodward.

• The Young Black Conservatives of Trump’s America (30 min, VICE)
• Black Conservatives Debate Black Liberals on American Politics (Extended Version) (39 min, VICE)
• Nazi Town, USA (53 min, American Experience)
• Democracy on Trial (143 min, FRONTLINE PBS)
• The Rise of Militias: Is the USA on the Brink of Civil War? (106 min, ENDEVR)
• We Stitched Together All the Footage from the Capitol Riot (46 min, VICE)
• America’s right-wing radicals - US veterans against democracy (83 min, DW Documentary)
• Trump’s Inner Circle & Use of Military Power | The War Cabinet (83 min, FRONTLINE PBS)
• Trump’s Power & the Rule of Law (83 min, FRONTLINE PBS)
• Who Rules America: The Rise of The Military-Industrial Complex | Corporations (24 min, ENDEVR)
• How Much Executive Power is Too Much? | Breaking the Deadlock: A Power Play (56 min, PBS)
• LGBTQ+ Community Debates Identity Politics and the 2020 Election (Part 2/2) (19 min, VICE)
• Trolling the Elections with Canadian Kenny Hotz (18 min, VICE)
• Trump's Road to the White House (55 min, FRONTLINE PBS)
• Biden's Decision (113 min, FRONTLINE PBS)
• America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump, Part One (115 min, FRONTLINE PBS)
• Trump's America - Is US democracy in danger? (55 min, DW Documentary)
• Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power and the Supreme Court (113 min, FRONTLINE PBS)
• Plot to Overturn the Election (53 min, FRONTLINE PBS)
• Trump's Showdown (113 min, FRONTLINE PBS)
• America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump, Part Two (114 min, FRONTLINE PBS)
• Liberal Latinos Debate Conservative Latinos on Immigration, Trump, and Racial Identity (Part 1/2) (20 min, VICE)
• Inside the Polarization | Divided States of America Part 1 (113 min, FRONTLINE PBS)
• Trump's Comeback (53 min, FRONTLINE PBS)
• UPDATE: January 6 Insurrection: What's Happened Since? (83 min, FRONTLINE PBS)
• Trump's American Carnage (53 min, FRONTLINE PBS)
• Trump's Trade War (55 min, FRONTLINE PBS)
• How the Electoral College Works and Why It Exists | One Person, One Vote? | Independent Lens (77 min, PBS)
• Fmr. Trump NSA on the murder of Khashoggi (42 min, FRONTLINE PBS)
• The Illogical Case Behind Buying Greenland (22 min, Wendover Productions)
• Greenland - Between Denmark and Trump (28 min, DW Documentary)
• Mexico – Fear of Trump's wall (29 min, DW Documentary)
• Behind the Polarization | Divided States of America Part 2 (113 min, FRONTLINE PBS)
• President Trump’s Pressure Campaign on the Federal Reserve (53 min, FRONTLINE PBS)
• President Biden (53 min, FRONTLINE PBS)
• McConnell's Influence on the GOP and the Courts (53 min, FRONTLINE PBS)
• Inside the Epic Political Battle Over the Debt Ceiling in 2012 (53 min, FRONTLINE PBS)
• Money, Power and Wall Street, Part Three (53 min, FRONTLINE PBS)
• (UPDATE) Supreme Revenge: Battle for the Supreme Court (53 min, FRONTLINE PBS)
• The Logistics of a Presidential Campaign (24 min, Wendover Productions)
• The Trump-Era Saudi-U.S. Relationship: An Insider's View (58 min, FRONTLINE PBS)
• Trump's Takeover (53 min, FRONTLINE PBS)
• Zero Tolerance: How Trump Turned Immigration into a Political Weapon (54 min, FRONTLINE PBS)
• Spending a Week with Trump’s First Supporters | Balls Deep Season 2 Episode 2 (22 min, VICE)
• Trump and power - A deep divide across America (44 min, DW Documentary)
• President TRUMP - Has he Made America Great Again? | First Term (70 min, ENDEVR)
• Bannon's War (53 min, FRONTLINE PBS)
• Shirley Chisholm: First African American Congresswoman (18 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• Bernie Sanders last campaign: start for the elections 2020? (47 min, VPRO Documentary)
• Teachers Training to Kill (56 min, ENDEVR)
• Released From Guantanamo (Out of Gitmo) (39 min, FRONTLINE PBS)
• How the Citizens United Decision Changed U.S. Political Campaigns (53 min, FRONTLINE PBS)
• Trump in Dubai & China in Africa (VICE on HBO: Season 4, Episode 10) (30 min, VICE)
• America in election year 2024 - What’s making voters tick? (86 min, DW Documentary)
• Trump's America (42 min, DW Documentary)
• Trump's Unconventional Path To The White House: How Fake News and Lies Helped Win An Election (71 min, Real Stories)
• Desperate in Dairyland: Bun B Goes Inside Wisconsin's Fight to Stop Donald Trump (22 min, VICE)
• India Election 2024: Is Modi Poised For His Biggest Election Win? | Insight (47 min, CNA Insider)
• How Gen Z is shaping US politics (28 min, DW Documentary)
• Former adviser on Trump’s economic worldview (21 min, FRONTLINE PBS)
• Inside Jesse Jackson’s 1988 Presidential Campaign | Running with Jesse (full doc) (55 min, FRONTLINE PBS)
• Why Anecdotes Trump Data (9 min, Veritasium)
• Why India’s Election Is A Dangerous Time For Lower Castes | Insight (46 min, CNA Insider)
• Donald Trump: From Power to Prison (60 min, Real Stories)
• The radical states of America (28 min, DW Documentary)
• Why Does Trump Want To Own Greenland? (22 min, Real Stories)
• The Secret History Of The Trump-Putin Relationship (52 min, Real Stories)
• Is Donald Trump Un-American? (106 min, Real Stories)
• VICE's 2017 UK Election Road Trip: Things Nobody Is Talking About (24 min, VICE)
• Still Berning - VPRO documentary - 2016 (47 min, VPRO Documentary)
• 2025 German elections - A vote of confidence (42 min, DW Documentary)
• Donald Trump: Should We Be Scared? (47 min, Real Stories)
• The Logistics of the US Election (10 min, Wendover Productions)
• Thai Elections 2023: Who Has The Answer To Thailand's Problems? | Insight (48 min, CNA Insider)
• How Did Cambridge Analytica Steal the 2016 Election for Trump? (58 min, ENDEVR)
• How Latinos Will Impact the Election (57 min, PBS)
• Pakistan's Elections Are Over, But Here's Why Its Problems Could Persist | Insight (47 min, CNA Insider)
• USA - Trump and the midterms (29 min, DW Documentary)
• Covering Donald J. Trump (29 min, DW Documentary)
• President Biden: Is the Green New Deal a LIE? | Green Washing (40 min, ENDEVR)

Top-Rated Books About American Politics

1. Fear by Bob Woodward (3.9/5) - View on Amazon
2. Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin (3.9/5) - View on Amazon
3. How Democracies Die by Steven Levitsky (3.9/5) - View on Amazon
4. Dark Money by Jane Mayer - View on Amazon