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Codebook for 2018 Election Analysis Dataset

The data file election-context-2018.csv contains demographic and past election data at the county level that can easily be merged with 2018 election returns to analyze the 2018 election. Data for Alaska is not included.

Variables

state

  • Description: state name

county

  • Description: county name

FIPS

  • Description: county FIPS code

trump16, clinton16, otherpres16, romney12, obama12, otherpres12

  • Description: presidential candidate vote totals in 2012 and 2016 (republican, democrat, and non-major party)
  • Year/s: 2012, 2016
  • Source: MEDSL Election Returns Dataverse

demsen16, repsen16, othersen16, demhouse16, rephouse16, otherhouse16, demgov16, repgov16, othergov16

  • Description: senate, house, and governor candidate vote totals in 2016 (republican, democrat, and non-major party)
  • Year/s: 2016
  • Source: Stephen Pettigrew Dataverse

repgov14, demgov14, othergov14

  • Description: governor candidate vote totals in 2014 (republican, democrat, and non-major party)
  • Year/s: 2014
  • Source: Cengiz Zopluoglu

total_population

cvap

white_pct

black_pct

hispanic_pct

nonwhite_pct

foreignborn_pct

female_pct

age29andunder_pct

age65andolder_pct

median_hh_inc

  • Description: median household income in the past 12 months (in 2016 inflation-adjusted dollars)
  • Year/s: 2012-2016 (ACS 5-Year Estimates)
  • Source: IPUMS NHGIS, University of Minnesota

clf_unemploy_pct

  • Description: unemployed population in labor force as a percentage of total population in civilian labor force
  • Year/s: 2012-2016 (ACS 5-Year Estimates)
  • Source: IPUMS NHGIS, University of Minnesota

lesshs_pct

  • Description: population with an education of less than a regular high school diploma as a percentage of total population
  • Year/s: 2012-2016 (ACS 5-Year Estimates)
  • Source: IPUMS NHGIS, University of Minnesota

lesscollege_pct

  • Description: population with an education of less than a bachelor's degree as a percentage of total population
  • Year/s: 2012-2016 (ACS 5-Year Estimates)
  • Source: IPUMS NHGIS, University of Minnesota

lesshs_whites_pct

  • Description: white population with an education of less than a regular high school diploma as a percentage of total population
  • Year/s: 2012-2016 (ACS 5-Year Estimates)
  • Source: IPUMS NHGIS, University of Minnesota

lesscollege_whites_pct

  • Description: white population with an education of less than a bachelor's degree as a percentage of total population
  • Year/s: 2012-2016 (ACS 5-Year Estimates)
  • Source: IPUMS NHGIS, University of Minnesota

rural_pct

ruralurban_cc

Code Description
1 Counties in metro areas of 1 million population or more
2 Counties in metro areas of 250,000 to 1 million population
3 Counties in metro areas of fewer than 250,000 population
4 Urban population of 20,000 or more, adjacent to a metro area
5 Urban population of 20,000 or more, not adjacent to a metro area
6 Urban population of 2,500 to 19,999, adjacent to a metro area
7 Urban population of 2,500 to 19,999, not adjacent to a metro area
8 Completely rural or less than 2,500 urban population, adjacent to a metro area
9 Completely rural or less than 2,500 urban population, adjacent to a metro area