United States Presidential Election Results, 1976

Version 1.0 downloaded May 10, 2017

Author:  Dan Leip
EDS Study Number:  M2 4085-1976


in data subdirectory:

   Pres_Election_Data_1976_v1-0.xls  Excel spreadsheet as recieved
             -Multiple worksheets
             -cells values may contain formula rather than values
             -rows individual worksheets may contain subtotals of other rows

          worksheets inlcude:
            -Candidates - candidate names and party ballot listing per state 
            -National Summary - summarizes vote totals by state for each candidate 
                                 with boundary file information
            -Data by County - data for all counties of all states plus DC 
                                with boundary file information
            -Data by Town - data for New England towns (ME, MA, CT, RI, VT, NH) 
                                 with boundary file information
            -Graphs - pie charts for each state and national total.
            -Party - data sorted by strength at the state level for the major parties.
            -Statistics - page of statistics includes closest states, max, min, counties, etc.
            -Voter Turnout - voting age population data and voter turnout by state.
            - Data Sources - a list of data sources used to compile the spreadsheet.

statesheet_1976_v1-0.csv  text file as received
   
countysheet_1976_v1-0.csv  text file as received
            -rows are counties, parishs (county equivalents) and some cities
            -columns are total vote counts for each person on the ballot


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