README file

United States Presidential State and County-Level, 2016


Version 1.0 downloaded June 28, 2017

Author:  Dave Leip
EDS Study Number:  4085-2016


in data subdirectory: Pres_Election_Data_2016_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_2016_v1-0.csv text file as received countysheet_2016_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 in doc subdirectory: [no doumentation currently online] in program subdirectory: [no programs currently online]