Saturday, July 24, 2004

Tennessee Get-Out-The-Vote Maps

FairVote2020 has developed an interactive map showing results for the 2000 presidential election in a head-to head Bush-Gore contest.

Additional maps include census data on poverty, housing and income. Change maps by clicking the drop-down menu under "Compare Maps" on the left.

At the end of this page is a link to a set of Adobe maps for 51 localities with populations over 10,000 displaying Bush-Gore by 2000 precinct.

About one-third of all votes cast in Tennessee in 2000 were absentee or early -- way above average and one of the highest rates in the nation. We have not allocated these votes to individual precincts. Therefore, actual voting behavior of the underlying population may not be accurately reflected in some precincts.

2000 Presidential Election -- Bush-Gore


Zoom to:

Chattanooga

Knoxville
Nashville
Memphis
Tri-Cities

Google-FairData Base Map (start with a Google map interface)

Map 1 (default map) -- Bush-Gore by 2000 Precinct

Head-to-head contest (minus third party votes). Due to unassigned early voters, actual voting behavior of the underlying population may not be accurately reflected in some precincts. Precinct-level data for Greene County is unavailable

Sources: Census 2000, Federal Elections Project, American University


Maps 2 thru 17 -- Block-Group Socio-Economic Detail Maps

See SocioEcon mapper for map details.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data and SF 3 Sample Data

Note: Block group boundaries cannot be displayed in Map 1. Precinct boundaries cannot be displayed in Maps 2 and above.


High Detail "Zoomable"-- Adobe format -- zoom to 200+)

  • Tennessee localities with populations over 10,000 (51)

Community-wide Bush Gore Maps

Bush-Gore by precinct (head to head contest excluding third party candidates). Due to unassigned early voters, actual voting behavior of the underlying population may not be accurately reflected in some precincts. Precinct-level data for Greene County is unavailable.

Tuesday, July 20, 2004

Missouri Get-Out-The-Vote Maps

Thanks to: E-Merges and Techpolitics

FairVote2020 has developed an interactive map showing voter registration rates for Missouri communities and neighborhoods in selected counties as of the January 2004. Boundaries for the thematic display are based on census block groups rather than precinct lines because there is no publicly available statewide geographic 2004 precinct database.

Zooming in to a scale of about five miles, you will see the estimated number of unregistered or inactive voters (by block group) displayed in purple boxes.

You can view socioeconomic themes -- race, ethnicity, income, access to vehicles, etc. -- for these neighborhood areas by selecting maps from the drop-down menu under "Compare Maps" on the left. These maps also show block group-level detail, providing an exact boundary match to the voter registration data.

Below the links to the interactive maps is a link to a directory with about 500 maps in Adobe format -- printer-ready and PDA compatible.
These maps show street-level detail for areas where 40% or more of the voting age population is minority, with an estimated 200 or more unregistered or inactive voters. There are an estimated 212,000 unregistered or inactive voters (all races) in the focus areas, representing about 55% of the resident voting age population. About 45% of Missouri's minority population lives in these areas.

There is also a link to Adobe maps showing neighborhood registration rates for all Missouri localities with populations greater than 15,000. A link to a second set of maps for the same places displays Bush-Gore by precinct.


Unregistered or inactive 18+ in 2004

( neighborhood-level block groups as precinct proxies)

Zoom to:
Kansas City
St. Louis

Google-FairData Base Map (start with a Google map interface)

Map 1 (default map) -- Unregistered or Inactive Voting Age Population in 2004

At a scale of about 5 miles, the estimated number of voting age persons (by block group) who are unregistered or inactive is displayed in purple boxes. When you click on ZOOM TO and then click on the map -- voter registration and demographic data for the block group selected will appear in a table below the map. Click on INFO and then click on the map for more detailed data.

At a scale of about 3 miles, green labels showing the block group numbers can be displayed by checking the box next to "BG FIPS code" below the map image. (The five digit state-county portion of the number, e.g. "29510" is not shown in the map -- 29 is for Missouri and 510 indicates St. Louis City -- but is displayed using the INFO button and must be entered for searches based on the block group code using FIND. )

Precincts in effect in 2000 (called VTDs) can be identified by clicking on INFO and then on the map. The precinct number is the last item in the pop-up window.

This map is based on a January 2004 statewide registered voter file. For the map theme, we eliminated from the registered count anyone who had not voted for the previous six years or who was identified as inactive in the voter file. Precincts in 33 counties are not displayed due to geocoding inaccuracies. The area displayed -- where geocoding was generally in the 95%+ range -- contains a total voting age population of 5.1 million persons, or 91% of the voting age population statewide.

Blank areas on the map encompass the 33 counties and other areas where the geocoding was faulty or voter data was incomplete.

Sources: Census 2000, Missouri Secretary of State, E-Merges

http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/voting/p20-542/tab04a.xls

Map 18 -- Statewide Focus Areas

See also Adobe maps below. This map shows block group areas with populations that are 40% or more minority, according to the 2000 census, with 200 or more estimated unregistered or inactive voters.

Street-level printer-ready, PDA compatible detail maps can be downloaded by clicking on the INFO button and then on the precinct of interest. Next select "Focus Areas" and select the Adobe map link from the lower half of the pop-up window. Right click and select Save Target As or Open in New Window.

Batch downloads for the Adobe files (organized by county, city, zip, and block group, number) can be accessed via this directory:

http://fairplan.u31.infinology.net/MissouriAccess/Maps/FocusAreas/

Click here for a map-linked spreadsheet bridging between the Adobe maps and the interactive map (with built-in sorting features) -- Also located at the top of the above directory -- Try the Greensboro, NC tutorial developed with our client Democracy South , but note that in Missouri there is no information on the race or ethnicity of the voter.

Maps 2 thru 17 -- Block-Group Socio-Economic Detail Maps

See SocioEcon mapper for map details.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data and SF 3 Sample Data

Map 19 -- Bush-Gore by Precinct

Head-to-head contest (minus third party votes)

Sources: Census 2000, Geographic Resources Center, University of Missouri.

Map 20 -- Bush-Gore by County (Head-to-Head Contest) Note that congressional lines are for the 109th congress ( 2005-2006), not the historical 2000 boundaries.

Source: Dave Leip's Atlas of US Presidential Elections

Map 21 -- Bush-Kerry by County (Head-to-Head Contest)

At a scale of about 200 miles, green labels show votes cast for the two major party candidates by county.

This map does not display election returns below the county level.

Source: Dave Leip's Atlas of US Presidential Elections, 12/03/04.

Map 22 -- Party Affiliation (State Senate) 2007

Map 23 -- Party Affiliation (State House) 2007

Map 24 -- Party Affiliation (Congress) 2007


High Detail "Zoomable"-- Adobe format -)

These maps are set to print at 11" by 17" but will print to smaller or larger page sizes.

Click on the links below to see the index of maps, then click on the file name. It will take a few moments for the file to load into the Acrobat reader, depending upon the speed of your internet connection. To save and then view a map file (the best method for accessing these files), right click on the file name, then choose 'Save Target As' (Internet Explorer) or 'Save Link As' (Netscape). Files range from 50k to 500k in size.

These street-level maps show neighborhoods and communities with populations that are 40% or more minority, according to the 2000 census, with 200 or more estimated unregistered or inactive voters.

White numbers overlaying dots show estimated unregistered or inactive voters (all races) by census block. These dots are color-coded to show race/ethnicity components for the over 18 population residing in the census block and scaled based on the total number of estimated unregistered voters.

Census blocks shaded in grey have minority voting age populations below 40%.

The files are organized by county, city, zip, and block group number. The precinct proxy code is based on a precinct that is within all or part of the block group. Where block groups are split by precincts, only one of the precincts is identified. Precinct proxies may also encompass more than one block group.

Birds-eye view of neighborhood-level registration rates. The numbers displayed in purple boxes show unregistered or inactive voters and will match the unregistered voter count in the footer portion of the block-level "focus area" maps.. These maps can be used for orientation purposes with the "focus area" block-level maps above.

See also: map-linked spreadsheet.

Community-wide Bush Gore Maps

Bush-Gore by 2000 precinct (head to head contest excluding third party candidates). The numbers in boxes show votes cast for the two major party candidates -- except for Kansas City and St. Louis where it gets too cluttered to display.

Sunday, July 18, 2004

Nevada Get-Out-The-Vote Maps

FairVote2020 has developed an interactive map showing precinct-level turnout rates based on registered voters in Clark and Washoe Counties for the 2000 presidential contest. Nearly 90% of Nevada's population resides in these two counties.

The second map shows Bush-Gore results by precinct statewide.

Additional maps include census data on poverty, housing and income. Change maps by clicking the drop-down menu under "Compare Maps" on the left.

Las Vegas Area Turnout in 2000 Presidential Election

Zoom to:
Reno


Map 1 --Turnout in Clark and Washoe Counties (by 2000 precinct -- registered voters)

At a scale of about 8 miles, the number of registered voters (by precinct) who did not vote in the 2000 election is displayed in purple boxes. Precinct boundaries are those in effect in 2000.

This map differs from other FairVote2020 turnout maps which use voting age population as the base for calculating the turnout rate. Nevada's population has grown rapidly since 2000, making registered voters the better measure for turnout calculations.

Data is unavailable for the other 14 counties and Carson City.

Source: Census 2000, Federal Elections Project, American University.

Map 2 -- Bush-Gore by Precinct

Zoom out to Statewide Map

Head-to-head contest (minus third party votes)

Source: Census 2000, Federal Elections Project, American University.

Maps 3 and above -- Block-Group Socio-Economic Detail Maps

See SocioEcon mapper for map details.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data and SF 3 Sample Data


High Detail "Zoomable"-- Adobe format -- zoom to 200+)

  • Clark and Washoe localities with populations over 2,500

    Community-wide Turnout Maps (23)

    Birds-eye view of turnout for registered voters in the 2000 general election. The numbers displayed in purple boxes show non-voting registered voters by precinct. These maps match the default map in the interactive map described above.
  • Nevada localities with populations over 2,500 (44)

    Community-wide Bush Gore Maps

    Bush-Gore by precinct (head to head contest excluding third party candidates).

Friday, July 16, 2004

Michigan Get-Out-The-Vote Maps

Thanks to: E-Merges and Techpolitics


FairVote2020 has developed an interactive map showing voter registration rates in Michigan communities and neighborhoods as of the spring of 2004. Boundaries for the thematic display are based on census block groups rather than precinct lines because there is no publicly available statewide geographic precinct database.

Zooming in to a scale of about five miles, you will see the estimated number of unregistered or inactive voters (by block group) displayed in purple boxes.

You can view socioeconomic themes -- race, ethnicity, income, access to vehicles, etc. -- for these neighborhood areas by selecting maps from the drop-down menu under "Compare Maps" on the left. These maps also show block group-level detail, providing an exact boundary match to the voter registration data.

Below the links to the interactive maps is a link to a directory with 1,550 maps in Adobe format -- printer-ready and PDA compatible. These maps show street-level detail for areas in 41 counties with high numbers of unregistered or inactive voters. Over 685,000 unregistered or inactive voters live in these areas -- defined by populations that are 30% or more below poverty or 30% or more minority voting age.

There is also a link to Adobe maps showing neighborhood registration rates for about 80 Michigan localities with populations greater than 15,000.

Unregistered or inactive 18+ in 2004

( neighborhood-level block groups as proxy precincts)

Zoom to:
Flint
Lansing
Wayne County

Google-FairData Base Map (start with a Google map interface)

Map 1 (default map) -- Unregistered or Inactive Voting Age Population in 2004

At a scale of about 5 miles, the estimated number of voting age persons (by block group) who are unregistered or inactive is displayed in purple boxes. When you click on ZOOM TO and then click on the map -- voter registration and demographic data for the block group selected will appear in a table below the map. Click on INFO and then click on the map for more detailed data.

At a scale of about 3 miles, green labels showing the block group numbers can be displayed by checking the box next to "BG FIPS code" below the map image. (The five digit state-county portion of the number, e.g. "26049" is not shown in the map -- 26 is for Michigan and 049 indicates Genesse County -- but is displayed using the INFO button and must be entered for searches based on the block group code using FIND. )

Precincts in effect in 2000 (called VTDs) can be identified by clicking on INFO and then on the map. The precinct number is the last item in the pop-up window.

This map is based on a February 2004 statewide registered voter file with 6.8 million names. Approximately 98% of the addresses are geocoded. For the map theme, we eliminated from the registered count anyone who had not voted for the previous six years or who was identified as inactive in the voter file. This reduces the statewide active registered voter count to 4.46 million persons Census Bureau survey estimates show 5.0 million registered voters in 2000 (see link below) -- with 4..34 million casting ballots in 2000 .

Blank areas on the map depict areas where the geocoding was faulty or voter data was incomplete.

Sources: Census 2000, Michigan Secretary of State, E-Merges http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/voting/p20-542/tab04a.xls

Maps 2 thru 17 -- Block-Group Socio-Economic Detail Maps

See SocioEcon mapper for map details.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data and SF 3 Sample Data

Map 18 Statewide Focus Areas

See also Adobe maps below. This map displays neighborhoods and communities with 30% minority voting age population or 30% or more persons below poverty and an estimated 200 or more unregistered or inactive voters.. Statewide there are about 1,550 block groups falling into one or both categories.

Street-level printer-ready, PDA compatible detail maps can be downloaded by clicking on the INFO button and then on the precinct of interest. Next select "Focus Areas" and select the Adobe map link from the lower half of the pop-up window. Right click and select Save Target As or Open in New Window)

Batch downloads for the Adobe files organized by county, zip code, city, and block group can be accessed via this directory:

http://fairplan.u31.infinology.net/MichiganAccess/Maps/FocusAreas/

Click here for a map-linked spreadsheet bridging between the Adobe maps and the interactive map (with built-in sorting features) -- Also located at the top of the above directory -- Try the Greensboro, NC tutorial developed with our client Democracy South , but note that in Michigan there is no information on the race or ethnicity of the voter.

Map 19 -- Bush-Kerry by County (Head-to-Head Contest)

At a scale of about 200 miles, green labels show votes cast for the two major party candidates by county.

This map does not display election returns below the county level.

Source: Dave Leip's Atlas of US Presidential Elections, 12/03/04.

Map 20 - Bush-Kerry by Township/City (Head-to-Head Contest)

Source: Michigan Secretary of State

Map 21 -- Party Affiliation (State Senate) 2007

Map 22 -- Party Affiliation (State House) 2007

Map 23 -- Party Affiliation (Congress) 2007


High Detail "Zoomable"-- Adobe format -)

These maps are set to print at 11" by 17" but will print to smaller or larger page sizes.

Click on the links below to see the index of maps, then click on the file name. It will take a few moments for the file to load into the Acrobat reader, depending upon the speed of your internet connection. To save and then view a map file (the best method for accessing these files), right click on the file name, then choose 'Save Target As' (Internet Explorer) or 'Save Link As' (Netscape). Files range from 50k to 500k in size.

These street-level maps show neighborhoods and communities with populations that are 30% or more minority voting age or 30% or more below poverty, according to the 2000 census, with at least 200 or more estimated unregistered or inactive voters. Over 685,000 unregistered or inactive voters reside in these areas, representing about 56% of the resident 1.22 million persons of voting age in the focus areas. There are focus areas in 41 of Michigan's 83 counties.

White numbers overlaying dots show estimated unregistered or inactive voters by census block. These dots are color-coded to show race/ethnicity components for the over 18 population residing in the census block.

The files are organized by county, zip code, city, and block group number.

Birds-eye view of neighborhood-level registration rates. These maps can be used for orientation purposes with the "focus area" block-level maps above. The numbers displayed in purple boxes show unregistered or inactive voters and will match the unregistered voter count in the footer portion of the block-level "focus area" maps.

See also: map-linked spreadsheet.

Saturday, July 10, 2004

Arizona Get-Out-The-Vote Maps

FairVote2020 has developed an interactive map showing turnout by precinct in Arizona for the 2000 presidential election. Another map shows results by 2000 precinct in a head-to-head Bush-Gore contest. Blank areas on the map have no population or missing data.

Additional maps include census data on poverty, housing and income. Change maps by clicking the drop-down menu under "Compare Maps" on the left.

At the end of this page is a link to Adobe maps showing nonvoters and 2000 turnout rates by precinct for Arizona cities with populations greater than 10,000. There is also a link to a second set of maps for the same places displaying Bush-Gore by precinct. Use the two sets in tandem to help target your canvassing efforts.

Turnout by Precinct in 2000 Presidential Election (18 + Pop)

Zoom to:(50-mile scale)
Phoenix
Tucson

Google-FairData Base Map (start with a Google map interface)

Map 1 (initial map) -- Turnout by Precinct in 2000 (18+ Pop)

At a scale of about 5 miles, the number of voting age persons (by town or city) who did not vote in the 2000 presidential election is displayed in purple boxes. This number includes both registered and unregistered persons and has not been adjusted for non-citizens. Pie charts display in areas with significant minority populations, showing race/ethnicity components for the over 18 population.

Click on the INFO tool and then on the map for a pop-up window displaying precinct-level turnout and political data. Click on ZOOM TO and then on the map to display neighborhood-level (block group) socioeconomic data in a table beneath the map image.

Note: Block group boundaries are displayed as thin blue lines in Map 1. Precinct boundaries (green lines in Maps 1 and 18) cannot be displayed in Maps 2 thru 17

Sources: Census 2000, Federal Elections Project, American University

Maps 2 through 17 -- Block-Group Socio-Economic Detail Maps

See SocioEcon mapper for map details.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data and SF 3 Sample Data

Map 18 -- Bush-Gore by 2000 Precinct

Head-to-head contest (minus third party votes)

Sources: Census 2000, Federal Elections Project, American University

Map 19 -- Bush-Gore by County (Head-to-Head Contest) Note that congressional lines are for the 109th congress ( 2005-2006), not the historical 2000 boundaries.

Source: Dave Leip's Atlas of US Presidential Elections

Map 20 -- Bush-Kerry by County (Head-to-Head Contest)

At a scale of about 200 miles, green labels show votes cast for the two major party candidates by county.

This map does not display election returns below the county level.

Source: Dave Leip's Atlas of US Presidential Elections, 12/03/04.

Map 21 -- Party Affiliation (State Senate) 2007

Map 22 -- Party Affiliation (State House) 2007

Map 23 -- Party Affiliation (Congress) 2007


High Detail "Zoomable"-- Adobe format -- zoom to 200+)

Birds-eye view of turnout for the 18+ population in the 2000 general election. The numbers displayed in purple boxes show unregistered 18+ and non-voting registered voters, i.e. everyone over 18 who did not vote. These maps match the default map in the interactive map described above.

Community-wide Bush-Gore Maps

Bush-Gore by precinct (head to head contest excluding third party candidates). The numbers in boxes show votes cast for the two major party candidates.


Thursday, July 8, 2004

Bush-Gore Precinct Maps

Bush-Gore thematic maps by precinct have been uploaded to the following interactive maps, accessed under the "Compare Maps" drop-down menu: Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Maine (towns), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia.

Precinct-level thematic maps for key Senate contests from 2002 -- Cleland-Chambliss in Georgia and Dole-Bowles in North Carolina-- have been added to the interactive maps.
These maps show head-to-head contests and exclude third party votes.