Monthly Archives: January 2015

2014 Data Sets Updated to v1.0

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Election Data Sets

The data sets for US House of Representative, US Senate, and Governor have been updated to version 1.0 and are available on the store page.  Updates are, of course, free for those whom have already purchased these files.  The update may be downloaded from your myatlas page.  This update includes:

  • Amended official results plus write-in votes in West Virginia
  • New data from Texas to correct the absence of Bailey County, and error in Kinney County
  • Corrected the error in the official results for Johnson County, Indiana

1,000 Vote Data Error in Indiana US House CD9

Indiana County Map Highlighting Johnson County

Indiana County Map Highlighting Johnson County

There exists a 1,000 vote data error in the official and final election results for Indiana United States Representative District 9 as published by the Indiana Secretary of State.  The error is in the vote total for Libertarian candidate Ralph Mike Frey in Johnson County.  The total tabulated by the Indiana Secretary of State of 1,930 votes is actually only 930 votes as confirmed by the Johnson County Clerk. The Johnson County report, General Election November 4, 2014 Summary Report, is final and official and deemed the accurate count.  The 2014 U.S. House dataset has been updated with the correction.

Upgraded Interactive Data Tables

The data tables on the Atlas have been upgraded to provide more interactive features, including immediate multi-column sort, column filters, map highlights, and more.  An interactive example of the 2012 Gubernatorial Election result is shown below:

New Features:

  • Sort the table on a given column directly by clicking the arrows in the header row cell (one click, sorts ascending, two clicks sorts descending, third click removes the sort).
  • Sort on multiple columns by holding down shift key when clicking on the header sort cell.
  • Mouse over on a row highlights the row and the corresponding shape boundary on the map.
  • Mouse over on a map highlights the shape boundary and the corresponding row in the table
  • Click on the mini map at left of each row goes to the summary data page with candidate result details and maps.
  • Click on the name at left of each row goes to the next-level down data table

2,224 Votes Not Included in Union County IA 2014 Official Result for Governor

Iowa County Map Highlighting Union County

Iowa County Map Highlighting Union County

The 2014 General Election official gubernatorial results published by the Iowa Secretary of State include a significant error in Union County, where 2,224 votes were not included in the statewide tally (52% of the total votes in Union County).  Published results from the Union County Auditor show the correct figures.  The table below compares the two:

Union County, IA 2014 General Election Result for Governor

CandidateIA SoS ResultUnion County ResultDifference
Total2,0624,286-2,224
Terry Bradstad (R)1,3882,690-1,302
Jack Hatch (D)5601,407-847
Lee Deakins Hieb (L)68105-37
Others5684-28

Interestingly, other statewide offices are correct, only the race for Governor is in error.  The corrected data have been updated in the Atlas database (Union County Gubernatorial Result page).

Wisconsin 2014 Gubernatorial Map by Municipality

Wisconsin 2014 Gubernatorial Election Result Map by Municipality

Wisconsin 2014 Gubernatorial Election Result Map by Municipality

The 2014 General Election result map for Governor in the state of Wisconsin tabulated by Municipality is complete (shown at right).  The contest was between incumbent Republican Governor Scott Walker and Democratic candidate Mary Burke (results page).  The final statewide percentages are almost an exact repeat of the 2010 contest between Scott Walker and Tom Barrett (results page).  The 2014 result was Walker over Burke 52.26% to 46.59% and the 2010 result was Walker over Barrett 52.25% to 46.48%!

At the county and municipality level, the results are quite similar as well.  Walker wins 1,508 municipalities with an average margin of 272 votes (median margin of 93 votes) to Burke’s 381 with an average margin of 715 votes and a median margin of 41 votes (the Democratic data are dominated by two municipalities – Milwaukee City with a margin of 109,679 and Madison City with a margin of 70,846).  The largest Republican margin is in Brookfield City (Waukesha County) with 9,929 votes.  Seven municipalities are ties. In 2010, Walker won 1,480 municipalities to Barrett’s 399 with 15 ties.  The largest swings were in the north-central part of the state with Iron and Taylor Counties leading the Republican Swing percentage while the south and north-west portions of the state had Democratic Swings.  Detailed maps are available here.