Table 1 Dataset Variables.
From: Cast vote records: A database of ballots from the 2020 U.S. Election
Variable Name | Description |
|---|---|
state | The name of the state that the ballot is from. |
county_name | The name of the county the ballot is from. |
cvr_id | A unique ID given to each ballot within a state-county. |
precinct_medsl | One field that indicates the precinct that can be matched to Baltz et al.3. |
precinct_cvr | Concatenated precinct values as recorded in the raw data, for each precinct_medsl. |
office | The office in which that voter is choosing a candidate. Limited to President, Congress, and State Legislature. |
district | The district of the office. |
candidate | The name of the candidate the voter has selected in the office and district. |
party | A simplified name of the party of the candidate on the ballot. |
party_detailed | The full name of the party of the candidate on the ballot, sometimes with last name first. |
magnitude | The number of candidates a voter could have chosen in this particular contest. |
