Palm_Beach: Palm_Beach County ballot microdata (Florida 2000)

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Palm_Beach County ballot microdata (Florida 2000)

Description

Ballot-level microdata for Palm_Beach County, Florida general election, November 7, 2000. Each row represents one voter.

Usage

Palm_Beach

Format

A county metadata object. The underlying microdata has 447,946 rows (voters) across 600 precincts and 47 columns:

COUNTY

County identifier ("Palm_Beach").

PRECINCT

Precinct identifier within the county.

PRE

President and Vice President of the United States. Observed options: D, O, R, A, I.

USS

United States Senator. Observed options: D, O, R, A, I.

USR16

Unites States Representative Congressional District 16. Observed options: D, O, R, A, I.

USR19

Unites States Representative Congressional District 19. Observed options: D, O, R, A, I.

USR22

Unites States Representative Congressional District 22. Observed options: D, O, R, A, I.

USR23

Unites States Representative Congressional District 23. Observed options: D, O, R, A, I.

TRE

State Treasurer. Observed options: D, R, A, I.

EDU

Commissioner of Education. Observed options: D, O, R, A, I.

PUB2

Public Defender Fifteenth Judicial Circuit. Observed options: D, R, A, I.

STS27

State Senator - Senatorial District 27. Observed options: O, R, A, I.

STS31

State Senator - Senatorial District 31. Observed options: D, R, A, I.

STS35

State Senator - Senatorial District 35. Observed options: D, O, R, A, I.

SRH82

State Representative - House District 82. Observed options: O, R, A.

SRH83

State Representative - House District 83. Observed options: D, O, R, A, I.

SRH84

State Representative - House District 84. Observed options: D, O, R, A, I.

SRH85

State Representative - House District 85. Observed options: D, R, A, I.

SRH87

State Representative - House District 87. Observed options: D, R, A, I.

SRH88

State Representative - House District 88. Observed options: D, O, A, I.

SRH89

State Representative - House District 89. Observed options: D, O, A, I.

SRH91

State Representative - House District 91. Observed options: D, R, A, I.

CCC4

Clerk of the Circuit Court. Observed options: D, R, A, I.

SHE5

Sheriff. Observed options: D, R, A, I.

TAX2

Tax Collector. Observed options: D, R, A, I.

PPB1

Port of Palm Beach. Group 1. Observed options: D, R, A, I.

PPB3

Port of Palm Beach. Group 3. Observed options: D, R, A, I.

SC1

Justice of the Supreme Court R. Fred Lewis. Options: N, Y, A, I.

SC2

Justice of the Supreme Court Barbara J. Pariente. Options: N, Y, A, I.

SC3

Justice of the Supreme Court Peggy A. Quince. Options: N, Y, A, I.

D41

Shall Judge John W. Dell 4TH DISTRICT court of appeal be retained in office?. Options: N, Y, A, I.

D42

Shall Judge Bobby W. Gunter 4TH DISTRICT court of appeal be retained in office?. Options: N, Y, A, I.

D43

Shall Judge Fred A. Hazouri 4TH DISTRICT court of appeal be retained in office?. Options: N, Y, A, I.

D44

Shall Judge Larry A. Klein 4TH DISTRICT court of appeal be retained in office?. Options: N, Y, A, I.

D45

Shall Judge Barry J. Stone 4TH DISTRICT court of appeal be retained in office?. Options: N, Y, A, I.

D46

Shall Judge Carole Y. Taylor 4TH DISTRICT court of appeal be retained in office?. Options: N, Y, A, I.

SCB7PB

Member School Board District 7. Observed options: Cu, Ri, A, I.

SWC

Palm Beach Soil and Water Conservation District. Observed options: L, M, A, I.

A01

Florida Transportation Initiative for statewide high speed monorail, fixed guideway or magnetic levitation system. Options: N, Y, A, I.

A02

Shall Circuit Court Judges for selection circuit judges be appointed by the Governor with retention by vote of the people?. Options: N, Y, A, I.

A03

Shall County Court Judges be appointed by the Governor with retention by vote of the people?. Options: N, Y, A, I.

PALRE

Children's Service Council. Options: N, Y, A, I.

BBRE1

City of Boynton Beach. Ordinance 000-41. Options: N, Y, A, I.

MPRE1

Town of Mangonia Park. Clarify operation. Options: N, Y, A, I.

PBSRE1

Town of Palm Beach Shores. Height variance request. Options: N, Y, A, I.

BBRE2

City of Boynton Beach. Ordinance 000-43. Options: N, Y, A, I.

LARE1

Town of Lantana. Sale real property. Options: N, Y, A, I.

Voting-code conventions:

NA in a race column means that the voter was not eligible to vote in that race. A = blank vote; I = invalid vote.

For partisan races, D = Democratic candidate and R = Republican candidate and O = candidate from another party. In some races, however, these codes may have a different meaning (e.g., candidate initials) and should be interpreted according o the coding of the specific race. to the coding of the specific race.

For referendums, Y = yes and N = no.

Eligible voters and precincts by race:

Race	Eligible voters	Precincts
PRE	447,946	600
USS	447,946	600
USR16	140,037	183
USR19	183,491	185
USR22	65,550	108
USR23	60,007	143
TRE	447,946	600
EDU	447,946	600
PUB2	447,946	600
STS27	76,697	97
STS31	39,627	58
STS35	80,771	135
SRH82	25,574	28
SRH83	62,942	92
SRH84	35,582	84
SRH85	49,674	65
SRH87	51,597	82
SRH88	75,274	95
SRH89	64,260	60
SRH91	20,897	21
CCC4	447,946	600
SHE5	447,946	600
TAX2	447,946	600
PPB1	127,203	210
PPB3	127,203	210
SC1	447,946	600
SC2	447,946	600
SC3	447,946	600
D41	447,946	600
D42	447,946	600
D43	447,946	600
D44	447,946	600
D45	447,946	600
D46	447,946	600
SCB7PB	56,693	91
SWC	447,946	600
A01	447,946	600
A02	447,946	600
A03	447,946	600
PALRE	447,946	600
BBRE1	20,877	36
MPRE1	480	8
PBSRE1	480	8
BBRE2	20,877	36
LARE1	2,246	7

Source

Own elaboration from raw ballot data made available to the authors through personal communication by Dan Keating (data reporter, The Washington Post) and the American National Election Studies (ANES, University of Michigan). Florida general election, November 7, 2000. Full data available at \Sexpr[results=rd]{tools:::Rd_expr_doi("10.17605/OSF.IO/NP73B")}.

See Also

get_county_data(), ei_summary(), election_catalog, list_elections()

Examples

# Inspect metadata
Palm_Beach


# Load the full microdata
palm_beach_data <- get_county_data("Palm_Beach")

# Alternatively, using the county object directly
palm_beach_data <- as.data.frame(Palm_Beach)

# Pass directly to ei_summary
obj <- ei_summary(c("PRE", "USS"), data = get_county_data(Palm_Beach))

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