iowa: Iowa County File

In redist: Simulation Methods for Legislative Redistricting

Iowa County File

Description

This data contains geographic and demographic information on the 99 counties of the state of Iowa.

Usage

data("iowa")

Format

sf tibble containing columns for useful data related to the redistricting process

fips

The FIPS code for the county.

cd_2010

The 2010 congressional district assignments.

pop

The total population of the precinct, according to the 2010 Census.

white

The non-Hispanic white population of the precinct.

black

The non-Hispanic Black population of the precinct.

hisp

The Hispanic population (of any race) of the precinct.

vap

The voting-age population of the precinct.

wvap

The white voting-age population of the precinct.

bvap

The Black voting-age population of the precinct.

hvap

The Hispanic voting-age population of the precinct.

tot_08

Number of total votes for president in the county in 2008.

dem_08

Number of votes for Barack Obama in 2008.

rep_08

Number of votes for John McCain in 2008.

region

The 28E agency regions for counties.

geometry

The sf geometry column containing the geographic information.

Examples

data(iowa)
print(iowa)

redist documentation built on April 3, 2023, 5:46 p.m.