2018 Idaho precinct and election shapefile. ## RDH Date retrieval 12/07/2020 ## Sources Election results from Idaho Secretary of State (https://sos.idaho.gov/elections-division/election-results/). Absentee votes were reported countywide or by legislative district for Adams, Bannock, Blaine, Boise, Bonneville, Clearwater, Custer, Elmore, Franklin, Fremont, Gem, Gooding, Idaho, Jefferson, Jerome, Kootenai, Latah, Lemhi, Lewis, Madison, Minidoka, Nez Perce, Owyhee, Shoshone, Teton, Twin Falls, Valley. These were distributed by candidate to precincts based on their share of the precinct-level vote for the given reporting unit. Precinct shapefiles from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2020 Redistricting Data Program Phase 2 release, except the following counties used shapefiles sourced from the respective county governments instead: Ada, Adams, Bannock, Bingham, Boise, Bonner, Cassia, Clearwater, Custer, Fremont, Jefferson, Kootenai, Latah, Lemhi, Lewis, Madison, Minidoka, Nez Perce, Oneida, Power, Twin Falls, Valley. ## Fields metadata Vote Column Label Format ------------------------ Columns reporting votes follow a standard label pattern. One example is: G16PREDCli The first character is G for a general election, P for a primary, S for a special, and R for a runoff. Characters 2 and 3 are the year of the election. Characters 4-6 represent the office type (see list below). Character 7 represents the party of the candidate. Characters 8-10 are the first three letters of the candidate's last name. Office Codes A## - Ballot amendment, where ## is an identifier AGR - Commissioner of Agriculture ATG - Attorney General AUD - Auditor CFO - Chief Financial Officer CHA - Council Chairman COC - Corporation Commissioner COM - Comptroller CON - State Controller COU - City Council Member CSC - Clerk of the Supreme Court DEL - Delegate to the U.S. House GOV - Governor H## - U.S. House, where ## is the district number. AL: at large. HOD - House of Delegates, accompanied by a HOD_DIST column indicating district number HOR - U.S. House, accompanied by a HOR_DIST column indicating district number INS - Insurance Commissioner LAB - Labor Commissioner LND - Commissioner of Public/State Lands LTG - Lieutenant Governor MAY - Mayor MNI - State Mine Inspector PSC - Public Service Commissioner PUC - Public Utilities Commissioner RGT - State University Regent SAC - State Appeals Court SBE - State Board of Education SOC - Secretary of Commonwealth SOS - Secretary of State SPI - Superintendent of Public Instruction SPL - Commissioner of School and Public Lands SSC - State Supreme Court TAX - Tax Commissioner TRE - Treasurer UBR - University Board of Regents/Trustees/Governors USS - U.S. Senate Party Codes D and R will always represent Democrat and Republican, respectively. See the state-specific notes for the remaining codes used in a particular file; note that third-party candidates may appear on the ballot under different party labels in different states. ## Fields G18GOVRLIT - Brad Little (Republican Party) G18GOVDJOR - Paulette Jordan (Democratic Party) G18GOVLBOE - Bev "Angel" Boeck (Libertarian Party) G18GOVCBAY - Walter L. Bayes (Constitution Party) G18GOVOWRI - Write-in Votes G18LTGRMCG - Janice McGeachin (Republican Party) G18LTGDCOL - Kristin Collum (Democratic Party) G18SOSRDEN - Lawerence E. Denney (Republican Party) G18SOSDHUM - Jill Humble (Democratic Party) G18CONRWOO - Brandon D. Woolf (Republican Party) G18TRERELL - Julie A. Ellsworth (Republican Party) G18ATGRWAS - Lawrence Wasden (Republican Party) G18ATGDBIS - Bruce S. Bistline (Democratic Party) G18SPIRYBA - Sherri Ybarra (Republican Party) G18SPIDWIL - Cindy Wilson (Democratic Party) ## Processing Steps County borders in all county-sourced shapefiles were aligned to the U.S Census Bureau's boundaries. The following additional modifications were made to match the 2018 precinct boundaries. Ada: Merge 1817/1818 Bear Lake: Adjust most precincts to match county maps and voter file Benewah: Boundaries revised countywide to match legal description Bonner: Extend precincts over water and align with legal description Boundary: Merge BF/Kootenai Butte: Split Arco 1/Moore along USGS watershed line; Adjust Arco 1/2 Camas: Precinct numbers reversed based on county map Cassia: Merge Burley 1/7 Clark: Adjust Precinct 1/2, 1/3 Elmore: Adjust Mountain Home 4/Hammett Franklin: Split Cleveland/Mound Valley Gem: Adjust Lincoln/Emerson, Hanna/West Emmett Gooding: Align boundaries with PLSS grid and city limits Idaho: Adjust Clearwater/Stites Jerome: Split Canyonside/Rimrock Latah: Merge 29/39; Adjust 19/29 Teton: Adjust precinct 6 to match Victor city limits Washington: Align Weiser precincts with city limits