2016 Ohio precinct and election results shapefile.

## RDH Date retrieval
04/13/2022

## Sources

Election results from the Ohio Secretary of State (https://www.sos.state.oh.us/elections/election-results-and-data/). 
Precinct shapefile from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2020 Redistricting Data Program final release. 
Note that some VTDs were relabeled to match precinct names and/or precinct codes in the November 2016 general election returns.


## Fields metadata

Vote Column Label Format
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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, C for a caucus, R for a runoff, S for a special.
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
AGR - Commissioner of Agriculture
ATG - Attorney General
AUD - Auditor
COM - Comptroller
COU - City Council Member
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 - Commissioner of Insurance
LAB - Commissioner of Labor
LTG - Lieutenant Governor
LND - Commissioner of Public Lands
PRE - President
PSC - Public Service Commissioner
PUC - Public Utilities Commissioner
RGT - State University Regent
RRC - Railroad Commissioner
SAC - State Court of Appeals
SOS - Secretary of State
SOV - Senate of Virginia, accompanied by a SOV_DIST column indicating district number
SPI - Superintendent of Public Instruction
SSC - State Supreme Court
TRE - Treasurer
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

G16PRERTRU - Donald J. Trump (Republican Party)
G16PREDCLI - Hillary Clinton (Democratic Party)
G16PRELJOH - Gary Johnson (Independent)
G16PREGSTE - Jill Stein (Green Party)
G16PREIDUN - Richard Duncan (Independent)

G16USSRPOR - Rob Portman (Republican Party)
G16USSDSTR - Ted Strickland (Democratic Party)
G16USSGDEM - Joseph R. DeMare (Green Party)
G16USSICON - Tom Connors (Independent)
G16USSIRUP - Scott Rupert (Independent)

## Processing Steps

The following counties include adjustments to account for corporate annexations that are not specified below by precinct: Adams, Allen, Athens, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Defiance, Franklin, Fulton, Geauga, Guernsey, Holmes, Licking, Lorain, Madison, Marion, Miami, Ottawa, Pickaway, Sandusky, Shelby, Stark, Tuscarawas, Van Wert, Warren, Wayne, Wyandot.

The following additional revisions were made to match the 2016 precinct boundaries:

Adams: Split Liberty N/S, Peebles E/W
Ashland: Split Ashland City 1-B/C, 2-B/C, 4-C/D, Clear Creek 1/2, Hanover/Loundonville 2, Vermilion 2/3
Athens: Adjust Athens 4-4/4-5, Nelsonville 1/2/3/4
Brown: Adjust Perry Twp South/Villages
Butler: Adjust Hamilton 22/24, Oxford 6/11, Trenton 5/7, West Chester 28/39
Champaign: Adjust Union N/S
Clark: Align New Carlisle, Springfield precincts with county maps
Clermont: Reverse unincorporation of Amelia and Newtonsville
Clinton: Merge Wilmington 3-B/C
Columbiana: Split E Liverpool 4-A/B, St Clair Glenmoor/SW
Coshocton: Split Coshocton 3-B/C, 4-B/C
Crawford: Split Holmes/Texas, Sandusky/Whetstone North; Move eastern Polk Twp from Galion 1B to western Polk Twp
Cuyahoga: Adjust Olmsted Twp D/F/H; Realign Westlake wards
Defiance: Merge N/S Richland; Split Tiffin A/B
Delaware: Merge Berkshire B/D/E, Berlin B/F, Concord F/J, Columbus D/G, Delaware 3-F/H, 4-E/G, Genoa H/T, Liberty N into B/C, Orange D/T, G/U, Powell K into G/I, Westerville A/I; Adjust Berkshire A/C/B, Berlin A/C, Columbus A/D, B/D, C/E, Delaware 3-A/2-D, 2-D/Twp A, 3-C/3-E/Twp B, Genoa N/Q, Liberty A/Powell J, Liberty G/K, Orange B/E, H/O, Powell E/F
Fairfield: Realign precincts in Columbus City, Lancaster Ward 1, Ward 2, Ward 6; Merge Pickerington K/O, Pickerington N into F/L; Adjust Bloom A/B, Lancaster 4-B/C, Pickerington J/K, Violet B/C, I/J
Fulton: Split Amboy/Metamora, Fayette/Gorham, Lyons/Royalton, Swancreek West 1/2, Swanton 1/2, 3/4, York N/S
Franklin: Merge Dub 1-I into Dub 1-A/F, Cols 05-B/D, 08-A/H, 08-B/G, 12-D/E, 14-D/G, 16-C/F, 30-A/E, 33-C/J, 33-F/I, 41-D/H/I, 42-A/E, 43-A/E, 44-E/H, 45-C/N, 45-H/M, 45-K/O, 46-E/L, 46-G/M, 50-D/E, 52-C/H, 52-F/G, 57-F/G, 58-A/K, 59-C/F, 64-C/G, 64-D/H, 68-A/D, 69-C/N, 73-G/L, 73-H/K, 73-J/M, 74-E/H, 75-D/H, 75-E/I, 78-C/I, 79-D/E, 82-F/N, 82-G/M, 82-I/O, 83-B/H, 83-C/J, 83-F/I, 84-D/H, 85-D/E, 86-F/I, 86-G/J, Grove City 1-E/G, 2-E/G, Groveport A/E, Hill 1-D/G, 2-C/F, 4-D/E, Jefferson D/I, E/J, F/H, New Albany F/G, Reyns 2-A/G, 4-B/G, Westerville 3-A/E, Worth 3-A/D, 3-B/C
Gallia: Merge Addison Pct/Twp
Greene: Adjust Bath 277/Fairborn 226/Xenia 351
Hamilton: Merge Blue Ash 4-A/B, Norwood 1-A/C, Cincinnati 6-E into 6-A/B, 11-D into 11-A/B/C, 12-A/D, 12-C/E, 13-B/H; Adjust Blue Ash 1-B/2-A/3-B/4-A, Cincinnati 12-B/C, 23-A/D, 23-I/P, 25-F/K, Cleves A/Whitewater A, Colerain BB/F/H, Delhi A/B, Loveland D/Symmes C/K, Miami B/D/G, Whitewater A/C; Realign Cincinnati/Green B
Hocking: Split Falls 1/4, 3/5, Falls 3/West Logan, Hide Away Hills/Marion 1, Laurelville/Perry 1
Knox: Merge Brinkhaven/Union, Gambier A/C; Adjust Clinton A/Mount Vernon 1-B, Clinton B/Mount Vernon 2-A
Lake: Merge Concord B/O, Mentor City 2G/2I, Painesville City 4A/4D, Painesville Twp L into A/K; Adjust Concord A/I, Painesville City 2-A/B, Painesville Twp C/E, Willoughby Hills CC/DD
Logan: Split Second Ward A/C, B/D
Lorain: Merge Avon Lake City 4-A/D, N. Ridgeville 3-A/F/H, N. Ridgeville 1-E into 1-B/D, 3-G into 3-C/D; Adjust Avon Lake City 2-B/C, 4-A/B/C, N. Ridgeville 3-A/B
Lucas: Realign wards in Jerusalem, Maumee, Monclova, Oregon, Ottawa Hills, Spencer, Springfield, Sylvania City, Sylvania Twp, Washington
Madison: Split Monroe/Pike, Paint/Midway-Range/S Solon-Stokes
Medina: Merge Brunswick City 1-F into 1-C/D, York Twp C into A/B, Montville Twp H into A/B, Montville Twp I into A/C/E; Adjust Brunswick City 1-A/B, Wadsworth City 1-D/Sharon D, Wadsworth City 2-D/Twp C
Pickaway: Merge Commercial Point East/West; Add Circleville 1-D; Align Circleville wards with city map
Portage: Split Brady Lake Vlg/Franklin D
Putnam: Merge Glandorf/Ottawa Twp West
Richland: Split Mansfield Ward 6 Prec B/C, Worthington B/C; Adjust Ontario 3/4
Stark: Split Alliance 3-A/C, Canton 2-D/F, 2-E/G, 4-D/E, Massillon 4-A/B, 5-B/D, 7-B/D, 7-H/I, Lake 10/12, Paris A/B, Plain 7/13, Plain 22/23, Sugarcreek 1/D; Merge Jackson 33 into 17/23/30, Lake B into Lake A/15, Lawrence 6 into Lawrence 1/3; Adjust Coventry D/G, Hudson 1-B/3-C, Jackson 6/22, N. Canton 2-A/B, Perry 4/16, Plain 8/29/30
Summit: Adjust Coventry D/G, Fairlawn 2-A/4-A, Hudson 1-B/3-C, Springfield F/J; Realign Twinsburg wards
Union: Merge Jerome 3/6, Marysville 1/2, Marysville 4 into 3/11, Marysville 15 into 4/9
Warren: Split Springboro City 4-B/D, Deerfield W from Deerfield AA/X, Mason City U from Mason City N/T; Merge Clearcreek B/N, Hamilton A/U, D/T, Turtlecreek L into Turtlecreek A/F, Mason City Z into Mason City F/Deerfield E/Union A; Adjust Carlisle 2-A/3-A, South Lebanon A/B, C/D, Springboro 1-B/C, Turtlecreek F/K
Wood: Replace Bloom, Milton, Montgomery, Perry, Portage precincts with 2019 VTDs
Wyandot: Split Sycamore Twp/Village