2016 Alabama precinct and election results shapefile. ## RDH Date retrieval 06/01/2021 ## Sources Election results from the Alabama Secretary of State Elections Division (https://www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes/voter/election-data). Incorrect or incomplete data was replaced using the county canvass reports for the following counties: Blount, Bullock, Dallas, Escambia, Greene, Hale, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lawrence, Marion, Pickens, Randolph, Russell, St. Clair, Shelby, Washington, Wilcox. Precinct shapefiles primarily from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2020 Redistricting Data Program final release, except the following counties use shapefiles sourced from the respective county governments instead: Baldwin, Blount, Calhoun, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jefferson, Lee, Limestone, Madison, Marengo, Marshall, Mobile, Morgan, St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega, Tuscaloosa. ## 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, 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 (Libertarian Party) G16PREGSTE - Jill Stein (Green Party) G16PREOWRI - Write-in Votes G16USSRSHE - Richard Shelby (Republican Party) G16USSDCRU - Ron Crumpton (Democratic Party) G16USSOWRI - Write-in Votes G16SSCRBOL - Michael Bolin (Republican Party) G16SSCOWRI - Write-in Votes G16SSCRWIS - Kelli Wise (Republican Party) G16SSCOWR2 - Write-in Votes G16SSCRPAR - Tom Parker (Republican Party) G16SSCOWR3 - Write-in Votes G16PSCRCAV - Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh (Republican Party) G16PSCOWRI - Write-in Votes ## Processing Steps Absentee and provisional ballots were reported countywide in all counties. These were distributed by candidate to precincts based on their share of the precinct-level reported vote. Mobile County also reported only countywide totals for write in votes. These were distributed to precincts based on the difference between the number of ballots cast and the total votes reported for named candidates. Note that the precinct results from DeKalb County add up to a higher total number of votes than the countywide totals certified by the state canvass. At the presidential level the difference is: Clinton (D) 60, Trump (R) 374, Johnson (L) 11, Stein (G) 4, Write In 3. Precinct boundaries were adjusted as appropriate to align with county maps, municipal boundaries, or commission districts. Precinct boundaries throughout the state were further reviewed with the voter registration file in effect for the November 2016 general election. Voting districts in nearly all counties were edited accordingly to align with reporting units in the 2016 election results. In many counties the resulting boundaries bear little resemblance to the 2020 Census VTDs. As these boundary revisions were so extensive only splits and merges are specified below by precinct. Many precincts have outdated names in the Census VTDs. The Census VTDs also have at least some precinct names in wrong locations for the following counties: Clarke, Clay, Cleburne, Conecuh, Dallas, Escambia, Geneva, Greene, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Limestone, Marion, Marshall, Monroe, Perry, Randolph, Russell, Tallapoosa, Walker, Washington, Wilcox. Moreover, many precinct numbers and consequently the VTD GeoIDs are also incorrect throughout much of the state in the Census shapefiles. All precinct names and numbers have been edited to match the 2016 voter file. The following splits and merges were made to align voting district boundaries with reporting units in the 2016 election results. Autauga: Merge Boone's Chapel/County Line Barbour: Split Eufaula between Bevill/CC/Fellowship/McCoo/Sanford/WB Calhoun: Add precinct splits to Beats 1, 4, 5, 9, 12, 13, 15, 19, 22 Cherokee: Split Friendship/Mt Calvary, McCord's/Rock Run, Mt Weisner/VFD #2 Choctaw: Split Cromwell/Halsell/Intersection Clarke: Split Antioch/Grove Hill/Helwestern, Choctaw Bluff/Gainstown, Grove Hill NG/Whatley, Jackson/Skipper, Springfield/Thomasville; Merge Fulton FS/CH Covington: Split Heath/Straughn, Pleasant Home/Wing Cullman: Split Cullman City Hall/Civic Ctr/Conf Room/Courthouse Dallas: Merge Marion Jct/New Friendship Elmore: Merge Grandview Pines/Nazarene Fayette: Split Browns Glen Allen/Whites Chapel, Cole Killingsworth/New River, Elm Grove/Studdards, Fayette CC/Covin/YC, Lee-Belk/Oak Ridge Geneva: Split Bellwood/Chancellor, Flat Creek/Hacoda, Geneva CC/CH/CO/FC/NG, Hughes VH/Malvern, Lowery/Revels, Piney Grove/Samson/Samson Masonic, Slocomb/Tate Houston: Split Enterprise/Lovetown; Merge Mt Gilead/Water & Electric Jackson: Split Holly Springs/Pleasant Groves Jefferson: Split 1350/1400 CJ Donald/Fairfield; Merge 2350/5270 as Oxmoor Valley, 3010/3015 as Hunter St Lee: Split Boykin/National Guard Marengo: Split Aimwell/Sweet Water, Taylorville/Thomaston Marion: Split Kimbrough N/S; Merge Hamilton N/S as ET Sims Marshall: Split Arab Comm Ctr/Rec Ctr, Guntersville/Warrenton Monroe: Split Chrysler/Mineola, Coleman/Excel, Franklin/Wainwright, Peterman/Philadelphia Randolph: Split Bethel/Moores/Woodland, Cavers/Swagg, Corinth/Morrison, Midway/New Hope/Wedowee, Omaha/Tin Shop/Wehadkee, Rock Mills/Wilson Russell: Split Courthouse/Golden Acres Tallapoosa: Split Cooper/Duncan/Moncrief; Merge New Paces 901/902 to match county shapefile Wilcox: Split National Guard Camden, Pine Apple Comm Ctr, Pine Apple AWIN, St Paul Church Winston: Split Addison/Upshaw, Delmar/Natural Bridge, Haleyville/Neighborhood/Pebble/Waldrop, Lynn/Old Union, Nesmith/Helicon