2017 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: Dallas, Chilton, Covington, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Marion, Monroe, Tuscaloosa. 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, 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 ATG - Attorney General GOV - Governor HOD - House of Delegates, accompanied by a HOD_DIST column indicating district number LTG - Lieutenant Governor SOV - Senate of Virginia, accompanied by a SOV_DIST column indicating district number 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 S17USSRMOO - Roy Moore (Republican Party) S17USSDJON - Doug Jones (Democratic Party) S17USSOWRI - 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. The Clay County precinct results include total write in votes by precinct whereas the certified state canvass only includes official write in totals for Clay County. For DeKalb County the certified state canvass omits the provisional votes. For Monroe County the certified state canvass appears to have a typographic error that adds 10 votes for Jones (D). Precinct boundaries were adjusted where 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 2017 general election. Voting districts in nearly all counties were edited accordingly to align with reporting units in the 2017 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 2017 voter file. The following splits and merges were made to align voting district boundaries with reporting units in the 2017 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: Merge 2350/5270 as Oxmoor Valley, 5110/5180 as Mountain Brook City Hall Lee: Split Boykin/National Guard 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