2020 Vermont precinct and election results shapefile. ## RDH Date retrieval 01/12/2022 ## Sources Election results from the Vermont Secretary of State (https://vtelectionarchive.sec.state.vt.us/) Precinct shapefile from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2020 Redistricting Data Program. ## 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 - Agriculture Commissioner ATG - Attorney General AUD - Auditor COC - Corporation Commissioner 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. INS - Insurance Commissioner LAB - Labor Commissioner LAN - Commissioner of Public Lands LTG - Lieutenant Governor PRE - President PSC - Public Service Commissioner RRC - Railroad Commissioner SAC - State Appeals Court (in AL: Civil Appeals) SCC - State Court of Criminal Appeals SOS - Secretary of State SSC - State Supreme Court SPI - Superintendent of Public Instruction 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 G20PREDBID - Joseph R. Biden (Democratic Party) G20PRERTRU - Donald J. Trump (Republican Party) G20PRELJOR - Jo Jorgensen (Libertarian Party) G20PREGHAW - Howie Hawkins (Green Party) G20PREIWES - Kanye West (Independent) G20PREOOTH - Other Candidates on Ballot G20PREOSAN - Bernie Sanders (Write-in) G20PREOWRI - Other Write-in Candidates G20HALDWEL - Peter Welch (Democratic Party) G20HALDRBE - Miriam Berry (Republican Party) G20HALCHEL - Christopher Helali (Communisty Party) G20HALIBEC - Peter R. Becker (Independent) G20HALIHOR - Marcia Horne (Independent) G20HALIORR - Shawn Orr (Independent) G20HALITRU - Jerry Trudell (Independent) G20HALOWRI - Write-in Votes G20GOVDZUC - David Zuckerman (Progressive Party and Democratic Party (fusion candidate)) G20GOVRSCO - Phil Scott (Republican Party) G20GOVIHOY - Kevin Hoyt (Independent) G20GOVTPEY - Emily Peyton (Truth Matters Pary) G20GOVIWHI - Erynn Hazlett Whitney (Independent) G20GOVIBIL - Wayne Billado III (Independent) G20GOVIDEV - Michael Devost (Independent) G20GOVUDIC - Charly Dickerson (Unaffiliated) G20GOVOWRI - Write-in Votes G20LTGDGRA - Molly Gray (Democratic Party) G20LTGRMIL - Scott Milne (Republican Party) G20LTGPERI - Cris Ericson (Progressive Party) G20LTGIBIL - Wayne Billado III (Independent) G20LTGBCOR - Ralph Corbo (Banigh the F-35s Party) G20LTGOWRI - Write-in Votes G20ATGDDON - T.J. Donovan (Democratic Party) G20ATGRPAI - H. Brooke Paige (Republican Party) G20ATGPERI - Cris Ericson (Progressive Party) G20ATGOWRI - Write-in Votes G20SOSDCON - Jim Condos (Democratic Party) G20SOSRPAI - H. Brooke Paige (Republican Party) G20SOSPERI - Cris Ericson (Progressive Party) G20SOSISMI - Pamala Smith (Independent) G20SOSOWRI - Write-in Votes G20TREDPEA - Beth Pearce (Democratic Party) G20TRERBRA - Carolyn Whitney Branagan (Republican Party) G20TREPERI - Cris Ericson (Progressive Party) G20TREIWRI - Alex Wright (Independent) G20TREOWRI - Write-in Votes G20AUDOHOF - Doug Hoffer (Democratic Party and Republican Party (fusion candidate)) G20AUDPERI - Cris Ericson (Progressive Party) G20AUDOWRI - Write-in Votes ## Processing Steps The Census VTD shapefile features city wards. However, precinct boundaries for state and federal elections are not based on city wards. They are instead defined by legislative districts wherever they cross municipal boundaries. Therefore, city wards were merged in the shapefile and cities or townships were instead split into precincts wherever necessary using the state legislative district shapefile. Essex 2 and Essex 3 are incorrectly labeled in the Census VTD shapefile. The labels and results are switched consistent with the township voting district map. Vermont has four unorganized towns whose residents cast votes in neighboring towns. These were distributed back based on voting age population in the 2020 U.S. Census. (Averill-Canaan, Buel's Gore-Huntington, Ferdinand-Brighton, Glastenbury-Shaftsbury.)