2016 Connecticut precinct and election results shapefile. ## RDH Date retrieval 08/17/2021 ## Sources Election results from the Connecticut Secretary of State (https://portal.ct.gov/SOTS/Election-Services/Election-Results/Election-Results). 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 - 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 SCC - State Court of Criminal 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 G16PREDCLI - Hillary Clinton (Democratic Party) G16PRERTRU - Donald J. Trump (Republican Party) G16PRELJOH - Gary Johnson (Libertarian Party) G16PREGSTE - Jill Stein (Green Party) G16PREOWRI - Write-in Votes G16USSDBLU - Richard Blumenthal (Democratic Party and Working Families Party (fusion candidate)) G16USSRCAR - Dan Carter (Republican Party) G16USSLLIO - Richard Lion (Libertarian Party) G16USSGRUS - Jeffery Russell (Green Party) G16USSOWRI - Write-in Votes ## Processing Steps District splits not reported separately were merged for Bethel 5, Bridgeport 129-3, 130-2, Durham 3, East Haven 3-3, Hartford 11, 12, 24, Naugatuck 3-3, New Britain 12, New Haven 9-2, 17, 21-1, Stamford 3, 5, 6-1, 8, 12, 20-1, 21, Torrington 6, 7, Waterbury 74-5. The Stratford and Westport precincts were renumbered from municipal districts to state/federal districts. The following additional modifications were made to match the 2016 precinct boundaries. Ansonia: Adjust 1/2 to match shapefile Avon: Adjust 1/3 to match street list Berlin: Adjust 2/5 to match voter file Bethel: Adjust 1/4 to match voter file Bridgeport: Adjust 124-2/3/4, 126-1/2/5, 130-3/4 to match PDF Colchester: Adjust 1/3, 2/4 to match street list Coventry: Adjust 1/2 to match street list Danbury: Align wards 4/5, 6/7 with PDF Darien: Align 1/5, 1/6, 2/4 with shapefile East Hartford: Adjust 1/2, 5/6 to match street list East Haven: Add 1-3, 5-3 to match street list; Align 3, 3-3 with LD East Windsor: Align 1, 1-2 with LD Enfield: Adjust 258/458 to match PDF Fairfield: Split 3-32/3-34 by LD; Adjust 8/9 to match PDF Glastonbury: Adjust 4/5, 4/9, 7/9 to match PDF Greenwich: Split 10/10-1 by LD; Adjust 1/2/3 to match PDF Guilford: Adjust 1/3, 2/3 to match descriptions Haddam: Adjust 1/2 to match street list Hamden: Adjust 1/9, 5/6 to match PDF Killingly: Adjust 2/4, 3/4 to match PDF Ledyard: Adjust 1/2 to match street list Litchfield: Adjust 2/4 to match voter file Manchester: Merge 5/9; Adjust 3/5 to match street list Middletown: Adjust 1/12 to match GIS Milford: Align 117/119, 119-1/3 with LD and PDF New Britain: Adjust 12/14 to match voter file New Haven: Split 11-1/11-3 and align VTDs with voter file New Milford: Align all VTDs with voter file Newtown: Adjust 1/2 to match street list Norwich: Adjust 4/5 to match voter file Plainfield: Adjust 1/3, 2/4 to match voter file Plymouth: Split 1/2 to match registrar description Ridgefield: Adjust 1/2, 1/3 to match voter file Rocky Hill: Adjust 2/3 to match voter file Seymour: Adjust 1/3, 2/3 to match voter file Shelton: Adjust 1/4, 2/3 to match PDF, voter file Simsbury: Adjust all VTDs to reverse 2017 redistricting South Windsor: Adjust 3/5, 4/5 to match PDF Southbury: Align all VTDs with shapefile, street list Southington: Adjust 3/6, 5/8, 8/9 to match PDF Stafford: Adjust 1/2 to match PDF Stamford: Merge 1/23 and adjust 6/7 to reverse 2019 redistricting Stonington: Align all VTDs with shapefile Stratford: Split 20-1/13, 80-1/21 by LD; Align VTDs with voter file Vernon: Adjust 1/2, 2/3 to match PDF Wallingford: Adjust 2/3, 2/4, 7/8 to match voter file Waterbury: Align VTDs with PDF, street list, voter file West Haven: Adjust 1/7, 4/5/6, 8/9/10 to match voter file Weston: Adjust 1/2 to match voter file Windham: Adjust 4/6 to match street list Windsor: Adjust 1/3 to match street list Wolcott: Adjust 1/2, 1/3 to match voter file