Homewood, Alabama 2020 City Council Election Ward-Level Results and Candidate Race and Gender Data This README contains information for three files contained within the zip folder: 1. AL20_HOMEWOOD_PBER : Homewood, Alabama 2020 Municipal Elections Ward-Level Results and Boundaries 2. AL20_HOMEWOOD_CAND : Homewood, Alabama 2020 Municipal Election Candidate Race and Gender Data 3. AL20_HOMEWOOD_BAF : Census Block Assignment File for Homewood, Alabama local voting wards ***AL20_HOMEWOOD_PBER*** ## RDH Date Retrieval 2/22/23 ## Sources The RDH retrieved 2020 City Council election ward-level results from the City of Homewood [website](https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/441cb6f7/files/uploaded/2020%20COH%20Official%20Election%20Results.pdf). Voting ward shapefile was georeferenced from [screenshots of Map of voting wards](https://www.cityofhomewood.com/whos-my-councilor), using 2020 census blocks and census place boundaries for the city of Homewood. ## Notes on Field Names (adapted from VEST): Columns reporting votes generally follow the pattern: One example is: G16PREDCLI The first character is G for a general election, P for a primary, S for a special, and R for a runoff. 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. *To fit within the GIS 10 character limit for field names, the naming convention is different for City Commissioner. All fields are listed below with definitions. Office Codes Used: MYR - Mayor CTC - City Commissioner ## Fields: Field Name Description UNIQUE_ID Unique ID for each voting ward MNCIPAL Municipality name WARD Voting Ward G20MYRNLAN Lane, Chris M. - Mayor G20MYRNMCB McBrayer, Scott - Mayor G20MYRNMCC McClusky, Patrick - Mayor GCTC1NGEE Geer, Melanie - Ward 1, Place 2 City Commissioner Seat GCTC1NTHA Thames, Britt - Ward 1, Place 2 City Commissioner Seat GCTC2NALE Aleman, Carlos - Ward 2, Place 1 City Commissioner Seat GCTC2NNEW Simmons, Sydney Newman - Ward 5 City Commissioner Seat GCTC2NBAY Bayles, Celeste (Yarbrough) - Ward 2, Place 2 City Commissioner Seat GCTC2NLEB LeBoeuf, Beverly Brice - Ward 2, Place 2 City Commissioner Seat GCTC2NLIM Limbaugh, Justin - Ward 2, Place 2 City Commissioner Seat GCTC2NWOL Wolverton, Andrew - Ward 2, Place 2 City Commissioner Seat GCTCN3HAR Harris, Walt - Ward 3, Place 1 City Commissioner Seat GCTC3NSIM Sims, Nick - Ward 3, Place 1 City Commissioner Seat GCTC3NWIL Wilson, Brady - Ward 3, Place 1 City Commissioner Seat GCTC3NJON Jones, Walter - Ward 3, Place 2 City Commissioner Seat GCTC3NNAN Nance, Frances - Ward 3, Place 2 City Commissioner Seat GCTC3NQUI Quimby, Mark B. - Ward 3, Place 2 City Commissioner Seat GCTC4NHAI Haines, Kent - Ward 4, Place 1 City Commissioner Seat GCTC4NSMI Smith, Barry - Ward 4, Place 1 City Commissioner Seat GCTC4NBAT Bates, Evan - Ward 4, Place 2 City Commissioner Seat GCTC4NNEL Nelms, Jalete - Ward 4, Place 2 City Commissioner Seat GCTC5NFOS Foster, Jeff - Ward 5, Place 2 City Commissioner Seat GCTC5NHAR Hardin, John - Ward 5, Place 2 City Commissioner Seat GCTC5NISB Isbell, Zachary - Ward 5, Place 2 City Commissioner Seat ## Processing Steps Visit the RDH GitHub and the processing script for this code [here](https://github.com/nonpartisan-redistricting-datahub/local_pber_collection) ## Additional Notes Ward boundaries were checked against voterfile from L2 dated 07/29/2022. ***AL20_HOMEWOOD_CAND*** ## Fields: Field Name Description Elect_date Election Date Elect_type Election Type Office Legislative Office District Legislative District Canc_elec Binary indicating whether the election was cancelled Cand_id Unique Candidate ID Cand_name Candidate Name Party Political Party Gender Candidate Gender Race_1 Candidate Race Race_1_Eth Candidate Ethnicity Race_1_type Type of Source to Determine Race Race_1_source Source to Determine Race Race_1_conf Confidence Level Associated with Race Determination Race_1_URL Source URL Street_add Street address (if available) City City (if available) State State name (if available) Zip Zip code (if available) Oth_id_1 Other identities of interest (if available) Oth_id_2 Other identities of interest (if available) Notes Note from RDH researcher All instances of Race_2 or Race_3 signal a second or third race category applicable to a candidate. Office Codes Used: MYR - Mayor CTC - City Commissioner Party Codes Used: D - Democratic R - Republican G - Green C - Constitution NOP - No Party Affiliation One example is: PSL001RHIL Race_1_Eth, Race_2_Eth, Race_3_Eth Codes Used: Uses the exact spelling from the list of possible ethnicities in Appendix F of the US Census PL technical documentation starting on pg. 193 (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/technical-documentation/complete-tech-docs/summary-file/2020Census_PL94_171Redistricting_StatesTechDoc_English.pdf#page=193) Race_1_type, Race_2_type, Race_3_type Codes Used: VF = voter file WEB = a candidate’s website ORG = membership in a racial or ethnic group caucus or organization, or endorsement or funding by a racial or ethnic group NEWS = a news article OTH = anything else Race_1_source, Race_2_source, Race_3_source Codes Used: CAND = race/ethnicity is reported by the candidate OTH = race/ethnicity is reported by someone else, such as a journalist or organization GUES = race/ethnicity is assumed based on a photo or other source of information Race_1_conf, Race_2_conf, Race_3_conf Codes Used: HIGH = high confidence in assuming the race/ethnicity of the person MED = medium confidence in assuming the race/ethnicity of the person LOW = low confidence in assuming the race/ethnicity of the person Oth_id_1; Oth_id_2 Codes Used: CHR = Christian MUS = Muslim HIN = Hindu BUD = Buddhist JUD = Jewish CATH = Catholic LES = Lesbian GAY = Gay BIS = Bisexual TRA = Transexual QUE = Queer IMM = First generation immigrant VET = Veteran INT = Intersex ## Data Collection Notes Please note that although we produced this file to be as accurate as possible, we may come across additional information in the future which may require us to update this file. RDH staff logged data according to the notes above. Staff searched Google for each candidate's name. Staff used candidates' campaign websites when possible, but some did not have active or accessible websites. In those cases, staff relied on campaign Facebook pages, news articles, Ballotpedia or other sources. Whenever possible, staff archived their source using the WaybackMachine browser extension to ensure users can access sources even if they are taken offline. In most cases, candidates did not describe their own race in available online materials. RDH staff relied on journalist descriptions or made guesses based on candidate name and/or appearance. The list of candidates for this dataset was derived from RDH's processed 2020 Homewood, Alabama Municipal Election Returns, with the addition of candidates in uncontested elections. This dataset does not include information on write-in candidates. ***AL20_HOMEWOOD_BAF*** ## Fields: Field Name Description GEOID20 Census Block ID WARD Homewood City Council Ward ## Additional Notes Please direct questions related to processing this dataset to info@redistrictingdatahub.org.