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About the Election Landscapes Data

State Election Landscapes provides a comprehensive overview of how elections are conducted in the six Great Lakes States: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.

This page briefly describes the variables visualized in Election Landscapes: The Great Lakes States. 

 

Election Landscapes Map

To explore the data described here, which cover the six Great Lakes states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin), follow the link below, or click the map to the right.

Visualizations

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Data Sources

Cooperative Congressional Election Study (CCES)

     Self-reported data about the voting experience.  State-level statistics only.

Michael McDonald, United States Election Project (USEP)

     Voter turnout statistics.  State-level statistics only.

Survey of the Performance of American Elections (SPAE)

     Self-reported data about the voting experience.  State-level statistics only.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS)

     Demographic statistics.  State-level and county statistics.

U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Voting and Registration Supplement (CPS)

     Self-reported voting and turnout statistics.  State-level statistics only.

U.S. Election Assistance Commission, Election Administration and Voting Survey (EAVS)

     Election administration statistics, provided by state and local officials.  State-level and county statistics.

Data Series

The following offers additional detail about the construction of the measures that appear on the Election Landscapes website.  Abbreviations of data sources are explained in the previous section.

  • Demographics

    Voting-age population (VAP)

    • Brief description: Population 18 years and older.
    • Coverage: State and county
    • Source:  ACS, 5-Year demographic and housing estimates

    Voting-eligible population (VEP)

    • Brief description: Population 18 years and older, net of non-citizens and disfranchised felons.
    • Coverage: State
    • Source: USEP

    Age of voting-age population: pct. 18-24

    Age of voting-age population:  pct. 60+

    • Brief description: Percentage of VAP in the indicated age categories
    • Coverage: State and county
    • Source: ACS, 5-Year demographic and housing estimates   

    Race of voting-age population:  pct. Black

    Race of voting-age population:  pct. Hispanic

    Race of voting-age population:  pct. White

    • Brief description: Percentage of Black, Hispanic, White of total population. 
    • Coverage: State and County
    • Source: ACS, 5-Year demographic and housing estimates   
  • Turnout

    Turnout rate: pct. of voting-age population

    • Brief description: Reported Ballots cast divided by Population 18+
    • Coverage: County
    • Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division; State Election Websites

    Turnout rate: pct. of voting-eligible population

    • Brief description: Reported Ballots cast divided by voting-eligible population
    • Coverage: State
    • Source: USEP

    Turnout by voting mode: pct. in-person on Election Day

    Turnout by voting mode: pct. in-person early

    Turnout by voting mode: pct. by mail/absentee

    Turnout by voting mode: pct. UOCAVA

    • Brief description: Turnout by voting mode, of all ballots cast
    • Coverage: County and State
    • Source: EAVS
  • Registration

    Registration rate: pct. of voting-eligible population

    • Brief description: Population registered of all eligible voters
    • Coverage: State
    • Source: USEP) and EAVS
    • Other notes: VEP from USEP; Registration from EAVS

    Registration rate: pct. of voting-age population

    • Brief description: 18+ population registered
    • Coverage: County
    • Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division; EAVS

    New registration forms filed: pct. of registered voters

    Registration removed: pct. of registered voters

    Same-day registration: pct. of registered voters

    New registration forms rejected: pct. of new reg. forms filed

    • Brief description: Types of registrations of registrations. Of new registrations, the amount rejected.
    • Coverage: County and State
    • Source: EAVS
  • Mail/Absentee Ballots

    Mail ballot rejection rate (pct. of submitted mail ballots)

    Mail ballot non-return rate (pct. of ballots mailed)

    • Brief description: Mail ballots rejected of all submitted ballots; mail ballots not returned of all ballots mailed
    • Coverage: County and State
    • Source: EAVS
  • Provisional Ballots

    Provisional ballots cast (pct. of all ballots cast)

    Provisional ballot rejection rate (pct. of prov. ballots submitted)

    • Brief description: Provisional ballots cast of all ballots cast; provisional ballots rejected of all provisional ballots submitted
    • Coverage: County and State
    • Source: EAVS
  • Military and Overseas Voters

    UOCAVA ballot rejection rate (pct. of UOCAVA ballots submitted)

    UOCAVA ballot nonreturn rate (pct. of UOCAVA ballots mailed out)

    • Brief description: UOCAVA ballots rejected of all submitted UOCAVA ballots; UOCAVA ballots not returned of all UOCAVA ballots mailed
    • Coverage: County and State
    • Source: EAVS
  • Administration

    Average wait time to vote (minutes)

    • Brief description: Average wait time to cast a ballot
    • Coverage: State
    • Source: [2008-2016] SPAE; [2018] CCES

    Residual Vote Rate

    • Brief description: Residual vote rate for presidential election years
    • Coverage: County and State
    • Source: State Election Websites
  • Election Returns

    Presidential vote: pct. Democratic

    Presidential vote: pct. Republican

    Presidential vote: pct. other party

    • Brief description: Votes by presidential candidate for presidential election years.
    • Coverage: County and State
    • Source: State Election Websites
  • Elections Performance Index

    Note:  Further information about these measures can be found in the methodology documents at the Elections Performance Index website.

    Average wait time to vote (minutes)

    • Brief description: Average wait time to cast a ballot
    • Coverage: State
    • Source: [2008-2016] SPAE; [2018] CCES

    Mail ballot rejection rate (pct. of all ballots cast)

    Mail ballot non-return rate (pct. Of all ballots cast)

    • Brief description: Mail ballots rejected of all submitted ballots; mail ballots not returned of all ballots mailed
    • Coverage: County and State
    • Source: EAVS

    Provisional ballots cast (pct. of all ballots cast)

    Provisional ballot rejection rate (pct. of all ballots cast)

    • Brief description: Provisional ballots cast of all ballots cast; provisional ballots rejected of all provisional ballots submitted
    • Coverage: County and State
    • Source: EAVS

    New registration forms rejected: pct. of new reg. forms filed

    • Brief description: Types of registrations of registrations. Of new registrations, the amount rejected.
    • Coverage: County and State
    • Source: EAVS

    Registration rate: pct. of voting-eligible population

    • Brief description: Percent Registered of all eligible voters
    • Coverage: State
    • Source: CPS

    Turnout rate: pct. of voting-eligible population

    • Brief description: Turnout of all eligible voters
    • Coverage: State
    • Source: CPS; USEP
    • Other notes: Turnout number from USEP; VEP from CPS

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