2012 and 2016 County-Level Presidential Election Data
Selected state-level election results from the 2012 and 2016 US presidential elections along with selected demographic data.
Geographical Data
- FIPS: USCB county Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code. Can be used to join with American FactFinder data
- NAME: County name
- LATITUDE: Centroid latitude from the cartographic boundary file
- LONGITUDE: Centroid longitude from the cartographic boundary file
- AREASQMI: Area in square miles from the cartographic boundary file
- ST: Two-letter state abbreviation
- CBSA: Core-based statistical area name
- CBSPOP2013: Core-based statistical area population from the 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
- POP2013: County population from the 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
- URBAN2013: CDC - National Center for Health Statistics 2013 rural-urban classification
- 1=Large central metro
- 2=Large fringe metro
- 3=Medium metro
- 4=Small metro
- 5=Micropolitan (nonmetropolitan)
- 6=Noncore (nonmetropolitan)
- URBAN2006: 2016 rural-urban classification
- URBAN1990: 1990 rural-urban classification
- REGION: USCB Census Region (https://www.census.gov/geo/reference/gtc/gtc_census_divreg.html)
Electoral Data
Unofficial election results from the Associated Press via Politico
http://www.politico.com/story/2012/11/election-results-2012-by-state-083320
http://www.politico.com/2016-election/results/map/president
- WIN2012: Electoral college winner 2012
- WIN2016: Electoral college winner 2016
- DEM2012: Votes for the Obama in 2012
- PCDEM2012: Percent of votes for Obama in 2012
- GOP2012: Votes for Romney in 2012
- PCGOP2012: Percent of votes for Romney in 2012
- DEM2016: Votes for Clinton in 2016
- PCDEM2016: Percent of votes for Clinton in 2016
- GOP2016: Votes for Trump in 2016
- PCGOP2016: Percent of votes for Trump in 2016
- CHANGEDEM: Percent change in Democratic votes between 2012 and 2016
- CHANGEGOP: Percent change in Republican votes between 2012 and 2016
Demographic Data
2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
- MEDHHINC: Median household income
- MEDHOUSE: Median monthly housing cost
- MEDAGE: Median age
- POPSQM2013: Population per square mile
2012 County Obesity Estimates
http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/atlas/countydata/County_ListofIndicators.html
- PCOBESITY: Estimated percent adult obesity in county
- OBESITY: Obesity level
- Low < 29%
- High >= 29%