American local government elections database

The study of urban and local politics in the United States has long been hindered by a lack of centralized sources of election data. We introduce a new database of about 78,000 candidates in 57,000 electoral contests that encompasses races for seven distinct local political offices in most medium an...

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Published in:	Scientific data Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 912
Main Authors:	de Benedictis-Kessner, Justin, Lee, Diana Da In, Velez, Yamil R., Warshaw, Christopher
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Nature Publishing Group UK 19-12-2023 Nature Publishing Group Nature Portfolio
Subjects:	706/689/222 706/689/454 Cities Data Descriptor Data Management Databases, Factual Geography Humanities and Social Sciences Local elections Local Government multidisciplinary Partisanship Politics Races Science Science (multidisciplinary) United States United States
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Summary:	The study of urban and local politics in the United States has long been hindered by a lack of centralized sources of election data. We introduce a new database of about 78,000 candidates in 57,000 electoral contests that encompasses races for seven distinct local political offices in most medium and large cities and counties in the U.S. over the last three decades. This is the most comprehensive publicly-available source of information on local elections across the country. We provide partisan and demographic information about candidates in these races as well as electoral outcomes. This new database will facilitate a myriad of new research on representation and elections in local governments.
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ISSN:	2052-4463 2052-4463
DOI:	10.1038/s41597-023-02792-x