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2020 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

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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 - Agriculture Commissioner

ATG - Attorney General

AUD - Auditor

COC - Corporation Commissioner

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.

INS - Insurance Commissioner

LAB - Labor Commissioner

LTG - Lieutenant Governor

PRE - President

PSC - Public Service Commissioner

RRC - Railroad Commissioner

SAC - State Appeals Court (in AL: Civil Appeals)

SCC - State Court of Criminal Appeals

SOS - Secretary of State

SSC - State Supreme Court

SPI - Superintendent of Public Instruction

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

G20PREDBID - Joseph R. Biden (Democratic Party)

G20PRERTRU - Donald J. Trump (Republican Party)

G20PRELJOR - Jo Jorgensen (Libertarian Party)

G20PREGHAW - Howie Hawkins (Green Party of Delaware)

G20PREOWRI - 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 2020 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: Split 5/4-1, adjust 1/6 to match 2019 redistricting map

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: Merge 1/3/5, 2-1/4-1, 2-2/4-2

Ledyard: Adjust 1/2 to match street list

Litchfield: Adjust 2/4 to match voter file

Manchester: 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

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: Align 1/2 with 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: Adjust 6/13 to match PDF

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

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