Geography

state_senate

A state senate district is a unit of geography established by a state in which voters choose representatives for the lower chamber of a state legislature. The population represented by each district can differ significantly across states – from an average of 1 million in California to 20,000 in Wyoming.

Schema

Column

Description

year

The year a given district was first effective

is latest version

A boolean indicating whether this is the current version of a given district.

sldu fips

A unique 5-character FIPS code for this district, maintained by the U.S. Census.

sldu name

The district's name, according to the U.S. Census.

state

The state a district sits within as (two-character abbreviation).

shape

The district's shape as a GEOGRAPHY polygon.