People

voters_modeling

This is a variety of our core voters table, optimized for data science use cases.

Schema

Column

Description

state

State abbreviation

voter_id

Unique voter ID

state_county_fips

State and county fips code, 5 digits

dob

Date of birth formatted as date (YYYY-MM-DD). DOB comes from voter registration data and commercial data

yob

Month and year of birth formatted as 4 digit integer (YYYY). YOB comes from voter registration data and commercial data. Some states truncate DOB to the first of the year making YOB better for matching in those cases.

age

Current age as an integer

reg_date

Voter registration date formatted as date (YYYY-MM-DD). In situations where state or county updates reg date when a voter record is updated, reg_date is calculated as 30 days prior to earliest recorded vote date

years_reg

Number of years since registration date

gender_female

Binary if voter is female

gender_male

Binary if voter is male

eth_aapi

One hot encoded column based on voterfile ethnicity

eth_black

One hot encoded column based on voterfile ethnicity

eth_latino

One hot encoded column based on voterfile ethnicity

eth_native_american

One hot encoded column based on voterfile ethnicity

eth_other

One hot encoded column based on voterfile ethnicity

eth_white

One hot encoded column based on voterfile ethnicity

eth_voterfile

Binary flag if ethnicity is on the voterfile

modeled_race_aapi

Indigo race model, score from 0-1 with the probability that a voter is AAPI

modeled_race_black

Indigo race model, score from 0-1 with the probability that a voter is Black

modeled_race_latino

Indigo race model, score from 0-1 with the probability that a voter is Hispanic or Latino/a

modeled_race_native_american

Indigo race model, score from 0-1 with the probability that a voter is Native American

modeled_race_white

Indigo race model, score from 0-1 with the probability that a voter is White

party_dem

Binary flag if voter is a registered Democrat

party_rep

Binary flag if voter is a registered Republican

party_voterfile

Binary flag if voter has party registration on the voterfile

reg_lat

Registration address latitude

reg_long

Registration address longitude

commercial_homeowner

Binary flag if voter is a homeowner based on commercial data

commercial_homeowner_years

Number of years voter has owned their home based on commercial data

commercial_homepurchaseprice

Estimated home purhcase price based on commercial data

commercial_ispsa

Index of social position for small areas, mix of education and income data that estimates where a voter lies on a sacle from 0 to 9 on the socio-economic ladder

commercial_gun_owner

Binary if voter is a gun owner based on gun registrations and subscriptions to hunging / gun magazines

commercial_veteran

Binary if voter is a veteran based on commercial data

fec_donor

Binary flag if voter has donated to a federal candidate in the last four election cycles

fec_dem_donor

Binary flag if candidate or organization who voter donated the largest amount to over the last four election cycles is a Democrat

fec_rep_donor

Binary flag if candidate or organization who voter donated the largest amount to over the last four election cycles is a Republican

fec_total_donation_amount

Total dollar amount donated in federal races over the last four election cycles

fec_avg_donation_amount

Average donation dollar amount in federal races over the last four election cycles

modeled_turnout_midterm_primary

Indigo midterm primary turnout model, score from 0-1 with the probability that a voter will turn out to vote in a midterm primary election

modeled_turnout_midterm_general

Indigo midterm general turnout model, score from 0-1 with the probability that a voter will turn out to vote in a midterm general election

modeled_turnout_presidential_primary

Indigo presidential primary turnout model, score from 0-1 with the probability that a voter will turn out to vote in a presidential primary election

modeled_turnout_presidential_general

Indigo presidential general turnout model, score from 0-1 with the probability that a voter will turn out to vote in a presidential general election

modeled_dem_partisanship

Indigo partisanship model, score from 0-1 with the probability that a voter indentifies as a Democrat

census_tract_2020

Census tract ID, 13 digits formatted as a string

census_tract_median_income

Median income in census tract

census_tract_median_rent

Median rent in census tract

census_blockgroup_2020

Census blockgroup ID, 16 digits formatted as a string

census_blockgroup_total_pop

Total population in census blockgroup

census_blockgroup_households

Number of households in census blockgroup

census_blockgroup_n_race_aapi

AAPI population in census blockgroup

census_blockgroup_n_race_black

Black population in census blockgroup

census_blockgroup_n_race_hispanic

Hispanic or Latino/a population in census blockgroup

census_blockgroup_n_race_native_american

Native American population in census blockgroup

census_blockgroup_n_race_white

White population in census blockgroup

census_blockgroup_n_age_0_17

Age 0-17 population in census blockgroup

census_blockgroup_n_age_18_34

Age 18-34 population in census blockgroup

census_blockgroup_n_age_35_49

Age 35-49 population in census blockgroup

census_blockgroup_n_age_50_64

Age 50-64 population in census blockgroup

census_blockgroup_n_age_65_plus

Age 65+ population in census blockgroup

census_blockgroup_n_edu_less_than_high_school

Population in census blockgroup with less than a high school education

census_blockgroup_n_edu_high_school

Population in census blockgroup with only a high school diploma

census_blockgroup_n_edu_some_college

Population in census blockgroup with some college education

census_blockgroup_n_edu_college

Population in census blockgroup with a four year college degree

census_blockgroup_n_edu_graduate_degree

Population in census blockgroup with a graduate degree

census_blockgroup_n_income_less_than_25000

Population in census blockgroup with a household income less than $25,000

census_blockgroup_n_income_25000_49999

Population in census blockgroup with a household income from $25,000-49,999

census_blockgroup_n_income_50000_99999

Population in census blockgroup with a household income from $50,000-99,999

census_blockgroup_n_income_100000_150000

Population in census blockgroup with a household income from $100,000-149,999

census_blockgroup_n_income_150000_199999

Population in census blockgroup with a household income from $159,000-199,999

census_blockgroup_n_income_200000_over

Population in census blockgroup with a household income $200,000+

census_blockgroup_n_sex_male

Male population in a census blockgroup

census_blockgroup_n_sex_female

Female population in a census blockgroup

census_blockgroup_pct_race_aapi

Percent of population in census blockgroup that identifies as AAPI

census_blockgroup_pct_race_black

Percent of population in census blockgroup that identifies as Black

census_blockgroup_pct_race_hispanic

Percent of population in census blockgroup that identifies as Hispanic or Latino/a

census_blockgroup_pct_race_native_american

Percent of population in census blockgroup that identifies as Native American

census_blockgroup_pct_race_white

Percent of population in census blockgroup that identifies as White

census_blockgroup_pct_age_0_17

Percent of population in census blockgroup that is 0-17 years old

census_blockgroup_pct_age_18_34

Percent of population in census blockgroup that is 18-34 years old

census_blockgroup_pct_age_35_49

Percent of population in census blockgroup that is 35-49 years old

census_blockgroup_pct_age_50_64

Percent of population in census blockgroup that is 50-64 years old

census_blockgroup_pct_age_64_plus

Percent of population in census blockgroup that is 65+ years old

census_blockgroup_pct_edu_less_than_hs

Percent of population in census blockgroup with less than a high school education

census_blockgroup_pct_edu_high_school

Percent of population in census blockgroup with only a high school diploma

census_blockgroup_pct_edu_some_college

Percent of population in census blockgroup with some college education

census_blockgroup_pct_edu_college

Percent of population in census blockgroup with a four year college degree

census_blockgroup_pct_edu_graduate_degree

Percent of population in census blockgroup with a graduate degree

census_blockgroup_pct_income_0_25k

Percent of population in census blockgroup with a household income less than $25,000

census_blockgroup_pct_income_25_50k

Percent of population in census blockgroup with a household income from $25,000-49,999

census_blockgroup_pct_income_50_100k

Percent of population in census blockgroup with a household income from $50,000-99,999

census_blockgroup_pct_income_100_150k

Percent of population in census blockgroup with a household income from $100,000-149,999

census_blockgroup_pct_income_150_200k

Percent of population in census blockgroup with a household income from $159,000-199,999

census_blockgroup_pct_income_200k_plus

Percent of population in census blockgroup with a household income $200,000+

census_blockgroup_pct_sex_male

Percent of population in a census blockgroup that is male

census_blockgroup_pct_sex_female

Percent of population in a census blockgroup that is female

census_blockgroup_median_rent

Median rent in census blockgroup

g08_voted*

1 if voted, 0 if registered to vote but didn't vote, null if wasn't registered to vote

g08_reg*

1 if registered to vote during this election, 0 if election occured before this voter registered

g08_ballot_type_early*

1 if voted early, 0 if didn't vote or voted with another method

g08_ballot_type_absentee*

1 if voted absenee, 0 if didn't vote or voted with another method

g08_ballot_type_poll_vote*

1 if voted at the polls, 0 if didn't vote or voted with another method

g08_ballot_type_unknown*

1 if ballot ype is unknown, 0 if didn't vote or voted with a known method

p08_party_dem*

1 if voted in the Democratic primary, 0 if didn't vote or voted in a different party's primary

p08_party_rep*

1 if voted in the Republican primary, 0 if didn't vote or voted in a different party's primary