Dallas City Council voting records detail member votes on agenda items. The dataset includes columns for AGENDA_ITEM_NUMBER, DISTRICT, DATE, VOTER NAME, VOTE CAST, and FINAL ACTION TAKEN. It is published by www.dallasopendata.com and was last updated on 2026-02-27.
Use Cases
- Analyze voting patterns by DISTRICT and VOTER NAME over time using the DATE column.
- Track the outcome of specific AGENDA ITEM DESCRIPTION entries by correlating VOTE CAST with FINAL ACTION TAKEN.
- Identify common ITEM_TYPE categories that receive unanimous or split votes among council members.
- Model the likelihood of a FINAL ACTION TAKEN based on VOTE CAST and VOTER TITLE.
Strengths
- Includes detailed vote classifications (e.g., YES, NO, ABSTAIN, AWVT) as per the description.
- Contains 11 columns providing context like AGENDA_ID, VOTE_ID, and ITEM_TYPE.
- Data is available in multiple formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- www.dallasopendata.com
- Collection Method
- Likely extracted from official city council meeting records and summaries.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-02-27 18:55:42; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Dallas, Texas, USA