Fulton County election results from April 2012 onward include records for each race, candidate, and precinct. The dataset contains vote breakdowns by method, including Election Day, Absentee by Mail, Advance in Person, and Provisional votes. It is maintained by data.fultoncountyga.gov and updated after each election.
Use Cases
- Analyze Voter Turnout trends over time using the Election Date and Registered Voters columns.
- Compare candidate performance across precincts using the Candidate, Precinct, and Total Votes fields.
- Model the impact of voting method on results using the Election Day, Absentee by Mail, Advance in Person, and Provisional columns.
- Identify high-turnout elections by calculating ratios from the Ballots Cast and Registered Voters columns.
- Track race-specific outcomes over multiple election cycles using the Race, Election Name, and Election Date columns.
Strengths
- Includes multiple vote type breakdowns per record with 13 distinct columns.
- Provides data from April 2012 to present, covering over 8 years of elections.
- Updated after each election, ensuring ongoing relevance.
Limitations
- Unknown row count prevents assessment of statistical significance.
- Geographic scope is limited solely to Fulton County, Georgia.
- Last known update was in July 2020, suggesting potential staleness for recent elections.
Provenance
- Source
- data.fultoncountyga.gov
- Collection Method
- Official county election records compilation.
- Time Range
- April 2012 to present.
- Freshness
- Updated after each election.
- Geography
- Fulton County, Georgia, USA.