Russian Presidential Election 2018 Results from Local Commissions

The 2018 Russian presidential election results are detailed at the level of local election commissions, which are the lowest administrative unit in the system. The dataset likely contains voting results for each commission, with the number of linked voters typically ranging from 1,000 to 2,000 and up to 7,000 for foreign-based sites. The raw data originates from researcher Sergey Shpilkin and is shared under a GPL 2 license.

Use Cases

• Detect statistical anomalies in voting patterns based on granular local commission results.
• Analyze turnout and candidate support distribution across different commission sizes.
• Compare voting behavior between domestic and foreign-based election sites (embassies).
• Model the relationship between commission size and reported voting outcomes.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from a noted researcher in the field, Sergey Shpilkin.
• Granularity is at the local commission level, a foundational administrative unit.
• The description specifies typical commission sizes (1,000-2,000 voters) and a maximum (7,000).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Sergey Shpilkin, a Russian election statistics researcher.

Collection Method

Aggregated from raw data provided by local election commissions.

Time Range

2018

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

Russia, including foreign-based election sites at Russian embassies worldwide.