Data
The data that we have produced from this project is available in a GitHub repository. The GitHub repository’s README contains instructions on how to download the data. You may also want to read our tutorials on R and in QGIS in order to understand how the data is organized and can be used.
If you have questions about the data, you are welcome to open an issue on the repository or to e-mail Lincoln Mullen.
License
The data for Mapping Early American Elections is made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License, ODC-BY 1.0.
New Nation Votes
The dataset for Mapping Early American Elections is derived from the New Nation Votes project:
- Philip J. Lampi, et al., A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns, 1787–1825, American Antiquarian Society (2007): http://elections.lib.tufts.edu.
We maintain a GitHub repository with a mirror of the XML files from the NNV dataset.
The NNV dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Zero (CC0) dedication.
Spatial data
The data from Mapping Early American Elections is intended to be joined to several different spatial datasets. We will also release our own geocoded locations for cities and towns in the dataset.
- John H. Long and Peggy Tuck Sinko, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, Dr. William M. Scholl Center for American History and Culture, Newberry Library (2010).
- Jeffrey B. Lewis, Brandon DeVine, Lincoln Pitcher, and Kenneth C. Martis, Digital Boundary Definitions of United States Congressional Districts, 1789–2012, University of California, Los Angels (2013).
- Erik Steiner, United States Historical City Populations, 1790–2010, Spatial History Project, Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis, Stanford University (2015).