Data Analysis for PolicyMaking in Georgia
Course overview Module 2 · Reading Voting & Registration Data
Module 2 · 20 min · 5 pages

Reading Voting & Registration Data

~20 min total · Earn: Data Reader

Navigate Georgia's voter file, calculate turnout, read precinct tables, and spot data quality problems.

voter_idcountydistrictreg_datepartyvoted_2022voted_2024 GA00104821FultonSD-362018-03-15DYESYES GA00104822DeKalbSD-432020-10-01DNONO GA00104823GwinnettSD-482021-01-10RYESYES GA00104824FultonSD-36NULLNPNONO GA00104825CobbSD-322019-07-22DYESYES Georgia Voter File · Sample rows · Note the NULL reg_date on row 4 — a common data quality issue
Module 2 overview diagram. Sample Georgia voter file table showing fields: voter_id, county, district, reg_date, party, voted_2022.

Pages in this module

  1. 2.1 Georgia's voter file
  2. 2.2 Turnout vs. registration
  3. 2.3 Reading a precinct table
  4. 2.4 Spotting data quality issues
  5. 2.5 Module 2 checkpoint