U.S. Presidential Election Data 1912-2024

<p dir="ltr">This dataset provides detailed county-level returns for U.S. presidential general elections, compiled by Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. For each election year included, the dataset is distributed as an Excel workbook (.xlsx) with multiple worksheets and accompanied by machine-readable CSV files for additional administrative levels (county, congressional district, state). There are two codebooks for the this data collection describing variable names and meanings: one for the Congressional District level data and the other for County level data.</p><p dir="ltr">The Excel workbook contains:</p><p><br></p><ul><li><b>Candidates</b> – names and party ballot listings by state.</li><li><b>Vote Data by State</b> – statewide vote totals for each candidate, with boundary identifiers (FIPS codes).</li><li><b>Vote Data by County</b> – county-level vote totals for all states and the District of Columbia, with FIPS codes.</li><li><b>Vote Data by Town</b> – town-level results for New England states (ME, MA, CT, RI, VT, NH), with FIPS codes.</li><li><b>Graphs</b> – pie charts summarizing results by state and nationally.</li><li><b>Party</b> – statewide vote strength of major parties.</li><li><b>Statistics</b> – summary statistics including closest races, maxima, and other aggregate indicators.</li><li><b>Data Sources</b> – documentation of sources used to compile the dataset.</li></ul><p dir="ltr">For the 2016, 2020, and 2024 elections, additional Excel workbooks and CSV files are provided at the <b>congressional district (CD) level</b>, containing:</p><p><br></p><ul><li><b>Vote Data by Congressional District</b> – vote totals by district for each candidate, with FIPS codes. Includes detailed allocations for counties that span multiple congressional districts.</li><li><b>Data Sources</b> – documentation of sources used to compile the dataset.</li><li><b>Candidates</b> – candidate names and national party ballot listings.</li><li><b>Notes</b> – state-level notes describing data compilation details.</li></ul><p><br></p>