Iowa Government Portal (iowa.gov)
Brief Description
The dataset is a 2022 general election turnout report that we got from iowa.gov. The dastset is split up by counties and gives us statistics on the different type of voters in each county.
Source
County data from ACS 5-year report, 2022
% Total Absentee Voters
Measure Description
Absentee voters are people that cast thier vote remotely instead of at their polling place on election day. We calculated the percentage of absentee voters to the total amount of voters in a county.
Measure Calculation
\[ \text{\% Total Absentee Voters} = \frac{\text{Absentee Voters}}{\text{Total Voters}} \]
Total Voters Per 10,000 People
Measure Description
Proportion of total voters, election day and absentee, in a county per 10,000 people.
Measure Calculation
\[ \text{Total Voters Per 10,000 People} = \frac{\text{Total Voters}}{\text{Population}}\times 10000 \]
Active Voters Per 10,000 People
Measure Description
The proportion of active voters as of 11/8/2022 in a county per 10,000 people.
Measure Calculation
\[ \text{Active Voters Per 10,000 People} = \frac{\text{Active Voters as of 11/8/2022}}{\text{Population}}\times 10000 \]
Election Day Voters Per 10,000 People
Measure Description
The proportion of election day voters in a county per 10,000 people.
Measure Calculation
\[ \text{Election Day Voters Per 10,000 People} = \frac{\text{Election Day Voters}}{\text{Population}}\times 10000 \]
Absentee Voters Per 10,000 People
Measure Description
The proportion of absentee voters in a county per 10,000 people.
Measure Calculation
\[ \text{Absentee Voters Per 10,000 People} = \frac{\text{Absentee Voters}}{\text{Population}}\times 10000 \]