HEADWATERS ECONOMICS GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION

TITLE: 
Dataset Name: 		US_CNTY_Election2004
Dataset Type: 		ACCESS

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: 
This dataset describes the percent of voters that voted for each presidential candidate (Bush, Kerry, and Nader) in the 2004 election.   

DATA SOURCE(S):  		USA Today
Date of Original Source Data:	2004

DATASET EXTENT:  		United States
 
TABLES CODES AND VALUES: 

ITEM		ITEM DESCRIPTION
FIPS		5 digit county fips or 7 digit municipality (place) fips
PctBush		Percent of votes for George Bush
PctKerry	Percent of votes for John Kerry
PctNader	Percent of votes for Ralph Nader

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY: 
The dataset was published in USA Today.

DATA SOURCES CONTACT(S): 
Name: 			USA Today
Web site:		http://www.usatoday.com/
          
HEADWATERS ECONOMICS CONTACT: 
Name:			Headwaters Economics Geographic Data Library
Abbr. Name:		HEGDL
Address:		Headwaters Economics
                        566 Highland St.
                        Helena, Montana 59601
Web site:		http://www.headwaterseconomics.org
Contact Person:   	Patty Gude	
Phone:   		(406)599-7425	
Email:   		patty@headwaterseconomics.org