2008 Minnesota Election Results

This page last updated: 01/27/2012
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2008 Minnesota Election Results

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1. Identification Information
2. Data Quality Information
3. Spatial Data Organization Information
4. Spatial Reference Information
5. Entity and Attribute Information
6. Distribution Information
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Section 1	Identification Information			Top of page
Originator	Minnesota Secretary of State Elections Division
Title	2008 Minnesota Election Results
Abstract	This is a polygon data set showing the 2008 Minnesota Election Results by precinct
Purpose	Developed by Minnesota Secretary of State Elections Division for the 2008 election
Time Period of Content Date	2008
Currentness Reference	This file contains historic 2008 Minnesota Election Results by precincts
Progress	Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency	None planned
Spatial Extent of Data	State of Minnesota
Bounding Coordinates	-97.5 -89.0 49.5 43.0
Place Keywords	Minnesota, MN
Theme Keywords	Minnesota Voting Districts Minnesota Precincts Precincts MN Precincts Voting Districts vtds 2008 Election Election Results
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
Access Constraints	None
Use Constraints	None
Contact Person Information	Lee Meilleur, Director LCC-GIS Office 100 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Suite 55 St. Paul, MN 55155 Phone: 651-296-0098 FAX: 651-297-3699 E-mail:
Browse Graphic	View a sample of the data.
Browse Graphic File Description	Statewide view
Associated Data Sets
Section 2	Data Quality Information		Top of full metadata	Top of page
Attribute Accuracy
Logical Consistency
Completeness	Complete statewide for the 2008 election
Horizontal Positional Accuracy
Lineage
Source Scale Denominator
Section 3	Spatial Data Organization Information		Top of full metadata	Top of page
Native Data Set Environment
Geographic Reference for Tabular Data
Spatial Object Type	Vector
Vendor Specific Object Types	arc, polygon
Tiling Scheme	State
Section 4	Spatial Reference Information		Top of full metadata	Top of page
Horizontal Coordinate Scheme	UTM
Ellipsoid	GRS80
Horizontal Datum	NAD83
Horizontal Units	Meters
Distance Resolution
UTM Zone Number	15
Map Projection Name	Transverse Mercator
Section 5	Entity and Attribute Information		Top of full metadata	Top of page
Entity and Attribute Overview	DISTRICT: Precinct Number PRECINCT: Precinct Name MCD: City or Township COUNTY: County LEG: Minnesota House District SEN: Minnesota Senate District CNG: Minnesota Congressional District TOTVOTER: Total Voters for Precinct EQUIPMENTM: Voting Equipment USPRESR: Votes for Republican U.S. Presidential Candidate by precinct USPRESDFL: Votes for DFL U.S. Presidential Candidate by precinct USPRESIP: Votes for Independant U.S. Presidential Candidate by precinct USPRESWI: Votes for Write In U.S. Presidential Candidate by precinct USPRESLIB: Votes for Libertarian U.S. Presidential Candidate by precinct USPRESCP: Votes for Constitution Party U.S. Presidential Candidate by precinct USPRESTOT: Total U.S. Presidential Votes by precinct USSENR: Votes for Republican U.S. Senate Candidate by precinct USSENDFL: Votes for DFL U.S. Senate Candidate by precinct USSENIP: Votes for Independant U.S. Senate Candidate by precinct USSENLIB: Votes for Libertarian U.S. Senate Candidate by precinct USSENCP: Votes for Constitution Party U.S. Senate Candidate by precinct USSENWI: Votes for Write In U.S. Senate Candidate by precinct USSENTOT: Total U.S. Senate Votes by precinct CONGR: Votes for Republican U.S. House Candidate CONGDFL: Votes for DFL U.S. House Candidate CONGIP: Votes for Independant U.S. House Candidate CONGWI:Votes for Write In U.S. House Candidate CONGTOT:Total votes for U.S. House CONGR: Votes for Republican U.S. House Candidate CONGDFL: Votes for DFL U.S. House Candidate CONGIP: Votes for Independant U.S. House Candidate CONGWI:Votes for Write In U.S. House Candidate CONGTOT:Total votes for U.S. House MNSENR: Votes for Republican Minnesota Senate Candidate MNSENDFL: Votes for DFL Minnesota Senate Candidate MNSENIP: Votes for Independant Minnesota Senate Candidate MNSENWI: Votes for Write In Minnesota Senate Candidate MNSENTOT: Total votes for Minnesota Senate MNLEGR: Votes for Republican Minnesota House Candidate MNLEGDFL: Votes for DFL Minnesota House Candidate MNLEGIP: Votes for Independant Minnesota House Candidate MNLEGWI: Votes for Write In Minnesota House Candidate MNLEGTOT: Total Votes for MN House
Entity and Attribute Detailed Citation
Section 6	Distribution Information		Top of full metadata	Top of page
Publisher	LCC-GIS Office
Publication Date	11/15/2008
Contact Person Information	Lee Meilleur Director LCC-GIS 100 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Suite 55 St. Paul, MN 55155 Phone: 651-296-0098 FAX: 651-297-3699 E-mail:
Distributor's Data Set Identifier	elec08
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Section 7	Metadata Reference Information		Top of full metadata	Top of page
Metadata Date	01/27/2012
Contact Person Information	Lee Meilleur, Director LCC-GIS 100 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Suite 55 St. Paul, MN 55155 Phone: 651-296-0098 FAX: 651-297-3699 E-mail:
Metadata Standard Name	Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines
Metadata Standard Version	1.2
Metadata Standard Online Linkage	http://www.lmic.state.mn.us/gc/stds/metadata.htm