2010 Minnesota Election Results

This page last updated: 01/27/2012
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2010 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
7. Metadata Reference Information

Section 1	Identification Information			Top of page
Originator	Minnesota Secretary of State Elections Division
Title	2010 Minnesota Election Results
Abstract	This is a polygon data set showing the 2010 Minnesota Election Results by precinct
Purpose	Developed by Minnesota Secretary of State Elections Division for the 2010 election
Time Period of Content Date	2010
Currentness Reference	This file contains historic 2010 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 2010 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 2010 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 EQUIPMODEL: Voting Equipment 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 GOVR: Votes for Republican Minnesota Governor Candidate GOVDFL: Votes for DFL Minnesota Governor Candidate GOVIP: Votes for Independant Minnesota Governor Candidate GOVWI: Votes for Write In Minnesota Governor Candidate GOVTOT: Total votes for Minnesota Governor Candidate ATGR: Votes for Republican Attorney General Candidate ATGDFL: Votes for DFL Attorney General Candidate ATGIP: Votes for Independant Attorney General Candidate ATGWI: Votes for Write In Attorney General Candidate ATGTOT: Total Votes for Attorney General SOSR: Votes for Republican Secretary of State Candidate SOSDFL: Votes for DFL Secretary of State Candidate SOSIP: Votes for Independant Secretary of State Candidate SOSWI: Votes for Write In Secretary of State Candidate SOSTOT: Total Votes for Secretary of State STAUDR: Votes for Republican State Auditor Candidate STAUDDFL: Votes for DFL State Auditor Candidate STAUDIP: Votes for Independant State Auditor Candidate STAUDWI: Votes for Write In State Auditor Candidate STAUDTOT: Total Votes for State Auditor 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	11/12/2010
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	elec2010
Distribution Liability	The Geographic Information System (GIS) Data to which this notice is attached are made available pursuant to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13). THE GIS DATA ARE PROVIDED TO YOU AS IS AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY AS TO THEIR PERFORMANCE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. The GIS Data were developed by the LCC - GIS Office for its own internal business purposes. The LCC - GIS Office does not represent or warrant that the GIS Data or the data documentation are error-free, complete, current, or accurate. You are responsible for any consequences resulting from your use of the GIS Data or your reliance on the GIS Data. You should consult the data documentation for this particular GIS Data to determine the limitations of the GIS Data and the precision with which the GIS Data may depict distance, direction, location, or other geographic features. If you transmit or provide the GIS Data (or any portion of it) to another user, the GIS Data must include a copy of this disclaimer.
Transfer Format Name	Shapefile
Transfer Format Version Number
Transfer Size	5.6 MB
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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