Voting Districts, Minnesota
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- Data Quality
- Data Organization
- Coordinate System
- Attributes
- Distribution - Get Data
- Metadata Reference
Section 1: Overview
Originator:Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State
Title:
Voting Districts, Minnesota
Abstract:
Voting precincts for the State of Minnesota, those to be used in the 2018 Precinct Caucuses. Includes election district attributes for each precinct.
Purpose:
Geographic database of voting precincts for the State of Minnesota as of 2018 precinct caucuses
Time Period of Content Date:
01/31/2018
Currentness Reference:
Current through January 31, 2018
Progress:
In work
Maintenance and Update Frequency:
As needed
Spatial Extent of Data:
State of Minnesota
Bounding Coordinates:
-97.269689
-89.397194
49.403805
43.435423
Place Keywords:
Minnesota,MN,USA
Theme Keywords:
boundaries, election district ,voting district, precinct, voting precinct,VTD, ward, vtds
Theme Keyword Thesaurus:
ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Access Constraints:
None
Use Constraints:
Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State maintains this data as accurately as possible, but cannot assure 100% accuracy. For definitive precinct lines, please contact the jurisdiction (city, township, or county for unorganized territory) in question. To check precinct and districts or find polling place for an address, use the Secretary of State's Polling Place Finder: http://pollfinder.sos.state.mn.us.
Contact Person Information:
Brad Neuhauser,
GIS Specialist
Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State - Elections Division
658 Cedar St. Room 180
Saint Paul,
MN
55155
Phone: 651-556-0648
Fax: 651-296-9073
Email: brad.neuhauser@state.mn.us
Associated Data Sets:
Section 2: Data Quality
Attribute Accuracy:
Precinct and district attributes from Statewide Voter Registration System (SVRS).
Logical Consistency:
Topology checks run to try to eliminate gaps and overlaps betweeen polygons.
Completeness:
Complete statewide as of January 31, 2018
Vertical Positional Accuracy:
Not applicable
Lineage:
Boundaries derived from Minnesota's City, Township, and Unorganized Territory (CTU) Boundaries dataset (2013) and U.S. Census redistricting data. Boundaries incorporate election district boundary corrections made under MS 2.91, subd. 2 and MS 204B.146, subd. 3, and municipal boundary adjustments that were effective through January 31, 2018
Section 3: Spatial Data Organization (not used in this metadata)
Section 4: Coordinate System
Horizontal Coordinate Scheme:
Universal Transverse Mercator
UTM Zone Number:
15
Horizontal Datum:
NAD83
Horizontal Units:
meters
Vertical Datum:
not applicable
Vertical Units:
Depth Datum:
not applicable
Depth Units:
Section 5: Attributes
Overview:
Detailed Citation:
Table Detail:
vtd2018caucus - Voting Precincts| Field Name | Valid Values | Definition | Definition Source |
|---|
| FID | - | Internal feature number. | ESRI |
| Shape | - | Feature geometry. | ESRI |
| OBJECTID | - | | |
| VTDID | - | Vote Tabulation District Identifier, used by U.S. Census Bureau. Concatenates State FIPS code (27), COUNTYFIPS, and PCTCODE | |
| PCTNAME | - | Name given to the precinct | |
| PCTCODE | - | Four digit code assigned to precinct (unique within each county) | |
| SHORTLABEL | - | Abbreviated PCTNAME for labelling purposes. In most cases indicates a jurisdiction with multiple precincts | |
| MCDNAME | - | Municipality (city or town) that the precinct is in. For unorganized territories, MCD name may not match the U.S. Census name and/or boundary for an MCD. | |
| MCDCODE | - | Internal MCD Code for jurisdiction | |
| MCDFIPS | - | Jurisdiction's FIPS code (note: some unorganized area FIPS codes may be manufactured) | |
| MCDGNIS | - | Jurisdiction's Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) code | |
| CTU_TYPE | enumerated | Jurisdiction's governance | |
| city | | |
| township | | |
| unorganized territory | | |
| COUNTYNAME | - | County Name | |
| COUNTYCODE | 1 to 87 | County Number | |
| COUNTYFIPS | 001 to 173 | County's FIPS code (GNIS code) | |
| CONGDIST | 1 to 8 | U.S. Representative (Congressional) District | |
| MNSENDIST | 1 to 67 | Minnesota Senate District | |
| MNLEGDIST | 1A to 67B | Minnesota House District. House districts A & B nest together within the corresponding Senate district | |
| CTYCOMDIST | 1 to 7 | County Commissioner District. Most counties have 5. Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, and St. Louis have 7. | |
| JUDDIST | 1 to 10 | Judicial Districts | |
| SWCDIST | - | Soil & Water Conservation District Code. The supervisors are usually voted on by the entire county, except the following cases. Hennepin County has gotten rid of its SWCD. Otter Tail (East and West) and St. Louis (North and South) Counties are split into two separate districts. In Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Ramsey, Renville, Scott, and Washington Counties, the 5 SWCD supervisors are all elected by supervisor district. | |
| SWCDIST_N | - | Soil & Water Conservation District Name | |
| WARD | - | City Ward (if applicable) | |
| HOSPDIST | - | Hospital District Code | |
| HOSPDIST_N | - | Hospital District Name | |
| PARKDIST | - | Park District code, There are only two park districts: Minneapolis and Three Rivers (Hennepin County outside of Minneapolis) | |
| PARKDIST_N | - | Park District Name | |
| Shape_Leng | - | | |
| Shape_Area | - | Area of feature in internal units squared. | Esri |
Section 6: Distribution
Publisher:
Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State
Publication Date:
02/01/2018
Contact Person Information:
Brad Neuhauser,
GIS Specialist
Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State - Elections Division
658 Cedar St. Room 180
Saint Paul,
MN
55155
Phone: 651-556-0648
Fax: 651-296-9073
Email: brad.neuhauser@state.mn.us
Distributor's Data Set Identifier:
Voting Districts, Precinct Caucuses, 2018
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 MN Secretary of State's Office for its own internal business purposes. This 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.
Ordering Instructions:
This data set is distributed via the Minnesota Geospatial Commons and is accessible via the online linkage below. Online Linkage: I AGREE
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Section 7: Metadata Reference
Metadata Date:
02/01/2018
Contact Person Information:
Brad Neuhauser,
GIS Specialist
Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State - Elections Division
658 Cedar St. Room 180
St. Paul,
MN
55155
Phone: (651) 556-0648
Fax: (651) 296-9073
Email: brad.neuhauser@state.mn.us
Metadata Standard Name:
Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines
Metadata Standard Version:
1.2
