SUSPECNA Reaching out to the ULC

I need to make a landing page for SUSPECNA, to put links to my other pages.

The Uniform Law Commission.

I want to write to them to work out if they can help me with my voting law to do with the Electoral College.

I want to:

1. Get data going back to the Eisenhower Era and compute the results of historical elections based upon how it went and how it would've gone under the various flavors of my legislation

2. Draft the legislation

2.1. I may have a "donatable at-large" elector clause so Wyoming can donate its Senatorial elector votes to California, for example

2.2. Maybe have the at-large electors be distributed proportionally

2.3., Maybe have all electoral votes distributed proportionally

2.3. Need to work out what "proportional" looks like

3. Find out how to get it out to the States

4. Reach out to Nebraska and Maine and get details how their laws are set up, and maybe the history

5. Make Election Day a State holiday

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ChatGPT

For historical district-level data on U.S. presidential elections, there are a few reliable sources and datasets:

1. Harvard Dataverse – MIT Election Data and Science Lab: This database provides comprehensive district-level election results across many years, including U.S. presidential elections. They have cleaned datasets and include historical data going back decades. You can search for "MIT Election Data and Science Lab" to access it on Dataverse, and the data is available for public use.

2. ICPSR (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research): They provide district-level election data, but it often requires an institutional membership (many universities have this access). ICPSR's datasets are extensive and include historical election data for various levels, including presidential and congressional districts.

3. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections: This is a detailed source of historical election results at various levels, including district data in some cases. It includes maps and data visualization, though it requires a subscription for full access to detailed datasets.

4. U.S. Census Bureau: For post-2000 data, the Census Bureau's "Voting and Registration" data sometimes includes geographic and demographic breakdowns, although it focuses more on voter characteristics than specific results.

5. NHGIS (National Historical Geographic Information System): This service, provided by the University of Minnesota, compiles historical census data and geographic information, including electoral boundaries that might help contextualize district-level results over time.

If you're working on a specific election year or dataset format, let me know—I can guide you to a tailored source.

I'd like to find data for each election, maybe going back to eisenhower, in a format suitable for upload to a spreadsheet

ChatGPT said:

For a spreadsheet-friendly format of district-level data for U.S. presidential elections going back to the Eisenhower era (1952), consider the following resources, each offering downloadable data files, often in .csv or .xls formats:

1. Harvard Dataverse - MIT Election Data and Science Lab: This source offers historical election data in .csv format, which is perfect for spreadsheets. You can download district-level datasets for each election year from 1976 onward. Earlier data might be accessible through specific requests or in supplemental datasets, and each dataset includes headers and structured columns for ease of import.

2. ICPSR: The ICPSR’s historical election data can be downloaded in formats compatible with statistical and spreadsheet software. They have U.S. election results at various levels and often include metadata and coding documentation to make the datasets understandable.

3. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections: Though primarily a subscription service, Dave Leip’s Atlas provides extensive historical data that can be downloaded in spreadsheet-friendly formats if you have a subscription. They cover election results at the county and district level in .csv files, suitable for detailed analysis.

4. Data on Open Elections (openelections.net): Open Elections is a volunteer-based project working to release U.S. election data in .csv format for each state. While it’s still a work in progress, they do offer historical data going back several decades. Coverage varies by state and year, so you may need to piece together data from several files.

5. NHGIS: Although primarily a source for census and demographic data, NHGIS offers downloadable boundary and election-related data that aligns with historical district boundaries, which can be useful when mapping results in a historical context.

If you're primarily focused on district-level data for major candidates, the MIT Election Data and Science Lab is likely the most efficient starting point due to its accessibility and pre-formatted .csv files. You can then clean or modify the data in a spreadsheet application like Excel or Google Sheets as needed. Let me know if you'd like guidance on importing or cleaning the data for spreadsheet use!