Filename: state_p18_poll_voters_by_p18_rgprec.dbf, state_p18_poll_voters_by_p18_rgprec.csv

File URL: http://statewidedatabase.org/pub/data/P18/state/state_p18_poll_voters_by_p18_rgprec.zip

Dataset: 2018 Primary Election Precinct Data

Description:  This file contains statewide registration data for registered voters that voted at a polling place.

Unit of analysis:  SR precincts are derived from consolidated precincts and are a geographic unit constructed for statistical merging purposes by the Statewide Database.  

Data source:	Statewide Database - University of California, Berkeley

Technical documentation:	http://statewidedatabase.org/d10/Creating%20CA%20Official%20Redistricting%20Database.pdf

Codebook:	
http://statewidedatabase.org/info/metadata/SOR_codebook.html

Date last modified:07/16/19 
Previous versions:	none

County records unavailable at time of file creation:	
025 - Imperial County data are still being collected and processed.
047 - Merced County data are still being collected and processed.

Data user notes: 

Note 1. Some California counties conduct "all-mail" elections and no longer have precinct polling places. 
All registered voters in these counties are forced to vote by mail-ballot.
 
Counties that conducted the 2018 Primary election as an all "Vote-by-Mail" election: 
003 - Alpine does not have poll voters. It is an all forced vote-by-mail county.
063 - Plumas does not have poll voters. It is an all forced vote-by-mail county.
091 - Sierra does not have poll voters. It is an all forced vote-by-mail county.










