registered voter traits by district

For a given district, this table estimates the traits of the voters in a given district. 
Field
Description
district id
Unique ID maintained by Deck representing a specific political district. We define a district as a geographic subdivision of a jurisdiction that is associated with a specific office. For example, Idaho State House District 2 is a single district. Its associated office is Idaho State House and its associated jurisdiction is Idaho. (For jurisdiction-wide offices, like Governor and Mayor, the district can encompass the entirety of its jurisdiction.)
state
The two-letter abbreviation for the state this district sits within.
office
The office name of the district (all caps) e.g. US HOUSE.
district code
The district code of a given district.
district name
The name of a given district. Georgia State House District 2 will be named “2,” for example.
district position
The position of a given district. This field is only relevant when the same district elects multiple office-holders in distinct contests. It should only vary in “staggered” or “post”-style multimember districts.
percent race aapi
The approximate share of registered voters in a given district with an Asian-American or Pacific Islander racial or ethnic identity.
percent race afam
The approximate share of registered voters in a given district with an African-American or Black racial or ethnic identity.
percent race latino
The approximate share of registered voters in a given district with a Latino racial or ethnic identity.
percent race native american
The approximate share of registered voters in a given district with a Native American racial or ethnic identity.
percent race white
The approximate share of registered voters in a given district with a white racial or ethnic identity.
percent ses children present
The approximate share of registered voters in households with children present in a given district.
percent ses college graduate
The approximate share of registered voters in a given district with a college education. 
percent ses high school only 
The approximate share of registered voters in a given district with high school only education. 
percent ses income rank
The approximate share of registered voters in a given district that make over $100,000.
percent ses marriage
The approximate share of registered voters in a given district that are married.
percent ses recession sensitivity
The approximate share of registered voters in a given district that felt at-risk of financial hardship during the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States.
percent ses working class
The approximate share of registered voters in a given district that are members of the working class.
Example entry
[
  {
    "district_id": "bb43e540-cef1-40cb-b232-ece19abe1a84",
    "state": "NM",
    "office": "STATE HOUSE",
    "district_code": "35006",
    "district_name": "6",
    "district_position": "1",
    "percent_race_aapi": "0.011",
    "percent_race_afam": "0.025",
    "percent_race_latino": "0.134",
    "percent_race_native_american": "0.625",
    "percent_race_white": "0.203",
    "percent_ses_children_present": "0.356",
    "percent_ses_college_graduate": "0.323",
    "percent_ses_high_school_only": "0.842",
    "percent_ses_income_rank": "0.181",
    "percent_ses_marriage": "0.56",
    "percent_ses_recession_sensitivity": "0.558",
    "percent_ses_working_class": "0.833"
  }
]

Field	Description
district id	Unique ID maintained by Deck representing a specific political district. We define a district as a geographic subdivision of a jurisdiction that is associated with a specific office. For example, Idaho State House District 2 is a single district. Its associated office is Idaho State House and its associated jurisdiction is Idaho. (For jurisdiction-wide offices, like Governor and Mayor, the district can encompass the entirety of its jurisdiction.)
state	The two-letter abbreviation for the state this district sits within.
office	The office name of the district (all caps) e.g. US HOUSE.
district code	The district code of a given district.
district name	The name of a given district. Georgia State House District 2 will be named “2,” for example.
district position	The position of a given district. This field is only relevant when the same district elects multiple office-holders in distinct contests. It should only vary in “staggered” or “post”-style multimember districts.
percent race aapi	The approximate share of registered voters in a given district with an Asian-American or Pacific Islander racial or ethnic identity.
percent race afam	The approximate share of registered voters in a given district with an African-American or Black racial or ethnic identity.
percent race latino	The approximate share of registered voters in a given district with a Latino racial or ethnic identity.
percent race native american	The approximate share of registered voters in a given district with a Native American racial or ethnic identity.
percent race white	The approximate share of registered voters in a given district with a white racial or ethnic identity.
percent ses children present	The approximate share of registered voters in households with children present in a given district.
percent ses college graduate	The approximate share of registered voters in a given district with a college education.
percent ses high school only	The approximate share of registered voters in a given district with high school only education.
percent ses income rank	The approximate share of registered voters in a given district that make over $100,000.
percent ses marriage	The approximate share of registered voters in a given district that are married.
percent ses recession sensitivity	The approximate share of registered voters in a given district that felt at-risk of financial hardship during the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States.
percent ses working class	The approximate share of registered voters in a given district that are members of the working class.

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