Metadata:
  Identification_Information:
    Citation:
      Citation_Information:
        Originator: Federal Election Commission
        Publication_Date: 200112
        Title: 2000 Presidential General Election, State Results
        Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Database
        Publication_Information:
          Publication_Place: Reston, VA
          Publisher: National Atlas of the United States
        Online_Linkage: <http://nationalatlas.gov/atlasftp.html?openChapters=chphist#chphist>

    Description:
      Abstract:
        This data set portrays election results by State for the 2000 Presidential
        general election.  It includes data for electoral votes and popular votes
        for the Democratic, Republican, and other political parties as well as the
        total popular vote.
      Purpose:
        These data are intended for geographic display and analysis at the
        national level, and for large regional areas.  The data should be
        displayed and analyzed at scales appropriate for 1:2,000,000-scale data.
        The National Atlas of the United States assumes no responsibility for the
        use of these data.

      Supplemental_Information:
        To win the presidential election, the winning political party must receive
        more than 270 of the 538 electoral votes.  In 2000, the Republicans
        (George W. Bush) received 271 electoral votes and the Democrats (Albert
        A. Gore, Jr.) received 266 electoral votes.  Each State has a number of
        electoral votes equal to the number of its representatives in Congress.
        For example, the State of North Carolina has 12 representatives and two
        senators, for a total of 14 electoral votes.  The District of Columbia has
        three electoral votes; two votes were cast for Gore and the third vote was
        an abstention.

        To create maps that are similar to the maps in the National Atlas
        <http://nationalatlas.gov/natlas/Natlasstart.asp>, el2000t.dbf can be
        joined to the 2000 county boundaries available from the National
        Atlas raw data download page,
        <http://nationalatlas.gov/atlasftp.html?openChapters=chpbound#chpbound>.


        For more information on 2000 presidential election results, please see
        <http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2000/tcontents.htm>.

    Time_Period_of_Content:
      Time_Period_Information:
        Single_Date/Time:
          Calendar_Date: 200106
      Currentness_Reference: Publication date
    Status:
      Progress: Complete
      Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
    Spatial_Domain:
      Bounding_Coordinates:
        West_Bounding_Coordinate: 172
        East_Bounding_Coordinate: -64
        North_Bounding_Coordinate: 72
        South_Bounding_Coordinate: 18
    Keywords:
      Theme:
        Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
        Theme_Keyword: society
      Theme:
        Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
        Theme_Keyword: 2000 Presidential Election
        Theme_Keyword: Presidential elections
        Theme_Keyword: Elections
        Theme_Keyword: General elections
        Theme_Keyword: Electoral votes
        Theme_Keyword: Popular votes
        Theme_Keyword: Political parties
        Theme_Keyword: Democratic
        Theme_Keyword: Republican
        Theme_Keyword: Votes

      Place:
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        Place_Keyword: United States
        Place_Keyword: Alabama
        Place_Keyword: Alaska
        Place_Keyword: Arizona
        Place_Keyword: Arkansas
        Place_Keyword: California
        Place_Keyword: Colorado
        Place_Keyword: Connecticut
        Place_Keyword: Delaware
        Place_Keyword: District of Columbia
        Place_Keyword: Florida
        Place_Keyword: Georgia
        Place_Keyword: Hawaii
        Place_Keyword: Idaho
        Place_Keyword: Illinois
        Place_Keyword: Indiana
        Place_Keyword: Iowa
        Place_Keyword: Kansas
        Place_Keyword: Kentucky
        Place_Keyword: Louisiana
        Place_Keyword: Maine
        Place_Keyword: Maryland
        Place_Keyword: Massachusetts
        Place_Keyword: Michigan
        Place_Keyword: Minnesota
        Place_Keyword: Mississippi
        Place_Keyword: Missouri
        Place_Keyword: Montana
        Place_Keyword: Nebraska
        Place_Keyword: Nevada
        Place_Keyword: New Hampshire
        Place_Keyword: New Jersey
        Place_Keyword: New Mexico
        Place_Keyword: New York
        Place_Keyword: North Carolina
        Place_Keyword: North Dakota
        Place_Keyword: Ohio
        Place_Keyword: Oklahoma
        Place_Keyword: Oregon
        Place_Keyword: Pennsylvania
        Place_Keyword: Rhode Island
        Place_Keyword: South Carolina
        Place_Keyword: South Dakota
        Place_Keyword: Tennessee
        Place_Keyword: Texas
        Place_Keyword: Utah
        Place_Keyword: Vermont
        Place_Keyword: Virginia
        Place_Keyword: Washington
        Place_Keyword: West Virginia
        Place_Keyword: Wisconsin
        Place_Keyword: Wyoming
        Place_Keyword: USA

    Access_Constraints: None
    Use_Constraints:
      None.  Acknowledgment of the National Atlas of the United States of America
      and (or) the Federal Election Commission would be appreciated in products
      derived from these data.

    Point_of_Contact:
      Contact_Information:
        Contact_Person_Primary:
          Contact_Person: Gita Urban-Mathieux
          Contact_Organization: National Atlas of the United States
        Contact_Address:
          Address_Type: Mailing address
          Address: 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr
          Address: MS 561
          City: Reston
          State_or_Province: VA
          Postal_Code: 20192
        Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-5175
        Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: atlasmail@usgs.gov

    Native_Data_Set_Environment:
      Microsoft Excel97 converted to dBASE IV for the National Atlas of the
      United States of America.

  Data_Quality_Information:
    Logical_Consistency_Report: No tests for logical consistency were performed on this data set.
    Completeness_Report:
      This data set includes year 2000 general election results for the 50 United
      States and the District of Columbia.

    Lineage:
      Source_Information:
        Source_Citation:
          Citation_Information:
            Originator: Federal Election Commission
            Publication_Date: 200106
            Title: 2000 Presidential Electoral and Popular Vote
            Publication_Information:
              Publication_Place: Washington, DC
              Publisher: Federal Election Commission
            Online_Linkage: <http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2000/tcontents.htm>
        Type_of_Source_Media: Online
        Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
          Time_Period_Information:
            Single_Date/Time:
              Calendar_Date: 200106
          Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication date
        Source_Citation_Abbreviation: ELECTION
        Source_Contribution: Attribute information
      Process_Step:
        Process_Description:
          The ELECTION Microsoft Excel97 file was downloaded from the Federal
          Election Commission web site.  The file contained State information for
          electoral and popular votes.  Some of the file formatting was changed
          and it was converted into a dBASE IV database which is the format used
          by the National Atlas of the United States.  The State FIPS code, State
          electoral count, and winning party fields were added.
        Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ELECTION
        Process_Date: 200111

  Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
    Indirect_Spatial_Reference:
      U.S. Department of Commerce, 1987, Codes for the Identification of the
      States, the District of Columbia and the Outlying Areas of the United
      States, and Associated Areas (FIPS 5-2): Washington, DC, National
      Institute of Standards and Technology.

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        Entity_Type_Definition:
          Electoral and popular votes for the 2000 presidential general election
          in the United States, given by State.
        Entity_Type_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States
      Attribute:
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        Attribute_Definition: The 2-character FIPS code of the State or State equivalent.
        Attribute_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States
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              Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia
              and the Outlying Areas of the United States, and Associated Areas,
              FIPS 5-2.
            Codeset_Source:
              U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and
              Technology
      Attribute:
        Attribute_Label: State_fips
        Attribute_Definition: The 2-digit FIPS code of the State or State equivalent.
        Attribute_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States
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          Codeset_Domain:
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              Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia
              and the Outlying Areas of the United States, and Associated Areas,
              FIPS 5-2.
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              U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and
              Technology
      Attribute:
        Attribute_Label: Elect_vote
        Attribute_Definition: The number of electoral votes the State has.
        Attribute_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States
        Attribute_Domain_Values:
          Range_Domain:
            Range_Domain_Minimum: 3
            Range_Domain_Maximum: 54
      Attribute:
        Attribute_Label: Ev_bush
        Attribute_Definition:
          The number of electoral votes received by the Republican party (George
          W. Bush).
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            Range_Domain_Maximum: 32
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              No electoral votes were received by the Republican party (George W.
              Bush).
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      Attribute:
        Attribute_Label: Ev_gore
        Attribute_Definition:
          The number of electoral votes received by the Democratic party (Albert
          A. Gore, Jr.).
        Attribute_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States
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              No electoral votes were received by the Democratic party (Albert A.
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      Attribute:
        Attribute_Label: Pv_bush
        Attribute_Definition:
          The number of popular votes received by the Republican party (George
          W. Bush).
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        Attribute_Label: Pv_gore
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          The number of popular votes received by the Democratic party (Albert A.
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      Attribute:
        Attribute_Label: Pv_others
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          The number of popular votes received by political parties other than
          the Republican or Democratic parties.
        Attribute_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States
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            Range_Domain_Minimum: 6765
            Range_Domain_Maximum: 537224
      Attribute:
        Attribute_Label: Total_vote
        Attribute_Definition: The total number of popular votes cast.
        Attribute_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States
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      Attribute:
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        Attribute_Definition: The political party that won the election in that State.
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              Democratic party (Albert A. Gore, Jr.) won the election in the
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      Contact_Information:
        Contact_Organization_Primary:
          Contact_Organization: Earth Science Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey
        Contact_Address:
          Address_Type: Mailing address
          Address: 507 National Center
          City: Reston
          State_or_Province: VA
          Postal_Code: 20192
        Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-888-ASK-USGS (1-888-275-8747)
        Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-5920
        Contact_Instructions:
          In addition to the address above there are other ESIC offices throughout
          the country.  A full list of these offices is at
          <http://ask.usgs.gov/esic_index.html>.
    Distribution_Liability:
      Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at
      the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made
      regarding the accuracy or utility of the data on any other system or for
      general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute
      any such warranty.  This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the
      data and aggregate use with other data.  It is strongly recommended that
      these data are directly acquired from a U.S. Geological Survey server, and
      not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some
      way.  No responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in the use
      of these data.
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                Network_Resource_Name: <http://nationalatlas.gov/atlasftp.html?openChapters=chphist#chphist>
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  Metadata_Reference_Information:
    Metadata_Date: 20060911
    Metadata_Contact:
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        Contact_Person_Primary:
          Contact_Person: Gita Urban-Mathieux
          Contact_Organization: National Atlas of the United States
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          Address: 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr
          Address: MS 561
          City: Reston
          State_or_Province: VA
          Postal_Code: 20192
        Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-5175
        Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: atlasmail@usgs.gov
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