Election Analysis

Project Overview

A Colorado Board of Elections employee asked me to determine the following election outcomes in order to complete the election audit of a recent local congressional election.

1. Calculate the total number of votes cast.
2. Calculate the total number of votes each candidate received.
3. Calculate the percentage of votes each candidate won.
4. Calculate the voter turnout for each county.
5. Calculate the percentage of votes from each county.
6. Determine the winner of the election based on popular vote.
7. Determine the county with the highest turnout.

Resources

• Data Source: election_results.csv
• Software: Python 3.9.7, Visual Studio Code, 1.52.1

Summary

The analysis of the election show that:

• There were 369,711 votes cast in the election.

• The candidates were:

  • Candidate Charles Casper Stockham
  • Candidate Diana DeGette
  • Candidate Raymon Anthony Doane

• The candidate results were:

  • Candidate Charles Casper Stockham recieved 23.0% of the vote and 85,213 number of votes.
  • Candidate Diana DeGette recieved 73.8% of the vote and 272,892 number of votes.
  • Candidate Raymon Anthony Doane recieved 3.1% of the vote and 11,606 number of votes.

• The winner of the election was:

  • Candidate Diana DeGette who received 73.8% of the vote and 272,892 number of votes.

• The counties in this election were:

  • Jefferson county
  • Denver county
  • Arapahoe county

• The county results were:

  • Jefferson county cast 10.5% of the vote and 38,855 total votes.
  • Jefferson county cast 82.8% of the vote and 306,055 total votes.
  • Jefferson county cast 6.7% of the vote and 24,801 total votes.

• The largest county turnout in this election was:

  • Denver county who cast 82.8% of the vote and 306,055 total votes.

Statement

The script used to create this analysis of the election could be used to gather similar data in any election.

• For a presidential election, a state could update the county analysis to list each district or precinct in a state. Then you would be able to determine the total and percentage of votes for each district, as well as get a total and percentage for the entire state for each candidate.

  

• A school could remove or ignore the county analysis section and just use the candidate information in order to hold a class president or similar election. Allowing them to see the number and percentage of votes for each candidate, as well as the winner.