URBAN AFFAIRS Identifying Regional Centers in Washington County, Oregon Link Metro, the regional planning agency for the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area, has designated specific locations as centers for higher-density development and growth. In my Master's thesis I use GIS analysis to track changes in variables such as land value and public transportation density over time in order to locate potential centers. I then visit these locations first-hand to make a subjective decision as to whether or not Metro's designated centers are actually developing as intended. You can view the entire thesis online at Portland State University's digital repository by clicking on the link provided above. The full document is in PDF format, and the webpage includes the official abstract. | POLITICS United States Presidential Election Results by County I have compiled full presidential election results by county for 2000, 2004 and 2008. All candidates, including minor candidates, are included. Each state is both separated into its own worksheet as well as in a nationwide compilation. Worksheets with party affiliation by state and with vote totals by state exist as well. Also of note is Alaska; the state has boroughs rather than counties. State results are not broken down by borough, and electoral precincts cross borough lines which makes it impossible for a fully accurate borough breakdown. However, they do report results by state legislative district. These workbooks include results by district, allowing for a much more detailed view of Alaska's results than available elsewhere. To access the files click on the links provided above. Please provide credit if you use the work as a source. If you notice any errors or have concerns about the data send an e-mail to k v r G I S AT g m a i l dotcom (no spaces; the address is spelled out to prevent spam). Please be as specific as possible. *Some state results for the year 2000 were accessed from http://www.american.edu/spa/ccps/Data-Sets.cfm. The site provides some additional information including matches to racial data, along with some data for wards, precincts, and other offices. The official citation for that data is as follows: David Lublin and D. Stephen Voss. 2001. "Federal Elections Project." American University, Washington, DC and the University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY. |