Election Analysis

Overview

In this project, Python was used to analyze the election results and calculate county-by-county data in a recent Colorado election.

Results

  • There were 369,711 votes cast in the election, as shown in the below screenshot of the vote total from the analysis. Total Votes

  • Jefferson County contributed 38,855 votes (10.5% of the total), Denver County contributed 306,055 votes (82.8% of the total), and Arapahoe County contributed 24,801 votes (6.7% of the total), as shown in the below screenshot of the analysis. County Votes

  • Denver County had the largest number of votes.

  • Charles Casper Stockham received 85,213 votes (23.0% of the total), Diana DeGette received 272,892 votes (73.8% of the total), and Raymon Anthony Doane received 11,606 votes (3.1% of the total), as shown in the below screenshot from the analysis. Candidate Votes

  • Diana DeGette won the election with 272,892 votes (73.8% of the total).

Summary

The script written for this analysis can be used for any election. The .csv file containing the election data would have to be changed to one corresponding to a different election, of course, in order to analyze a different election. As long as the file is in the same format it should work fine though. And if you want to use this script in something other than a state election, the script could be modified to output data for neighborhoods instead of counties (for a county election) or states instead of counties (for a federal election).