ScoringRed

Question about precinct map for al state house special election

Hey, just saw your page for the AL Special house election, nice work. I was wondering how you made those two dem primary precinct maps, I'd like to try one myself. BigCheese76 (talk) 13:39, 8 September 2021 (UTC)

Sure! First I downloaded the census block shapefiles and imported them into QGIS, then I exported the shapefile as an SVG so that it could be edited in Inkscape. Once in Inkscape, I used the union tool to join blocks into precincts and colored them according to the color legends (linked) ScoringRed (talk) 14:17, 8 September 2021 (UTC)

two questions, where did you download the census blocks from, and how did you match the vote totals from each precinct with the block colors? BigCheese76 (talk) 16:49, 8 September 2021 (UTC)

First, you can find most shapefile data on the Census TIGER/Line database. Second, county websites will usually have their precinct-level election results and precinct names, which you can then match with each other. ScoringRed (talk) 16:57, 8 September 2021 (UTC)

Another question (sorry to bother you) how can I download the files to my computer if my chromebook is unable to support the files on the census bureau website? BigCheese76 (talk) 17:18, 8 September 2021 (UTC)