buchanan.RdThis database contains demographic variables and the number of votes for the major candidates, Bush and Gore, as well as the ballots cast for Pat Buchanan for each of the 67 counties.
buchanana data frame in long format of 67 observations on the following variables
accidentsinteger; daily number of accident
countyname of county
popnpopulation of the county in 1997
whitepercentage of whites in 1996
blackpercentage of blacks in 1996
hisppercentage of Hispanics in 1996
geq65percentage of the population aged 65 and above based on 1996 and 1997 population estimates
highscpercentage of the population with a high school degree (1990 Census data)
collpercentage of the population that are college graduates (1990 Census data)
incomemean personal income in 1994
buchtotal ballots cast for Pat Buchanan (Reform)
bushtotal ballots cast for Georges W. Bush (GOP)
goretotal ballots cast for Al Gore (Democrat)
totmbthe total number of votes cast for the presidential election in each county, minus Buchanan votes
Smith, R.L. (2002). A statistical assessment of Buchanan's vote in Palm Beach County, 17(4), 441-457.