State Legislative District Data
Your source of existing and new state legislative district data Most accurate, complete, and up-to-date state legislative district andAfter 2010 census recount, states are going through redistricting for congressional districts and state legislative districts. New district information becomes specially important for 2012 elections. Upon states releasing their new boundary files, USgeocoder integrates the new boundary data with our precise GIS data and the latest postal data to produce the new congressional and state legislative district data.
With the most accurate and frequent update schedule, USgeocoder brings you the most precise state legislative data you can find for both existing and redistricted districts!
A few companies offer "State Legislative District by 5 Digit Zip Code" and "State Legislative District by 9 Digit Zip Code" data files. Following are common problems that our competitors have:
Most complete address files available
USgeocoder produces the only zip to district files that include P O Box, Rural Route, Highway Contract, Highrise, Firm Name, and General Delivery address delivery types in its standard files.
99% accuracy
USgeocoder merges nationwide data from TIGER/Line with Postal Service mailing address files and other sources to produce the most accurate and comprehensive matching of zip and address ranges to state legislative district files. We provide above 99% accuracy for state legislative district assignments to current and new districts nationwide.
When new streets are constructed, USgeocoder uses proprietary algorithms to assign them to their proper political districts long before they appear on government maps. USgeocoder's more precise geocoding allows for accuracy rates above 99% for the new state legislative districts in the 2012 elections nationwide.
Most frequently updated data you can find
USgeocoder uses the 2010 Census TIGER data upon which all political districts are built.
Every month, USgeocoder uses US Postal Service data to update the TIGER/Line census files. Typically, a new address is available to USGeocoder within thirty days after the Postal Services' first delivery to it.
State office holder's phone and email contact information, committee assignments and staff contact information are updated on a monthly basis.
Our files are updated within days of each new state or US redistricting publication that has passed the challenge period without challenges or has resolved the challenge. We also may load a state when our judgment indicates the challenges are either irrelevant to this election cycle, or unlikely to prevail. In the event of a court ordered change, it will be incorporated into our files during a regular monthly update.
Covering the entire country and its possssions
USgeocoder provides the most complete congressional district data. We cover the 50 states, Puerto Rico and the rest of the island territories.
Offering 2 Data files for existing and new state legislative districts
USgeocoder offers "State Legislative District by 9 Digit Zip Code" and "State Legislative District by Address Range" two different data files for existing and new (redistricting) districts.
For "State Legislative District by 9 Digit Zip Code" data file, USgeocoder's proprietary algorithms result in over 99% accuracy of zip to district assignment.
For "State Legislative District by Address Range" data files, in addition to the addresses to which mail is delivered, USgeocoder is able to provide the district data for addresses without postal delivery. This allows you to identity the many addresses where people live and vote but can not receive mail.
USGeocoder can also provide the existing district files with the state legislative elected officials' contact, committee assignment and staff information appended.
Using federal standards for naming convention
We use THE GOVERNMENT STANDARD for our district names.
The district names in our files are provided by the states and automatically adopted by the federal government. The naming convention and field lengths are set by census Bureau to accommodate the requirements of each state. The federal governments use them for all federal matters and communications.
Sample 1: State Legislative District by 9 Digit Zip Code Data File
One shows zip-to-state upper house districts. The other one shows zip-to-state lower house districts. They cover the information for both existing and new districts.
Sample 2: State Legislative District by 9 Digit Zip Code With Elected Official Data File
They show the information in sample 1 and elected official's contact information including district/capitol phone and fax numbers, mailing address, website, and email/web form.
You can use USgeocoder data files in many ways:
- Use our data files in your own GIS applications or demographic analysis software
- Let us batch process your address data for district matching
- Get REALTIME information for your address via USgeocoder API
- Display and explore your data with USgeocoder's GIS mapping engine
USgeocoder also provides demographic services and custom GIS application development.
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