State-by-state information from the 2008 U.S. presidential election
A dataframe with 51 observations on the following 7 variables.
State |
Name of the state |
Abr |
Abbreviation for the state |
Income |
Per capita income in the state as of 2007 (in dollars) |
HS |
Percentage of adults with at least a high school education |
BA |
Percentage of adults with at least a college education |
Dem.Rep |
Difference in %Democrat and %Republican (according to 2008 Gallup survey) |
ObamaWin |
1 = Obama (Democrat) wins state in 2008 or 0 =McCain (Republican) wins |
This dataset contains information from all 50 states and the District of Columbia for the 2008 U.S. presidential election.