DRA 2012 and 2016 Prez Data

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Send an email asking for it.

We should all send an email; that way, they will know that a lot of people care.

This thread is now a discussion of how the email should look.

Side note: Some of the 2008 data often end up being a few hundred votes off from the real totals, and I would suspect that it is probably that there might be similar flaws with the 2012 and 2016 data.

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I sent this email to

redistricting@gardow.com

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I also really want them to add data to DC and the other 7 states that still do not have it. It is very annoying how this data is not present.

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He may have some agreement not to release more detailed data based on 538 giving it to him. Through the export features (both by CD and VTD), all of the data-points visible in DRA are in the spreadsheet - except the PVI column.

It is far more likely that the reason for the lack of this data is that the feature implementation was done in a hurry, and they only put in the effort necessary to get basic PVI numbers visible in a tab inside the application.

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It makes absolutely no sense as to why we have more detailed data for 2008 than we do 2012 or 2016.

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Ugh so frustrating.

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Another issue with the PVI functions in the app is that the formula used to calculate the values is flawed, potentially having small errors in some cases even if the correct vote counts are recorded.

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I have a somewhat substantial knowledge of coding, though I am unsure if it is anything that could be of use in applications like this.

I did, however, manage to download the required files to get a completely functioning version of DRA saved onto files on this computer, no longer needing to visit the website to use the app. It was a somewhat complex process, but it worked. Of course my main goal in doing so was to them be able to use a decompiler/editor to change code to modify the app coding slightly, I could not figure out how to do, mainly because the file types used by DRA seem to lack easily obtainable decomplier/editor programs.