Yes great job by VPAP which also is one of the best sites reporting state and local campaign contributions. I suggested precinct maps to them a year ago and I guess they must have listened to me and others.
I hope there is some way to get this into a statewide shapefile which I would be willing to work on. This would allow mapping which would show the demographics of the precincts, and the trends over the years. Also, it would be a good way to get ready for redistricting. Google maps is OK but Arcview I still thinks works best for preparing detailed precinct maps.
I wonder what source they used for the precinct boundaries which are very hard to find for recent elections except in major counties. This is the first time we can see the latest precinct boundaries since the 2000 census for VA.
Does anyone here know when the Census Bureau will be releasing the new precinct or vtd shapefiles for the 2010 Census and where you can access this information ?
Jay O'Callaghan
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/electionwatcher/
