Welcome
The UF Election Lab
The Election Lab at the University of Florida is a collaboration of faculty and students who study voting and elections through analyses of survey and election data. Our mission is to provide timely and accurate statistics, software, reports, and other useful information, primarily regarding voting and elections in the United States.
Our goals are to better inform people about how elections work, how voting may be improved, and how the public can become more engaged and more confident in the electoral process.
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What We Do
Voter Turnout
Prof. McDonald produces national and state voter turnout data for United States general elections , used widely by media, election officials, policymakers, and academics.
Precinct Data
The Voting and Election Science Team (VEST) produces the only national precinct boundary and statewide election results data, used by state and local redistricting bodies, courts, litigants, media, policymakers, academics, and a vibrant social media election mapping community.
PRIME III Voting System
Led by Prof. Gilbert, PRIME III is the single most accessible electronic voting system. It offers a secure, multimodal electronic voting system that delivers the necessary system security, integrity and user satisfaction safeguards in a user-friendly interface that accommodates all people regardless of ability.
Fresh Take Florida
Lab members collaborate with Fresh Take Florida, a news service of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, to create election analyses and maps.
Early Voting
As an election approaches Prof. McDonald tracks early voting activity across the country.
Data Archive
You can find all our election data on our searchable data archive. To track data usage for our funders we kindly ask that you create an account to access data files.
In the News
Weekly Election Lab Meetings
Spring 2024: 2pm Wednesday @ Informatics Institute Lecture Room (Across from Marston Library)
During the school year, the Election Science Data Lab meets weekly in the Informatics Institute at the University of Florida. Faculty, undergraduates, and graduate students meet to discuss current and future projects. All members of the University of Florida community are welcome to attend and participate!