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RNC Data Field Dictionary
RNC Data Field Dictionary
Updated over 9 months ago

RNC Voter File Flat File Specification and FieldDescriptions

Note: Not all fields are matched to your Buzz360 System

Column Name

Data Type

Nullable

Description

RNCID

bigint

NOT

NULL

Assigned Identification Number

RNC_RegID

uniqueidentifier

NULL

Uniqueidentifier

Not provided

State

varchar(2)

NOT

NULL

Registration State

StateKey

Int

NOT

NULL

State specific number

IsPartyReg

Int

NULL

True/False Flag for a state having partisan registration

SourceID

varchar(7)

NULL

Record Origin Identifier

Juriscode

char(10)

NULL

Registration Juriscode Code- A nationally unique numeric representation of each election jurisdiction responsible for voterregistration data. The value is formatted: SSCCCMMMMM, whereS=State, C=County, andM=Municipality (where applicable,otherwise

value=00000).

Jurisname

varchar(30)

NULL

County or Municipality Name

CountyFIPS

char(3)

NULL

Indicates county in which voter is registered. Coding scheme is basedon Federal Information Processing

Standard (FIPS) county assignments.

CountyName

varchar(200)

NULL

Name of County

MediaMarket

varchar(100)

NULL

Media Market Name

CensusBlock2020

varchar(15)

NULL

Census Block

MetroType

varchar(25)

NULL

Urban/Rural Type by MetroDesignation

RNCTurf

int

NULL

RNC Turf

MCD

varchar(5)

NULL

Indicates municipality in which voter is registered. Coding scheme is basedon Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) municipality

assignments.

StateCountyCode

varchar(3)

NULL

State Assigned County Code

StateTownCode

varchar(3)

NULL

Jurisdiction Assigned Town Code

Ward

varchar(3)

NULL

Jurisdiction Assigned Ward Code

PrecinctCode

varchar(10)

NULL

Jurisdiction Assigned Precinct Code

PrecinctName

varchar(40)

NULL

Jurisdiction Assigned Precinct Name

BallotBox

varchar(3)

NULL

Jurisdiction Assigned Precinct Sub-

Division Code / Ballot Box

SchoolBoard

varchar(200)

NULL

School Board

SchoolDistrict

varchar(200)

NULL

School Board District

CityCouncil

varchar(200)

NULL

City Council District

CountyCommissioner

varchar(200)

NULL

County Commissioner District

CongressionalDistrict

int

NULL

Assigned US Congressional District

CongressionalDistrict_PreviousElection

int

NULL

Congressional District 2022 General

Election

StateLegUpperDistrict

int

NULL

Assigned State Upper House District

StateLegUpperDistrict_PreviousElection

int

NULL

State Upper House District 2022

General Election

StateLegUpperDistrict_Proper

varchar(200)

NULL

Assigned State Upper House District

Name

StateLegUpperDistrict_Proper_PreviousElection

varchar(200)

NULL

State Upper House District Proper2022

General Election

StateLegLowerDistrict

int

NULL

Assigned State Lower House District

StateLegLowerDistrict_PreviousElection

int

NULL

State Lower House District 2022

General Election

StateLegLowerSubDistrict

varchar(1)

NULL

Assigned State Lower House District Subdivision

StateLegLowerSubDistrict_PreviousElection

varchar(1)

NULL

State Lower House DistrictSubdivision

2022 General Election

StateLegLowerDistrict_Proper

varchar(200)

NULL

Assigned State Lower House District Name

StateLegLowerDistrict_Proper_PreviousElection

varchar(200)

NULL

State Lower House District Proper 2022 General Election

NamePrefix

varchar(4)

NULL

Voter - Name Prefix

FirstName

varchar(150)

NULL

Voter - First Name

MiddleName

varchar(150)

NULL

Voter - Middle Name

LastName

varchar(150)

NULL

Voter - Last Name

Sex

varchar(1)

NULL

M=Male, F=Female, U=Unknown,

<blank>=Unknown

BirthYear

varchar(4)

NULL

Voter - Year of Birth

BirthMonth

varchar(2)

NULL

Voter - Month of Birth

BirthDay

varchar(2)

NULL

Voter - Day of Birth

DateOfBirth_Source

varchar(1)

NULL

Date of Birth Source: V = Voter File, A= Acxiom, D = Data Axle, M = Multiple,

and U = Unknown

Age

int

NULL

Age

AgeRange

varchar(10)

NULL

18-34, 35-54, 55-64, 65-110, and

Unknown

RegisteredParty

varchar(1)

NULL

Partisan Registration: R=Republican,

D=Democrat, I=Independent, U=Unaffiliated, T=Libertarian, M=Reform, G=Green, C=Conservative, L=Liberal,

X=US Taxpayers, F=Right to Life, P=Peace and Freedom, E=American Independence,

S=Socialist, W=Natural Law, A=state specific - ACP (CT), Alaskan Independence (AK), etc., O=Other,

N=None (if provided on source data)

RegisteredPartyRollUp

varchar(50)

NULL

RegisteredParty if available, otherwise modeled party derived from CalcParty (1, 2: ModeledRepublican; 4, 5:

Modeled Democrat; otherwiseModeled

Independent/Unaffiliated)

CalcParty

tinyint

NULL

Calculated Partisanship

(1 - HardGOP;

2 - Weak GOP;

3 - Swing;

4 - WeakDem;

5 - Strong Dem)

ModeledParty

tinyint

NULL

Modeled Party (

2 – REP;

1 – DEM;

0 –O)

StateVoterID

varchar(40)

NULL

State Assigned Voter Identification

Number (if provided on source data)

JurisdictionVoterID

varchar(40)

NULL

Locality Assigned Voter Identification

Number (if provided on source data)

VoterStatus

varchar(1)

NULL

A=Active, I=Inactive, C=Cancelled, D=Deceased (if provided on source

data), P=Pending

PermanentAbsentee

varchar(1)

NULL

Y=Permanent Absentee, T=Temporary

Absentee (if provided on source data)

EthnicityReported

varchar(1)

NULL

Voter Supplied Demographic Data

EthnicityModeled

varchar(2)

NULL

Ethnicity Code

EthnicGroupModeled

varchar(1)

NULL

Ethnicity Group/Roll-up Code

EthnicGroupNameModeled

varchar(50)

NULL

Modeled Ethnicity Group Roll-upname

ReligionModeled

varchar(1)

NULL

Ethnicity Religious Affiliation Code

LanguageModeled

varchar(50)

NULL

Modeled Language

HouseholdID

bigint

NULL

Household Sequence Number

HouseholdMemberID

int

NULL

Individual Number within Household

HouseholdParty

varchar(50)

NULL

Flags the partisan makeup of the household

1 = Rep Only,

2 = Rep/Oth,

3 = Rep/Dem,

4 = Rep/Dem/Oth, 5 =OthOnly,

6 = Dem/Oth,

7 = Dem Only

NeighborhoodID

varchar(100)

NULL

ID corresponding to RNCNeighborhood

membership

NeighborhoodSegmentID

varchar(100)

NULL

ID corresponding to RNCNeighborhood

segment membership

MailingAddr1

varchar(64)

NULL

Mailing Address - Line 1

MailingAddr2

varchar(64)

NULL

Mailing Address - Line 2

MailHouseNum

varchar(10)

NULL

Mailing Address House Number

MailHouseSfx

varchar(10)

NULL

Mailing Address House Number Suffix

MailStPrefix

varchar(2)

NULL

Mailing Address Street Pre-Direction

MailStName

varchar(28)

NULL

Mailing Address Street Name

MailStType

varchar(4)

NULL

Mailing Address Street Type

MailStPost

varchar(2)

NULL

Mailing Address Street Post-

Direction/Quadrant

MailUnitType

varchar(15)

NULL

Mailing Address Unit Type

MailUnitNumber

varchar(8)

NULL

Mailing Address Apartment Number

MailCity

varchar(28)

NULL

Mailing Address City

MailSta

varchar(2)

NULL

Mailing Address State

MailZip5

varchar(5)

NULL

Mailing Address 5 Digit Zip Code

MailZip4

varchar(4)

NULL

Mailing Address 4 Digit Zip Code

Extension

Cell

varchar(10)

NULL

Cell Phone Number

CellSourceCode

varchar(1)

NULL

D=Date Axle, V=Voter File, A=ABEV,

N=Neustar

CellMatchLevel

varchar(1)

NULL

Telephone Match Level - Cell Phone: 1=Zip/Street/House#/Surname/Given name, 2=Zip/Street/House#/Surname, 3=Zip/Street/Surname/Given name,

4=Zip/Surname/Given name,

5=Zip/Street/Surname, 6=Zip/Surname/Given name (including

nickname matches),7=Zip/Surname

CellReliabilityCode

varchar(1)

NULL

Telephone Reliability Code - Cell Phone: 9=TML of "1" or sum of lowerTML recode and number of same number matches in household [Highestreliability for append or verification], 8=TML of "2" or sum of lower TML recode and number of same numbermatches in household or reverse verifyusing name and address, 7=TML of "3" or sum of lower TML recode and number of same number matches in household, 6=Sum of lower TML recode and number of same numbermatches in household, 5=TML of "5"or sum of lower TML recode andnumber of same number matches inhousehold or or reverse verify usingeither name or address, 4=TML of "4"or "6" or sum of lower TML recode andnumber of same number matches inhousehold, 3=TML of "7" [Lowestreliability for append or verification],0=number unable to be

verified [Lowest reliability overall]

CellFTCDoNotCall

varchar(1)

NULL

Y = present on FTC Do Not Call list at

time of enhancement (Cell Phone)

CellAppendDate

date

NULL

Date of Last Phone Append - CellPhone

CellDataAxle

varchar(10)

NULL

Data Axle Cell Phone Number

CellDataAxleMatchLevel

varchar(1)

NULL

Telephone Match Level - Cell Phone: 1=Zip/Street/House#/Surname/Given name, 2=Zip/Street/House#/Surname, 3=Zip/Street/Surname/Given name, 4=Zip/Surname/Given name, 5=Zip/Street/Surname, 6=Zip/Surname/Given name (including

nickname matches),7=Zip/Surname

CellDataAxleReliabilityCode

varchar(1)

NULL

Telephone Reliability Code - CellPhone: 9=TML of "1" or sum of lowerTML recode and number of same number matches in household [Highest reliability for append orverification], 8=TML of "2" or sum oflower TML

recode and number of same number

CellDataAxleFTCDoNotCall

varchar(1)

NULL

Y = present on FTC Do Not Call list at

time of enhancement

CellDataAxleAppendDate

date

NULL

Data Axle Date of Last Phone Append-

Cell Phone

CellRawVF

varchar(10)

NULL

Raw Voter File Cell Phone Number

CellABEV

varchar(10)

NULL

Raw AB/EV File Cell Phone Number

CellNeustar

varchar(10)

NULL

Neustar Cell Phone Number

CellNeustarMatchLevel

varchar(1)

NULL

H (High): phone linkage score of85000 or greater;

M (Medium): phone linkage score of 75000 to 84999;

L (Low), which indicates a phonelinkage

score between 0 and 74999.

CellNeustarReliabilityCode

varchar(1)

NULL

A, B, C, E: HighContactability; F, G, I: Medium Contactability;

J, K: Low Contactability.

CellNeustarTimeOfDay

varchar(1)

NULL

A: 12am – 2am; B: 2am – 4am; C:4am –

6am;

D: 6am – 8am; E: 8am – 10am; F:10am

– 12pm

G: 12pm – 2pm; H: 2pm – 4pm I: 4pm–

6pm;

K: 6pm – 8pm; L: 8pm – 10pm; M:10pm

- 12am;

N: No Data Available

CellNeustarAppendDate

date

NULL

Neustar Cell Phone Number

Landline

varchar(10)

NULL

Telephone Number - Landline Phone

LandlineSourceCode

varchar(1)

NULL

D=Date Axle, V=Voter File, A=ABEV,

N=Neustar

LandlineMatchLevel

varchar(1)

NULL

Telephone Match Level - Landline Phone: 1=Zip/Street/House#/Surname/Givenname, 2=Zip/Street/House#/Surname, 3=Zip/Street/Surname/Given name, 4=Zip/Surname/Given name, 5=Zip/Street/Surname, 6=Zip/Surname/Given name (including

nickname matches),7=Zip/Surname

LandlineReliabilityCode

varchar(1)

NULL

Landline Telephone Reliability Code - Landline Phone: 9=TML of "1" or sum of lower TML recode and numberof same number matches in household [Highest reliability for append orverification], 8=TML of "2" or sum oflower TML recode and number ofsame number matches in householdor reverse verify using name andaddress, 7=TML of "3"

or sum of lower TML recode and

number of same number matches in household, 6=Sum of lower TML recode and number of same numbermatches in household, 5=TML of "5"or sum of lower TML recode andnumber of same number matches inhousehold or or reverse verify usingeither name or address, 4=TML of "4"or "6" or sum of lower TML recode andnumber of same number matches inhousehold, 3=TML of "7" [Lowestreliability for append or verification],0=number unable to be

verified [Lowest reliability overall]

LandlineFTCDoNotCall

varchar(1)

NULL

Y = present on FTC Do Not Call list at

time of enhancement (LandlinePhone)

LandlineAppendDate

date

NULL

Date of Last Phone Append -Landline

Phone

LandlineDataAxle

varchar(10)

NULL

Data Axle Telephone Number -

Landline Phone

LandlineDataAxleMatchLevel

varchar(1)

NULL

Telephone Match Level - Landline Phone: 1=Zip/Street/House#/Surname/Given name, 2=Zip/Street/House#/Surname, 3=Zip/Street/Surname/Given name, 4=Zip/Surname/Given name, 5=Zip/Street/Surname, 6=Zip/Surname/Given name (including

nickname matches),7=Zip/Surname

LandlineDataAxleReliabilityCode

varchar(1)

NULL

Landline Telephone Reliability Code - Landline Phone: 9=TML of "1" or sum of lower TML recode and numberof same number matches in household [Highest reliability for append orverification], 8=TML of "2" or sum oflower TML recode and number ofsame number matches in householdor reverse verify using name andaddress, 7=TML of "3" or sum of lowerTML recode and number of samenumber matches in household, 6=Sum of lower TML recode andnumber of same number matches inhousehold, 5=TML of "5" or sum of lower TML recode and number of same number matches in household or orreverse verify using either name or address, 4=TML of "4" or "6" or sum of

lower TML recode and number ofsame

number matches in household, 3=TML of "7" [Lowest reliability forappend or verification], 0=numberunable to be

verified [Lowest reliability overall]

LandlineDataAxleFTCDoNotCall

varchar(1)

NULL

Y = present on FTC Do Not Call list at

time of enhancement (LandlinePhone)

LandlineDataAxleAppendDate

date

NULL

Data Axle Date of Last Phone Append-

Landline Phone

LandlineRawVF

varchar(10)

NULL

Raw Voter File Landline PhoneNumber

LandlineABEV

varchar(10)

NULL

Raw AB/EV File Landline PhoneNumber

LandlineNeustar

varchar(10)

NULL

Neustar Telephone Number -Landline

Phone

LandlineNeustarMatchLevel

varchar(1)

NULL

H (High): phone linkage score of85000 or greater;

M (Medium): phone linkage score of 75000 to 84999;

L (Low), which indicates a phonelinkage

score between 0 and 74999.

LandlineNeustarReliabilityCode

varchar(1)

NULL

A, B, C, E: HighContactability; F, G, I: Medium Contactability;

J, K: Low Contactability.

LandlineNeustarTimeOfDay

varchar(1)

NULL

A: 12am – 2am; B: 2am – 4am; C:4am –

6am;

D: 6am – 8am; E: 8am – 10am; F:10am

– 12pm

G: 12pm – 2pm; H: 2pm – 4pm I: 4pm–

6pm;

K: 6pm – 8pm; L: 8pm – 10pm; M:10pm

- 12am;

N: No Data Available

LandlineNeustarAppendDate

date

NULL

Neustar Date of Last Phone Append -

Landline Phone

VoterFrequencyGeneral

int

NULL

Count of how many of the last 4 on-

year General Elections a voter votedin

VoterFrequencyPrimary

int

NULL

Count of how many of the last 4 on-

year Primary Elections a voter votedin

VoterRegularityGeneral

decimal(3,2)

NULL

Total Frequency of Participation in

Eligible General Elections

VoterRegularityPrimary

decimal(3,2)

NULL

Total Frequency of Participation in

Eligible Primary Elections

VH24G

varchar(1)

NULL

2024 General Election

(See appendix for VH Keys)

VH24P

varchar(1)

NULL

2024 Primary Election

VH24PP

varchar(1)

NULL

2024 Presidential Primary Election

VH23G

varchar(1)

NULL

2023 General Election

VH23P

varchar(1)

NULL

2023 Primary Election

VH22G

varchar(1)

NULL

2022 General Election

VH22P

varchar(1)

NULL

2022 Primary Election

VH21G

varchar(1)

NULL

2021 General Election

VH21P

varchar(1)

NULL

2021 Primary Election

VH20G

varchar(1)

NULL

2020 General Election

VH20P

varchar(1)

NULL

2020 Primary Election

VH20PP

varchar(1)

NULL

2020 Presidential Primary Election

CoalitionID_SocialConservative

varchar(1)

NULL

Hard Observation - SocialConservative (Evangelicals, Pro-Life,DOMA

Supporters)

CoalitionID_Veteran

varchar(1)

NULL

Hard Observation - Veterans

CoalitionID_Sportsmen

varchar(1)

NULL

Hard Observation - Sportsmen (Hunting Licenses, Fishing Licenses,Snowmobile

Licenses, Boating Licenses)

CoalitionID_2ndAmendment

varchar(1)

NULL

Hard Observation - 2nd Amendment Supporters/Gun Only Sportsmen (Hunting Licenses, Concealed Carry Permits, Pro 2nd Amendment

Observations)

CoalitionID_ProLife

varchar(1)

NULL

Hard Observation - Pro Life

CoalitionID_ProChoice

varchar(1)

NULL

Hard Observation - Pro Choice

CoalitionID_FiscalConservative

varchar(1)

NULL

Hard Observation - FiscalConservative (Small GovernmentSupporters, Lower

Taxes Supporters)

ModeledIdeology_SocialConservative

varchar(1)

NULL

Model: Personal views on socialissues are more conservative thanparty; 1: YES, 0: NO

ModeledIdeology_SocialLiberal

varchar(1)

NULL

Model: Personal views on social issuesare more progressive than party; 1:YES,

0: NO

ModeledIdeology_FiscalConservative

varchar(1)

NULL

Model: Personal views on fiscalissues

are more conservative than party; 1: YES, 0: NO

ModeledIdeology_FiscalLiberal

varchar(1)

NULL

Model: Personal views on fiscalissues

are more progressive than party; 1:YES, 0: NO

ModeledIssue_BorderSecurityCrisis

varchar(1)

NULL

Model: The situation at the U.S. southern border is more of a securitycrisis, where we need to stop the flow of illegal drugs and undocumented

immigrants coming into the U.S.; 1:YES,

0: NO

ModeledIssue_BorderHumanitarianCrisis

varchar(1)

NULL

Model: The situation at the U.S. southern border is more of a

humanitarian crisis, where we need to accept refugees coming from countries

in turmoil; 1: YES, 0: NO

ModeledIssue_FixEconomyDem

varchar(1)

NULL

Model: Trust Democrats more to be

responsible for an economic recovery; 1: YES, 0: NO

ModeledIssue_FixEconomyGOP

varchar(1)

NULL

Model: Trust Republicans more to be responsible for an economic recovery;

1: YES, 0: NO

ModeledIssue_BidenDisapprove

varchar(1)

NULL

Model: Biden Disapprove asPresident;

1: YES, 0: NO

ModeledIssue_BidenApprove

varchar(1)

NULL

Model: Biden Approve as President;

1: YES, 0: NO

ModeledIssue_InflationEconomicFactors

varchar(1)

NULL

Model: The rising cost of living we are

currently experiencing is more likely due to a combination of economicfactors, including pent-up consumerdemand and corporate greed;

1: YES, 0: NO

ModeledIssue_InflationBidenFault

varchar(1)

NULL

Model: The rising cost of living we are

currently experiencing is more likely due to Biden administration policies;

1: YES, 0: NO

RepublicanPartyScore

decimal(8,6)

NULL

RParty from National Voter Scores

DemocraticPartyScore

decimal(8,6)

NULL

DParty from National Voter Scores

RepublicanBallotScore

decimal(8,6)

NULL

RBallot from National Voter Scores

DemocraticBallotScore

decimal(8,6)

NULL

DBallot from National Voter Scores

TurnoutGeneralScore

decimal(8,6)

NULL

TurnoutGeneral from National Voter

Scores

HouseholdIncomeModeled

varchar(50)

NULL

EducationModeled

varchar(50)

NULL

Ethnicity Key Reference Table

Ethnicity Key

Ethnicity

A

Asian / Native Hawaiian / PacificIslander

I

Native America / Alaskan Native /

American Indian

B

Black

W

White

H

Hispanic

O

Other

U

Unknown

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