Thanks to Chrome’s new OCR and Tabula, and a bit of elbow grease, we can now turn scanned return charges and campaign spending records like this into tidy data.

I’m beyond happy.

Currently, there are ten variables in the dataset.

What other candidate-level variables could we add, and from which sources?

Suggestions welcome!

I've received funding to improve my UK General Elections dataset (1832–2024)!

We will validate existing variables and add new ones — e.g. registered voters, campaign spending, candidate gender, IDs for matching with other datasets.

Current version:

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Non-EU member states show some of the most striking shifts in public opinion on EU membership.

In a hypothetical referendum on whether their country should join or remain outside the EU, support for joining has noticeably increased over time in most surveyed countries.

How would people vote if there were a Brexit-like referendum in their country?

Support for EU membership remains strong across the EU and, if anything, has been increasing in many countries since the Brexit referendum.

I’ve updated my Shiny app on political participation with the latest ESS data released yesterday.

I use this app for teaching, to help students explore and analyse patterns of political participation.

resulumit.shinyapps.io/participation/

#rstats

Do you have a dataset that the political science community should know and use?

At least 18 journals in the discipline now offer a dedicated article category for sharing datasets. Find out more on my blog:

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Seven political science journals now offer a dedicated category for replication studies! Each of these journals accepts replications of articles published both within their own journal and in other relevant journals.

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With the chatter yesterday about a possible third Trump term, I looked at data on how often sitting incumbents around the world have extended their term or eligiblity to run.

Cases have become more common since about 2000, though this coincides with a general rise in executive elections globally.

Looking for the right political science journal for your next paper? 📄✨

I've updated my app with new data and functionality to help you navigate over 300 journals by scope, article types, and more.

resulumit.shinyapps.io/psjournals/

I have updated the list of political science journals that publish research notes.

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The results from 49 elections to the UK House of Commons in one dataset, now including the 2024 General Election.

89,000+ observations of UK electoral history.

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