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Political Data provides quality information that is easy to use and understand. All of our products are specifically designed to maximize campaign efficiency and effectiveness. Learn more about each of our standard products listed in the navigation bar to the left.

"How is my data received?"

These days, the vast majority of our products are sent in an electronic form. Even our walk and phone lists are frequently requested as a pdf. The advantage with electronic files is the ease and speed in which they can be delivered. We simply send the data to your email account. When possible, we will send the data as an attachment (smaller files under 5 megabytes). When the data file(s) are too large to be sent as an attachment, we send an email that contains a link to our ftp site.

Almost every file received from Political Data will be compressed as a zip file. We do this to minimize download time and provide a safe, simple, and reliable method for transferring data electronically. Multiple files can be contained in a single zip file so do not be concerned if you order three separate files and only receive one zip file.

Once you unzip a file from Political Data, the file will most likely end with one of the following extensions: ".dbf", ".txt", ".tsv", ".csv" or ".pdf". These letters indicate a specific format in which the data is organized and built. To many computer users, these formats may be unfamiliar. They are, however, far and away the most universally acknowledged and accepted data formats and can be opened in almost every commercially available software program.

Click here for a complete listing of our standard file layouts