You can research election results using Peoria County Election Commission's new database
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Election results in Peoria County are now at your fingertips.
The Peoria County Election Commission rolled out ElectionStats, an interactive database for reviewing election results since 2010. There are 3,052 contests, 1,909 candidates and 63 ballot questions in the database.
'We wanted a more user-friendly tool for our voters and really anybody to use to look at our election results. It allows you to get really down in the weeds in the data,' said Elizabeth Gannon, executive director of Peoria County Election Commission.
Here's how it works. You can search by contest, candidate or ballot question. The results will give you graphs and charts of detailed voter results and turnout data. You can even export the results to conduct your own data analysis.
'I really hope that people just have a better understanding of the data that is available to them and wanting to make that as transparent to the voter and the citizen as possible, and just another way for them to interact with the election results here in Peoria County,' said Gannon.
In addition to curious voters, Gannon said the database is useful for political scientists, researchers, and even potential candidates. It will be regularly updated with data from future and past elections. The Peoria County Election Commission houses election results dating back to the early 1900s.
'I really think that this can be very helpful to candidates that are choosing to run just to see who is voting, how they're voting when they're voting,' she said. 'The 2025 primary and the 2025 general will probably be added around May or June, and every year we hope to go back in time a little bit farther.'
Peoria County is one of the first election commissions across the state to adopt the new database, developed by software company Civera.
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