Here you will find out some of the types of information that we offer as well as insights into how to access that data. The first section has examples from our data, for instance, elections data, contributions data and census data. The next section shows some

Examples of the kinds of information we provide

Election Map. 1995, Daley/Burris combined map
Election Top Donors. Top Donors in the Daley/Burris race
Election Finance Cross-Tabs. Campaign Finance Summaries in the Daley/Burris Race
Candidate Finance Cross-Tabs. Campaign Finance Summaries for Roland Burris in 1995
Candidate Finance Cross-Tabs. Campaign Finance Summaries for Mayor Daley over applicable elections
Census by Ward. Population by race with ward-level map. Note similarities with the Daley/Burris map
Census by Zip Code. Same data as above but with zip code map.
Census by Community/Neighborhood. Same again with official city of Chicago community areas
Political Appointments. All members of the Board of Education plus breakdowns by race and gender.
EEOC Employment Summary. Employment Summaries for the City Housing Department

Other Election Examples

Election Summary. 1983 Harold Washington's General Election Victory
By Ward. 1983 Election Again, but this time ward by ward
Map example. Maps from the 1983 Mayoral Election
Map example. Maps from the 1995 Primary Election for City Clerk
Finance By Ward. Finance broken down by ward for 1995 Primary Election for City Clerk
Top 20 Donor Examples. Top 20 donors for 1987 Mayoral Election (data available only for Mayor Washington)
Finance Summary Example. Finance summaries (area, county, zip) for 1995 Democratic Primary for City Clerk (Laski v. Hendon)

Chicago Candidate Examples (Harold Washington)

Candidate Summary. Provides quick summaries of how the candidate did in each election and summaries by year of campaign contributions. There are also quick links back to the election page for each relevant election.
Ward View. Ward view for Harold Washington page. Provides ward by ward details for each election in which the candidate participated.
Map View. Map view for Harold Washington page. Provides ward level maps for each election in which the candidate participated. The darker the area on the map the higher the level of support for the candidate
Finance by Ward. Finance by ward view for Harold Washington page. Provides ward level breakdowns (cross-tabulations) of campaign finance by ward and year
Top 20 Donors. Top 20 Donors for Harold Washington page. Shows the top 20 all time donors to the candidate
Finance Summaries. Finance Summaries for Harold Washington page. Shows the campaign contribution broken down (cross-tabulated) by area (inside versus outside Chicago), by county and by zip code.

Campaign Finance Examples (may be repeats of other examples)

Election Top Donors. Top Donors in the Daley/Burris race
Election Finance Cross-Tabs. Campaign Finance Summaries in the Daley/Burris Race
Finance By Ward. Finance broken down by ward for 1995 Primary Election for City Clerk
Finance Summary Example. Finance summaries (area, county, zip) for 1995 Democratic Primary for City Clerk (Laski v. Hendon)
Candidate Finance Cross-Tabs. Campaign Finance Summaries for Roland Burris in 1995
Candidate Finance Cross-Tabs. Campaign Finance Summaries for Mayor Daley over applicable elections
Finance by Ward. Finance by ward view for Harold Washington page. Provides ward level breakdowns (cross-tabulations) of campaign finance by ward and year
Top 20 Donors. Top 20 Donors for Harold Washington page. Shows the top 20 all time donors to the candidate
Finance Summaries. Finance Summaries for Harold Washington page. Shows the campaign contribution broken down (cross-tabulated) by area (inside versus outside Chicago), by county and by zip code.

Map Examples (may be repeats of other examples)

Election Map. 1995, Daley/Burris combined map
Map example. Maps from the 1983 Mayoral Election
Map example. Maps from the 1995 Primary Election for City Clerk
Map View. Map view for Harold Washington page. Provides ward level maps for each election in which the candidate participated. The darker the area on the map the higher the level of support for the candidate
Census by Ward. Population by race with ward-level map. Note similarities with the Daley/Burris map
Census by Zip Code. Same data as above but with zip code map.
Census by Community/Neighborhood. Same again with official city of Chicago community areas

Chicago Political Appointments to Boards and Commissions

All Boards and Commissions. List of all boards (plus breakdowns by race and gender)
Advisory Council on African Affairs. All members of the Advisory Council on African Affairs plus breakdowns by race and gender.
Chicago Empowerment Zone. All members of the Chicago Empowerment Zone plus breakdowns by race and gender.
Board of Education. All members of the Board of Education plus breakdowns by race and gender.
Police Board. All members of the police board plus breakdowns by race and gender.
Board of Ethics. All members of the Board of Ethics plus breakdowns by race and gender.

Chicago City Employment records from EEOC.

All Departments. List of all departments with breakdowns by race, gender, salary level and job type
Community Development. Employment Summaries for the Department of Community Development
Housing Department. Employment Summaries for the City Housing Department
Police Protection. Employment Summaries for the Police Protective Services