party2d/metadata/data_dictionary.csv

file_name,variable_name,label,description,type,allowed_values,range_min,range_max,missing_value_code,unit,scale_direction,constructed_from,construction_rule,notes
party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.csv (inside party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.zip),party_id,PartyFacts party identifier,Identifier for the individual party,integer,,,,,identifier,,PartyFacts crosswalk,Assigned during party harmonization,
party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.csv (inside party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.zip),party_name_english,English party name,Party name from the harmonized output,string,,,,,name,,Party metadata,,
party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.csv (inside party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.zip),party_name_short,Short party name,Short party label from the harmonized output,string,,,,,name,,Party metadata,,May be missing
party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.csv (inside party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.zip),country,Country code,ISO2 or historical country-code identifier,string,,,,,identifier,,Source metadata and PartyFacts,,
party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.csv (inside party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.zip),year,Calendar year,Calendar year of the election-year estimate,integer,,1944,2025,,year,,Election and model-year metadata,,
party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.csv (inside party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.zip),segment_num,Party segment number,Segment number within party after splitting at long evidence gaps,integer,,1,,,segment,,Party history segmentation,Main segment is coded 1,
party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.csv (inside party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.zip),union_party_id,Union or alliance PartyFacts identifier,Identifier of parent union or alliance where applicable,integer,,,,,identifier,,Alliance mapping,,Missing if party is not represented through a union or alliance
party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.csv (inside party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.zip),in_union,Union membership indicator,Indicator that the row is associated with a union or alliance,boolean,0;1,0,1,,indicator,,Alliance mapping,,
party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.csv (inside party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.zip),pervote,Vote share,Vote share at the election year,numeric,,0,100,,percent,,Election metadata,,
party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.csv (inside party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.zip),economic_lr,Economic left-right posterior mean,Posterior mean of economic left-right position,numeric,,0,1,,unit interval,0=left; 1=right,Posterior draws,Mean after inverse-logit transformation,
party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.csv (inside party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.zip),galtan,Cultural cosmopolitan--traditionalist posterior mean,Posterior mean of cultural cosmopolitan--traditionalist position,numeric,,0,1,,unit interval,0=cosmopolitan; 1=traditionalist,Posterior draws,Mean after inverse-logit transformation,
party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.csv (inside party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.zip),economic_lr_se,Economic posterior standard error,Posterior standard deviation for economic_lr,numeric,,0,,,unit interval,,Posterior draws,Standard deviation over posterior draws,
party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.csv (inside party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.zip),galtan_se,Cultural posterior standard error,Posterior standard deviation for the cultural estimate,numeric,,0,,,unit interval,,Posterior draws,Standard deviation over posterior draws,
party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.csv (inside party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.zip),economic_lr_q025,Economic lower posterior interval,2.5 percent posterior quantile for economic_lr,numeric,,0,1,,unit interval,0=left; 1=right,Posterior draws,Quantile over posterior draws,
party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.csv (inside party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.zip),economic_lr_q975,Economic upper posterior interval,97.5 percent posterior quantile for economic_lr,numeric,,0,1,,unit interval,0=left; 1=right,Posterior draws,Quantile over posterior draws,
party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.csv (inside party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.zip),galtan_q025,Cultural lower posterior interval,2.5 percent posterior quantile for the cultural estimate,numeric,,0,1,,unit interval,0=cosmopolitan; 1=traditionalist,Posterior draws,Quantile over posterior draws,
party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.csv (inside party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.zip),galtan_q975,Cultural upper posterior interval,97.5 percent posterior quantile for the cultural estimate,numeric,,0,1,,unit interval,0=cosmopolitan; 1=traditionalist,Posterior draws,Quantile over posterior draws,
party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.csv (inside party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.zip),election_id,Election identifier,Election identifier where available,string,,,,,identifier,,Election metadata,,Missing where no election identifier is available
party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.csv (inside party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.zip),election_date,Election date,Election date where available,date,,,,,date,,Election metadata,,Missing in current processed election metadata
party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.csv (inside party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.zip),has_text,Text support indicator,Indicator for direct or nearby text evidence,boolean,0;1,0,1,,indicator,,Source-support construction,Nearby threshold documented in source_support_dictionary.csv,
party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.csv (inside party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.zip),has_expert,Expert support indicator,Indicator for direct or nearby expert evidence,boolean,0;1,0,1,,indicator,,Source-support construction,Nearby threshold documented in source_support_dictionary.csv,
party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.csv (inside party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.zip),n_text_sources,Number of text sources,Number of distinct text source families contributing direct or nearby evidence,integer,,0,,,count,,Source-support construction,,
party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.csv (inside party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.zip),n_expert_sources,Number of expert sources,Number of distinct expert source families contributing direct or nearby evidence,integer,,0,,,count,,Source-support construction,,
party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.csv (inside party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.zip),nearest_text_distance,Nearest text distance,Absolute distance in years to nearest text observation used to inform trajectory,numeric,,0,,,years,,Source-support construction,,Missing if no text observation exists for the party-country key
party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.csv (inside party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.zip),nearest_expert_distance,Nearest expert distance,Absolute distance in years to nearest expert observation used to inform trajectory,numeric,,0,,,years,,Source-support construction,,Missing if no expert observation exists for the party-country key
party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.csv (inside party_2d_election_year_panel_vN.zip),source_support_class,Source-support class,Summary class of text/expert support,string,both_direct_or_nearby; text_only_direct_or_nearby; expert_only_direct_or_nearby; temporal_propagation,,,,categorical,,Source-support construction,,
party_2d_annual_model_output_vN.csv (inside party_2d_annual_model_output_vN.zip),all fields,Annual model output fields,Same model-output fields as the production annual party-position file plus no source-support augmentation,mixed,,,,,,,Posterior processing,,Secondary model output