README for data file winner_2002_2016.dta
David Dorn

Notes:
This file provides for each general election to Congress from 2002 to 2016 some basic information on the elected politician. Variables "cong" and "year" indicate the Congress number (108th to 115th) and election year (2002 to 2016). Variables "bioname", "id_icpsr" and "party" indicate a politician's name, ICPSR person ID and party affiliation. The file also indicates multiple geographic identifiers for congressional districts and states. The file does not provide information on politicians who were elected in special elections in order to replace a general election winner during a congressional cycle.

Please cite as source for this file:
David Autor, David Dorn, Gordon Hanson and Kaveh Majlesi. "Importing Political
Polarization? The Electoral Consequences of Rising Trade Exposure." American Economic Review, 110(10): 3139-3189, 2020.


