How to open Statewide Database data files

The Census, SOR, and SOV data are available for download from the Statewide Database website in the "Data" link. Data are available on various levels like precinct, census block, and tract. The majority of downloadable files are in *.dbf format, which can be read by most spreadsheet programs such as Microsoft Excel, Access, SAS, and SPSS.

Data files are also available in *.txt format, which in addition to being able to be opened by the above programs, the *.txt for can also be read by most word-processing programs such as MS Word, MS Works, and WordPerfect.