Election Administration and Voting Survey (EAVS) Datasets, Codebooks, and Survey Instruments

Since 2014 the Election Administration and Voting Survey (EAVS) has been combined into one report. Prior to 2014, the data were presented in three reports – the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) report, the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) report, and the Election Day Survey. In addition, in 2008 the EAC began administering the Statutory Overview, which asks states a series of open-ended questions about their election laws, definitions, and procedures. 

On this page you will find links to all EAVS, NVRA, UOCAVA, and Statutory Overview datasets, codebooks, and survey instruments from 2012 – 2020. Links for previous years are located on the Archives - Survey and Data page.

The EAVS Comprehensive Reports, Data Interactives, and State by State briefs can be found here. 

2024

• Planned Changes to 2024 EAVS

2022

• EAVS: Data Codebook
• Policy Survey: Data Codebook
• EAVS Datasets Version 1.0 (released June 29, 2023): Excel, Stata, CSV, SPSS, SAS
• Policy Survey: Excel, Stata, CSV, SPSS, SAS
• 2022 Election Administration and Voting Survey Instrument
• 2022 Election Administration Policy Survey Instrument
• The first public comment period for the 2022 Election Administration and Policy Survey closed on January 28, 2022. The second public comment period closed on April 4, 2022.
• A Guide to the Election Administration and Voting Survey (Updated July 20, 2022)
• 2022 EAVS Glossary

2020

• EAVS: Data Codebook
• Policy Survey: Data Codebook
• EAVS Datasets Version 1.1 (released October 8, 2021): CSV, Excel, SPSS, Stata, SAS
  • Errata Note (released October 8, 2021)
• EAVS Datasets Version 1.0 (released August 16, 2021): CSV, Excel, SPSS, Stata, SAS 
• Policy Survey: CSV, Excel, SPSS, Stata, SAS
• The first public comment period for the 2020 Election Administration and Policy Survey closed on December 6, 2019. The second public comment period closed on March 12, 2020.
• 2020 Election Administration and Voting Survey Instrument
• 2020 Election Administration Policy Survey Instrument
• A Guide to the Election Administration and Voting Survey
• 2020 EAVS portal (https://eavsportal.com/)

• 2018

• EAVS: Data Codebook
• Policy Survey: Data Codebook
• EAVS Datasets Version 1.3 (released July 15, 2020): CSV, Excel, SPSS, Stata 
  • Errata Note (February 18, 2020) 
  • Errata Note (July 15, 2020)
• EAVS Datasets Version 1.2 (released February 18, 2020): CSV, Excel, SPSS, Stata, SAS
• EAVS Datasets Version 1.1 (released October 22, 2019): CSV, Excel, SPSS, Stata, SAS
  •  Errata Note (October 22, 2019)
• EAVS Datasets Version 1.0 (released June 27, 2019): CSV, Excel, SPSS, Stata, SAS 
• Policy Survey: CSV, Excel, SPSS, Stata, SAS
• 2018 Election Administration and Voting Survey Instrument
• 2018 Election Administration Policy Survey Instrument (formerly the Statutory Overview)Download PDF

• 2016

• Datasets: Excel, SPSS, CSV, Stata
• Dataset Notes
• Data Codebook
• Survey Instrument
• Statutory Overview Dataset: AK - KS; KY - NY; OH - WY
• Statutory Overview Survey Instrument

• 2014

• Datasets: Excel, SPSS, DBF
• Dataset Notes
• Data Codebook
• Survey Instrument
• Statutory Overview Dataset: A-I, J-N, O-Z
• Statutory Overview Survey Instrument 

• 2012 

• NVRA Datasets: Excel, SPSS, DBF Part 1, DBF Part II
• NVRA Data Codebook
• UOCAVA Datasets: Excel, SPSS, DBF part I, DBF part II
• UOCAVA Data Codebook 
• Election Day Survey Datasets: Excel – Sections C, D, E, Excel – Section F, SPSS, DB
• Survey Instrument: NVRA, UOCAVA, and Election Day Survey
• Statutory Overview Dataset: A-I, J-N, O-Z
• Statutory Overview Survey Instrument