2024-election-modelling/main.go
2024-04-13 14:55:57 -04:00

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Go

package main
import (
"encoding/csv"
"fmt"
"os"
"strconv"
"strings"
)
type State struct {
Name string
Votes int
Party2000 string
Party2004 string
Party2008 string
Party2012 string
Party2016 string
Party2020 string
}
func readStates() ([]State, error) {
var states map[string]State = make(map[string]State)
var years = []string{"2000", "2004", "2008", "2012", "2016", "2020"}
/* Electoral college votes for the 2024 election*/
votes_file, err := os.Open("data/electoral-college-votes.csv")
if err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("error opening the votes file: %v", err)
}
defer votes_file.Close()
votes_reader := csv.NewReader(votes_file)
if _, err := votes_reader.Read(); err != nil { // Skip header
return nil, fmt.Errorf("error reading votes header: %v", err)
}
for {
csv_record, err := votes_reader.Read()
if err != nil {
break // EOF or an error
}
votes, err := strconv.Atoi(csv_record[1])
if err != nil {
continue // Error in converting votes, skip this record
}
state := csv_record[0]
if _, exists := states[state]; !exists {
states[state] = State{Name: state, Votes: votes}
}
}
/* Election results */
for _, year := range years {
results_filename := fmt.Sprintf("data/results/%s.csv", year)
results_file, err := os.Open(results_filename)
if err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("error opening the results file for %s: %v", year, err)
}
defer results_file.Close()
resultsReader := csv.NewReader(results_file)
if _, err := resultsReader.Read(); err != nil { // Skip header
return nil, fmt.Errorf("error reading results header for %s: %v", year, err)
}
for {
record, err := resultsReader.Read()
if err != nil {
break // EOF or an error
}
state, party := record[0], record[1]
data, exists := states[state]
if !exists {
continue // State not found in votes map, skip
}
// Update the party winning in the specific year
switch year {
case "2000":
data.Party2000 = party
case "2004":
data.Party2004 = party
case "2008":
data.Party2008 = party
case "2012":
data.Party2012 = party
case "2016":
data.Party2016 = party
case "2020":
data.Party2020 = party
}
states[state] = data
}
}
// Convert statesData map to a slice for returning
var dataSlice []State
for _, data := range states {
dataSlice = append(dataSlice, data)
}
return dataSlice, nil
}
type VotesForEachParty struct {
Democrats int
Republicans int
}
func sampleFromState(state State) VotesForEachParty {
switch state.Name {
case "Nebraska":
return VotesForEachParty{Democrats: 1, Republicans: 0}
case "Maine":
return VotesForEachParty{Democrats: 1, Republicans: 0}
default:
return VotesForEachParty{Democrats: 1, Republicans: 0}
}
}
func main() {
states, err := readStates()
if err != nil {
fmt.Println("Error:", err)
return
}
// Example states to query
example_state_names := []string{"California", "Texas", "Florida"}
for _, states := range states {
for _, example_state_name := range example_state_names {
if strings.EqualFold(states.Name, example_state_name) {
fmt.Printf("%s: Votes: %d, Winners: 2000 - %s, 2004 - %s, 2008 - %s, 2012 - %s, 2016 - %s, 2020 - %s\n",
states.Name, states.Votes,
states.Party2000, states.Party2004, states.Party2008,
states.Party2012, states.Party2016, states.Party2020)
break
}
}
}
}