The Sources view describes the sources used to construct the maps, charts, and tables. The sources are definitive and authoritative. Though some may discount their accuracy, the number of errors are of such a small number that their impact at the aggregate level do not impair the information presented in Lore. Dismissing these data sources requires one to build a political enterprise on a foundation of rumor and innuendo.

The data used in this application was gathered from four sources:

• The election results were obtained from the Georgia Secretary of State website.
• The general election demographics were derived from a snapshot (October 12, 2022) of the voter list. The primary demographics were obtained using voter list snapshots from before and after May 24, 2022. The voter lists were purchased from the Secretary of State’s Office.
• The district boundaries were obtained from the Georgia Assembly Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office.
• The county boundaries were obtained from the US Census Bureau.
• Campaign finance details were obtained from Georgia Campaign Finance Commission for state legislative and constitutional offices and from Federal Election Commission for federal offices.