Open States Bulk Data
Open States makes almost all of our data available in bulk. Unless otherwise noted data is provided under a public domain dedication but attribution is greatly appreciated and very helpful.
If you're looking for details on our API, visit: GraphQL API or
API v3.
If you notice any data irregularities, issue reports are very useful: Report an Issue
Legislator Data
Structured data files for every legislator we've tracked, stored in version control.
- Downloads
- YAML (repository)
- CSV
- Source
- Legislator Data is obtained by scraping state legislative sites and updated via curated contributions from users.
- Documentation
- YAML Schema
- CSV Schema
- Update Schedule
- This data is updated periodically throughout the session on an as-needed basis. If data looks out of data consider submitting an issue or pull request.
Bill & Vote CSV Data
CSV files representing all bills & votes, available on a per-session basis.
- Link
- Session CSV Archives
- Source
- Data is obtained by scraping state legislative sites using our scrapers.
- Documentation
- Documentation TBD, for now get in touch if you have questions.
- Update Schedule
- This data will update monthly, get in touch if you need specific data.
Bill & Vote JSON Data
JSON files representing all bills & votes, available on a per-session basis (Include full text).
- Link
- Session JSON Archives
- Source
- Data is obtained by scraping state legislative sites using our scrapers.
- Documentation
- Documentation TBD, for now get in touch if you have questions.
- Update Schedule
- This data will update monthly, get in touch if you need specific data.
Geographic Data
Polygons representing the state legislative districts.
- Link
- Boundary Data Documentation
- Source
- Geographic boundary data is sourced primarily from the Census, and we provide it via JSON files.
- Documentation
- Boundary Data Documentation
- Update Schedule
- The latest iteration of this data was created in November 2018.
PostgreSQL Data Dump
Nearly-complete database dump of Open States' public data.
- Links
- November 2024 Schema
- November 2024 Data
- Source
- Combined people, bill, vote, etc. data, sources vary but are recorded in database.
- Documentation
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Currently only supported in the context of restoring a database for development. No guarantees are made about internal schema changes or availability.
- Update Schedule
- This data updates regularly throughout the month, typically no more than a day or two behind what is online.
- At the beginning of the month, the auto-generated link above may point to files that don't exist yet.
- Download other versions of the SQL dumps by following this pattern: https://data.openstates.org/postgres/monthly/YYYY-MM-public.pgdump
