gerda 0.4.0
Bug Fixes and Improvements
- Improved error messages for deprecated
federal_muni_harm dataset with clear migration
guidance
- Enhanced fuzzy matching to prioritize prefix matches (e.g.,
federal_muni_harm now correctly suggests
federal_muni_harm_21 and
federal_muni_harm_25)
- Added references to
gerda_data_list() in all error
messages to help users discover available datasets
- Updated README and vignette to reflect current data coverage
(1990-2025)
- Fixed function references in documentation
(
gerda_covariates and
gerda_covariates_codebook)
gerda 0.3.0
New Features
- Added county-level covariates functionality: Easy access to
socioeconomic and demographic indicators (1995-2022)
- New function:
add_gerda_covariates() - One-step helper
to merge covariates with election data
- New function:
gerda_covariates() - Access raw covariate
data (400 counties, 20 variables)
- New function:
gerda_covariates_codebook() - View data
dictionary with variable descriptions
- Works with both county-level and municipal-level election data
- 400 German counties with covariates from INKAR
- Includes demographics, economy, labor market, education, and income
variables
- Data source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung
(BBSR)
- Function-based API prevents namespace pollution and merge
errors
Other Changes
- Updated R dependency to >= 3.5.0 (required for internal data
serialization)
gerda 0.2.1
Bug Fixes and Improvements
- Improved error message clarity for file extensions
- Changed message from “Format ignored” to “File extension (.rds or
.csv) not required - adding it is optional”
- Simplified user messages by removing redundant information about
data format independence
- Updated tests to match improved message format
gerda 0.2.0
New Features
- Added support for 2025 German federal election data
- New datasets available:
federal_muni_harm_21: Federal elections harmonized to
2021 boundaries (1990-2025)federal_muni_harm_25: Federal elections harmonized to
2025 boundaries (1990-2025)
Breaking Changes
- Removed
federal_muni_harm dataset (replaced by
boundary-specific versions)
- Users should now use
federal_muni_harm_21 or
federal_muni_harm_25 depending on their boundary
harmonization needs
Improvements
- Updated data coverage to include 2025 federal election results
- Improved dataset descriptions to clarify boundary harmonization
- Enhanced error messages with helpful suggestions for deprecated
dataset names
Bug Fixes
- Updated all URLs to reflect new repository structure
- Fixed dataset count in documentation and tests
gerda 0.1.0
- Initial CRAN submission
- Access to German election data from 1990-2021
- Support for municipal, state, and federal election data
- Geographically harmonized datasets
- Cross-walk tables for boundary changes