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Micro-communities that might decide the election
For NYT Opinion, Patrick Ruffini, with graphics by Quoctrung Bui and Aileen Clarke, argues that the election outcome is less about swing states and more about pockets within each state: The best way to...
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Which campaign people donate more to, by ZIP code
Using a combination of Federal Election Commission filings and voter registration, the Washington Post shows which presidential campaign has received more money from donors from each ZIP code. It’s...
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World map of tides
From Dave Taylor, this world map shows tidal ranges, from microtidal to macrotidal: Created using FES2014 data from Aviso+, this map displays maximum tidal ranges (the difference between the lowest low...
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Early voting turnout
Early voting isn’t coming in as hot as in 2020, but there are still a lot. For the Washington Post, Alyssa Fowers and Hannah Recht are using estimates from Associated Press to keep a running tally...
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Election ad views for Democrats and Republicans
For NYT Opinion, Gus Wezerek compared ad views per household: To figure out which party won this election’s ad war, Times Opinion dug into data on 3.7 million political ad airings on broadcast TV from...
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Uniform flair on the rise in NBA basketball games
In NBA basketball, the home team used to almost always wear a white uniform and the away team would wear a non-white uniform that matched one of their team colors. Now it’s kind of all over the place....
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People moving towards political affiliation
For NYT Upshot, Ronda Kaysen and Ethan Singer compared current voter registration data against 2020 data to estimate how people moved away from politically balanced neighborhoods. Those who voted for a...
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Drying of the Aral Sea and its source rivers
NPR reports on the drying Central Asia water sources. The Aral Sea has been drying for the past 60 years, and if its source rivers dry up too, much of the region will become uninhabitable. A...
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Winning the Electoral College, a mini-game
For The New York Times, Lily Boyce, Jon Huang, and Blacki Migliozzi made a game-like interactive that lets you explore the possibilities of winning the Electoral College. Simply drag a state towards...
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When the polls close
For The New York Times, June Kim, Leanne Abraham, and Maggie Astor provide a reference for when the polls close this election day. A series of maps show the status in each state for the hours between...
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When to expect results from each state, based on previous elections
Some states count quickly, whereas others can take days. For NYT, Alicia Parlapiano and Lazaro Gamio show how long it took states to call elections in 2020 and 2022 for an idea of what to expect...
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Presidential candidate preferences, by offbeat demographics
You’ve seen the voting tendencies among standard demographic groups, but there is so much more to explore. For YouGov, David Montgomery has the breakdown for less standard groups. It is so dumb yet so...
View ArticleElection touchscreen really deep dive by The Onion
The Onion gained access to the most granular election data yet. Technology sure has come a long way. Tags: election, humor, Onion, scale
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Live map of county shifts
The Washington Post has a live county map that shows the shift towards Democrat or Republican compared to the 2020 election. It updates every 30 seconds. Angled arrows show the magnitude and direction...
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Why states swing while counts come in
Some might wonder why early results lean towards a party and then shift decisively over time. The mistake comes when one assumes that results are about the same everywhere in a state, regardless of...
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Electoral vote cartogram
The major news outlets all have electoral vote cartograms, but I appreciate Bloomberg’s version that is extra Tetris-like. I think it’s the spacing and extra thin grid lines. Tags: Bloomberg, election
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Jello map as states are called
The Bloomberg Graphics desk is building out a jello map as states are called. Because sure why not. Tags: Bloomberg, election, food, physical
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Restored rose and lily illustrations from the Pierre-Joseph Redouté collection
In the early 1800s, botanist and painter Pierre-Joseph Redouté painted hundreds of lily and rose species. Nicholas Rougeux restored the illustrations by hand for an accurate and browsable catalog of...
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European night train map
The Night Train Map is for Europeans who want to travel at night: Have you ever wondered to which destinations you can travel by night train? Are you looking for inspiration for your next holiday? Then...
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What might have sank the Bayesian superyacht
A $40 million superyacht called the Bayesian sank off the coast of Sicily, but the exact cause is unknown. The New York Times illustrated the possibilities: Reports immediately after the disaster...
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