Visualization

Showing the stories in data through statistics, design, aesthetics, and code.

Why states swing while counts come in

Some might wonder why early results lean towards a party and then shift…

Live map of county shifts

The Washington Post has a live county map that shows the shift towards…

Election touchscreen really deep dive by The Onion

The Onion gained access to the most granular election data yet. Technology sure…

Presidential candidate preferences, by offbeat demographics

You’ve seen the voting tendencies among standard demographic groups, but there is so…

When to expect results from each state, based on previous elections

Some states count quickly, whereas others can take days. For NYT, Alicia Parlapiano…

When the polls close

For The New York Times, June Kim, Leanne Abraham, and Maggie Astor provide…

Winning the Electoral College, a mini-game

For The New York Times, Lily Boyce, Jon Huang, and Blacki Migliozzi made…

Drying of the Aral Sea and its source rivers

NPR reports on the drying Central Asia water sources. The Aral Sea has…

People moving towards political affiliation

For NYT Upshot, Ronda Kaysen and Ethan Singer compared current voter registration data…

Uniform flair on the rise in NBA basketball games

In NBA basketball, the home team used to almost always wear a white…

Election ad views for Democrats and Republicans

For NYT Opinion, Gus Wezerek compared ad views per household: To figure out…

Early voting turnout

Early voting isn’t coming in as hot as in 2020, but there are…

World map of tides

From Dave Taylor, this world map shows tidal ranges, from microtidal to macrotidal:…

Which campaign people donate more to, by ZIP code

Using a combination of Federal Election Commission filings and voter registration, the Washington…

Micro-communities that might decide the election

For NYT Opinion, Patrick Ruffini, with graphics by Quoctrung Bui and Aileen Clarke,…

Abortion mazes to represent the complexity of abortion access

Speaking of grid maps and abortion access, Jan Diehm and Michelle Pera-McGhee, for…

Legality of abortion pills in each state

For the Washington Post, N. Kirkpatrick and Szu Yu Chen describe the legality…

Visual explainer for the thrilling game of Crokinole

From Russell Samora for The Pudding, “Crokinole is like a mashup of shuffleboard…