elections

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

Statistical Visualization / elections, results

Some states count quickly, whereas others can take days. For NYT, Alicia Parlapiano…
Conservatives lose UK election by a lot

Statistical Visualization / elections, loss, New York Times

For the New York Times, Josh Holder and Lauren Leatherby show how the…
How you might vote based on what you like

Infographics / Angie Waller, elections, facebook

By Angie Waller, this table shows how Facebook thinks you’ll vote based on…
All the elections where you live

Maps / elections, midterm, USAFacts

We tend to talk about elections as this uniform thing. People vote for…
Contrasting social media Democrats to real life

Infographics / elections, social media, Upshot

As many know (I hope), what we see on social media often doesn’t…
Higher turnout for midterm elections

Statistical Visualization / Bloomberg, elections

Bloomberg charted voter turnout for the just past midterm elections, comparing 2018 against…
Statistics lesson on polling

Statistics / elections, uncertainty, Upshot

Nate Cohn for the Upshot provides a statistics lesson in the context of…
Grid map shows shifting states

Maps / elections, Wall Street Journal

You’re likely familiar with the state grid map form used these days. Instead…
Track what your government representatives are doing for you

Data Sources / API, elections, government, ProPublica

Taking over an old New York Times project, ProPublica re-launches Represent, which offers…
Balance the Trump and Cruz tax plans

Infographics / elections, taxes

The tax plans of Ted Cruz and Donald Trump might seem fine if…
Super Tuesday simulation to show uncertainty

Infographics / elections, simulation, uncertainty, Upshot

As we know, there are various outcomes during election season, with uncertainty in…
Possible paths for a Trump nomination loss or win

Infographics / elections, government, simulation, Upshot

It pains me to imagine a time when Donald Drumpf earns a Republican…
How various demographic groups can change the election result

Statistics / elections, FiveThirtyEight, government

Does your vote matter? Aaron Bycoffe and David Wasserman for FiveThirtyEight provide an…
More presidential candidates please

Infographics / elections, government, New York Times

“If it seems as if the list of presidential candidates for 2016 is…
Senate results maps →

Maps / elections, New York Times, Upshot

The New York Times pushed out super-detailed, precinct-level maps for the Senate election.…
Browse elections data back to 1976 with Electionary app

Maps / elections, government, iPad

Electionary, the new iPad app from TargetPoint Consulting, lets you browse national election…
Words used at the National Conventions

Infographics / elections, government, nytimes

The elections season is in full swing, and the New York Times graphics…