The extreme far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro won the most votes in the first round of Brazil's presidential election yesterday. However the candidate failed to win 50% of the vote and so he will now face a second round election on 28 October against the the left-wing Workers' Party candidate, Fernando Haddad.Globo has created an interactive map visualizing...
Showing posts with label elections. Show all posts
Showing posts with label elections. Show all posts
Monday, 8 October 2018
Thursday, 13 September 2018
How Sweden's Election Changed the Map
Sweden's national public television broadcaster Sveriges Television has created an interesting data visualization of the votes cast in this week's Swedish election. It has mapped the overall winner in each election constituency to show where each political party won the most votes.In the Swedish Vote each constituency is shown as a colored dot. The...
Monday, 10 September 2018
Swedish Election Maps
Despite some nearly hysterical reporting on the Swedish Election (outside of Sweden) the far-right Sweden Democrats party failed to pick-up much support in yesterday's national election. The party achieved around 17.6% of the vote, far short of the 25% that many were predicting. The governing Social Democrats were the leading party with 28.4% of the...
Friday, 31 August 2018
Where the Money Comes From
73% of the total money given to House candidates in the 2018 midterm elections comes from outside each candidate's district. You can now find out where your candidate's contributions come from on a new interactive map from Axios.Axios' map Outside Money Floods House Campaigns allows you to see where every House candidate's money comes from. If you...
Wednesday, 15 August 2018
The Key Seats in the Midterm Elections
The New York Times has mapped 62 key House seats which could go either way in this year's midterm elections. The Democratic Party must win at least 23 Republican held seats to win the House in November. To take control of the House the Democratic Party or the Republican Party must reach the 218 seats needed for a House majorityIn Tracking the House...
Monday, 30 July 2018
How Gerrymandered is Your District?
The United States is one of only a few democratic countries that allow politicians to play a major role in redistricting. Most countries appoint an independent commission to handle how political districts should be defined. It is almost as if the American system was designed to encourage gerrymandering.The ACLU's What the District map allows you to...