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Tag: election

How the Wall Street Journal visualized the 2020 election results

Each time an election year dawns, it brings changes – the candidates campaigning, how the battleground states are polling, and, of course, changes in our national obsession: election maps. But […]

November 30, 2020November 30, 2020 Sharmila Kuthunur Behind the scenes

What issues are 2020 candidates being mentioned with in the media?

Health care is a top concern among voters. That’s according to a recent poll of 2,000 Americans where respondents across age, gender and party lines ranked health care as the […]

May 21, 2019July 11, 2019 Aleszu Bajak Election Tracker

We need deeper reporting and not just horserace coverage of Pete Buttigieg

The media loves a rising star and Pete Buttigieg is no exception. But is “Mayor Pete” just a flash in the pan? Time will tell, as Margaret Sullivan pointed out […]

April 22, 2019July 11, 2019 Aleszu Bajak Election Tracker

A Brazilian start-up uses a speed limit simulator to influence voters about traffic

Cars travel around and around in circles until, suddenly, a traffic jam is formed. What happened to slow the cars down? The speed limit on the road was raised. It […]

November 29, 2016November 29, 2016 Felippe Rodrigues Behind the scenes

And the winner for best election forecaster goes to… The New York Times

The New York Times pushed the boundaries of live data visualization on Election Night with a second-by-second Live Presidential Forecast application. Using Associated Press results from precincts across the country, the tool projected […]

November 9, 2016November 9, 2016 Felippe Rodrigues Insights

How The Texas Tribune is tracking record-breaking early turnouts state-wide

Early voting may be the most-decisive but least talked about factor of the 2016 election. Thirty-seven states and the District of Columbia now allow for voters to cast ballots either […]

November 5, 2016November 5, 2016 Felippe Rodrigues Behind the scenes

Before election day: a look at early voting trackers

In what has felt like the most toxic election in American history, the relatively new addition of early voting may be decisive in determining whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump […]

November 5, 2016November 5, 2016 Felippe Rodrigues Insights
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