Data Vis Dispatch, October 29
October 29th, 2024
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The best of last week’s big and small data visualizations
Welcome back to the 167th edition of the Data Vis Dispatch! Every week, we publish a collection of the best small and large data visualizations we find, especially from news organizations — to celebrate data journalism, data visualization, simple charts, elaborate maps, and their creators.
Recurring topics this week include war in Lebanon, U.K. Labour’s first budget, and the U.S. elections.
All right, it’s today. Here’s how things stand on the eve of the data vis event of the year:
After the last call for polling and predictions, now it’s time to wait for results. Several visualizations offered an hour-by-hour guide to election night:
Others laid out the candidates’ possible paths to victory:
A look back at the campaign season — from (more or less) conventional tactics like stump speeches and fundraising…
…and on to modern techniques, like TikTok targeting, conspiracy theories, and calling your former boss a fascist:
There were charts on the many ways to slice and dice the electorate:
And how polarization is affecting the country’s political geography:
We had a last look at some of the issues driving this year’s campaign:
And finally, the down-ballot races from the U.S. House and Senate to governors and state legislatures:
Of course the world is waiting to see what U.S. voters decide today — but Americans should also look elsewhere for a taste of what might be to come:
We’ll wrap up with a reminder of what real election fraud looks like:
Palate cleanser! The #30DayMapChallenge will be running throughout November:
Other great maps covered floods in Spain, forest loss in Indonesia, and the disappearance of the Aral Sea:
Over in the U.K., Labour has delivered their first budget since 2010:
Lebanon’s southern border has been under heavy attack by Israel in recent weeks — but strikes and evacuations are also reaching deep into the country:
Two maps this week also focused on the extreme difficulties of everyday life in the West Bank:
Other charts covered everything from the territorial status of the Donbas to Chinese patents to HPV vaccines:
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