Daily Kos: How gerrymandering cost Democrats the House in 2012: An interactive look at alternative maps
Stephen Wolf at Daily Kos put together detailed analysis on the impact gerrymandering had on the House in 2012. In…
Business Insider: Here's each US state's most important international trading partner
International trade has been brought up frequently during the 2016 presidential campaign and Business Insider takes a look at what…
AJC: How Georgia went from blue to red
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has put together a map showing how Georgia’s counties have voted for president between 1992 and 2012.…
CNN's Critical counties: Watch Allegheny County, PA, in this election
CNN draws attention to Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, home to Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh was a treasure of the industrial age, and as…
538: One Pennsylvania County Sees The Future, And Not Everyone Likes It
FiveThirtyEight has an indepth feature on Berks County, Pennsylvania, which is a majority minority county. By 2044, the U.S. will…
USA Today's The Deciders: Waukesha County, Wisconsin – Ultra-red Wisconsin county struggles with Trump
USA TODAY takes a close look at GOP “base” voters in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee Trump needs…
Senate 2016: Where the races stand – Washington Post
The Washington Post provides a good overview of the race for control of the Senate. Click through for the interactive…
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Brennan Center: New Voting Restrictions in Place for 2016 Presidential Election
The Brennan Center for Justice has documented 14 states with new voting restrictions in place for the 2016 presidential election.…
CNN's Critical counties: Genesee, Michigan, and the 2016 election
CNN CNN Editor’s Note:Critical Counties is a CNN series exploring 11 counties around the country that chief national correspondent John…
2016 Electoral Map Predictions: 22 days to the election
The 2016 Presidential election is just 22 days away and Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton is currently the clear favorite over…
CNN's Critical counties: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, could be Clinton's bright spot
CNN takes a closer look at Cuyahoga County, Ohio, which is home to Cleveland and where Hillary Clinton will need…
538: Watch New Hampshire For Signs Of A Trump Comeback
FiveThirtyEight examines New Hampshire’s importance on the electoral map for Hillary Clinton and how it might signal Donald Trump’s comeback.…
CNN's Critical counties: Prince William, Virginia, a long-term warning to the GOP
CNN takes a look at the Virgina county of Prince William as one that will be key to Hillary Clinton’s…
Washington Post: Here’s how good a shot Democrats have of actually winning the House
The Washington Post provides an update on the House races and the chances of it flipping from Republican to Democratic…
CNN's Critical counties: Stark County, Ohio, is a swing county in a swing state
CNN highlights Stark County, Ohio as place to watch to determine who will win Ohio and the nation. The quintessential…
Ad Age: The Hard Math of the Trump Campaign's Last-Minute TV and Radio Ad Strategy
Advertising Age provides an update on the where TV and radio spending is concentrated. … a Sept. 24 Associated Press…
WIRED: Electoral Maps All Look a Little Different. Here’s Why
WIRED has a nice explainer of various electoral map cartograms. EVERY MAP MAKES COMPROMISES. The Mercator projection, which sacrifices accurate…
National Geographic: There’s More Than One Way to Map an Election
National Geographic has great article about the history of electoral maps. Highlights include the earliest known US electoral map from…
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The Swing States Where Political TV Ad Spending Has Heated Up — and Gone Cold
Advertising Age takes a look at what states saw increases in ad spending in September compared to August. Colorado saw…
Elect Project: Ohio absentee ballot requests are down 2.6% from 2012
Michael McDonald from the ElectProject.org highlights decreases in absentee ballot requests in Ohio, particularly in Democratic counties. Ohio absentee ballot…
538: Where Do Clinton And Trump Have The Most Upside?
FiveThirtyEight digs on the implication of Trump winning more of the white vote without college degrees while Clinton wins more…
Vox: Nearly one-third of all Republican senators now say they won’t support Trump
Vox maps out Republican senator support for Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate. Nearly a third of Republicans in the…
Washington Post: 2016 electoral map is rapidly slipping away from Donald Trump
The Washington Post provides an update on the 2016 electoral map based on the latest polling that shows a Clinton…
538: Women Are Defeating Donald Trump
FiveThirtyEight takes a look at the gender split and what the electoral map would look like if only women or…
NPR Battleground Map: Trump In Crisis
NPR highlights how Donald Trump’s electoral map has collapsed in the wake of two weeks of nearly non-stop negative news…
2016 Electoral Map Predictions: 31 days to the election
There are 31 days before the 2016 Presidential election. Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton remains the favorite over Republican Donald Trump…
6 Million Lost Voters: State-Level Estimates of Felony Disenfranchisement 2016
Sentencing Project.org has released (PDF) state-level estimates of voter disenfranchisement due to felony convictions. Florida, a key 2016 swing state,…
Washington Post: In battle for the Senate, Democrats now have a narrow edge
The Washington Post provides an update on the 2016 Senate campaigns and give the Democrats a narrow edge to gain…
New York Times: Questions to Consider if Your Trump-Clinton Vote Doesn’t Really Count
The New York Times details disparities in voting power that show how little votes for president in states like California,…
PBS: Election Central Interactive Map
PBS has put together an interactive educational map that includes a wealth of info about the 2016 election, including biographical…
New York Times: Detailed Maps of Where Trump, Cruz, Clinton and Sanders Have Won
The New York Times provides detailed maps showing where Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton won during the primaries. Click through…
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NBC News: Clinton Maintains Ad-Spending Advantage Over Trump
NBC News highlights the TV advertising spending disparity between the Pro-Clinton and Pro-Trump camps. States colored based on campaign spending…
Foward: How Jewish Vote Could Tip Presidential Election in Crucial Swing States
Forward.com takes a look at how and where the Jewish vote could impact the presidential election. A new study, touted…
WIRED: Clinton and Trump Get Most of Their Campaign Funds from These 250 Neighborhoods
WIREDmagazine details how most of the donations to Clinton and Trump come from a relatively small number of neighborhoods, which…
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538: The Craziest End To The 2016 Campaign Runs Through New Mexico
FiveThirtyEight.com shares an electoral map outcome where no presidential candidate receives the required 270 electoral votes needed to win. There…
Early Voting Map 2016
35% of the votes cast for president in 2012 were cast before election day via early voting, absentee ballot voting…
TIME: See How Likely It Is That Your Voting Booth Gets Hacked
TIME magazine highlights that some votes are more at risk of hacking due to the use of electronic voting booths…
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PBS: Trump campaign has a ground-game problem
PBS highlights the disparity in the number of campaign offices in key states between Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and…
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Florida 2016 Election Results
Florida is the largest swing state of the 2016 election cycle with 29 electoral votes up for grabs. updated: November…
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Ohio 2016 Election Results
Since 1896, the winner of Ohio was elected the next president with only two exceptions (in 1944 and 1960). Ohio’s…
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North Carolina was a reliable Republican state from 1980 to 2004, but is has been considered a swing state since…
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Iowa 2016 Election Results
Iowa‘s 6 electoral votes are up for grabs, although Republican Donald Trump is currently favored. updated: November 8, 2016 Iowa…
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Virginia was once considered a safe Republican state, but after Democrat Barack Obama won in 2008 and 2012 it is…
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Colorado 2016 Election Results
Colorado‘s 9 electoral votes are up for grabs. Democrat Hillary Clinton is slightly favored over Republican Donald Trump. updated: November…
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New Hampshire voters will be the first to the polls on election day in Dixville Notch, although who will win…
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Pennsylvania has voted for Democratic presidential candidates since 1992 and 2016 should continue that trend with Hillary Clinton expected to…
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Maryland has been a reliably Democratic state since 1992 and Hillary Clinton is expected to win the state’s 10 electoral…
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Wyoming 2016 Election
Wyoming is another solid Republican state and Donald Trump is expected to easliy win the states 3 electoral votes. 1964…
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Delaware 2016 Election
Delaware has been a reliably Democratic state since 1992 and Hillary Clinton is expected to win the state’s 3 electoral…