The Shocker: 2016 Presidential Election Results

http://www.politico.com/2016-election/results/map/president


The U.S. 2016 presidential election between Democrat nominee, Hillary Clinton, versus, Republican nominee Donald J. Trump, not only had Americans shocked on election night -- but the entire world.  The unexpected surprises on election night included, Republican nominee Donald J. Trump winning and becoming the 45th President of the United States of America, the number of red (Republican) states he had taken over from the Democrats, and winning with majority in both the Congress and Senate Houses.  This map outlines how the American Electoral College voted in the 2016 presidential election.

The Good 

This map used by Politco, outlined how the American Electoral College voted.  It used colours to represent the different parties and how each state voted.  The colour red represented the Republican Party and the colour blue the Democrats.  The map has each state properly labelled and also illustrates the divide between the red states and blue states.  More information is provided when the mouse hovers over each stats, providing the number of electoral votes each state has and the percentage each state voted for.  

The chart above the map indicated how many Electoral College votes each candidate received.  Each nominee had to win at least 270 Electoral College votes to win and become the next President of the United States of America.  The 306 electoral votes cast for Donald Trump confirms and legitimizes his presidency. 
 
The Bad 

Visually the map provided the comparison between the red states versus the blue states, however it lacked detailed information of how many people voted for each candidate and which state had been turned from and Democrat (blue) state to a Republican (red) state. 

& Everything Else... 

The decision made by the American people on November 8th, 2016 shocked the entire world.  It proved that there is a clear divide in the United States between Republicans and the Democrats.  Having Hillary Clinton win with the popular vote over a million votes, but to lose through Electoral College made it unbearable for Democrats, women, and the rest of the world to accept Donald J. Trump's presidential victory.    

Comments

  1. UnknownJune 1, 2017 at 4:29 PM

    I like your description of the graph. you also did a great job in pointing out the good and bad. The color choice of the chart was perfect which made it very easy for the viewer to look at. I also agree that it did lack information when it came to how many people voted for the candidate party.

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  2. UnknownJune 1, 2017 at 5:31 PM

    I agree with you the graph is very user friendly and presents information in a very clear format. The use of colours is good as well, they used colours that are already associated with the party so there isn't any confusion. Though they have a past elections tab, the information doesn't change, maybe they took it down? Also the bar graph at the top is neat as well, as you scroll over it it tells you which state the little piece represents. Good job overall.

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  3. MoiraJune 1, 2017 at 6:19 PM

    Great introduction about your chosen map, I agree it's really an election that shook the world. Anyways, in terms of the map itself, I actually like the simplicity of it with the colors blue and red representing each of the political party in the US. It was very straightforward and easy to follow. The map was also very responsive when I tried to click on each of the states to see more details so overall that it was a good representation of the election. I agree, maybe adding the percentage of voters that switched to another party would be an interesting information to add in the map.

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  4. UnknownJune 3, 2017 at 7:53 AM

    What stood out to me the most is how you effectively broke up your analysis into 'Good', 'Bad' and 'Everything Else'. This made your analysis very user-friendly and accessible (just like a proper chart). In terms the analysis itself, I agree that those 'swing' states should have been highlighted, as the election essentially came down to those critical regions. I also like the choice of graph, because data visualizations play such a vital role in communicating political information to the masses.

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  5. UnknownJune 5, 2017 at 12:18 AM

    I like how you broke down and explained the good traits and bad traits of the election results graph. Your idea of having the swing states highlighted would be very useful in identifying which states had the most power in the election.

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  6. Jayson EJune 5, 2017 at 10:49 AM

    It's Trump's favourite graph, haha! The graph really excels visually at showing how the voting went down across the country. The graph over the map of the US makes it even clearer Trump occupied for space. You could honestly get rid of all the texts and the conclusion would still be clear. I definitely agree about your comments in "The Bad"

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