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  What map style of the 2016 election do you prefer? (search mode)
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Question: See maps below for corresponding choice numbers
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1 - xkcd
 
#2
2 - Counties
 
#3
3 - NYT map (1)
 
#4
4 - NYT map (2)
 
#5
5 (other - specify)
 
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« on: January 09, 2018, 03:40:19 PM »

I came across this Vox article and it got me thinking. Which do you prefer?

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/1/8/16865532/2016-presidential-election-map-xkcd
https://twitter.com/AlanMCole/status/950415038506037254


1 - xkcd map. This is the one that the article was primarily about:




2 - Counties. Personally, I prefer this, admittedly for for its pleasant aesthetics




3 - NYT (1)




4 - NYT (2)




5 - Other (please specify in a post)
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Virginiá
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« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2018, 08:57:44 PM »

Personally my favorite style of map is the Upshot/Nate Cohn version of the XKCD map. But alas, it only exists on a statewide level (I think these might actually be from 2014 Senate elections):

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omg those look nice! Where did you find them?
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