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State tagcloud

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State tagcloud
Various presidential election statistics displayed as state or county tagcloud.
Visual types
  • None
Level of expertise
Source:
New York Times Visualization Lab (News)
http://vizlab.nytimes.com/visualizations/tag-cloud-of-county-level-2008-presi-2
Interactive features
User can select variable and area type (state or county) being displayed.
Benefits & pitfalls to avoid
  • When using colours to portray data values or types, ensure that the colors used are accessible to all users. Online tools such as ColorBrewer (www.colorbrewer.org) can help identify issues with colours used.