It's Election Day in America. What with candidates vying for control and issues that need deciding, voters may find themselves confused about where they stand. Thankfully, some very savvy media designers have come up with delightful tools for understanding the election and its outcomes.
FiveThirtyEight has the best predictor
The Republican party is (very) likely to take a majority of seats in the Senate, and one party may control all of Congress. To understand how likely this is to happen, election oracle Nate Silver has a great interactive, which allows you to see the likelihoods of the outcomes for Congress in total, as well as each individual race.
The New York Times Upshot has a great game
The (new) New York Times numbers blog, the Upshot, has developed a sophisticated gave for allowing users to pick who they think will win in each race. It then automatically updates the outcome for each congressional race.
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal has a great map of how each state cares about each issue. Collecting Facebook data, the visual team constructed a map of the U.S. and highlights which states care most about certain issues.
Time magazine's comparison tool
Time magazine has developed a handy tool for quickly comparing senators in the contested races. It was meant as a prediction tool, but I think it's a much better introduction to the spiciest facts about each senate race
who is blocking the democratic process
Various states have put up roadblocks to voting, mostly to prevent some demographics from having influence. The interactive allows readers to take a deep dive into the shady practices of each state.
And remember, please vote!
There's a new Google Maps tool for helping people find their polling location. Do your civic duty and please vote!