Tracking the blue wave: how our visual and data journalists helped you navigate the US midterm elections
The Guardian ·
Ahead of the Democrats’ ‘Blue-nami’, some of the team behind our epic results page explained the work that goes into preparing for every election night On millions of screens around the world this week, the colour of the US electoral map digitally transposed. But behind the pixelated blue states and red states there were really 50 shades of purple. Some midterm races for the Senate and House of Representatives were closer than others. Some swings didn’t represent an actual shift in party allegiance. The shades and nuances in each race were always going to be important this year, with expectations that many Republican supporters wouldn’t turn out for their party because of specific issues, such as inflation, fuel prices, the Iran war, datacentres, or Donald Trump’s toxicity. Continue reading...