Live updating election map
11-Oct-2019 17:58
That’s why we chose to build our election maps with Mapbox.Using a vector mapping service means we can scale the detail of our maps to fit the zoom, and mix and match custom data layers to display different forms of elections results.Another thing to consider when creating maps is which projection to use.At the Washington Post, our style is to show the continental United States in an Albers USA projection, a conic equal-area projection that minimizes distortion, with Alaska and Hawaii positioned under the southwestern states.
They’re displayed on a blank background, showing the continental U. typically with Alaska and Hawaii positioned underneath.
For a town built around government and politics, it’s the Super Bowl, Oscars, and Kentucky Derby all rolled into one.