Saturday, July 20, 2013

Cartogram

http://theelectoralmap.com/2008/03/02/politics-online-conference-cartograms/

This is a cartogram that shows the voting percentages of the Democratic primary in the year in which Barack Obama was running against Hillary Clinton in the US. The overall shape of North America is vastly distorted and barely recognizable. This is because area is determined by variables based not on shape and size, so instead of getting a locationally accurate map, the shape is shrunk or wildly blown out of proportion.

Cartogram of the Democratic Primary

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