Making Sense Of The World, One Map At A Time
The map above shows just how big the United States is or just how big the Mediterranean Sea is, depending on your perspective.
And it should not be confused with the existing American Mediterranean Sea which is the the combined water body of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
The map above shows the different highway route marker shield designs used by each US state for their own state highways.
While Interstate and US Numbered Highways use standard designs across the country, but the same can not be said of state highway markers.
The map above shows how long it takes to drive to the centerline of the total solar eclipse that will occur on August 21, 2017. This of course assumes normal driving conditions on the day.
The map above shows the population density of the original thirteen American colonies, the year before they declared independence. Even back then, what would become the Boston–Washington Corridor was clearly evident.
The map above shows the best selling singer, musical artist or band from each of the 50 US states. While many expected names make the list such as Elvis, Prince, Madonna, etc. there are quite a few surprises.
Keep reading below for the complete list by state:
The map above shows which counties switched party in the 2016 US Presidential election compared to 2012. Red counties switched from Democrat to Republican, blue counties switched from Republican to Democrat and the vast majority in grey did not switch parties.
The map above shows the county level and vote share results of the 2016 US Presidential Election. The darker the blue the more a county went for Hilary Clinton and the darker the red the more the county went for Donald Trump.
The map above gives a preliminary view how white voters voted in the 2016 US presidential election on a county by county basis. The counties in blue voted for Hillary Clinton and the ones in red voted for Donald Trump.
The map above shows what the 2016 US Presidential Election results would have been if votes not cast for Hillary, Trump or one of the third party candidates had gone to fictional candidate “Did Not Vote.”
See the 2020 results here.
The map above shows how the 2016 US Presidential election might go if only one demographic group got the vote. The map was created by Ste Kinney-Fields and is based on data from from fivethirtyeight and 270towin. You can read the full article here.