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TUESDAY, NOV 20, 2018
Effective Demography Map in Seconds: 3 Elements of a Successful Visualization
If you want to tell an effective story through data, Social Explorer provides you with everything you need to set up data-packed, attention-grabbing maps to convey you...
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MONDAY, OCT 29, 2018
Social Explorer Election Maps: A Closeup on California’s 48th Congressional District
With the midterm elections fast approaching, the nation speculates on who will end up controlling Congress. We take a closer look at one of the key districts in play u...
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MONDAY, OCT 22, 2018
2016 Congressional Election Maps Now Available on Social Explorer
We added 2016 congressional election results to our Election Maps collection. All of our election data come from Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. ...
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TUESDAY, JUL 10, 2018
World Cup (Data) Fever 2018
As football fans around the globe get ready for the FIFA World Cup semi-final matches, Social Explorer put on its cleats and dug into data related to the four remainin...
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 2018
A Biracial Princess Sheds Light on U.S. Demographics
The royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle has put the spotlight on the former actress now known as the Duchess of Sussex. The conversations around Markle&rsq...
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TUESDAY, MAR 27, 2018
Census Bureau Adds a Citizenship Question
Every ten years, the U.S. Census Bureau gathers basic information about people and households for the entire American population, such as age, gender,&n...
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THURSDAY, FEB 01, 2018
Social Explorer’s 2018 Super “Data” Bowl: Philadelphia Eagles vs. New England Patriots
While some Super Bowl fans study player stats, team strategy and weather forecasts, true data nerds prefer analyze demographics.
This Sunday, the New Engl...
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TUESDAY, DEC 05, 2017
Alabama Evangelicals and Elections
On December 12th, Alabamans will elect a new senator to fill the seat vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. As our historical election maps show, Alabama has been...
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FRIDAY, NOV 03, 2017
Virginia Elections and Immigration
Leading up to Election Day, explore Social Explorer’s historical election results maps. One hotly contested race is Virginia’s gubernatorial election. Taki...
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FRIDAY, OCT 06, 2017
Puerto Ricans in the United States
Building on Social Explorer's examination of Puerto Rico demographics, we turn to Puerto Ricans living in the 50 states. In the aftermath of the hur...
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