The Lowdown » democracy http://blogs.kqed.org/lowdown Decoding the news Sat, 18 May 2013 02:49:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 Three Awesome Infographics On America’s Abstract Electoral System http://blogs.kqed.org/lowdown/2012/09/21/two-clear-infographics-that-help-visualize-americas-abstract-electoral-system/ http://blogs.kqed.org/lowdown/2012/09/21/two-clear-infographics-that-help-visualize-americas-abstract-electoral-system/#comments Sat, 22 Sep 2012 02:50:06 +0000 Matthew Green http://blogs.kqed.org/lowdown/?p=3878 Continue reading →]]> Elections aren’t supposed to be super complicated. But they are. And if you feel like you still need a diagram to figure out our electoral process, here are two good ones to get you started (created independently and shared on the site visual.ly). Click on the first one to see it full size.

Americans Versus the Electoral College

by GOOD.Learn about infographic design.

 

Data Americana
by johnmnelson.Browse more data visualization.

 

How Romney Could Win the Popular Vote, but Lose the Election

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