Politics Across New Data Visualizations — DataViz Weekly
April 4th, 2025 by AnyChart Team
Politics shapes the world in many ways — and, as always, data visualization helps make sense of it all. This time in DataViz Weekly, we are looking at how charts and maps reflect political shifts, decisions, and consequences — from election results and government budgets to tariff policies and even time zones.
One of these projects is ours. We hesitated for a moment — but let’s be honest, we would have featured it anyway if we had stumbled upon it elsewhere.
So, without further ado, here are the four new data visualization projects we think you’ll want to check out:
- U.S. presidential elections — AnyChart
- Trump tariffs timeline — The Washington Post
- Science funding cuts in the United States — SCIMaP
- Politics of time zones — The Economist
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Data Visualization in Action: Fresh Examples — DataViz Weekly
February 14th, 2025 by AnyChart Team
We’re back with DataViz Weekly, where we showcase some of the best new data visualization examples — from individual charts and maps to full-scale visual stories and projects. Take a look at our latest picks:
- Swiss research funding — Colas Droin
- Education and voting patterns in U.S. presidential elections — Jon Boeckenstedt
- City walkability and improvement potential — The Economist & Matteo Bruno et al.
- Self-censorship in Super Bowl halftime shows — Artur Galocha for The Washington Post
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New Charts & Maps Turning Data Into Insights — DataViz Weekly
January 31st, 2025 by AnyChart Team
DataViz Weekly is here with a spotlight on new charts and maps that do a great job of turning data into meaningful insights. Today, we invite you to explore the following projects, each demonstrating how data visualization helps reveal patterns, tell stories, and deepen understanding:
- European electricity transition — Ember
- The United States vs. China on global trade — Lowy Institute
- Single-parent families in America — The Washington Post
- Pregnancy through health metric shifts — Maggie Appleton
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27 Election Maps of 2024 U.S. Presidential Vote Results — DataViz Weekly Special Edition
November 8th, 2024 by AnyChart Team
The 2024 U.S. presidential election has concluded, and media outlets worldwide are offering a plethora of data graphics to convey the election results. In this special edition of DataViz Weekly, we’ve curated a collection of over twenty election maps, showcasing diverse ways to represent voting data — cartograms, choropleth maps, bubble maps, and more. Whether you’re a data enthusiast, professional, or simply intrigued by the 2024 election outcomes, explore the latest U.S. election maps from top media!
💡 Also see our previous special editions with election maps: 2020 U.S. election maps and 2024 UK election maps.
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Impressive New Data Visuals for Your Inspiration — DataViz Weekly
October 11th, 2024 by AnyChart Team
Ready for another dose of impressive data visuals? DataViz Weekly is back with a fresh selection of projects that use powerful graphics to help unravel various trends and patterns. Here are our top picks from what we’ve most recently come across out there:
- End of the UK’s coal power era and lessons for the world — The Washington Post
- Hurricane Milton’s impact and power outages — Bloomberg
- Waffle House Index for Florida under and after Milton — Riley Walz
- Opioid overdose deaths across the United States — NYT Opinion
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Paris 2024 Olympic Medal Count Trackers — DataViz Weekly
August 9th, 2024 by AnyChart Team
The Paris Summer Olympics are in full swing. If you’re interested in tracking the results and want to know which countries are excelling, numerous media outlets have prepared a variety of medal count trackers. In this special edition of DataViz Weekly, we showcase a selection of these projects, with a special focus on those that not only display numbers but also present them through compelling visualizations. Let’s dive in!
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2024 UK Election Maps — DataViz Weekly
July 8th, 2024 by AnyChart Team
Last Thursday’s 2024 United Kingdom general election resulted in a historic shift within the nation’s political landscape, marking the Conservatives’ most severe defeat in nearly two centuries. As people look for clarity on these changes, election maps have come to the forefront as effective visual tools to make sense of voting outcomes and underlying patterns.
In this special edition of DataViz Weekly, we present a quick overview of UK election maps from prestigious sources including Sky News, The Independent, the BBC, The Financial Times, The Guardian, CNN, Open Innovations, and The New York Times, complete with links to them. Explore these data visualization projects to delve deeper into the dramatic shifts of the 2024 election, experience the power of effective electoral data mapping, and perhaps find inspiration for your own work.
💡 See also: 2024 U.S. Election Maps (November 2024).
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Exploring Insights with Data Visualization — DataViz Weekly
May 3rd, 2024 by AnyChart Team
Welcome to the new DataViz Weekly, where we continue exploring the transformative power of data visualization. This edition presents a selection of new examples of how charts and maps can help us understand trends and patterns in various subjects — from sports and philanthropy to global challenges like press freedom and inflation, and everyday topics such as sleep. Here are the projects featured this time:
- March Madness philanthropy challenge — Bloomberg
- 2024 World Press Freedom Index — Reporters Without Borders
- Global Inflation Tracker — Council on Foreign Relations
- Sleep trends in America — The Washington Post
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How to Build Choropleth Map with JavaScript
May 18th, 2023 by Shachee Swadia
Are you ready to learn how to create a choropleth map with JavaScript like a boss? Maps are a powerful way to visualize data, but building one from scratch can be a daunting task. Don’t worry, I’m here to help!
In this tutorial, I’ll guide you through the process of building a JavaScript choropleth map step by step. And to make things more interesting, we’ll use Queen Elizabeth II’s state visits as an example to showcase the power of this type of map.
Get ready to impress yourself and your audience with stunning data visualizations, and let’s get started on this exciting journey together!
Read the JS charting tutorial »
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Check Out These Great New Visual Data Stories — DataViz Weekly
February 18th, 2022 by AnyChart Team
Eager to see some great visualizations? We’re here to tell you about four new data stories that are definitely worth checking out! See which projects made it to this DataViz Weekly and read on.
- Bubble tea versions in a visual breakdown — Taiwan Data Stories
- Age of democracies worldwide — Our World in Data
- Women in news headlines — The Pudding
- Redlining’s lasting legacy — FiveThirtyEight
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