Vox — The bad map we see every presidential election

Name: Vox — The bad map we see every presidential election
Uploaded: 2026-10-09T11:45:57.085+00:00
Duration: PT125.3S
Channel: Vox
Description: A 125-second data explainer that argues the standard red/blue electoral map misleads, then swaps it for a cartogram, a state-block map and a hex map. It opens on a montage of TV news maps and ends on a Vox outro.

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Problem and solution · Data viz · Maps · 125s

Length

125.3s

Beats

22· 28 hard cuts

Pace

10.5/min

Avg beat

5.7s

A 125-second data explainer that argues the standard red/blue electoral map misleads, then swaps it for a cartogram, a state-block map and a hex map. It opens on a montage of TV news maps and ends on a Vox outro.

ExplainerData vizMapsFlat 2DKinetic typeMorph transitionsVoiceoverLight UIBoldMediaPolitics

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