blue-montana

The results of a 2016 presidential election in the United States in a different world.
Created as a study in making choropleth map using a what-if approach on American politics.
Not a political campaign or an endorsement of any kind.

Prerequisites:

Python:

1. openpyxl (3.1.2) - reading .xlsx files.
2. pandas (2.0.1) - working with tabular data.
3. plotly (5.14.1) - creating maps.
   1. psutil (5.9.5) - managing processes.
   2. requests (2.29.0) - accessing external resources.
4. wand (0.6.11) - converting svgs to pngs.

Other:

1. Orca (1.3.1) - standalone application, writing maps to files.
2. ImageMagick (7.1.1.15) - required for wand to work.

Roadmap

• Map data for presidential election - completed on 17-07-2023.
• Add supporting legend and prettify - completed on 20-08-2023.
• Make legend generation fully automatic.
• Change palettes to smaller ones that go over candidate blocks.
• Add historical data for highs and lows.
• Repeat the same map for Big Wisconsin.