Political Cartograms: And the Ugly

For the election I've been showing some of these chartlike maps. And hoo boy shield your eyes.

Ho man. Whoowh. Kinda takes the wind out of you, doesn't it. Heek. Yeesh.

Many equal-area cartograms are hexagons. But they're usually pointy-topped "vertical" ones and I (Bad Idea Jeans) thought I'd try a horizontal. And then I (Bad Idea Jeanshorts) thought hey, let's make it chickenwire. (I worked a lot with chickenwire.) And, more bad news, the map above was just a warmup so brace yourself:

I don't like to brag but this may be the Bono Hallelujah of equal-area cartograms. And yeah, I’m talking to you, Danny Dorling.

Reading this is more fun in RSS; here are some instructions. Robert Wellman Campbell, chickenwire cartogram, 19 August 2016. Robert Wellman Campbell, RSS Longa, 8 February 2024, 3 October 2024. Wikipedia, "Hex map." "Bad Idea Jeans," Saturday Night Live, 29 September 1990. Bono, "Hallelujah," on Tower of Song: The Songs of Leonard Cohen, A&M Records, 1995. Robert Wellman Campbell, "An open letter to the New York Times Graphics Desk," Zoombackbaby.com, 4 July 2013. Robert Wellman Campbell, "Political Cartograms: And the Ugly," RSS Longa, 17 October 2024, PD via CC0 1.0.