VoteEasy: Visual Election Candidate Comparison

Oct 26

Oct 26 VoteEasy: Visual Election Candidate Comparison

VoteEasy is an interactive website designed by Project Vote Smart. Very useful in America with election coming up next week.

After you choose your location, the VoteEasy site looks up the candidates specific to your area. By entering your opinions on 12 critical issues and how important each issue is to you, the site shows you which candidates most closely match your beliefs. Some candidates have submitted their answers, and the rest are inferred from the public records.

I made up some answers for New York since I don’t live there and don’t have any opinions on those candidates. The site broke up the candidates into the two different Senate races and a House seat race currently on the ballot:

You can click on a particular candidate to get specific information about them and their political record.

Found on Chart Porn and Infosthetics

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Randy Krum is an infographics and data visualization designer, author of the book, “Cool Infographics: Effective Communication with Data Visualization and Design,” and instructor of Infographics and Data Visualization Design at Southern Methodist University's Continuing and Professional Education program (CAPE). Randy also runs the popular website, Coolinfographics.com. Started in 2007, the site has grown into one of the most influential infographic sites online, handling up to 50,000 unique visitors a day. He is the Founder and President of InfoNewt, his design company that designs infographics and visualizations for clients used for both online marketing and internal communications. Randy speaks at conferences, universities, corporate events, and government agencies about infographic design, data visualization methods, visual content marketing, and the effective use of visual information. Learn more at RandyKrum.com

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