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Data Vis Dispatch, June 11

The best of last week’s big and small data visualizations
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Rose Mintzer-Sweeney

Welcome back to the 146th edition of Data Vis Dispatch! Every week, we publish a collection of the best small and large data visualizations we find, especially from news organizations — to celebrate data journalism, data visualization, simple charts, elaborate maps, and their creators.

This week's major topic was EU parliamentary elections, which gave us a feast of maps and charts.

Over 360 million eligible voters in 27 EU countries had the chance to elect national delegations to the European Parliament. The results got visualized as waffle maps:

Le Monde: <strong><a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/06/09/2024-european-elections-results-explore-our-map-and-view-the-make-up-of-the-future-parliament_6674304_4.html">2024 European elections results: Explore our map and view the make-up of the future Parliament</a></strong>, June 9
Le Monde: 2024 European elections results: Explore our map and view the make-up of the future Parliament, June 9
Der Spiegel: <strong><a href="https://www.spiegel.de/ausland/europawahl-2024-so-haben-die-eu-laender-abgestimmt-interaktive-karte-a-48542ce5-c2c5-4889-9255-caf0d727b849">Die 27 EU-Länder entsenden je nach Bevölkerungsgröße zwischen sechs und 96 Abgeordnete</a></strong>, June 10
Der Spiegel: Die 27 EU-Länder entsenden je nach Bevölkerungsgröße zwischen sechs und 96 Abgeordnete, June 10
The New York Times: <strong><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/06/09/world/europe/results-european-union-parliament-election.html">European Union 2024 Parliament Election Results</a></strong>, June 9
The New York Times: European Union 2024 Parliament Election Results, June 9
The Guardian: <strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2024/jun/09/european-elections-results-2024-europe-eu-parliament">European election results 2024: live from across the EU</a></strong>, June 9
The Guardian: European election results 2024: live from across the EU, June 9

And as small-multiple maps:

Zeit Online: <strong><a href="https://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2024-06/europawahl-2024-wahlergebnisse-europaeisches-parlament-live">Alle Länderergebnisse der Europawahl</a></strong>, June 9
Zeit Online: Alle Länderergebnisse der Europawahl, June 9
Zeit Online: <strong><a href="https://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2024-06/wahlergebnisse-europawahl-deutschland-landkreise-live"><strong>Alle Ergebnisse der Europawahl 2024 in Deutschland</strong></a></strong>, June 9
Zeit Online: Alle Ergebnisse der Europawahl 2024 in Deutschland, June 9
Der Spiegel: <strong><a href="https://www.spiegel.de/politik/europawahl-2024-in-deutschland-so-hat-ihr-landkreis-gewaehlt-a-99dde751-e749-44df-b4f0-adfed9fea495">Europawahl 2024: Deutschland</a></strong>, June 9
Der Spiegel: Europawahl 2024: Deutschland, June 9

Of course there was also plenty of coverage at local and national levels:

El Confidencial: <strong><a href="https://www.elconfidencial.com/espana/2024-06-10/los-resultados-de-las-elecciones-europeas-en-espana-calle-a-calle_3897094/">Los resultados de las elecciones europeas en España, calle a calle</a></strong>, June 10
El Confidencial: Los resultados de las elecciones europeas en España, calle a calle, June 10
Publico: <strong><a href="https://www.publico.pt/eleicoes/resultados/europeias/2024/">RESULTADOS</a></strong>, June 10
Publico: RESULTADOS, June 10
El País: <strong><a href="https://x.com/Datawrapper/status/1800570323957391725/photo/3">Mapa | Así han votado los españoles en las elecciones europeas 2024, municipio a municipio</a></strong>, June 10
El País: Mapa | Así han votado los españoles en las elecciones europeas 2024, municipio a municipio, June 10
Tagesspiegel: <strong><a href="https://interaktiv.tagesspiegel.de/lab/europawahl-2024-live-karte-deutschland-wahlergebnisse/">Alle Ergebnisse nach Landkreisen und Bundesländern</a></strong>, June 11
Tagesspiegel: Alle Ergebnisse nach Landkreisen und Bundesländern, June 11
Átlátszó: <strong><a href="https://atlo.team/2024-reszvetel/">Részvételi arány a 2024-es EP és önkormányzati választáson</a></strong>, June 11
Átlátszó: Részvételi arány a 2024-es EP és önkormányzati választáson, June 11
Telex: <strong><a href="https://telex.hu/melleklet/valasztas-2024/adatok/">Választás 2024</a></strong>, June 11
Telex: Választás 2024, June 11
Berliner Morgenpost: <strong><a href="https://www.morgenpost.de/interaktiv/europawahl-karte-2024-berlin/">Ergebnis-Karte: Berlin bei der Europawahl 2024</a></strong>, June 10
Berliner Morgenpost: Ergebnis-Karte: Berlin bei der Europawahl 2024, June 10

And the final results called for charts:

Politico: <strong><a href="https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/european-parliament-election/">2024 European election results</a></strong>, June 11
Politico: 2024 European election results, June 11
La Razón: <strong><a href="https://www.larazon.es/elecciones/europeas/marca-mas-distancia-psoe_2024061066663101b19e5e00014d6b7a.html">El PP marca más distancia con el PSOE</a></strong>, June 10
La Razón: El PP marca más distancia con el PSOE, June 10
Reuters: <strong><a href="https://www.reuters.com/graphics/EU-ELECTION/RESULTS/klvynzzawpg/">EU election results</a></strong>, June 10
Reuters: EU election results, June 10
The Economist: <strong><a href="https://www.economist.com/interactive/eu-elections-2024-polls-parliament">Who will form the next European parliament?</a></strong>, June 11
The Economist: Who will form the next European parliament?, June 11

Both before and after the vote, many stories focused on a shift towards right-wing parties:

Le Monde: <strong><a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2024/06/07/cartographie-des-territoires-de-l-extreme-droite-en-europe_6237766_3210.html">Cartographie des territoires de l’extrême droite en Europe</a></strong>, June 7
Le Monde: Cartographie des territoires de l’extrême droite en Europe, June 7
Zeit Online: <strong><a href="https://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2024-06/rechtsextremismus-eu-parlament-rechtsruck-europawahl-rechtspopulismus">So sieht der europäische Rechtsruck aus</a></strong>, June 10
Zeit Online: So sieht der europäische Rechtsruck aus, June 10
Le Figaro: <strong><a href="https://www.lefigaro.fr/elections/europeennes/elections-europeennes-2024-decouvrez-l-integralite-des-resultats-en-france-20240609">Élections européennes 2024&nbsp;: découvrez l’intégralité des résultats en France, commune par commune</a></strong>, June 9
Le Figaro: Élections européennes 2024 : découvrez l’intégralité des résultats en France, commune par commune, June 9
Zeit Online: <strong><a href="https://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2024-06/ampelparteien-eu-wahl-ergebnisse-bundesregierung-verluste">Kein Rückhalt für die Ampel, nirgendwo</a></strong>, June 10
Zeit Online: Kein Rückhalt für die Ampel, nirgendwo, June 10

Of course, it’s a year of elections not just in Europe:

Reuters:<strong> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/graphics/INDIA-ELECTIONS/gdpzmqgrmvw/">How India conducted the world's largest election</a></strong>, June 6
Reuters: How India conducted the world's largest election, June 6
The New York Times: <strong><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/06/07/world/asia/india-election-map.html">Where India Turned Against Modi</a></strong>, June 7
The New York Times: Where India Turned Against Modi, June 7
Bloomberg: <strong><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-06-05/india-election-millions-of-poor-stun-narendra-modi-in-setback-for-bjp">Billionaire-Friendly Modi Humbled by Indians Who Make $4 a Day</a></strong>, June 6
Bloomberg: Billionaire-Friendly Modi Humbled by Indians Who Make $4 a Day, June 6
The Guardian: <strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2024/jun/11/labours-path-to-a-majority-the-seats-starmer-needs-to-win-mapped">Labour’s path to a majority: the seats Starmer needs to win – mapped</a></strong>, June 11
The Guardian: Labour’s path to a majority: the seats Starmer needs to win – mapped, June 11

Some great non-election-related charts from this week:

Bloomberg: <strong><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-06-06/real-estate-investors-face-crisis-as-big-wall-street-deals-unravel">Real Estate Investors Are Wiped Out in Bets Fueled by Wall Street Loans</a></strong>, June 7
Bloomberg: Real Estate Investors Are Wiped Out in Bets Fueled by Wall Street Loans, June 7
The New York Times: <strong><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/06/04/climate/us-wind-energy-solar-power.html">As Solar Power Surges, U.S. Wind Is in Trouble</a></strong>, June 4
The New York Times: As Solar Power Surges, U.S. Wind Is in Trouble, June 4
Financial Times: <strong><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/8e83e197-3c1f-4914-af21-04ca07a89ca1">World must exit ‘highway to climate hell’, UN boss warns, as records are again broken</a></strong>, June 4
Financial Times: World must exit ‘highway to climate hell’, UN boss warns, as records are again broken, June 4

What else we found interesting

Alex Selby-Boothroyd: "Final results are in," June 10 (<strong><a href="https://x.com/AlexSelbyB/status/1800106635513540733">Tweet</a></strong>)
Alex Selby-Boothroyd: "Final results are in," June 10 (Tweet)
Jules Grandin: "L’Europe dérive vers la droite, dans le @NewYorker," June 11 (<strong><a href="https://x.com/JulesGrandin/status/1800454789148573873">Tweet</a></strong>)
Jules Grandin: "L’Europe dérive vers la droite, dans le @NewYorker," June 11 (Tweet)

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Portrait of Rose Mintzer-Sweeney

Rose Mintzer-Sweeney (she/her, @rosemintzers) is a data vis writer on Datawrapper’s communications team. She likes words, numbers, pictures, and all possible combinations of the same. Rose lives in Berlin.

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