The visualizations within The New York Times elections reporting for the South Carolina primary have an effective design layout which makes the data clearer for readers. For example, the South Carolina map is clean and simple. Color coding based on candidates is easy to understand and the data visualization is not over bombarded with numbers. The interactivity of the data map is not intimidating or distracting for the reader as well. The map could be improved based on when it displays the “size of lead data.” This different visualization compared to “by leader” has multiple bubbles illustrating how big a lead was in different counties. I felt that this demonstration was not as visually pleasing and more confusing than the other map. I think it would have been better to split up the maps between big and smaller leads. If this occurred, the meaning of the data would be more distinct and digestible for the readers.
