Edit its results, turnout, and reporting % from the side panel. Click any percentage to type an exact value.
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Press Play to simulate
Counties report in real-feeling AP-style chunks. Vote totals tick up live, and a victory card pops when the race is called.
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Multi-select counties
Hold Shift and click counties (or use the Multi-select toggle). A draggable panel appears with a shift slider, turnout, and reporting controls — apply changes to all selected at once.
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Map view modes
Shade colors counties by leader. Shift overlays NYT-style arrows showing the swing vs. 2024.
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Hover detail
Full shows results, past margins, and demographics on hover. Compact shrinks to just current results with bars.
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Scenarios
Quick presets: 2024 Baseline reseeds counties from real 2024 data, Blue/Red Wave shifts margins ±5pts, Toss-Up compresses everything toward 50/50.
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Share your map
The Share button generates a clean PNG with state name, candidate totals, and your @elxmapping watermark — ready for X.
Mail-in / early ballots are counted on a different schedule than
election-day votes, distorting the live margin until the count finishes.
National Environment
Wave shifts stack on top of the 2026 baseline (which already
includes incumbency, midterm-dynamics, and race-specific factors).
For finer adjustment, use the Statewide Controls partisan slider.