Mashup: Display of US Political Information
Comprehensive display of National, State, and Local political information
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- Winner of the Sunlight Foundation Mashup Congress Contest. Get more insight into the truth of campaign finance with this interactive network maps of state level political contribution data.
- The SVG map shows roll-call votes by U.S Congressional district. The map displays yes in green and no in red by leveraging the New York Times Congress API.
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