9 Captivating Data Visualization Projects

1. IsBarackObamaThePresident.com and IsMittRomneyThePresident.com

The Guardian joined forces with Real Clear Politics to collect and illustrate polling data to reflect the state of the 2012 race for the American presidency. Graphics by Greg Chen show Obama and Romney holding balloons for each state, inflated to show the number of electoral votes at stake for each location. Then, geniusly, "read more" links to The Guardian's full coverage of the campaigns.

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From presidential races to gay right to sports droughts to space, we've highlighted some of our favorite data visualizations.

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