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The map and bar charts showcase the allocation of electoral votes, i.e., a sum of Senate and House seats for each state. The data-driven visuals depict a correlation between population and votes. Lesser-populous states depict greater voting power, hence under-representation of most-populous states e.g., Texas or California in the electoral college. Structured data concludes that Bush (in 2000) and Trump (in 2016), with fewer votes than Gore and Clinton, respectively, were elected presidents. Since the founding fathers and the civil war, US citizens haven’t directly chosen the president. Visual storytelling in this article cuts through the clutter and allows to get the hang even of the electoral college.