Data Vis Dispatch, November 5

All right, it's today. Here's how things stand on the eve of the data vis event of the year:

After the last call for polling and predictions, now it's time to wait for results. Several visualizations offered an hour-by-hour guide to election night:

Others laid out the candidates' possible paths to victory:

A look back at the campaign season — from (more or less) conventional tactics like stump speeches and fundraising...

...and on to modern techniques, like TikTok targeting, conspiracy theories, and calling your former boss a fascist:

There were charts on the many ways to slice and dice the electorate:

And how polarization is affecting the country's political geography:

We had a last look at some of the issues driving this year's campaign:

And finally, the down-ballot races from the U.S. House and Senate to governors and state legislatures:

Of course the world is waiting to see what U.S. voters decide today — but Americans should also look elsewhere for a taste of what might be to come:

We'll wrap up with a reminder of what real election fraud looks like:

Palate cleanser! The #30DayMapChallenge will be running throughout November:

Other great maps covered floods in Spain, forest loss in Indonesia, and the disappearance of the Aral Sea:

Over in the U.K., Labour has delivered their first budget since 2010:

Lebanon's southern border has been under heavy attack by Israel in recent weeks — but strikes and evacuations are also reaching deep into the country:

Two maps this week also focused on the extreme difficulties of everyday life in the West Bank:

Other charts covered everything from the territorial status of the Donbas to Chinese patents to HPV vaccines: