Recreating a map

This week I recreated a map from FiveThirtyEight on likely scenarios for the U.S. presidential elections. Amina Brown, Katie Marriner, Aaron Bycoffe and G. Elliott Morris participated in its creation.

Warning: Data may be inaccurate compared to the source.

Recreation

Solid Dem

Likely Dem

Toss-Up

Likely Rep

Solid Rep

Highlights

This is the second map I've done during the challenge and it has been an amazing experience. To be honest, this recreation is a scaled-down version of the original visualization, which has a lot more interactivity and other amazing elements, don't miss the opportunity to check it out.

In the past, I have made the state labels, but never with just the initials, this makes them much easier to use. I generated a script to move the state labels that I wanted so that I could get the ideal location for the label, since the center, on many occasions, will not be the best option.
I had never had the opportunity to draw parallel line patterns on top of a state, and it was easier than I thought. I had always seen it and wondered if it was a specific functionality, but it's one of the basics of SVG.