Plenty of sites have some cool resources for today’s election. There are a LOT of goodies out there, but I’m going to keep my list short:
FiveThirtyEight.com - Named after the amount of electors in the electoral college, this Web site’s mission is to bring users accurate election projections based on weighted poll data. Read more about them and what they do in their FAQ section.
Twitter Vote Report – The idea behind this is to use Twitter’s technology to amass a real-time report of all things election (wait times, poll problems, etc.) It includes an interactive map of Tweets across the country. Learn more about it and watch their YouTube video.
Nuts and Bolts of Election Results (MSNBC) – Learn what it takes to call a state, why it takes so long and how the news organization gets their information.
CNN, Current TV and NPR have great, interactive election centers. Check out all three.
MyFoxKC.com – If you’re local (meaning in Kansas City) check out the FOX 4 Web site. They have a lot of information, video and linkage. Downside? The site takes awhile to load. Slow connections beware.
Ellyn’s Delicious List – My friend Ellyn works at the Poynter Institute in Florida. She is building a great list of election resources.
If I missed one you think is worthy, leave it in the comments!
