Data Visualization

As Americans head to the polls, I was curious to see which counties turnout the highest and least number of registered voters.

Earth Day is an annual reminder for all of us to look at how we can better protect the planet and the environment.

Each people gather in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania to see whether or not winter will hang on or we’ll see an early arrival of spring.

Millions of people around the world listen to Christmas music around the holidays.

Depending on where you live, you may start listening as early as the beginning of October or as late as Christmas.

Spotify analyzed when each country’s residents began listening to Christmas music. According to them, a country has officially started listening when Christmas music accounts for more than 2% of all listening.

Most countries, on average, begin listening toward the end of November.

The following table shows when countries around the world begin listening to Christmas music. The earliest country is the Philippines where residents begin listening on October 9. The latest is Uruguay and Argentina where residents begin listening on Christmas Day.

As the weather turns colder, most lost locations in the Northeast and New England see accumulating snowfall.

Analyzing data from the past 30 years (1990-2020), the following charts indicate how often it snowed at select locations in the Northeast. The numbers indicate how many years out of 30 there was accumulating snowfall on that date.

The data does not indicate trace amounts of snow that fell at the locations. Amounts of 0.4″ or more are considered accumulating snowfall.

Click on a city name to see the days it snows the most at that location. Tap or click a day to see the number of days it has snowed on that date.

Google released its annual findings on the top Halloween costumes people are searching for in each state.

Google Frightgeist ranks costumes based on the top 500 costume searches in the United States. The interactive tool allows people to see each state’s most popular costume and what is trending in their local communities.

The following table shows each state’s most searched costume. See more local data and other top costumes by using Google’s Frightgeist tool.

Fall has always been one of my favorite seasons.

There is something about being able to visibly see the changes in the leaves going from green to various shades of yellow, red, and orange. As with any transitional period, I always find these predefined moments a great way to reconnect with yourself and your current path.

Fall and spring have both been two seasons that bring about these biggest forms of self-reflection. It’s also a great time to reconnect and be in nature when it may be too cold in the winter and too hot in the summer.

The following map is an average time when you can expect peak fall foliage in your area. Weather and elevation also factor in when and how quickly the leaves change.

Believe it or not, according to the Census Bureau, there are more than 16 million people without internet across the United States.

The following map looks at the percentage of people who do not have internet access by county. The county with the lowest percentage of people without internet is Douglas County, Colorado (3.73%). The county with the highest percentage of people without internet was Telfair County, Georgia (64.85%).

Tap or click on a county to see the percentage of people who do not have internet access.

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) tracks the cost of oil and gas prices in the United States.

There are a number of factors that cause the rise and fall of gas prices. According to the EIA, retail gas prices are determined by four main components:

• The cost of crude oil (56%)
• Refining costs and profits (14%)
• Distribution and marketing costs and profits (16%)
• Taxes (15%)

While presidents have little to do with the fluctuation of gas prices, the following chart looks at how much monthly retail gas prices were during each president’s term since the early 1990s. Note: The EIA began releasing monthly gasoline prices in April 1993. Data is not available prior to this date.

The chart is updated monthly.

Average Gas Price by Presidential Term

• Bill Clinton (D)* – $1.20
• George W. Bush (R) – $2.18
• Barack Obama (D) – $3.03
• Donald Trump (R) – $2.57

Notes: * Data from the US Energy Information Administration only goes back to April 1993 and does not capture the first few weeks of Bill Clinton’s term. ▪️A term average is not available for Joe Biden as he is currently serving his term.

The 2020 Election is making history with the number of voters participating in the election.

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Every year, millions of Americans have to turn their clocks forward and back for Daylight Saving Time.