Cartographic discursion – Mapping Brexit results

It is interesting to compare the different cartographic rendering of the British EU referendum results in the major media. Classic and evocative red and blue are used in a number of the maps but yellow, green, purple, or grey is substituted for red in some. Most show the results by voting area, a few by region (some have the option of either). International media, New York Times, Reuters, Washington Post go beyond binary leave/remain and try to indicate the strength of the vote with depth of color. The Guardian chose to render the map in equal population hexagons, rather than strictly cartographically, similar to it 2015 UK general election map: Guardian UK General Election 2015 map

 

BBC’s Map

Bloomberg’s map

CityAM’s map

CNN’s map

The Economist’s map

FT’s map

Guardian’s map

New York Times’ map

 

PA’s video map

EU Referendum result: Regional breakdown CLICK: https://t.co/w6wFX7LF0F Press Association (@PA) June 24, 2016

 

Reuters’ map

The Telegraph’s map

 

Washington Post’s map

Wall Street Journal’s map

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Yougov’s pre-referendum model