How to make election maps in R

The video tutorial explains how to create an election map using R, focusing on visualizing winners, losers, and margins of victory. It covers setting up the R environment, preparing and cleaning data, creating color palettes, and generating pop-ups for the map. The tutorial uses Pennsylvania's 2016 presidential results as an example, demonstrating how to merge datasets, ensure data consistency, and visualize results with color-coded maps.

What is the purpose of creating color palettes for each candidate in the mapping process?

Describe how pop-ups are generated for the map and what information they contain.

What insights can be gained by comparing raw vote margins between different election years?