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Prepared by Daniel Donner for The Downballot the-downballot.com @donnermaps @downballotnews
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Welcome to The Downballot's maps database!
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At The Downballot, we can't get enough of maps. Here's some we've made that we'd like to share. Scroll down to find Congressional District, Electoral College, State Population, and State Supreme Court maps. And yes, you are free to use them!
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In most cases, files for each map are available for download in several formats; see tabs for links.
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Congressional District Hexmap
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Created by The Downballot's team, this map shows each Congressional District with a nearly equal area, while the states retain their shape and approximate location.
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Standard Congressional District Maps
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9/3/26: With the Missouri map reverting to the 2022 version, we will be working to update the standard map as soon as possible. Please be patient.
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Shapefile for the map you're used to for the 2026 districts. Sourced directly from state files, with boundaries clipped to shoreline. Click heading above to download.
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Prior years: 2024; 2022; 2020; 2018; 2016; 2012-14
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Electoral College Map
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This map shows each state with an area proportional to its number of electoral votes. 2024 version now available.
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State Population Cartograms
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These maps show the states and territories with areas proportional to their populations in 1940, 1980, and 2020.
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State Tile Map
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Each state is represented by two overlapping hexagons on this map, allowing for two data sets to be displayed simultaneously. For use with Senate or state legislature data.
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State Supreme Courts
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Each state is represented by a polygon with the number of segments corresponding to the number of seats on the court.
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More Data
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If you like these maps, you'll probably like our data too. The link above is a treasure trove of The Downballot data!
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