The US President is elected by counting Electoral Votes from each state. All states, and the District of Columbia (yes yes yes, not a state, we know), have 2 electoral votes, plus additional votes depending on population (for example, 2 for DC, 55 for California). There are a total of 538 electoral votes (the total of all the states), and the candidate needs 270 votes to win (slightly over 50%). Therefore, we have called out both the 538 and the 270 in many of our graphics included in the set.

Another aspect that affects Our Gentle Users is that most states have All Or Nothing in terms of getting that state's electoral votes. It doesn't matter if one candidate wins by beating the pants (or, say, pants-suit) off the other candidate, or wins by just 1 vote – all electoral votes for that state go to that candidate. However, there are two exceptions to this: Nebraska and Maine, which can split their electoral votes. The maps listing electoral votes have taken this into account.

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Bar Chart - Electoral

This is a bar chart displaying the electoral count, with callouts for 0, 270, and 538.

GENERATORS

Circle Chart

This graph is used to track progress vs any arbitrary number. For example, one could put in 51 for "States Having Completed Voting"

Circle Chart - Electoral

This graph tracks to 538, with callouts for 0, 270, and 538.

Pie Chart - Electoral

A pie graph for the electoral count. The orientation of the Pie can be set to any angle.

Gradient Background

Extend the Survey set with your own work:

• Add a drop shadow to the maps or graphs. Disable Show Background and then use the normal FCPX drop shadow.
• Add your own graphics and make them look consistent with the Survey set by compositing them over the Gradient in the FCPX Timeline.

USA - Colors

Color each state according to it's left- or right-vote. "Electoral" is a geographic map, while "Electoral Area" is by proportional area (not radius) for it's voting weight. Both work the same way: to declare a normal state, move the Result slider left or right. For Maine and Nebraska, set the count for either the first or second candidate. For example, here Louisiana has voted for Trump, Maryland has voted for Clinton, and Maine has cast 2 for Clinton and 3 for Trump

Assign any state to be transparent, or one of 5 colors.

Single Color Mix:
You can push the colors towards a single color, and, for convenience, adjust contrast/hue/saturation across all states at the same time.

Name Always On
If a State has it's color set to Off (transparent), this indicates if the name will be listed or not:

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USA - Outlines

An outline of the each state plus an optional electoral listing. Use this to composite over a background clip in the FCPX Timeline.

USA - Percent

Use this for Approval Ratings, Completion Status and any purpose that requires a percentage. The color corresponds to the percentage rate.

Pending is transparent
If a state has not provided data, scroll to the bottom (we'll wait...) and toggle it as Pending. This switch will indicate if the map has a pending status that is  transparent or colored.

USA - Ranking

This is for a state-by-state ranking ("gun ownership by state") that also allows you to enter the amount for that state. We apologize - we couldn't link the Amount to the rank, so it's up to you Dear Gentle User!

USA - Mask

Mask in or outside of the map on any clip. You can disable any particular set of states.

EFFECTS

Lower Title

A series of titles consistent with the font set of the maps and graphs, and that are ready for either right- or left-justifying.

TITLES

Upper Title

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