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Visualizing Members of Congress in 3D along Ideological Dimensions

Posted on May 19, 2019May 20, 2019 Author Don Smith Comments Off on Visualizing Members of Congress in 3D along Ideological Dimensions

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3D Visualization of U.S. Senators based on voting records (with freedomworks data).

3D Visualization of U.S. Senators based on voting records (with Peace Action data).

3D Visualization of U.S. House members based on voting records (partial data)

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