Critical Analysis

1. What state has had the most presidential campaign visits?

2. Why do you think that is?

3. Which candidate has made the most presidential campaign stops?

4. Why do you think Trump and Pence have visited so many more states than Biden and Harris?

5. List the states that have had over 5 campaign visits and describe what they share in common.

6. List the states that have not had a single campaign visit and describe what they share in common.

7. Overall, Describe one pattern of campaign stops you see in the map?

8. Why do you think that is?

9. What is one consequence of this pattern on elections?

10. Explain whether the impact of the data from the map is good or bad for democracy?

11. What is one state that had lots of 2020 visits but not many in 2016*?

12. Describe one political change to the American electoral system that would make the number of campaign stops less concentrated in swing states?

Visual Extension

Learning Extension

See the complete list of 2020 campaign stops.

Action Extension

Make your own map of U.S. presidential campaign stops in 2020. Download this blank map and write the total numbers of stops so far on each state. Highlight the four states with the most stops.