Author: Adam DuVander

As Joe Biden ascends the steps of the White House, many are looking back at his path to the United States presidency. How did he beat the incumbent to the highest office in the nation, something that hadn’t been done since Bill Clinton trumped George H. W. Bush in 1992? The electoral votes determined the race, Biden: 306, Trump: 232, but let’s take a look behind those votes in Biden’s road to 270+. Which states were nearly unanimous and how did third parties fare this election cycle? All are shown on the map below.

View 2020 Election in a full screen map

The data is from Wikipedia’s ‘Results by state’ section of the 2020 United States presidential election page. You’re able to sort the map by Ticket & Party, the number of votes, percentage, and electoral votes. Let’s see which states were closest to unanimous in this unprecedented election.

Nearly Unanimous States

The Biden/Harris duo won the 2020 election with 306 electoral votes and 51.31% of the vote. Meanwhile, the Trump/Pence team exits the oval office with 232 electoral votes and 46.86% of the vote. But we wondered which areas of the country leaned more unanimously towards one pair of candidates or the other (or perhaps a third-party?). Find out where in the U.S. below.

State or district	Ticket & party	%
Washington D.C.	Biden/Harris Democratic	92.15%
Nebraska-3	Trump/Pence Republican	75.36%
Wyoming	Trump/Pence Republican	69.94%
West Virginia	Trump/Pence Republican	68.62%
Vermont	Biden/Harris Democratic	66.09%
Massachusetts	Biden/Harris Democratic	65.60%
Oklahoma	Trump/Pence Republican	65.37%
Maryland	Biden/Harris Democratic	65.36%
North Dakota	Trump/Pence Republican	65.11%
Idaho	Trump/Pence Republican	63.84%

Voters in the nation’s capital, Washington D.C., were 92.15% in favor of Joe Biden to be POTUS #46. This is up from 2016 in which 90.48% of D.C. voted blue. In fact, in all of the capital’s history as the only non-state to have electoral votes, theirs have never gone to the GOP. Both Maine and Nebraska split their electoral votes by congressional districts and Nebraska’s 3rd district had the second-highest percentage, in this case, 75.36% for Trump’s re-election.

The first state with a significant majority was Wyoming with 69.94% of voters casting ballots for Trump and Pence. West Virginia closely follows, along with Vermont, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, and Maryland for Biden. Meanwhile, North Dakotans and Idahoans showed up for Trump. Now let’s see how third parties did in 2020.

Third Parties With A Million Votes

A minor or third-party is one other than the two major parties, currently Democrat and Republican. In 2020, the largest third parties in the U.S. were the Libertarian Party, Green Party, and Constitution Party. So just how far did any third-party candidate make it in the 2020 election? No minor party took away electoral votes from either the Biden/Harris ticket or that of Trump/Pence (all 538 went to one or the other). However, a third-party ticket did score 1,865,720 votes.

Libertarian Party

The third-party ticket with 1,865,720 votes was Jo Jorgensen and Spike Cohen of the Libertarian Party. While that may seem like a lot, those million-plus votes make up just 1.18% of the total votes. Additionally, in comparison, Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson gained 4,489,221 votes in 2016 (3.28%).

Percentage-wise, Jorgensen and Cohen did best (over 2%) in the following 10 states: South Dakota (2.63%), North Dakota (2.60%), Utah (2.58%), Montana (2.53%), Alaska (2.47%), Nebraska’s 1st congressional district (2.33%), Kansas (2.23%), Nebraska (2.12%), Wyoming (2.08%), and Nebraska’s 2nd congressional district (2.03%). That leaves the other minor parties with thousands of votes in the 2020 presidential election.

The Green Party & Others

The other significant third-party player, Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker of the Green Party received 405,034 votes or 0.26% in total. In 2016, the Green Party’s Jill Stein had 1,457,216 or 1.07% total. The 2020 ticket did best in Maine’s 1st congressional district with 1.05% of the vote and the next best in Maine’s second district (0.95%).

Other parties, which amassed 627,567 votes (0.40%), included write-ins. To learn more about them, check out the map, or continue for how to make your own.

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2020 was an eventful year. The novel coronavirus, unprecedented wildfires, and the largest protests in history peppered the news throughout the span of just 366 days. Take a break from the events of this century to instead look back at the major events 100 years in the past.

In 1921, the world experienced innovations in health, science, and education, including the first vaccination against tuberculosis. Major events in sports included Harvard University’s loss to Centre College in American football. For decades afterward, this was called “football’s upset of the century.” Yet the world also faced repercussions of the First World War (the Leipzig War Crimes Trials began in Germany) along with other wars like the Irish War of Independence, revolutions, uprisings, riots, and strikes. Take a look at these events on the map below.

View Major 1921 Events in a full screen map

Data from Wikipedia was used to make the map, which you can group by 1921 event categories, such as “Health, Science, & Education.” To learn more about each of the nine categories, read on.

Health, Science, & Education

One hundred years ago, an infectious disease was spreading. Nope, not the Spanish flu, which had raged in 1918-1920. During the same period, tuberculosis (TB) caused one in six French deaths by 1918. But in 1921, a Paris newborn received the first BCG vaccination against tuberculosis. However, the vaccine was only widely used in the U.S., Britain, and Germany after the Second World War. Additional events include:

• Insulin was first discovered by researchers at the University of Toronto
• The first birth control clinic opened in the British Empire
• The U.S.’s Science Service (renamed Society for Science & the Public) was founded to keep the public informed of scientific developments
• Teaching began at the University of Szeged in the Kingdom of Hungary
• Visva-Bharati College was founded

But the creation of a TB vaccine, birth control clinics, and various colleges and universities weren’t the only noteworthy accomplishments of the year. There were also many firsts in sports.

Sports in 1921

Most of 1921’s major events in the sporting world were related to the U.S.’s incorporation of the radio. For example, the first radio baseball game was broadcast in Pittsburgh along with the first radio broadcast of a World Series game in Newark, New Jersey.

International athletic achievements from the year included the creation of the Association football club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube in Brazil and the Australia national cricket team’s whitewash (also known as a sweep, or when a team wins all games) in The Ashes, something that would not be repeated for 86 years. Additionally, the 1921 Women’s Olympiad (the first international women’s sports event) began in Monte Carlo.

Now let’s examine the political landscape of the year.

1921: A Post-War World

This year was part of the post-World War I era. While the war officially ended from 1914 until November 1918, the effects lasted for years afterward. The key Post-WWI events of 1921 included:

• The Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci, which sunk in 1916, was raised via pontoons and compressed air in Taranto Harbour
• Allies take three German cities (Düsseldorf, Ruhrort, and Duisburg)
• The Allied reparations commission declares Germany and other Central Powers will owe 2.5 billion gold marks per year in World War I reparations, totaling 32 billion ($33 trillion)
• The Leipzig War Crimes Trials prosecuted 12 German war criminals
• The U.S. officially ends its war with Germany, Austria, and Hungary after President Harding signs a resolution
• The Grand National Assembly of Turkey and the Soviet Socialist Republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia sign the Treaty of Kars, which establishes boundaries
• Germany faces hyperinflation. Previously, in April 1919, 12 German marks bought $1 but now it takes more than 20x that amount (263 marks)

Note that most of these events were tied to Germany: Allied occupation of German cities, War Crimes Trials, hyperinflation, and the specifics of World War I reparations from London. As Britain laid down Germany’s repayment plan, they were in the midst of another war.

Other Wars, Revolutions, Riots, & Strikes

Britain’s other war was the Irish War of Independence, which had been ongoing since 1919. But in 1921, a ceasefire was called in July. The Anglo-Irish Treaty was signed in December of the same year, ending British rule in most of Ireland. View the rest of the revolutions, riots, and strikes of 1921 by grouping by the category on the map.

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You and your map’s users will be able to select only the markers that meet certain requirements, filtering out the rest. Groups can be combined to zero in on very specific results, giving you insight into the story behind the map. Learn more about map grouping and be sure to check out our previous 100 years later posts: 100 years since 1917, 1918, 1919, and 1920.

Did you know that you can print your own BatchGeo maps? All you need is data you’d like to map and a free BatchGeo account or, for a higher-quality image, a BatchGeo Pro account. With that, you’ll be able to print hard copies of your maps four different ways for your easy access or to share with others.

View Neighborhood Garage Sale in a full screen map

For example, we might print the neighborhood garage sale map above so that we could share it with eager second-hand shoppers. The hard copy will help everyone navigate the sale more easily. There are all sorts of situations that call for printed maps and the benefits of having a hard copy.

Why Print Your Map?

The digital version of your BatchGeo map is accessible on the web or via your mobile device. However, if you find yourself without wifi or cellular data, a printed map can be a lifesaver. Printed maps may also be useful for those who don’t have regular access to computers or cell phones, as well as the less tech-savvy among us who prefer paper versions. But even if you’re Bill Gates’ nephew, you can still find yourself in a situation where a hard copy of your map is more useful than one that lives on the web. Here are some examples of such situations:

• Pinning a local crime map to your community’s bulletin board
• Sharing a wedding map guide with your guests
• Highlighting your favorite places in the neighborhood with guests

And there are many more uses for a printed map. But first, you must make your map!

Make a Map From Your Data

You’ve come to the wise conclusion that you can no longer live without a printed Google Map made with BatchGeo and the first step is to make your map. To do so, gather the data you’d like mapped into a spreadsheet. Be sure to include headers and separate columns for any location data such as city or state. Then, to make a map from your data:

1. Open your spreadsheet
2. Select (Ctrl+A or Cmd+A) and copy (Ctrl+C or Cmd+C) all your data
3. Open your web browser and go to batchgeo.com
4. Click on the location data box with the example data in it, then paste (Ctrl+V or Cmd+V) your own data
5. Check to make sure you have the proper location data columns available by clicking “Validate and Set Options”
6. Select the proper location column from each drop-down
7. Click “Make Map” and watch as the geocoder performs its process

Once you’ve made your map, you can customize its markers and design. You have the option to choose from seven to 10 different location marker colors, depending on which version of BatchGeo you have. In both versions, you can select from one of three marker shapes and you can also customize the base map style with the five different options. Once your map looks exactly the way you want it, it’s time to print.

4 Ways to Print Your Map

There are four ways to print your maps made with BatchGeo. You may have access to one or all of these printing options depending on if you use the free version or if you’ve upgraded to BatchGeo Pro.

Printing For Free Users

If you’re a free BatchGeo user, you can utilize the print function of your web browsers in order to print your maps. In most web browsers, this is accessible via File → Print. You would then proceed with your usual steps for printing on your computer.

Another way to print as a free user involves right-clicking your map, selecting the Print option, and choosing between two print styles: Advanced or Simple.

Quick Multi-Print For Pro Users

As a BatchGeo Pro user, you gain access to higher-quality printed maps via exporting. Exporting maps results in better quality than printing directly from your browser. Multiple maps can be exported and printed quickly by navigating to the My Maps page and locating the map you wish to print. Click on the PDF or the Image button to the right of the map’s title to export your map into a high-quality PDF or PNG Image file.

Since we’re focusing on printing, a PDF file may be your best bet if you wish to print your map. However, if you’re looking to upload your map image online, a PNG Image file will be better. Your web browser will determine if the exported PDF or PNG file will be downloaded or display right in your web browser. Either way, the universal language of printing (File → Print) will work to print your exported map.

Advanced Printing For Pros

For another way to get even better quality printed maps, BatchGeo Pro users have the advanced option to print. Unlike the quick-print option, advanced printing allows you to control both the size and the zoom of your map image.

To print the entire map or a zoomed-in map:

1. Open up your map
2. Optional: Zoom in on the section of the map you’d like to be printed
3. Right-click on your map within the BatchGeo web browser
4. Click Export PDF / Image
5. Under the Image Export Format, select either PDF or PNG Image
6. Under Image Size, select one of the two sizing options: Match Window Size or High Res 11” x 17” Printout

A clear, high-quality PNG image of your map will be downloaded to your computer, and from there you can print it as you normally do.

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The four different ways of printing your map highlight the “pros” of BatchGeo Pro. However, the free version of BatchGeo still comes with incredible amounts of useful features to use with your maps, such as map grouping and map badges. No matter which version of BatchGeo you elect to use, map-making has never been easier.