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How to Create an Election Results Chart

A step by step walkthrough for building a stacked seat or vote bar with a majority line and a previous election comparison in PlotSet.

约 8 分钟

You will end up with one stacked bar showing every party's result, a line at the majority, and a thinner bar for the previous election.

Expect about eight minutes. Most of it goes on preparing the data and setting party colours.

你需要的数据

One row per party with its seats or votes, then optional columns for the previous election and a filter column for regions or rounds.

示例 CSV
PartySeatsPrevious partyPrevious seatsNation
Labour411Labour202United Kingdom
Conservative121Conservative365United Kingdom
Liberal Democrats72Liberal Democrats11United Kingdom
Reform UK5Brexit Party0United Kingdom
备注

Seats or votes must be plain numbers, with no thousands separators or percent signs.

The previous party column is read row by row, so it can list different parties in a different order.

The current and previous results sit on one sheet as two pairs of columns.

A filter column needs more than one distinct value to show buttons or a dropdown.

操作步骤

PlotSet 中从空白模板到完成图表的具体点击路径。

  1. 01

    Open the Election Results template

    From the PlotSet dashboard, start a new project and choose Election Results Chart from the Bar Charts category. It loads with the UK 2024 result against 2019.

    PlotSet 的模板选择界面:左侧是图表分类列表,中间展开 Bar Charts 分类的模板网格,Bar Chart 模板卡片上显示「Select」按钮。
    每份指南都从这里开始:先选分类,再选模板,不管你要做哪种图表,用的都是同一个网格。
  2. 02

    Add your results

    Import a CSV or .xlsx file, paste rows from a spreadsheet, or connect a Google Sheet. Put each party and its seats or votes on one row.

    PlotSet 编辑器的数据视图:表格中 Name、Value、Region 三列填着加拿大各省的数据,旁边的「Data」面板提供 CSV 上传、「Magic Import」和 Google Sheet 同步。
    这里的数据视图取自一个条形图项目。你可以上传 CSV、用「Magic Import」从图片里提取数字,或同步 Google Sheet,每种图表类型的面板都一样。
  3. 03

    Check the column bindings

    Bind the party and result columns, then the previous party and previous result columns if you want the comparison bar.

    PlotSet 数据面板中高亮的列绑定:「Label/time」对应 A 列,「Values」对应 B 列,「Filter/color」对应 C 列,下方是「Auto Binding」按钮。
    绑定决定哪一列作标签、哪一列提供数值、哪一列决定颜色。「Auto Binding」(自动绑定)会根据表头推测,所以要核对一遍,别想当然。
  4. 04

    Set the majority line

    In the Majority line tab, set the value where the line crosses the bar. For a 650 seat chamber that is 326.

    PlotSet 编辑器停在「Preview」标签页:画布上是做好的 Election Results Chart,右侧的设置面板用红框标出。
    Election Results Chart 的「Preview」标签页。所有样式设置都在红框标出的这个面板里,每个设置各自占一个标签页:外观、标题、脚注,以及这种图表类型特有的选项。
  5. 05

    Add a filter for regions or rounds

    Bind a column such as Nation to the filter, then choose buttons or a dropdown in the Controls tab.

  6. 06

    Set party colours

    In the Color tab, give each party its familiar colour so readers recognise it without the legend.

  7. 07

    Tune the labels

    The Labels tab sets whether names and numbers sit inside or above each segment, and how small parties are handled.

  8. 08

    Publish and embed

    Publish for a live chart and copy the embed code from the Share dialog. Click through each filter value once before you share it.

    PlotSet 编辑器工具栏中高亮的「Share」按钮,紧挨着「Export」按钮。
    点「Share」,完成的图表就会变成一个公开链接和一段嵌入代码。

从已加载示例数据的 Election Results Chart 模板开始,再替换成你自己的数据。

打开模板

发布、嵌入或导出

最后一段路对每种图表都一样:「Share」(分享)把图表变成一个在线的公开链接和一段嵌入代码,「Export」(导出)把它输出成静态文件。

Share:公开链接与嵌入代码

打开嵌入代码和公开链接的开关,图表就发布出去了。链接可以放心发给任何人;嵌入代码以 iframe 的形式放进任意页面,悬停提示和交互效果都会保留。之后修改了图表,点「Recreate」就能把改动同步到链接和嵌入代码两边。

PlotSet 编辑器工具栏中高亮的「Share」按钮,紧挨着「Export」按钮。
点「Share」,完成的图表就会变成一个公开链接和一段嵌入代码。
PlotSet 的「Share」对话框:用于启用嵌入代码和公开链接的开关,「Link」「Embed」「Facebook」「Reddit」「Twitter」「LinkedIn」「Email」几个按钮,以及带「Copy」按钮的图表公开链接。
打开嵌入代码和公开链接的开关,然后复制链接或取用 iframe。之后再修改图表,点「Recreate」就能把改动同步给所有已拿到链接的人。

Export:SVG、PNG 或 JPG

「Export」会按你需要的尺寸输出一份静态副本。SVG 放到多大都清晰,还能在设计工具里继续编辑;幻灯片和文档用 PNG 或 JPG 最稳妥。想让图片在高分屏上够锐利,关键就是那个倍数设置。

PlotSet 编辑器工具栏中高亮的「Export」按钮。
要做成幻灯片或报告里的静态文件,就走「Export」这条路。
PlotSet 的「Export chart」对话框:倍数选择器设为 2x,宽高输入框填的是 1000 和 600,展开的格式菜单里列出 SVG、PNG 和 JPG。
SVG 放到多大都清晰,还能在设计工具里继续编辑;做幻灯片用 PNG 或 JPG 最稳妥。导出前先设好倍数,图片在高分屏上才够锐利。

Election Results Chart 的样式提示

Group the smallest parties

Combine them into Others so every remaining segment is wide enough to label.

Show the change

The change figure next to each result is often the story. Keep it on.

Match party colours

Use the colours readers already associate with each party.

Use the filter, not more charts

One chart with a filter embeds once and stays consistent across regions.

制作 Election Results Chart 时的常见错误

The bar does not fill the width

The segments add up to less than the total. Check for a missing party or a wrong total.

The majority line is in the wrong place

The threshold is a fixed value. Reset it when the chamber size changes between regions.

No previous bar appears

The previous party and result columns are not bound. Check the bindings.

Labels are cut off

Narrow segments cannot hold a name. Group small parties or move labels outside the bar.

深入了解 Election Results Chart

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关于 Election Results Chart

Election Results Chart:常见问题

Yes. Use votes or percentages in the result column and set the line to 50 or any threshold.

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