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An interactive atlas of

MyVisualGov

The Structure of American Government

A nonpartisan project bringing clear, unbiased transparency to how the United States government works — visual, data-driven histories of its three branches, drawn from the public record.

The Three Branches
Legislative Branch
The Congress
Two centuries of who each state sent to the Senate — party, power, and population, mapped year by year.
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Executive Branch
The Presidency
How the White House has swung between the parties since 1789 — the pendulum of American politics.
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Judicial Branch
The Supreme Court
Charting the Court's shifting majorities and the arc of its decisions — currently in the works.
In development