Bonus downloads: How to make color-coded thematic maps in R

Follow along with our R language mapping tutorial after downloading these bonus files

Register for free with our Insider program and get some downloads to go along with our story, "Create maps in R in 10 (fairly) easy steps."

Included in the zipped download:

  • computerworld_map_tutorial.R: An R script with step-by-step explanations as comments, so you can easily follow along with this tutorial

And sample data in the data subdirectory:

  • db_2014_us_county_5m.zip: A zipped shapefile from the U.S. Census Bureau of U.S. states and counties
  • NHD2016.xls & NHD2016.csv: File of cleaned 2016 New Hampshire Democratic primary results
  • NHDemocratic2016.xlsx: Original file of 2016 New Hampshire Democratic primary results from the New Hampshire Secretary of State's office
  • SCdegree.csv & SCdegree.xlsx: File of South Carolina counties and percent of adult population with a 4-year college degree or higher
  • SCGOP2016.csv: File of 2016 Republican primary results in South Carolina

Download the files below: 

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Files to accompany Computerworld Mapping in R tutorial. by Sharon Machlis

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