geom_emphasize_parliamentarians: Emphasize certain parliamentarians (for example, female...

In leeper/ggparliament: Parliament Plots

Emphasize certain parliamentarians (for example, female members of parliament) by increasing transparency on the remaining observations.

Description

Emphasize certain parliamentarians (for example, female members of parliament) by increasing transparency on the remaining observations.

Usage

geom_emphasize_parliamentarians(expr, size, shape, stroke)

Arguments

expr	The observation that you wish to emphasize
size	The size of the point
shape	The shape of the legislature seat (defaults to circle)
stroke	The size of the stroke

Author(s)

Zoe Meers

Examples

data <- election_data[
  election_data$country == "USA" &
    election_data$house == "Representatives" &
    election_data$year == "2016",
]
usa_data <- parliament_data(
  election_data = data,
  type = "semicircle",
  party_seats = data$seats,
  parl_rows = 8
)

women_in_congress <- c(1, 0, 0, 1)
number_of_women <- c(23, 218, 133, 61)

usa_data$women <- rep(women_in_congress, number_of_women)

ggplot2::ggplot(usa_data, ggplot2::aes(x, y, colour = party_long)) +
  geom_parliament_seats() +
  geom_emphasize_parliamentarians(women == 1) +
  theme_ggparliament(legend = FALSE) +
  ggplot2::scale_colour_manual(values = usa_data$colour, limits = usa_data$party_long) +
  ggplot2::labs(title = "Women in Congress")

leeper/ggparliament documentation built on March 27, 2022, 1:05 p.m.