EU Political Compass

A visualization tool for European political parties based on the Chapel Hill Expert Survey (CHES) dataset.

To use, simply visit the website.

Usage

• Offline: Download the ZIP, extract it, and run index.html. You can select the provided CSV or supply another in the CHES-EU format.
• Local Server: Create a Python server in the folder (python -m http.server) and it will automatically load the CSV.
• Interaction:
  • Click on any party dot to focus on it.
  • Use the Groups dropdown to toggle party families.
  • Use the Wheel Scroll on dropdown menus to quickly cycle through options.
  • Click Reset to return to the default view.

Sources

• Data: Chapel Hill Expert Survey (CHES) - The primary data source for party positions on economic and social axes.
• Visualization: Chart.js
• Data Parsing: PapaParse

Note on Groups

Listed "groups" do not directly correlate to real EU Parliament groups but fit loosely; the groups in the CSV correspond mainly to party platform, which carries over groups. Names and descriptions can be easily edited in the groupMapping object within index.html.