Feature Request: Detailed Election Results Maps

Overview

One feature I would really like to see added to the game is a more detailed election map and geographic voting system.

The game already has maps, regions, parties, elections, polls and vote totals. However, during an election, players currently don't get a clear visual representation of where different parties are actually winning or receiving their support.

I think elections would become much more interesting if, after or during an election, players could open the map and see how voting behaviour varies across different areas of the country.

The goal would be to allow players to understand not just who won, but where they won, where their support came from, and what different types of areas voted for.

1. An Election Map

During an election, the existing country map could gain an additional “Election Results” mode.

When selecting this mode, the map would be divided into the country's different regions, constituencies, districts or other geographical areas.

Each area would display the party that received the most votes there.

For example:

• Progressive Future — 42%

• Establishment Party — 31%

• Workers Party — 18%

• Other parties — 9%

The area could then be visually associated with the winning party.

This would immediately allow players to see whether an election was:

• a nationwide victory;

• a regional victory;

• a close election;

• a landslide;

• or a geographically divided election.

2. Showing Vote Percentages

The map should not only show the winning party.

When the player clicks on an area, a detailed information box could appear showing the complete result.

For example:

Northern Kalpetia

The interface could also show:

• total votes;

• turnout;

• winning party;

• winning margin;

• previous election result;

• change in vote share;

• change in turnout;

• seats won, where applicable.

This would make the map much more informative than simply colouring an area according to its winner.

3. Different Types of Areas

One of the most interesting parts of this feature would be allowing players to see what types of areas support each party.

For example, areas could have characteristics such as:

🏙️ Urban areas

Large cities and densely populated areas.

🏘️ Suburban areas

Residential areas surrounding major cities.

🌾 Rural areas

Countryside and smaller settlements.

🏭 Industrial areas

Areas with large industrial or manufacturing sectors.

🎓 University areas

Areas with large student populations or universities.

💼 Wealthier areas

Areas with higher average incomes.

🏚️ Lower-income areas

Areas experiencing greater economic hardship.

🌊 Coastal areas

Areas with coastal communities and economies.

The game could then allow players to compare voting patterns between these different categories.

For example:

Progressive Future support

Urban: 48%
Suburban: 39%
Rural: 27%

This would give the player a much better understanding of the country's political geography.

4. “Where Did This Party Win?”

Another useful feature would be the ability to select a party and ask:

“Where did this party win?”

The map would then highlight every area won by that party.

A player could select Progressive Future and immediately see its geographical base.

The same system could be used for every party.

This would make it possible to discover things such as:

“Progressive Future won most of the major cities but struggled in rural areas.”

or:

“The Workers Party has a concentrated regional base despite having fewer votes nationally.”

That would make elections feel much more realistic and politically meaningful.

5. Vote Share vs. Winner Maps

There should ideally be several different map modes.

Winner Map

Shows which party came first in each area.

Vote Share Map

Shows the strength of a particular party regardless of whether it won.

For example, Progressive Future could receive:

• 48% in one area;

• 37% in another;

• 24% somewhere else.

Even if it loses an area, the player can still see that it has significant support there.

Turnout Map

Shows which areas had the highest and lowest turnout.

Margin Map

Shows whether elections were closely contested or overwhelming.

For example:

Progressive Future +2%
would indicate a very close victory.

Progressive Future +35%
would indicate a major victory.

This would make the election map considerably more informative.

6. Comparing Elections

The feature should also allow players to compare different elections.

For example:

2023 Election → 2027 Election

The map could show where parties gained or lost support.

A player might discover:

Progressive Future gained 12 percentage points in the northern region but lost 5 points in the capital.

This could be displayed using arrows or a “change since last election” mode.

It would make political trends much easier to understand.

7. Demographic and Geographic Analysis

If the game already has information about the population of different areas, that information could be connected to election results.

For example:

This would create a much more sophisticated political simulation.

Players could start identifying genuine electoral coalitions rather than simply watching national polling numbers.

8. Election Night Mode

I think this could become especially interesting during an election.

Instead of immediately revealing the entire result, the game could gradually update the map as results come in.

For example:

8:00 PM — Polls close

Then individual regions begin reporting their results.

The map could change as results arrive:

🗳️ Northern Region — Progressive Future wins
🗳️ Capital Region — Establishment wins
🗳️ Western Region — Workers Party wins

Eventually, the entire map would be filled in.

This would make elections feel like actual election night, rather than simply receiving a final national vote total.

9. Coalitions and Government Formation

The geographic results could also be connected to government formation.

If Kalpetia uses a constituency-based electoral system, the map could show:

• seats won by each party;

• constituency winners;

• majority threshold;

• marginal constituencies;

• coalition possibilities.

For example:

Progressive Future: 143 seats
Establishment: 121 seats
Workers Party: 36 seats

The player could then immediately see where those seats came from.

This would make forming a government much more meaningful.

10. Historical Election Maps

Another major benefit would be creating a historical record.

Players could open previous elections and see how Kalpetia's political geography changed over time.

For example:

2016 → 2020 → 2023 → 2027

Perhaps the Establishment Party dominated rural Kalpetia in 2016, while Progressive Future gradually expanded into those areas.

The player could then literally watch the country's political map change over decades.

11. Why This Would Improve the Game

I think this feature would make elections substantially more interesting because national vote totals don't tell the whole story.

Two parties could receive 30% of the national vote but have completely different geographical bases.

One could have broad support across the entire country.

The other could have enormous support in a handful of regions but very little elsewhere.

A geographic election system would allow players to understand that difference.

It would also make political strategy much more interesting.

Players could ask:

• Which regions are our strongest?

• Where are we losing support?

• Which areas are becoming competitive?

• Where should we campaign?

• Which regions are traditionally controlled by another party?

• Did our policies actually change our support?

• Which demographic or geographic groups are moving toward us?

Conclusion

The existing map system is already a useful foundation for this feature. Rather than creating an entirely separate system, the game could expand the existing maps so that elections become geographically visible.

The ideal system would allow players to switch between:

🗺️ Winner Map
📊 Vote Share Map
📈 Change Since Last Election
🗳️ Turnout Map
⚔️ Winning Margin Map
🏙️ Area-Type Analysis

This would transform elections from simply seeing “Progressive Future received 39.6%” into being able to understand where that 39.6% actually came from.

It would also make the political simulation much deeper because players would have to think about regional political coalitions, demographic differences, marginal areas and changing electoral geography, rather than only looking at national polling numbers.

In short, I think the game needs a system where you don't just see who won the election — you can actually see the political map of the country that produced that result.