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Visualize CIA Election 2026 Forecasting Models #20

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Description

@pethers

📋 Issue Type

Feature - Predictive Analytics Visualization

🎯 Objective

IMPORTANT: CIA platform performs election forecasting using 50+ years of historical data and advanced modeling. This issue focuses on visualizing CIA's election 2026 predictions on riksdagsmonitor.

Display CIA platform's comprehensive Swedish Election 2026 forecasting with seat predictions, coalition scenarios, swing analysis, and confidence intervals - visualizing CIA's pre-computed predictions using 50+ years of historical data and advanced statistical models.

📊 Current State

  • ✅ Static election information
  • ✅ CIA platform performs election forecasting
  • ✅ CIA provides election prediction exports
  • ❌ No forecast visualization on riksdagsmonitor
  • ❌ No seat prediction display
  • ❌ No coalition scenario rendering
  • ❌ No probability visualization

Measured Metrics:

  • Forecasting displays: 0
  • CIA predictions rendered: 0
  • Historical data visualized: 0 years
  • Accuracy tracking: N/A

🚀 Desired State

  • ✅ CIA election forecasting visualized
  • ✅ CIA seat predictions displayed for all 8 parties
  • ✅ CIA coalition scenario rendering (5+ scenarios)
  • ✅ CIA swing district visualization (29 districts)
  • ✅ CIA confidence intervals displayed
  • ✅ Real-time CIA forecast updates
  • ✅ Interactive prediction dashboard
  • ✅ Multi-language forecasts (14 languages)

📊 CIA Data Integration Context

CIA Platform Role:
🏭 CIA Performs: Complete election forecasting with 50+ years of data
📊 CIA Models: Time series analysis, polling aggregation, Bayesian forecasting
🔍 CIA Provides: Seat predictions, coalition scenarios, confidence intervals
📈 CIA Analyzes: Historical patterns (1971-2022), swing districts, probabilities

Riksdagsmonitor Role:
📊 Visualizes: CIA's election forecast exports
🎨 Renders: CIA's predictions in interactive format
🌐 Displays: CIA's forecasting across 14 languages
📈 Presents: CIA's probability distributions

CIA Forecasting Products:

  • Election Cycle Analysis - Historical patterns and CIA forecasting (1971-2022)
  • Party Longitudinal Analysis - 50+ years of CIA party evolution data
  • Seat Predictions - CIA seat forecasting models
  • Coalition Scenarios - CIA coalition probability analysis
  • Swing District Analysis - CIA swing voter identification

Data Source:

  • CIA Forecast Exports: data/cia-exports/current/election-2026-forecast.json
  • CIA Historical Data: 50+ years (1971-2022) in CIA digital twin
  • CIA Models: Time series, polling, structural, ensemble (CIA computed)

CIA Election Forecast Export:

{
  "election": "2026-09-13",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-02-04",
  "model": "CIA Ensemble Forecasting Model",
  "confidence": "95%",
  "seatPredictions": [
    {
      "party": "Social Democrats (S)",
      "predictedSeats": 85,
      "confidenceInterval": [75, 95],
      "change": -15,
      "probability": 0.87
    }
    // CIA provides all 8 parties
  ],
  "coalitionScenarios": [
    {
      "name": "Centre-right Coalition",
      "probability": 0.40,
      "parties": ["M", "SD", "KD", "L"],
      "totalSeats": 177
    }
    // CIA provides 5+ scenarios
  ],
  "swingDistricts": [
    // CIA identifies 29 swing districts
  ]
}

CIA Methodology:

  • CIA time series analysis (1971-2022)
  • CIA polling aggregation
  • CIA Bayesian forecasting
  • CIA Monte Carlo simulation
  • CIA confidence interval calculation
  • CIA ensemble modeling

Implementation Notes:

🌐 Translation & Content Alignment

Translation Guide(s): All guides for election terminology
Related Homepage Page(s):

  • swedish-election-2026.html (14 language versions)
  • cia-features.html (forecasting showcase)

Multi-Language Scope: Election forecasts in all 14 languages

🔧 Implementation Approach

Phase 1: CIA Forecast Data Loader

Load CIA Election Forecast:

// forecasting/cia-forecast-loader.js
class CIAForecastLoader {
  // Load CIA election forecast export
  async loadElectionForecast() {
    const forecast = await fetch('/data/cia-exports/current/election-2026-forecast.json')
      .then(r => r.json());
    
    // Validate CIA forecast structure
    if (!forecast.seatPredictions || !forecast.coalitionScenarios) {
      throw new Error('Invalid CIA forecast structure');
    }
    
    return forecast;
  }
  
  // Load CIA historical election data
  async loadHistoricalData() {
    return await fetch('/data/cia-exports/current/election-history.json')
      .then(r => r.json());
  }
}

Phase 2: CIA Forecast Visualization

Render CIA Seat Predictions:

// forecasting/cia-seat-predictions.js
class CIASeatPredictionRenderer {
  constructor(ciaForecast) {
    this.forecast = ciaForecast;  // Pre-computed by CIA
  }
  
  // Visualize CIA's seat predictions
  renderSeatPredictions() {
    const predictions = this.forecast.seatPredictions;
    
    predictions.forEach(party => {
      this.createPredictionCard({
        party: party.party,
        seats: party.predictedSeats,
        range: party.confidenceInterval,  // From CIA
        change: party.change,
        probability: party.probability     // From CIA model
      });
    });
  }
  
  // Render CIA confidence intervals
  renderConfidenceIntervals() {
    const ctx = document.getElementById('confidenceChart');
    new Chart(ctx, {
      type: 'bar',
      data: {
        labels: this.forecast.seatPredictions.map(p => p.party),
        datasets: [{
          label: 'Predicted Seats (CIA Model)',
          data: this.forecast.seatPredictions.map(p => p.predictedSeats),
          error: this.forecast.seatPredictions.map(p => p.confidenceInterval)
        }]
      }
    });
  }
}

Render CIA Coalition Scenarios:

// forecasting/cia-coalition-scenarios.js
class CIACoalitionRenderer {
  constructor(ciaForecast) {
    this.scenarios = ciaForecast.coalitionScenarios;  // From CIA
  }
  
  // Visualize CIA's coalition scenarios
  renderCoalitionScenarios() {
    this.scenarios.forEach((scenario, index) => {
      this.createScenarioCard({
        rank: index + 1,
        name: scenario.name,
        probability: scenario.probability,  // From CIA model
        parties: scenario.parties,
        totalSeats: scenario.totalSeats,
        isViable: scenario.totalSeats >= 175
      });
    });
  }
  
  // Render probability distribution
  renderProbabilityChart() {
    // Use CIA's computed probabilities
    const data = this.scenarios.map(s => ({
      name: s.name,
      probability: s.probability * 100  // From CIA
    }));
    
    this.createPieChart(data);
  }
}

Render CIA Swing Districts:

// forecasting/cia-swing-analysis.js
class CIASwingDistrictRenderer {
  constructor(ciaForecast) {
    this.swingDistricts = ciaForecast.swingDistricts;  // From CIA
  }
  
  // Visualize CIA's swing district analysis
  renderSwingMap() {
    const map = this.swingDistricts.map(district => ({
      name: district.name,
      leadingParty: district.leadingParty,
      margin: district.margin,           // From CIA analysis
      swingPotential: district.swing     // From CIA model
    }));
    
    this.createInteractiveMap(map);
  }
}

Phase 3: Interactive Forecast Dashboard

Forecast Dashboard:

<!-- forecasting/election-2026-forecast.html -->
<div class="cia-forecast-dashboard">
  <h1>Swedish Election 2026 Forecast</h1>
  <p class="attribution">Forecasting by CIA Platform (50+ years historical data)</p>
  
  <!-- CIA Seat Predictions -->
  <section class="seat-predictions">
    <h2>Seat Predictions (CIA Ensemble Model)</h2>
    <div id="seatChart" data-cia-source="election-2026-forecast"></div>
    <p class="model-info">Model: CIA Time Series + Polling + Structural + Bayesian</p>
  </section>
  
  <!-- CIA Coalition Scenarios -->
  <section class="coalition-scenarios">
    <h2>Coalition Scenarios (CIA Probability Analysis)</h2>
    <div id="coalitionScenarios" data-cia-source="election-2026-forecast"></div>
  </section>
  
  <!-- CIA Swing Districts -->
  <section class="swing-districts">
    <h2>Swing Districts (CIA Identification)</h2>
    <div id="swingMap" data-cia-source="election-2026-forecast"></div>
  </section>
  
  <!-- CIA Historical Context -->
  <section class="historical-context">
    <h2>Historical Trends (CIA 1971-2022 Data)</h2>
    <div id="historicalChart" data-cia-source="election-history"></div>
  </section>
</div>

Phase 4: Weekly Forecast Updates

Update Display from CIA:

# .github/workflows/update-cia-forecast.yml
name: Update CIA Election Forecast Display

on:
  schedule:
    - cron: '0 6 * * 1'  # Monday 06:00 CET
  workflow_dispatch:

jobs:
  update-forecast:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Load CIA forecast export
        run: node scripts/load-cia-forecast.js
      
      - name: Update forecast visualizations
        run: node scripts/update-forecast-display.js
      
      - name: Generate forecast report
        run: node scripts/generate-forecast-report.js
      
      - name: Deploy updates
        run: gh workflow run deploy.yml

Files to Create/Modify

forecasting/
  election-2026-forecast.html    # Main forecast page
  cia-forecast-loader.js        # Load CIA forecast
  cia-seat-predictions.js       # Render CIA seats
  cia-coalition-scenarios.js    # Render CIA coalitions
  cia-swing-analysis.js         # Render CIA swing districts
.github/workflows/
  update-cia-forecast.yml       # Forecast update workflow
data/
  cia-exports/current/
    election-2026-forecast.json  # CIA forecast export
    election-history.json        # CIA historical data
docs/
  CIA_FORECASTING.md            # Documentation

🤖 Recommended Agent

frontend-specialist - Best suited for:

  • CIA forecast visualization
  • Interactive chart rendering
  • Responsive design
  • Performance optimization

Secondary: performance-engineer for chart optimization

✅ Acceptance Criteria

  • CIA election forecast visualized
  • CIA seat predictions displayed (all 8 parties)
  • CIA coalition scenarios rendered (5+ scenarios)
  • CIA swing districts visualized (29 districts)
  • CIA confidence intervals displayed
  • Interactive forecast dashboard deployed
  • Weekly CIA forecast updates automated
  • CIA historical data visualized (1971-2022)
  • Multi-language forecasts (14 languages)
  • CIA methodology documented
  • CIA attribution visible
  • Visualizations responsive
  • WCAG 2.1 AA compliant
  • Cross-browser tested

📚 References

🏷️ Labels

enhancement, documentation

🔒 Methodology Transparency

  • CIA open-source forecasting
  • CIA documented methodology
  • CIA historical accuracy tracking
  • CIA uncertainty communication
  • CIA ethical forecasting practices
  • No partisan bias (CIA ensures)
  • CIA reproducible results

📊 CIA Model Components

  • CIA Time Series: 50+ years (1971-2022)
  • CIA Polling Aggregation: Multiple sources
  • CIA Structural Model: Economic + incumbent factors
  • CIA Bayesian Ensemble: Combined model
  • CIA Confidence: 95% prediction intervals

💡 Key Principle

CIA = Forecasting Engine | Riksdagsmonitor = Forecast Display

CIA performs all election forecasting, statistical modeling, and probability analysis using 50+ years of data. Riksdagsmonitor visualizes CIA's pre-computed predictions.


Priority: Medium
Estimated Effort: 7-10 days
Dependencies: Issue #13 (CIA schemas), Issue #18 (CIA consumption)
Related Issues: Issue #15 (dashboard), Issue #16 (visualizations)

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