Elena Mejia

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Graphics Reporter at Bloomberg Graphics

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Who’s Running for Mayor of New York? Candidates Speak on Key Issues

3 days ago | bloomberg.com | Jennah Haque |Laura Nahmias |Elena Mejia |Rafael Garcia

By Jennah HaqueLaura NahmiasElena Mejía Video by Rafael Garcia June 4, 2025 The race to run New York City is heating up. Typically, the candidate who clinches the Democratic nomination for mayor is the presumptive winner in November’s general election, but this year is different. The winner of the Democratic primary will face off in November against incumbent Mayor Eric Adams, who has opted to run as an independent.
The Rising Cost of ICE Flying Immigrants to Far-Flung Detention Centers

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Leon Yin |Elena Mejia |Rachel Adams-Heard |Polly Mosendz

By Leon YinElena MejíaRachel Adams-HeardPolly Mosendz | Deportation Inc. May 1, 2025 A 19-year-old from India picked up near Miami. A 23-year-old Mexican man detained just up the Florida coast in Pompano Beach. An Afghan man arrested in New Jersey. Each of them, at risk of deportation, was flown thousands of miles to a detention center in the rural desert of New Mexico.
2024 US Election Results: Live Market Reactions to Key Races

Oct 31, 2024 | bloomberg.com | Elena Mejia |Jennah Haque |Marie Patino |Rachael Dottle

US Election 2024 Bloomberg News is tracking how prediction markets and financial markets are moving alongside the vote count. For more financial data, see Bloomberg’s live markets updates. In prediction markets, users trade contracts about the outcomes of future events. There are a variety of markets, with different audiences, geographical restrictions, fees and trading limits. Critics say some of the markets face limited liquidity or possible manipulation.
Live Election Results: 2024 Key Ballot Measures by State

Oct 31, 2024 | bloomberg.com | Elena Mejia |Jennah Haque |Marie Patino |Rachael Dottle

US Election 2024 Bloomberg News is reporting live election results for dozens of key ballot measures across the country. Initiatives in nine states would enshrine abortion rights in state constitutions. Six measures relate to marijuana and psychedelic substances. Elsewhere, voters will decide if states should issue billions of dollars in bonds, change how their elections are run and adjust minimum wages.
Live Results and Map: 2024 US House Elections | Key Races to Watch

Oct 31, 2024 | bloomberg.com | Elena Mejia |Jennah Haque |Marie Patino |Rachael Dottle

US Election 2024 November 5, 2024 at 12:00 PM EST Bloomberg News is reporting live election results for US House races. All 435 House seats in the next Congress are up for election. Republicans currently control the House with a slim margin of 220 seats to 212 Democratic-held seats, with three vacancies.
2024 US Presidential Election Results | Live Map and Electoral Vote Counts

Oct 31, 2024 | bloomberg.com | Elena Mejia |Jennah Haque |Marie Patino |Rachael Dottle

US Election 2024 Bloomberg News is reporting live election results in the presidential race between Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and her Republican challenger, former President Donald Trump. The first polls close at 6 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, Nov. 5. It’s possible neither candidate will reach the 270 electoral votes needed to win on election night, due to slow reporting in key states.
In US Swing States, Migrants Aren’t Settling in Trump Country

Sep 25, 2024 | bloomberg.com | Elena Mejia

This week’s MapLab comes from Elena Mejía, a Bloomberg graphics reporter who recently analyzed immigration patterns in swing states. At campaign stops in Michigan and Wisconsin earlier this year, Donald Trump made headlines for dehumanizing statements about immigrants illegally in the US.
Ace of Spades HQ

Sep 23, 2024 | ace.mu.nu | Elena Mejia |Shawn Donnan

« The Morning Rant: Minimalist Edition | Main As you well know, the left is adamant that all the world's destitute be permitted to come settle the United States to free it from its current colonialist inhabitants. But you know as well that the left insists that those dirty foreigners be settled far way from from leftwing enclaves.
Migrants Are Settling in Thriving Blue Counties — Not the Red Counties That Need Them

Sep 16, 2024 | bloomberg.com | Elena Mejia |Shawn Donnan |Sarah Halzack |Rachael Dottle

By Elena Mejía Shawn Donnan September 17, 2024 In this year’s US presidential campaign, few issues figure as prominently as immigration. Voters from coast to coast have seen their communities mired in fierce debates about how to handle an influx of migrants fueled by a record number of border crossings in 2023. Republican Donald Trump has long put cracking down on immigration at the center of his America First political agenda, using extreme or disproven examples to demonize migrants.
Migrants Are Settling in Thriving Blue Counties — Not the Red Counties That Need Them | Flipboard

Sep 16, 2024 | flipboard.com | Elena Mejia

6 hours agoThe U.S. Coast Guard, which began two weeks of hearings Monday on the implosion of the Titan submersible, revealed one of the final, haunting messages from the crew: "All good here." The Titanic-visiting vehicle imploded just over two miles below sea level on June 18, 2023. The world anxiously …