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Plotting simple features with geom_sf()

The newest version of ggplot2 includes a geom_sf() function to plot simple features objects natively. This allows you to make maps using familiar ggplot2 syntax! In this exercise, you'll walk through the process of creating a map with ggplot2 step-by-step.

This exercise is part of the course

Analyzing US Census Data in R

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Hands-on interactive exercise

Have a go at this exercise by completing this sample code.

# Plot the legislative district boundaries
ggplot(___) + 
  ___()
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