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February 2010 graphics

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Gallup poll table showing concerns about new healthcare legislation by position (favor vs oppose), covering costs, government involvement, healthcare effects, and other concerns, Nov. 2009.

Tables 2010-02-02

Concerns About Healthcare Legislation by Position (Gallup, Nov. 2009)

From The Health Care Information Gap: More Information Needed by Nate Silver

Bar chart showing percentage of people who believe Obama was not born in the U.S., broken down by gender, race, age group, and region.

Charts 2010-02-03

No, Obama not born in U.S.

From McGOP: The Virtues and Vices of Sameness by Nate Silver

Bar chart showing percentage of various demographic groups who chose Palin as first choice for President, with a horizontal reference line around 16%.

Charts 2010-02-03

Palin first choice for President

From McGOP: The Virtues and Vices of Sameness by Nate Silver

Bar chart showing percentage of various demographic groups who say yes, Obama should be impeached, with values ranging roughly from 31 to 42 percent.

Charts 2010-02-03

Yes, Obama Should Be Impeached

From McGOP: The Virtues and Vices of Sameness by Nate Silver

Bar chart showing percentage of respondents by demographic group who agree that Obama is a racist who hates white people.

Charts 2010-02-03

Yes, Obama is a racist, hates white people

From McGOP: The Virtues and Vices of Sameness by Nate Silver

Bar chart showing percentage of respondents by demographic group who agree that Obama is a socialist, with values ranging roughly 55-65%.

Charts 2010-02-03

Yes, Obama is a socialist

From McGOP: The Virtues and Vices of Sameness by Nate Silver

Bar chart showing percentage support for amnesty for illegal immigrants across demographic groups including gender, race, age, and region, with a horizontal reference line near 25.

Charts 2010-02-03

Yes, amnesty for illegals

From McGOP: The Virtues and Vices of Sameness by Nate Silver

Bar chart showing percentage of people who say yes to letting openly gay people serve in the military, broken down by gender, race, age, and region.

Charts 2010-02-03

Yes, let openly gay people serve in military

From McGOP: The Virtues and Vices of Sameness by Nate Silver

Bar chart showing percentage saying yes to sex education in public schools across demographic groups including gender, race, age, and region.

Charts 2010-02-03

Yes, sex education in public schools

From McGOP: The Virtues and Vices of Sameness by Nate Silver

Line chart showing the 4-week moving average of initial unemployment claims (IC4WSA) from 2005 to 2011, with shaded areas indicating US recessions.

Charts 2010-02-06

4-Week Moving Average of Initial Claims (IC4WSA) 2005–2011

From A Look At Employment by Hale Stewart

Line chart showing all employees in US construction (USCONS) from 2000 to 2010, with shaded areas indicating recessions, showing a peak around 2006-2007 followed by a sharp decline.

Charts 2010-02-06

All Employees: Construction (USCONS) 2000–2010

From A Look At Employment by Hale Stewart

Line chart showing all employees in goods-producing industries from 2000 to 2010, with shaded areas indicating US recessions, sourced from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Charts 2010-02-06

All Employees: Goods-Producing Industries (USGOOD) 2000–2010

From A Look At Employment by Hale Stewart

Line chart showing civilian unemployed for 5-14 weeks (UEMPST014) from 2005 to 2010, with shaded areas indicating US recessions.

Charts 2010-02-06

Civilian Unemployed for 5-14 Weeks (UEMPST014) 2005–2010

From A Look At Employment by Hale Stewart

Line chart of civilians unemployed less than 5 weeks (UEMPLT5) from 2000 to 2010, with shaded areas indicating US recessions, sourced from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Charts 2010-02-06

Civilians Unemployed Less Than 5 Weeks (UEMPLT5) 2000–2010

From A Look At Employment by Hale Stewart

Line chart showing civilians unemployed for 15-26 weeks (UEMP15T26) from 2000 to 2010, with a sharp spike near 2009-2010, sourced from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Charts 2010-02-06

Civilians Unemployed for 15-26 Weeks (UEMP15T26)

From A Look At Employment by Hale Stewart

Line chart of Total Nonfarm Payrolls All Employees (PAYEMS) from 2000 to 2010, with shaded areas indicating US recessions, sourced from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Charts 2010-02-06

Total Nonfarm Payrolls: All Employees (PAYEMS) 2000–2010

From A Look At Employment by Hale Stewart

Line chart showing the seasonally adjusted US unemployment rate rising from about 5% in January 2008 to nearly 10% by January 2010.

Charts 2010-02-06

Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, January 2008 – January 2010

From A Look At Employment by Hale Stewart

Table showing 2005 UK General Election results with seats won by majority vote, total seats won, and percentage with majority for each party.

Tables 2010-02-07

2005 UK General Election Majority Seats Table

From Instant Run-Off Proposed by Brown by Renard Sexton

Table comparing common opponents records for the Saints and Colts NFL teams, showing win-loss records against shared opponents.

Tables 2010-02-07

Common Opponents: Saints vs. Colts

From Super Bowl Thread: Take the Points by Nate Silver

Cumulative line chart showing the percent of NFL games decided by X or fewer points, from 0 to 21 points on the x-axis.

Charts 2010-02-07

Percent of NFL games decided by X or fewer points

From Super Bowl Thread: Take the Points by Nate Silver

Table showing change in Saints scoring expectation for field goals and touchdowns when made or missed.

Tables 2010-02-08

Change in Saints' Scoring Expectation

From Go For It! Saints Understand Value of Aggressive Play-Calling by Nate Silver

Color-coded map of the United States including Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico showing states grouped into categories by color.

Maps 2010-02-10

US States Color-Coded Map

From A First Look at Palin’s Primary Math by Nate Silver

Line chart showing approval of Democrats in Congress from August 2009 to February 2010, broken down by Democrats, Independents, and Republicans, with markers for House and Senate passing HCR.

Charts 2010-02-11

Approval of Democrats in Congress

From Freedom’s Just Another Word for Nothing Left to Lose by Nate Silver

Bar chart showing how many cents of every federal dollar spent is considered wasted, based on WaPo/ABC polling from 1985 to 2000.

Charts 2010-02-11

How much of every dollar feds spend is wasted?

From What Is Government Waste? by Tom Schaller

Table showing popular vote averages from 2010 polls: Con 40%, Lab 29%, Lib 19%, Other/Undecided/Not voting 12%.

Tables 2010-02-12

Popular Vote — Average of 2010 Polls

From For UK Conservatives, It’s The MP Ratio That Matters by Renard Sexton

Line chart showing the ratio of seats share to vote share for Conservative, Labour, and Liberal parties in UK elections from 1970 to 2005.

Charts 2010-02-12

Ratio of Seats Share/Vote Share

From For UK Conservatives, It’s The MP Ratio That Matters by Renard Sexton

Line chart showing the ratio of seats share to vote share for Conservative, Labour, and Liberal parties in UK elections from 1970 to 2005.

Charts 2010-02-12

Ratio of Seats Share/Vote Share by UK Party 1970–2005

From For UK Conservatives, It’s The MP Ratio That Matters by Renard Sexton

Scatter plot showing share of seats vs share of national vote for Conservatives, Labour, and Lib/Lib-Dems in UK General Elections 1970-2005.

Charts 2010-02-12

UK General Elections 1970-2005: Seats vs Vote Share

From For UK Conservatives, It’s The MP Ratio That Matters by Renard Sexton

Scatter plot showing share of seats vs share of national vote for Conservatives, Labour, and Lib/Lib-Dems in UK General Elections 1970-2005.

Charts 2010-02-12

UK General Elections 1970-2005: Seats vs Vote Share

From For UK Conservatives, It’s The MP Ratio That Matters by Renard Sexton

Scatter plot showing UK General Elections 1970-2005 comparing share of national vote vs share of seats for Conservatives, Labour, and Lib/Lib-Dems.

Charts 2010-02-12

UK General Elections 1970-2005: Vote Share vs Seat Share

From For UK Conservatives, It’s The MP Ratio That Matters by Renard Sexton

Scatter plot showing DW-Nominate Score vs PVI for legislators, with blue and red shaded regions and a trend line, and one yellow highlighted point.

Charts 2010-02-15

DW-Nominate Score vs. PVI Scatter Plot

From Bayh, Relative to His State, Was Valuable to Democrats by Nate Silver

2010 Senate Rankings table listing 15 states with colored rank indicators and incumbent or status labels.

Tables 2010-02-17

2010 Senate Rankings

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Vancouver Medal Count Projections: Day 6 by Nate Silver

Table showing congressional district ratings with incumbent names, PPP, FDL, PVI Cook, and CQ columns for districts including AR-2, IN-9, NC-8, NY-1, OH-1, SC-5, SD-ALL, and VA-5.

Tables 2010-02-18

Congressional District Ratings Table (as of 11/1/2009)

From Can You Trust Those FireDogLake Polls? by Nate Silver

Crop calendar for Haiti showing sowing, growing, and harvesting periods for beans, maize, rice, and sorghum across months January through December.

Charts 2010-02-20

Crop Calendar Haiti

From Livestock Microfinance an Option for the Future? by Renard Sexton

Table showing Haiti livestock counts in thousands for poultry and non-poultry categories, sourced from FAO 2008.

Tables 2010-02-20

Haiti Livestock (thousands)

From Livestock Microfinance an Option for the Future? by Renard Sexton

Line chart of the 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate from 1960 to 2015, showing a peak around 1981 and a long downward trend indicated by a diagonal arrow.

Charts 2010-02-21

10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate (DGS10)

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: An In-Depth Look At the Federal Budget by Hale Stewart

Line chart showing mandatory spending, discretionary spending, and interest as a percent of GDP from 1970 to around 2010.

Charts 2010-02-21

Mandatory and Discretionary Spending As a Percent of GDP

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: An In-Depth Look At the Federal Budget by Hale Stewart

Line chart showing mandatory and discretionary spending as a percentage of total US spending from 1972 to 2008, with three lines for discretionary, mandatory, and interest.

Charts 2010-02-21

Mandatory and Discretionary Spending As a Percentage of Total Spending

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: An In-Depth Look At the Federal Budget by Hale Stewart

Line chart showing US federal outlays as a percent of GDP over time, with values ranging roughly between 15% and 25%.

Charts 2010-02-21

Outlays As a Percent of GDP

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: An In-Depth Look At the Federal Budget by Hale Stewart

Line chart showing the percentage make-up of US tax receipts from 1970 to 2008, with lines for individual income, corporate income, social insurance, and estate and gift taxes.

Charts 2010-02-21

Percentage Make-Up of Tax Receipts

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: An In-Depth Look At the Federal Budget by Hale Stewart

Line chart showing US federal revenues and outlays by year from 1970 to around 2009, with annotation noting the US ran a surplus 4 times since 1970.

Charts 2010-02-21

Revenues and Outlays By Year

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: An In-Depth Look At the Federal Budget by Hale Stewart

Line chart showing Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid as a percent of mandatory spending from 1970 to 2008.

Charts 2010-02-21

SS, Medicaid and Medicare as a Percent of Mandatory Spending

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: An In-Depth Look At the Federal Budget by Hale Stewart

Line chart showing US taxes as a percent of GDP from 1970 to 2008, with four lines for personal income, corporate income, social insurance, and estate and gift taxes.

Charts 2010-02-21

Taxes As a Percent of GDP

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: An In-Depth Look At the Federal Budget by Hale Stewart

Bar chart showing total US deficit over time, with values mostly near zero historically but dropping sharply to around -1,400 in recent years.

Charts 2010-02-21

Total Deficit

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: An In-Depth Look At the Federal Budget by Hale Stewart

Line chart of the 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate from 1960 to 2015, showing a rise to a peak around 1981 and a long decline thereafter, with shaded US recession periods.

Charts 2010-02-21

10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate (DGS10)

From An In-Depth Look At the Federal Budget by Hale Stewart

Line chart showing mandatory and discretionary spending as a percent of GDP from 1970 to around 2010, with three lines for discretionary spending, mandatory spending, and interest.

Charts 2010-02-21

Mandatory and Discretionary Spending As a Percent of GDP

From An In-Depth Look At the Federal Budget by Hale Stewart

Line chart showing mandatory spending, discretionary spending, and interest as a percentage of total US federal spending from 1970 to 2010.

Charts 2010-02-21

Mandatory and Discretionary Spending As a Percentage of Total Spending

From An In-Depth Look At the Federal Budget by Hale Stewart

Line chart showing US federal outlays as a percent of GDP from 1970 to approximately 2009, with values fluctuating between roughly 18% and 25%.

Charts 2010-02-21

Outlays As a Percent of GDP

From An In-Depth Look At the Federal Budget by Hale Stewart

Line chart showing the percentage make-up of US tax receipts from 1970 to 2008, tracking individual income, corporate income, social insurance, and estate and gift taxes.

Charts 2010-02-21

Percentage Make-Up of Tax Receipts

From An In-Depth Look At the Federal Budget by Hale Stewart

Line chart showing US federal revenues and outlays by year from 1970 to 2010, with annotation noting the US ran a surplus only 4 times since 1970.

Charts 2010-02-21

Revenues and Outlays By Year

From An In-Depth Look At the Federal Budget by Hale Stewart

Line chart showing Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare as a percent of mandatory spending from 1970 to around 2010.

Charts 2010-02-21

SS, Medicaid and Medicare as a Percent of Mandatory Spending

From An In-Depth Look At the Federal Budget by Hale Stewart

Line chart showing US taxes as a percent of GDP from 1970 to 2008, with four lines for personal income, corporate income, social insurance, and estate and gift taxes.

Charts 2010-02-21

Taxes As a Percent of GDP

From An In-Depth Look At the Federal Budget by Hale Stewart

Bar chart showing the US Total Deficit over several decades, with values ranging from small surpluses near 200 to a deficit approaching -1,400.

Charts 2010-02-21

Total Deficit

From An In-Depth Look At the Federal Budget by Hale Stewart

Table showing Winter Olympics event spending, medals won, and cash per medal for sports including hockey, freestyle skiing, curling, and others.

Tables 2010-02-22

Winter Olympics Spending, Medals, and Cash per Medal by Event

From Canada Not Owning the Podium by Nate Silver

Horizontal bar chart showing net points gained or lost for Obama by most important issue according to 2008 exit polls, with Economy +5.7 and Terrorism -6.6.

Charts 2010-02-23

Net Points Gained/Lost for Obama by Most Important Issue: 2008 Exit Polls

From Hindsight and Health Care by Nate Silver

Scatter plot comparing average share of vote in early polls versus actual share of vote, with a diagonal reference line and crosshairs at 50 percent.

Charts 2010-02-25

Actual vs. Early Poll Vote Share Scatter Plot

From The Myth of the Incumbent 50% Rule by Nate Silver

Line chart showing all employees in durable goods manufacturing from 1930 to 2010, with shaded areas indicating US recessions, sourced from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Charts 2010-02-28

All Employees: Durable Goods Manufacturing (DMANEMP) 1930–2010

From US Manufacturing Is Not Dead by Hale Stewart

Line chart showing all employees in nondurable goods manufacturing from 1930 to 2010, with shaded areas indicating US recessions, sourced from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Charts 2010-02-28

All Employees: Nondurable Goods Manufacturing (NDMANEMP)

From US Manufacturing Is Not Dead by Hale Stewart

Line chart showing US states producing casualties and balance of seats and electoral votes over time, with shaded area indicating shared production.

Charts 2010-02-28

All Primaries: States Producing Casualties

From US Manufacturing Is Not Dead by Hale Stewart

Line chart showing the US balance on current account in billions of dollars from approximately 1960 to 2010, showing a sharp decline into deficit.

Charts 2010-02-28

Balance on Current Account (Billions)

From US Manufacturing Is Not Dead by Hale Stewart

Line chart showing Total and Manufacturing capacity versus production from 1970 to 2010 on a ratio scale with 2002 output equal to 100.

Charts 2010-02-28

Capacity vs. Production: Total and Manufacturing (1970–2010)

From US Manufacturing Is Not Dead by Hale Stewart

Dual-axis line chart from FRED showing US imports of goods and services (BOPMGS) and goods-producing industry employment (USGOOD) from 1980 to 2010 with recession shading.

Charts 2010-02-28

Imports of Goods and Services vs. Goods-Producing Employment 1980–2010

From US Manufacturing Is Not Dead by Hale Stewart

Line chart of the Industrial Production Index (INDPRO) from 1960 to 2010 with shaded US recession periods and a trend line overlay.

Charts 2010-02-28

Industrial Production Index (INDPRO) 1960–2010

From US Manufacturing Is Not Dead by Hale Stewart

Line chart showing manufacturing sector output for four Amazon CBSA regions over time, with industrial production and manufacturing indexes plotted.

Charts 2010-02-28

Manufacturing Sector Output for Four Amazon CBSAs

From US Manufacturing Is Not Dead by Hale Stewart

Line chart of US Manufacturing Multifactor Productivity (MFGPROD) from 1985 to 2010, indexed to 2000=100, with shaded recession periods.

Charts 2010-02-28

Manufacturing: Multifactor Productivity (MFGPROD)

From US Manufacturing Is Not Dead by Hale Stewart

Line chart showing US manufacturing output per hour of all persons (MFGOPH) from 1985 to 2010, indexed to 2000=100, with shaded recession periods.

Charts 2010-02-28

Manufacturing: Output Per Hour of All Persons (MFGOPH)

From US Manufacturing Is Not Dead by Hale Stewart

Line chart showing US emissions, goods-producing industries and balance of sales and services over time, with two lines trending across several decades.

Charts 2010-02-28

US Emissions: Goods-Producing Industries vs Balance of Sales and Services

From US Manufacturing Is Not Dead by Hale Stewart

Dual-axis line chart showing US oil production and balance of trade and services over time, with shaded area indicating oil imports.

Charts 2010-02-28

US Oil Production vs Balance of Trade and Services

From US Manufacturing Is Not Dead by Hale Stewart