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User-generated 270toWin electoral map showing Clinton with 267 electoral votes, Trump with 266, and Other (New Mexico) with 5, nearly tied.

Maps 2016-10-02

User-Generated Electoral College Map: Clinton 267, Trump 266, Other 5

From Election Update: The Craziest End To The 2016 Campaign Runs Through New Mexico by Nate Silver

Scatter plot with trend line showing steady growth in the number of women running for congressional office each year from 1970 to 2015, rising from about 25 to over 180.

Charts 2016-10-03

Steady growth in the number of women running for Congress since 1970

From Don’t Hold Your Breath For Gender Parity In Congress — It Could Take Another 100 Years by Christianna Silva

Line chart showing growth in the share of women in Congress over time from 1917 to 2117, with exponential and linear growth projections reaching 50% gender parity in 2043 and 2117 respectively.

Charts 2016-10-03

When will Congress reach gender parity?

From Don’t Hold Your Breath For Gender Parity In Congress — It Could Take Another 100 Years by Christianna Silva

US electoral college map showing Clinton with 271 electoral votes and Trump with 267, with states colored blue for Clinton and red for Trump.

Maps 2016-10-03

Clinton 271 vs Trump 267 Electoral College Map

From Trump Really, Really Needs To Win Florida by Harry Enten

Chart showing Hillary Clinton's poll margins in swing states before and after the first 2016 presidential debate, with colored boxes indicating positive or negative margins per state.

Charts 2016-10-04

How the first debate affected swing state polls

From Election Update: How Big Is Hillary Clinton’s Lead? by Nate Silver

Grouped bar charts showing Trump/Pence vs Clinton/Kaine candidate support among white likely voters by gender in Georgia, Florida, and Virginia, September 2016.

Charts 2016-10-04

Candidate Support Among White Likely Voters by Gender, September 2016

From Suburban White Women Weigh Their Options In A ‘Bizarre’ Election by Farai Chideya

Grouped bar chart showing Trump/Pence vs Clinton/Kaine support among white likely voters by gender in Georgia, Florida, and Virginia, September 2016.

Charts 2016-10-04

Candidate support among white likely voters by gender, Sept. 2016

From Suburban White Women Weigh Their Options In A ‘Bizarre’ Election by Farai Chideya

Dot plot showing presidential vote share among white suburban women for Republican and Democratic candidates from 1988 to 2012, with Ross Perot noted as a third-party candidate in 1992 and 1996.

Charts 2016-10-04

Presidential Vote Share Among White Suburban Women, 1988–2012

From Suburban White Women Weigh Their Options In A ‘Bizarre’ Election by Farai Chideya

Dot plot showing presidential vote share among white suburban women for Republican and Democratic candidates from 1988 to 2012, with Ross Perot noted in 1992 and 1996.

Charts 2016-10-04

Presidential vote share among white suburban women

From Suburban White Women Weigh Their Options In A ‘Bizarre’ Election by Farai Chideya

Line chart showing the share of white suburban women by party affiliation (Democrat, Republican, Independent) from 1988 to around 2014, with Independent rising sharply in recent years.

Charts 2016-10-04

Share of White Suburban Women by Party Affiliation

From Suburban White Women Weigh Their Options In A ‘Bizarre’ Election by Farai Chideya

Line chart showing the share of white suburban women by party affiliation (Democrat, Republican, Independent) from 1988 to 2014, with Independent rising sharply.

Charts 2016-10-04

Share of white suburban women by party affiliation

From Suburban White Women Weigh Their Options In A ‘Bizarre’ Election by Farai Chideya

US Electoral College map showing Clinton with 271 electoral votes and Trump with 267, with states colored blue for Clinton and red for Trump.

Maps 2016-10-05

Clinton 271 vs Trump 267 Electoral College Map (270toWin)

From Election Update: North Carolina Is Becoming A Problem For Trump by Nate Silver

User-generated 270toWin electoral college map showing Clinton with 274 electoral votes versus Trump with 264, with states colored blue or red.

Maps 2016-10-05

Clinton 274 vs Trump 264 — User-Generated Electoral College Map

From Election Update: North Carolina Is Becoming A Problem For Trump by Nate Silver

Two histogram charts showing simulated Electoral College vote distributions for Clinton (blue) and Trump (red), with dashed lines marking the 270-vote winning threshold.

Charts 2016-10-05

What to expect from the Electoral College

From Election Update: North Carolina Is Becoming A Problem For Trump by Nate Silver

Choropleth map of Pennsylvania showing percent swing by precinct from 2000 to 2012, with blue indicating Democratic swing and red indicating Republican swing.

Maps 2016-10-05

% Swing 2000-2012 Pennsylvania Precincts

From Election Update: Maybe It’s Time For Ohio And Pennsylvania To Part Ways by Nate Silver

Line chart comparing Ohio and Pennsylvania Democratic margin of victory or defeat relative to national popular vote from 1948 to 2016, with projected values shown as dotted lines.

Charts 2016-10-05

Ohio is pink and Pennsylvania is cyan

From Election Update: Maybe It’s Time For Ohio And Pennsylvania To Part Ways by Nate Silver

Color-coded correlation matrix showing Clinton-Trump margin correlations between US states grouped by region (Northeast, Midwest, West, South) in polls-only simulations.

Tables 2016-10-05

The Midwest sticks together; the South sticks out

From Election Update: Maybe It’s Time For Ohio And Pennsylvania To Part Ways by Nate Silver

Table of Senate race polls showing state, dates, pollster, grade, Democrat and Republican percentages, leader, and adjusted leader for various 2016 races.

Tables 2016-10-06

Senate Poll Results with Adjusted Leaders by State

From Senate Update: 6 Really Important Races Are Really Close by Harry Enten

NOAA National Hurricane Center forecast track map for Hurricane Matthew on October 6, 2016, showing the probable path cone along the US East Coast from the Bahamas through the Southeast.

Maps 2016-10-06

Hurricane Matthew Forecast Track – NHC Advisory 34A, Oct 6 2016

From Hurricane Matthew Could Be One Of The Strongest Storms To Hit Florida’s East Coast by Matt Lanza

Satellite map of Florida showing multiple hurricane track forecast paths in various colors converging over the state, with a cone of uncertainty circle and storm intensity legend.

Maps 2016-10-06

Hurricane Track Forecast Paths Over Florida

From Hurricane Matthew Could Be One Of The Strongest Storms To Hit Florida’s East Coast by Matt Lanza

Satellite map of Florida showing hurricane tracks for David (1979) and Cleo (1964) along the east coast, with a search radius circle and hurricane intensity legend.

Maps 2016-10-06

Hurricane Tracks: David (1979) and Cleo (1964) Near Florida

From Hurricane Matthew Could Be One Of The Strongest Storms To Hit Florida’s East Coast by Matt Lanza

False-color infrared satellite image of a hurricane showing cloud temperature bands with latitude and longitude grid lines and pink coastline overlays.

Maps 2016-10-06

Infrared Satellite Image of Hurricane

From Hurricane Matthew Could Be One Of The Strongest Storms To Hit Florida’s East Coast by Matt Lanza

Line chart showing the share of voters choosing Clinton or Trump in FiveThirtyEight's polls-only national polling aggregate from July to October 2016, trending upward to about 84.5%.

Charts 2016-10-06

More voters are picking Clinton or Trump

From Election Update: Clinton’s Lead Is Becoming Safer by Harry Enten

Map of North Carolina showing locations of Trump (red) and Clinton (blue) campaign field offices, with Clinton offices far outnumbering Trump offices across the state.

Maps 2016-10-07

Clinton is crowding out Trump in North Carolina

From Where Clinton Is Setting Up Field Offices — And Where Trump Isn’t by Joshua Darr

Bubble map of the US showing the number of 2016 campaign offices by state for Clinton (blue) and Trump (red), with Clinton outpacing Trump across most states.

Maps 2016-10-07

Clinton is outpacing Trump in the field

From Where Clinton Is Setting Up Field Offices — And Where Trump Isn’t by Joshua Darr

Four US bubble maps comparing campaign office counts by state for Obama 2012, Clinton 2016, Romney 2012, and Trump 2016, showing Obama had the most extensive ground game.

Maps 2016-10-07

No one has matched Obama's ground game

From Where Clinton Is Setting Up Field Offices — And Where Trump Isn’t by Joshua Darr

Bubble map of the United States showing proportional red and blue circles at various city locations, likely representing comparative data between two groups or parties.

Maps 2016-10-07

US Bubble Map with Red and Blue Proportional Circles

From Where Clinton Is Setting Up Field Offices — And Where Trump Isn’t by Joshua Darr

Scatter plot of Emily Blunt films by Rotten Tomatoes score vs domestic box office in 2015 dollars, with four labeled clusters of movies.

Charts 2016-10-07

Emily Blunt takes good gambles

From The Three Types Of Emily Blunt Movies by Walt Hickey

3D surface chart showing bet amount as a function of first team wins and second team wins, with a sharp peak near zero wins and a flat surface elsewhere.

Charts 2016-10-07

Bet Amount vs. First and Second Team Wins (3D Surface)

From How About A Nice Game Of Chess? by Oliver Roeder

Color-coded table showing how much to bet on the Cubs against the Sox based on wins of each team, with values ranging from $12.50 to $100.00.

Tables 2016-10-07

How much should you bet on the Cubs against the Sox, by wins of each team

From How About A Nice Game Of Chess? by Oliver Roeder

Line chart showing year-over-year change in hourly earnings for all workers and non-managers from 2008 to 2017, seasonally adjusted but not inflation-adjusted.

Charts 2016-10-07

Hourly earnings, change from prior year

From The Job Market Will Be Solid On Election Day by Ben Casselman

Two line charts showing U.S. labor force participation rate for ages 16-plus, seasonally adjusted: one since 1970 and a zoomed-in view since 2010.

Charts 2016-10-07

Labor force participation rate

From The Job Market Will Be Solid On Election Day by Ben Casselman

Line chart showing seasonally adjusted year-over-year change in total and private-sector non-agricultural jobs from 2011 to 2016, with both lines rising from near zero to around +2.5 million.

Charts 2016-10-07

Non-agricultural jobs, change from prior year

From The Job Market Will Be Solid On Election Day by Ben Casselman

Area chart showing the number of part-time workers who want full-time jobs, seasonally adjusted, from 2007 to 2017, peaking near 9 million around 2010 and declining to about 6 million by 2017.

Charts 2016-10-07

Part-time workers who want full-time jobs

From The Job Market Will Be Solid On Election Day by Ben Casselman

Line chart showing Clinton's popular-vote margin in FiveThirtyEight's now-cast and polls-only forecast from Sept. 11 to Oct. 9, 2016, in percentage points.

Charts 2016-10-07

Clinton continues to widen lead

From Election Update: Are Trump’s Polls Getting Worse? by Nate Silver

Line chart comparing average national polling margins for Clinton 2016 and Obama 2012 from March through November leading up to their respective elections.

Charts 2016-10-08

How national polls this year compare to 2012

From The Bottom Could Fall Out For Trump by Nate Silver

Scatter plot showing incumbent party polling gains after first vs. second presidential debates for election years 1976-2012, with colored quadrants indicating win/loss patterns.

Charts 2016-10-09

The loser in the first debate isn't more likely to win the second, or vice-versa

From First-Debate Losers Aren’t More Likely To Rebound In The Second Debate by Harry Enten

Icon-driven infographic showing interruptions and fleeting interjections by Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, and moderators in the second presidential debate.

Other 2016-10-10

Interruptions in the second presidential debate

From What Went Down In The Second Presidential Debate

Stacked bar chart showing presidential vote choice among Asian American registered voters by ethnicity, with Clinton, Trump, other candidates, and don't know/refused categories.

Charts 2016-10-10

Figure 1a. Presidential Vote Choice among Asian American Registered Voters, with "leaners"

From Asian-American Voters Are Diverse But Unified Against Donald Trump by Dhrumil Mehta, Jennifer Kanjana

Horizontal bar chart showing share of Asian-American registered voters in 2016 citing each issue as the most important problem facing the US, with economy/jobs leading at about 27%.

Charts 2016-10-10

Racism is a top concern for Asian-Americans

From Asian-American Voters Are Diverse But Unified Against Donald Trump by Dhrumil Mehta, Jennifer Kanjana

Line chart showing Paul Ryan's net favorability in a five-poll rolling average of YouGov surveys from February to October 2016, with a marked drop after his June 2 endorsement of Donald Trump.

Charts 2016-10-10

Challenging Trump has its costs. Ask Paul Ryan.

From Paul Ryan Needs Trump More Than Trump Needs Ryan by Harry Enten

Dot plot showing the share of Muslims, Jews, Catholics, and Protestants who identify as Democrats, Republicans, and Independents as of March 2016.

Charts 2016-10-11

Share Who Identify as Democrats, Republicans and Independents by Religion, March 2016

From Muslim Americans Respond To A Caustic Campaign By Raising Money And Mobilizing by Farai Chideya

Dot plot showing the share of Muslims, Jews, Catholics, and Protestants who identify as Democrats, Republicans, and Independents, March 2016.

Charts 2016-10-11

Share who identify as Democrats, Republicans and Independents by religion, March 2016

From Muslim Americans Respond To A Caustic Campaign By Raising Money And Mobilizing by Farai Chideya

Dot plot showing the minimum, average, and maximum uniaxial compressive strength in megapascals for nine rock types including quartzite, basalt, granite, and schist.

Charts 2016-10-11

The strength of rock varies widely

From The Secret Lives Of Rocks by Maggie Koerth

US electoral map showing hypothetical 2016 election results if only men voted, with Trump winning 350 electoral votes to Clinton's 188, based on FiveThirtyEight polls-only forecast.

Maps 2016-10-11

What 2016 Would Look Like If Just Men Voted

From Election Update: Women Are Defeating Donald Trump by Nate Silver

US electoral map showing hypothetical 2016 election results if only women voted, with Clinton winning 458 electoral votes and Trump winning 80, based on FiveThirtyEight polls-only forecast.

Maps 2016-10-11

What 2016 Would Look Like If Just Women Voted

From Election Update: Women Are Defeating Donald Trump by Nate Silver

Horizontal bar chart showing the shift in U.S. House vote share from the previous election for each biennial election year, colored by presidential vs. midterm election type and party of president.

Charts 2016-10-12

The president's party suffers in the House in midterm elections

From The Party That Loses This Year Could Still Win A Big Consolation Prize by Dan Hopkins

Dot plot comparing October polling averages versus actual election results for US presidential elections from 1952 to 2016, showing Democrat vs Republican margins.

Charts 2016-10-12

October polls are good at predicting elections

From Is There Any Precedent For A Trump Comeback? by Harry Enten

Red editorial infographic announcing the Republican ticket of Donald Trump and Mike Pence for the U.S. Presidential Election.

Other 2016-10-12

Election Update: Republican Ticket — Trump & Pence

From Election Update: Post-Debate Polls Show Trump Still In Big Trouble by Nate Silver

vote shift county maps

Maps 2016-10-12

Vote Shift County Maps — Where Do Clinton and Trump Have the Most Upside?

From Where Do Clinton and Trump Have the Most Upside? by David Wasserman, Reuben Fischer-Baum, Ritchie King

vote shift state maps

Maps 2016-10-12

Vote Shift State Maps — Where Do Clinton and Trump Have the Most Upside?

From Where Do Clinton and Trump Have the Most Upside? by David Wasserman, Reuben Fischer-Baum, Ritchie King

Range chart showing estimated lifetime medical outcomes per 1,000 women receiving mammograms every other year, comparing starting at age 40 vs age 50, across four outcome categories.

Charts 2016-10-12

How Effective Are Mammograms?

From Even More Evidence That Mammograms Have Been Oversold by Christie Aschwanden

Line chart showing incidence of invasive and metastatic breast cancer per 100,000 U.S. women ages 40 and older from 1975 to 2010, with a shaded region marking the era when mammogram screening became widespread.

Charts 2016-10-12

Mammograms led to more cancer diagnoses

From Even More Evidence That Mammograms Have Been Oversold by Christie Aschwanden

Line chart showing size-specific breast cancer incidence per 100,000 women from 1975 to 2012, with a highlighted period marking the introduction of widespread screening mammography.

Charts 2016-10-12

Size-Specific Incidence of Breast Cancer, 1975–2012

From Even More Evidence That Mammograms Have Been Oversold by Christie Aschwanden

Area chart showing the share of balls in play featuring traditional and non-traditional defensive shifts in MLB from 2010 to 2016, with both types rising sharply.

Charts 2016-10-13

Shifts are on the rise in Major League Baseball

From Why Baseball Revived A 60-Year-Old Strategy Designed To Stop Ted Williams by Neil Paine

Line chart showing FiveThirtyEight polls-only forecast probabilities for Democrats winning the presidency and Senate control from August through October, with lines diverging after the Sept. 26 first debate.

Charts 2016-10-13

The Senate and presidential races are diverging

From Senate Update: Clinton Is Surging, But Down-Ballot Democrats Are Losing Ground by Harry Enten

Scatter plot showing Adjusted Pass Ratio vs. Game Script for 2016 NFL teams through Week 5, with a red trend line showing trailing teams pass more.

Charts 2016-10-13

Trailing teams pass more

From The NFL’s Most Run-Heavy And Pass-Happy Teams by Chase Stuart

Bar chart showing Utah poll results for the 2016 presidential election: Clinton 26%, Trump 26%, McMullin 22%, Johnson 14%.

Charts 2016-10-13

Who do Utahns support in the presidential election if the election were held today

From How Evan McMullin Could Win Utah And The Presidency by Benjamin Morris

FiveThirtyEight 51 Elections Election Update graphic for New Hampshire showing party wins (R/D) from 2000 to 2012 over a state silhouette with American flag stars and stripes.

Other 2016-10-14

51 Elections: Election Update — New Hampshire

From Election Update: Watch New Hampshire For Signs Of A Trump Comeback by Nate Silver

US Electoral College map showing a 269-269 tie between Clinton and Trump, with states colored blue for Clinton and red for Trump and electoral vote counts labeled.

Maps 2016-10-14

Clinton 269 vs Trump 269 Electoral College Tie Map

From Election Update: Watch New Hampshire For Signs Of A Trump Comeback by Nate Silver

Line chart showing Democratic margin by gender in presidential elections from 1952 to 2016, with Clinton's lead among women projected as the largest since 1972.

Charts 2016-10-17

Clinton's lead with women is biggest since 1972

From Men Are Treating 2016 As A ‘Normal’ Election; Women Aren’t by Harry Enten

Line chart showing the Democratic edge among women versus men in US presidential elections from 1952 to 2016, illustrating a growing gender gap peaking in 2016.

Charts 2016-10-17

The gender gap is huge this year

From Men Are Treating 2016 As A ‘Normal’ Election; Women Aren’t by Harry Enten

Scatter plot of every US county by Clinton vs Trump support, with a zoomed inset highlighting Berks County, PA (41.3% Clinton, 38.2% Trump) alongside a photo of the county.

Charts 2016-10-17

Berks County, PA: Clinton 41.3%, Trump 38.2% — County Support Scatter Plot

From One Pennsylvania County Sees The Future, And Not Everyone Likes It by Clare Malone

Demographic fact sheet for Berks County, Pennsylvania showing population, racial breakdown, median household income, poverty rate, and education levels.

Other 2016-10-17

Berks County, Pennsylvania Demographics

From One Pennsylvania County Sees The Future, And Not Everyone Likes It by Clare Malone

Scatter plot showing Trump vs Clinton support for every US county, with a zoomed inset highlighting Berks County, PA at 41.3% Clinton and 38.2% Trump, overlaid with a pagoda photo.

Charts 2016-10-17

Every County in the United States — Berks County, PA Highlighted

From One Pennsylvania County Sees The Future, And Not Everyone Likes It by Clare Malone

Probability distribution chart showing Gary Johnson's projected vote share in New Mexico as of June 27, 2016, with average projected vote share at 10.3% and a fat right tail.

Charts 2016-10-17

Small chance of a Johnson surge

From Here’s How We’re Forecasting The 4-Way Presidential Race In Utah by Nate Silver

Polling table showing Utah 2016 presidential race results from four pollsters, with candidate percentages for Clinton, Trump, Johnson, and McMullin, plus adjusted leader.

Tables 2016-10-17

Utah 2016 Presidential Polls – Clinton, Trump, Johnson, McMullin

From Here’s How We’re Forecasting The 4-Way Presidential Race In Utah by Nate Silver

S-curve chart showing popular-vote win probability vs. popular-vote margin, with Clinton's forecasted margin of +7 yielding 92% win probability as of Oct. 17.

Charts 2016-10-17

A big lead yields diminishing returns

From Election Update: Clinton’s Big Lead Means A Steadier Forecast by Nate Silver

Stacked bar chart showing citizenship status of 2 million people with Vietnamese ancestry in the U.S. in 2015: 38% U.S.-born citizens, 47% naturalized citizens, 15% non-citizens.

Charts 2016-10-18

People with Vietnamese ancestry in the U.S., 2015

From Vietnamese-Americans Are No Longer A Lock For The Republican Party by Farai Chideya

Table showing 2016 presidential candidate support percentages among Asian-American ethnic groups including Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Cambodian, Filipino, Hmong, and Korean.

Tables 2016-10-18

Support for 2016 Presidential Candidates Among Asian-Americans

From Vietnamese-Americans Are No Longer A Lock For The Republican Party by Farai Chideya

Table showing 2016 presidential candidate support percentages among Asian-American ethnic groups including Clinton, Trump, Other, and Undecided or Refused.

Tables 2016-10-18

Support for 2016 Presidential Candidates Among Asian-Americans

From Vietnamese-Americans Are No Longer A Lock For The Republican Party by Farai Chideya

Stacked bar chart showing citizenship status of people with Vietnamese ancestry in the U.S. in 2015: 38% U.S. born citizens, 47% naturalized citizens, 15% non-citizens.

Charts 2016-10-18

Vietnamese Ancestry in the U.S., 2015 — Citizenship Status

From Vietnamese-Americans Are No Longer A Lock For The Republican Party by Farai Chideya

Line chart showing Democratic and Republican vote share in presidential elections among Asian-Americans from 1992 to 2012, with Democrat rising and Republican declining.

Charts 2016-10-18

Vote Share by Party in Presidential Elections Among Asian-Americans

From Vietnamese-Americans Are No Longer A Lock For The Republican Party by Farai Chideya

Line chart showing Democratic and Republican vote share among Asian-Americans in presidential elections from 1992 to 2012, based on exit polls.

Charts 2016-10-18

Vote share by party according to exit polls in presidential elections among Asian-Americans

From Vietnamese-Americans Are No Longer A Lock For The Republican Party by Farai Chideya

Aerial photo and illustrated map showing the release zone and control zone for Oxitec's genetically modified mosquito trial in Florida, with a 150m scale indicating maximum mosquito travel distance.

Maps 2016-10-18

Oxitec GMO Mosquito Release Zone and Control Zone Map

From Small Island, Big Experiment by Anna Maria Barry-Jester

Side-by-side aerial photo and illustrated map showing the Release Zone and Control Zone for Oxitec's genetically modified mosquito testing in Florida, with a 150m travel radius noted.

Maps 2016-10-18

Oxitec Mosquito Release Zone and Control Zone Map, Florida

From Small Island, Big Experiment by Anna Maria Barry-Jester

Scatter plot with trend line showing innings pitched per start in MLB postseason and regular season from 2000 to 2016, illustrating a declining postseason trend.

Charts 2016-10-18

Starters are leaving earlier and earlier

From In Baseball, October Is Reliever Season by Rob Arthur

US Electoral College map showing Clinton 270, Trump 262, Other 6, Undecided 0, with states colored blue, red, or gold and labeled with electoral votes.

Maps 2016-10-18

2016 Electoral College Map: Clinton 270, Trump 262

From Should Clinton Play For An Electoral College Landslide?

US Electoral College map showing Clinton with 288 electoral votes versus Trump with 250, with states colored blue for Clinton and red for Trump and electoral vote counts labeled.

Maps 2016-10-18

Electoral College Map: Clinton 288, Trump 250

From Should Clinton Play For An Electoral College Landslide?

US Electoral College map showing Clinton with 380 electoral votes in blue and Trump with 158 in red, with each state labeled by its electoral vote count.

Maps 2016-10-18

Electoral College Map: Clinton 380 vs Trump 158

From Should Clinton Play For An Electoral College Landslide?

US Electoral College map showing Clinton with 52 electoral votes in blue and Trump with 486 electoral votes in red, with state-by-state electoral vote counts labeled.

Maps 2016-10-18

Electoral College Map: Clinton 52 vs Trump 486

From Should Clinton Play For An Electoral College Landslide?

FiveThirtyEight 51 Elections Election Update graphic showing Texas voting Republican in 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012 presidential elections.

Other 2016-10-18

51 Elections: Election Update — Texas

From Election Update: Clinton’s Texas Opportunity (And Her Texas Problem) by Nate Silver

Scatter plot showing Super Mario Bros. world-record speedrun times declining from about 5m 25s in the early 2000s to under 4m 55s by 2016-17.

Charts 2016-10-19

Super-fast Mario: Super Mario Bros. world-record speedruns

From People Are Making Super Mario Go Faster Than Ever by Oliver Roeder

Four line charts showing declining speed records since 2002 for Super Mario Bros. speedrun, cup stacking, Rubik's Cube, and Men's 100m dash.

Charts 2016-10-19

The need for speed is not unique to Super Mario

From People Are Making Super Mario Go Faster Than Ever by Oliver Roeder

US Electoral College map showing Democrats with 204 electoral votes in blue, Republicans with 265 in red, and 69 toss-up votes in tan, from 270toWin.

Maps 2016-10-19

Electoral College Map: Democrats 204, Republicans 265

From If Trump Wins, Here’s How The Map Might Look by Walt Hickey

Stacked horizontal bar chart showing summed height in inches of point guards, wings, and bigs for each NBA team in the 2016 season, with a median line at 1170 inches.

Charts 2016-10-19

NBA teams are similar in total height, but they vary in roster construction

From Which NBA Team Is The Tallest? by Patrick Redford

Scatter plot showing average player weight vs. average player height by NBA team for the 2016 season, with league average lines marked.

Charts 2016-10-19

NBA teams come in many shapes and sizes (from tall and skinny to very tall and less skinny)

From Which NBA Team Is The Tallest? by Patrick Redford

Line chart showing the percentage of Democrats, Independents, and Republicans who view Islamic fundamentalism as a critical threat from 1998 to 2016, with Republicans reaching a record 75% in 2016.

Charts 2016-10-19

A Record Percentage of Republicans See Islamic Fundamentalism as a Critical Threat

From What Went Down In The Third Presidential Debate

Diagram showing attack counts between Trump, Clinton, Putin, Obama administration, Media, and Bill Clinton in the 3rd presidential debate, with numbered arrows.

Other 2016-10-19

Attacks in the 3rd Presidential Debate

From What Went Down In The Third Presidential Debate

Google Trends line chart showing interest over time from Oct 18 to Oct 19, with a sharp spike to 100 near the end of the period.

Charts 2016-10-19

Google Trends: Interest Over Time (Oct 18–19)

From What Went Down In The Third Presidential Debate

Bar chart comparing Trump and Clinton interruptions and fleeting interjections across all three 2016 presidential debates on Sept. 26, Oct. 9, and Oct. 19.

Charts 2016-10-19

Interruptions in all of the presidential debates

From What Went Down In The Third Presidential Debate

Scatter plot with connected points showing Detroit Red Wings Corsi percentage vs. percentage of team point shares above replacement from Russian players, 1988–1997.

Charts 2016-10-20

Russians helped Detroit control the puck

From Meet The Man Behind The NHL’s Russian Revolution by Neil Paine

Slope chart showing Box Plus/Minus before, during, and after a major drop-off for young NBA power forwards and centers, 1974-2015, with Anthony Davis highlighted.

Charts 2016-10-20

Good, young bigs bounce back!

From Can Anthony Davis Bounce Back? by Reuben Fischer-Baum

Slope chart showing largest season-to-season Box Plus/Minus declines for young NBA power forwards and centers, highlighting Anthony Davis's 2015 drop from +7.1 to +2.2 BPM.

Charts 2016-10-20

Good, young bigs who took big steps back

From Can Anthony Davis Bounce Back? by Reuben Fischer-Baum

A large dot matrix or pixel grid chart with red and white cells, labeled with alphanumeric row and column headers, showing a triangular or diagonal pattern.

Charts 2016-10-21

Large Dot Matrix Grid Chart with Diagonal Red Pattern

From These Challenges Will Boggle Your Mind by Oliver Roeder

Line chart showing Democratic chances of winning the Senate and presidency from August through October, per FiveThirtyEight polls-only forecasts.

Charts 2016-10-21

Democratic Senate odds are much improved

From Senate Update: The Last Week Has Been Very Kind To Democrats’ Hopes For A Majority by Harry Enten

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