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Table showing Americans' perceptions of which political party handles issues better, with Democratic and Republican Party percentages and advantage in percentage points for 15 issues.

Tables 2018-02-01

Americans' Perceptions of Which Political Party Can Better Handle Issues

From What Happened To The Democratic Wave?

Line chart tracking generic congressional ballot polling from May 2017 to Election Day Nov. 6, 2018, showing Democrats at 46.4% and Republicans at 40.7% as of Jan. 31, 2018.

Charts 2018-02-01

Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats vs. Republicans 2017-2018

From What Happened To The Democratic Wave?

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings over time from January 2023 to January 2024 (Day 378), with disapproval at 54.8% and approval at 39.7%.

Charts 2018-02-01

Presidential Approval Ratings Through Day 378

From What Happened To The Democratic Wave?

Bubble scatter chart showing all Pareto-optimal NBA games since 1946-47 by points, assists, and rebounds, highlighting Wilt Chamberlain and James Harden.

Charts 2018-02-01

Wilt Chamberlain is the king of Pareto games

From James Harden’s 60-Point Triple-Double Pushed The Boxscore To Its Limit by Neil Paine, Andrea Jones-Rooy

Line chart showing generic congressional ballot polling from May 2017 to Election Day Nov. 6, 2018, with Democrats at 46.1% and Republicans at 40.7%.

Charts 2018-02-02

Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats vs. Republicans 2017-2018

From Texas Dislikes Trump, But That Doesn’t Mean It Will Go Blue In 2018 by Harry Enten

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings over time from January 2023 to January 2024 (Day 378), with disapproval at 54.7% and approval at 39.8%.

Charts 2018-02-02

Presidential Approval Ratings: 54.7% Disapprove, 39.8% Approve at Day 378

From Texas Dislikes Trump, But That Doesn’t Mean It Will Go Blue In 2018 by Harry Enten

Scatter plot showing NFL teams' air yards per pass attempt versus quarterback rating while under pressure in 2017, with New England and Philadelphia highlighted in orange.

Charts 2018-02-02

Both teams pass the pressure test

From Sneaky Stats That Could Decide The Super Bowl by Scott Kacsmar

Scatter plot of offensive and defensive DVOA rankings for Super Bowl teams from 1986 to present, highlighting New England and Philadelphia 2017.

Charts 2018-02-02

The Patriots are an unusual Super Bowl team

From Sneaky Stats That Could Decide The Super Bowl by Scott Kacsmar

Line chart comparing actual vs. natural rate of unemployment by quarter from 2000 to 2017 Q4, showing actual unemployment peaked near 10% around 2010 and fell below the natural rate by 2017.

Charts 2018-02-05

Unemployment this low might not be sustainable

From America May Finally Be Ready To Fix Its Infrastructure. Too Bad The Timing Stinks. by Evan Horowitz

Line chart showing daily Dow Jones Industrial Average closing prices from January 2017 through February 5, 2018, illustrating a sharp drop after reaching a peak near 26,600.

Charts 2018-02-05

The Dow has given up one-third of its gains under Trump

From Could A Stock Market Downturn Tank Trump’s Approval Rating? by Nate Silver

Dot plot showing the number of abortion providers in the U.S. from the mid-1970s to 2014, peaking around 1980 at nearly 3,000 and declining to about 1,700 by 2014.

Charts 2018-02-06

Number of abortion providers in the U.S.

From Americans Haven’t Changed Their Mind Much On Abortion, But They Have On Other ‘Cultural’ Issues by Clare Malone

Scatter plot comparing final partisan margin in gubernatorial elections versus average margin in early polls for 2010-2016 races, with a trend line showing a positive but imperfect correlation.

Charts 2018-02-06

Early polls in governors races are only a rough guide

From The 2018 Gubernatorial Map Favors Democrats by Nathaniel Rakich

NBA trade analysis table comparing Cleveland Cavaliers and Milwaukee Bucks player salaries, PER ratings, and Hollinger win projections for a hypothetical trade scenario.

Tables 2018-02-06

NBA Trade Machine: Cavaliers vs. Bucks Player Swap Analysis

From Screw It — Let’s Debate Some Hypothetical LeBron Trades

NBA trade analysis showing Utah Jazz acquiring LeBron James, I. Thomas, and Dwyane Wade for $41M versus Cleveland Cavaliers acquiring 6 players for $32M, with Hollinger win projections.

Other 2018-02-06

Utah Jazz vs Cleveland Cavaliers NBA Trade Analysis

From Screw It — Let’s Debate Some Hypothetical LeBron Trades

Dual-panel chart showing U.S. executions per year and public opinion on the death penalty from 1976 to 2020, with executions peaking around 1999 and support declining over time.

Charts 2018-02-07

Capital punishment's use and popularity are decreasing

From Jeff Sessions Is Trying To Take Criminal Justice Back To The 1990s by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

Scatter plot with trend lines showing the share of respondents who think marijuana use should or should not be legal from 1973 to 2016, with opposition declining and support rising.

Charts 2018-02-07

More people support pot legalization than oppose it

From Jeff Sessions Is Trying To Take Criminal Justice Back To The 1990s by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

Area chart showing total federal prison population and drug-related offenders from 1970 to 2016, peaking around 2012 before declining.

Charts 2018-02-07

The federal prison population is dropping

From Jeff Sessions Is Trying To Take Criminal Justice Back To The 1990s by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

Line chart showing the average age of the U.S. Olympic hockey team from 1980 to 2018, highlighting how the team got older when NHL players were excluded in 2018.

Charts 2018-02-07

Without the NHL this year, the Olympics got ... older?

From NHL Players Aren’t At The Olympics. So Who Are These Guys? by Terrence Doyle

Horizontal stacked bar chart showing share of respondents by race and party who say white people benefit from advantages that black people do not have, 2017.

Charts 2018-02-08

Most white Democrats think whites get advantages

From White Democrats Have Gotten Way More Liberal On Identity Issues by Perry Bacon Jr

Line chart showing share of Democrats, Republicans, and Independents rating the FBI's job as excellent or good from 2003 to 2017, with Democrats rising and Republicans falling sharply by 2017.

Charts 2018-02-09

Share of respondents who rate the job of the FBI as "excellent" or "good"

From Why Democrats And Republicans Did A Sudden 180 On The FBI by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

Illustrated map of the United States with black-and-white photos of historic mansions or governor's residences placed at various locations across the country, with a figure of a woman on the East Coast.

Maps 2018-02-12

US Map with Historic Residences

From The 7 Governorships Republicans Could Pick Up This Year by Nathaniel Rakich

Stacked bar chart showing share of Alpine skiing race runs that are unfinished or disqualified by event type for women and men, 1994-2014.

Charts 2018-02-12

Some ski events are easier to finish than others

From Which Winter Olympic Sports See The Most Wipeouts? by Neil Paine

Stacked bar charts showing the share of race runs that are unfinished or disqualified across nine timed Winter Olympic sports from 1994 to 2014.

Charts 2018-02-12

Which winter sports have the fewest (and most) mishaps?

From Which Winter Olympic Sports See The Most Wipeouts? by Neil Paine

Scatter plot showing leading scorers in top five European leagues by share of team's expected goals vs expected goals per 90 minutes, highlighting Kane, Aubameyang, Lewandowski, Ronaldo, and Messi.

Charts 2018-02-13

Kane is a one-man army

From Harry Kane Is Making His Case For World’s Best Striker by Mike Goodman

Three-panel FiveThirtyEight chart showing U.S. federal deficit as share of GDP, GDP gap over time, and a scatter plot comparing economy strength to deficit size with projections through 2020.

Charts 2018-02-14

The deficit is projected to grow under the new tax plan and budget deal

From The Economy Is Soaring, And Now So Is The Deficit. That’s A Bad Combination. by Evan Horowitz

Four scatter plots showing course length vs. average speed for winning women's competitors in Olympic Alpine skiing events: Downhill, Giant Slalom, Slalom, and Super-G, from 1948 to 2014.

Charts 2018-02-14

As women's courses have gotten longer, women have also gotten faster

From What If Men And Women Skied Against Each Other In The Olympics? by Ella Koeze

Four scatter-plot charts showing course length vs. average speed for winning women's competitors in Olympic Alpine skiing events: Downhill, Giant Slalom, Slalom, and Super-G.

Charts 2018-02-14

As women's courses have gotten longer, women have also gotten faster

From What If Men And Women Skied Against Each Other In The Olympics? by Ella Koeze

Dot plot showing average speeds of male and female Winter Olympic downhill skiing competitors from 1948 to 2014, with Lindsey Vonn highlighted.

Charts 2018-02-14

Average speed of male and female competitors in Winter Olympic downhill skiing events, 1948-2014

From What If Men And Women Skied Against Each Other In The Olympics? by Ella Koeze

Dot plot showing average speeds of male and female Winter Olympic downhill skiing competitors from 1948 to 2014, with Lindsey Vonn's results annotated.

Charts 2018-02-14

Average speed of male and female competitors in Winter Olympic downhill skiing events, 1948-2014

From What If Men And Women Skied Against Each Other In The Olympics? by Ella Koeze

Dot plot comparing average speeds of men and women in four Olympic Alpine skiing events (Downhill, Giant Slalom, Slalom, Super-G) by year from 1948 to 2014.

Charts 2018-02-14

Men are consistently faster in downhill but not other events

From What If Men And Women Skied Against Each Other In The Olympics? by Ella Koeze

Dot plot showing average speeds for men and women in four Olympic Alpine skiing events (Downhill, Giant Slalom, Slalom, Super-G) by year from 1948 to 2014.

Charts 2018-02-14

Men are consistently faster in downhill but not other events

From What If Men And Women Skied Against Each Other In The Olympics? by Ella Koeze

FiveThirtyEight soccer match ratings table showing upcoming games with win/draw probabilities, quality scores, importance, and match ratings for February 2018.

Tables 2018-02-14

Soccer Match Ratings: Quality, Importance, and Match Rating

From How To Find The Best Soccer Matches Of The Week by Jay Boice

Line chart showing the share of Americans with high confidence in 14 institutions from the 1990s to 2016, with the average hitting bottom in 2014.

Charts 2018-02-15

Trust in American institutions hit bottom in 2014

From From Where I Sit, The Trump Era Began In 2014 by Clare Malone

Area chart showing the Netherlands' share of speedskating medals in each Winter Olympics from 1924 to 2018, compared to all other countries.

Charts 2018-02-15

The Dutch have taken over speedskating

From The Dutch Own A Single Sport Like No Other Country In The Winter Olympics by Tom Perrotta

Scatter plot comparing Trump approval rating vs. share identifying as Republican by state in 2017, with West Virginia, Utah, Massachusetts, and Vermont labeled.

Charts 2018-02-15

Republicanism vs. Trumpism in 2017

From Can Anything Stop Romney From Winning Utah’s Senate Seat? by Clare Malone

Line chart showing generic congressional ballot polling from May 2017 to Election Day Nov. 6, 2018, with Democrats at 46.9% and Republicans at 40.4% as of Feb. 15, 2018.

Charts 2018-02-16

Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats vs. Republicans 2017-2018

From Republicans Are Coming Home To Trump by Perry Bacon Jr, Dhrumil Mehta

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings over time from January 2023 to January 2024 (Day 392), with disapprove at 53.2% and approve at 41.5%.

Charts 2018-02-16

Presidential Approval Ratings: 53.2% Disapprove, 41.5% Approve

From Republicans Are Coming Home To Trump by Perry Bacon Jr, Dhrumil Mehta

Bump chart showing the rank of countries by total Winter Olympic medals in events added since 1994, from 1994 to 2018, highlighting US, Canada, Russia, Germany, and Norway.

Charts 2018-02-16

Americans dominate newer Winter Olympic events

From The U.S. Stunk At The Winter Olympics Until Extreme Sports Came Along by Terrence Doyle

Dot plot comparing special investigations since 1979 by number of indictments and guilty pleas per week over years into investigation, highlighting the Mueller Russia probe.

Charts 2018-02-16

The Mueller investigation just got a lot bigger

From The Russia Investigation Is Moving Really Freaking Fast by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

Horizontal bar chart showing Olympic medal projections versus actual medals for countries as of Feb. 17, with the U.S. expected to gain in the final week.

Charts 2018-02-17

The U.S. could pick up the pace in the final week of the Olympics

From The U.S. Is On Pace For A Lousy Olympics by Neil Paine

Horizontal bar chart showing Olympic medal projections for countries as of Feb. 17, comparing actual medals to expected and projected totals with projected rank changes.

Charts 2018-02-17

The U.S. could pick up the pace in the final week of the Olympics

From The U.S. Is On Pace For A Lousy Olympics by Neil Paine

Choropleth map of Pennsylvania congressional districts showing Democratic chances of winning each district, colored from red (0%) to blue (100%).

Maps 2018-02-20

Democratic Chances of Winning Each District — Pennsylvania

From Pennsylvania’s New Map Helps Democrats. But It’s Not A Democratic Gerrymander. by Aaron Bycoffe

Horizontal bar chart showing FiveThirtyEight model points awarded to 2018 Oscar Best Actor nominees based on nominations and wins, with Gary Oldman leading at 271 points.

Charts 2018-02-20

The race for best actor

From Oscars 2018: Here Are Our Final Predictions by Walt Hickey

Horizontal bar chart showing FiveThirtyEight model points awarded to 2018 Oscar Best Actress nominees based on nominations and wins, with Frances McDormand leading at 249 points.

Charts 2018-02-20

The race for best actress

From Oscars 2018: Here Are Our Final Predictions by Walt Hickey

Horizontal bar chart showing points awarded by FiveThirtyEight's model to 2018 Oscar Best Animated Feature nominees, with Coco leading at 677 points, compared to where previous 10 winners stood.

Charts 2018-02-20

The race for best animated feature

From Oscars 2018: Here Are Our Final Predictions by Walt Hickey

Horizontal bar chart showing FiveThirtyEight model points awarded to 2018 Oscar Best Director nominees based on nominations and wins, with Guillermo del Toro leading at 280 points.

Charts 2018-02-20

The race for best director

From Oscars 2018: Here Are Our Final Predictions by Walt Hickey

Horizontal bar chart showing FiveThirtyEight model points for 2018 Oscar Best Supporting Actor nominees based on nominations and wins, with Sam Rockwell leading at 190 points.

Charts 2018-02-20

The race for best supporting actor

From Oscars 2018: Here Are Our Final Predictions by Walt Hickey

Horizontal bar chart showing FiveThirtyEight model points awarded to 2018 Oscar Best Supporting Actress nominees based on nominations and wins, with Allison Janney leading at 228 points.

Charts 2018-02-20

The race for best supporting actress

From Oscars 2018: Here Are Our Final Predictions by Walt Hickey

Line chart showing percentage of registered voters identifying as Republican, Democrat, or Independent from 1992 to 2016.

Charts 2018-02-21

Among registered voters, % who are Rep, Dem, Ind (1992–2016)

From Does America Want A Third Party? (Or Is It Just David Brooks?)

Three line charts showing Democrats becoming younger, more diverse, and more liberal from 1970 to 2016, using GSS and Gallup data.

Charts 2018-02-21

Democrats are becoming younger, more diverse, and more liberal

From Does America Want A Third Party? (Or Is It Just David Brooks?)

Line chart showing percentage of Americans who think the two major parties do an adequate job versus those who think a third party is needed, from 2003 to 2017.

Charts 2018-02-21

Few Think Republican and Democratic Parties Are Sufficient

From Does America Want A Third Party? (Or Is It Just David Brooks?)

Two area charts showing rising partisan antipathy from 1994 to 2017: unfavorable and very unfavorable opinions of the opposing party among Democrats and Republicans.

Charts 2018-02-21

Rising tide of partisan antipathy

From Does America Want A Third Party? (Or Is It Just David Brooks?)

Stacked area chart showing the share of uranium purchased by U.S. power plants by origin (domestic vs. foreign) from 1995 to 2016, with foreign share dominating throughout.

Charts 2018-02-21

U.S. power plants get their uranium from foreign mines

From It’s One Thing For Trump To Like Uranium. It’s Another For Him To Save It. by Maggie Koerth

Line chart showing U.S. uranium oxide production in million pounds from 1950 to 2016, peaking around 1980 and declining sharply thereafter.

Charts 2018-02-21

U.S. uranium production has been on the decline

From It’s One Thing For Trump To Like Uranium. It’s Another For Him To Save It. by Maggie Koerth

US map with black-and-white photos of historic houses or mansions placed at their locations across various states.

Maps 2018-02-22

Historic Houses Across the United States Map

From The 18 (!) Governorships Democrats Could Pick Up This Year by Nathaniel Rakich

Line chart showing generic congressional ballot polling from May 2017 to Election Day Nov. 6, 2018, with Democrats at 47.5% and Republicans at 38.7% as of Feb. 22, 2018.

Charts 2018-02-23

Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats vs. Republicans 2017-2018

From How Happy Should Joe Biden Be About His Lead In 2020 Democratic Primary Polls? by Perry Bacon Jr, Dhrumil Mehta

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings over time from January 2023 to Day 399, with disapproval at 53.9% and approval at 40.6%.

Charts 2018-02-23

Presidential Approval Ratings: 53.9% Disapprove, 40.6% Approve

From How Happy Should Joe Biden Be About His Lead In 2020 Democratic Primary Polls? by Perry Bacon Jr, Dhrumil Mehta

Dot grid chart showing which of three candidates wins (Abbot in blue, Bob in red, Costello in green) across combinations of Bob's hit rate and Costello's hit rate.

Charts 2018-02-23

Abbot, Bob, Costello Win Regions by Hit Rate

From Can You Rescue The Paratroopers? by Oliver Roeder

Color-coded phase diagram showing which of three players (Abbott, Bob, or Costello) is most likely to win a dodgeball truel as a function of Bob's accuracy and Costello's accuracy with Abbott's accuracy fixed at 1.00.

Charts 2018-02-23

Who is likelier to win the Dodgeball truel? (a = 1.00)

From Can You Rescue The Paratroopers? by Oliver Roeder

Bar chart showing actors by number of appearances in films nominated for best picture, with men in purple and women in green, highlighting notable actors from 5 to 10 appearances.

Charts 2018-02-23

If they're in a movie, there's a good chance it's nominated

From Behold The Most Prestigious Prize In Hollywood: The John C. Reilly Award by Walt Hickey

Four small line charts showing monthly U.S. Google Trends search-index data for curling, figure skating, luge, and ski jumping from 2004 to 2018, with Olympic-year spikes visible.

Charts 2018-02-23

Every four years, Americans get really interested in curling

From America Loves Curling — Until It Forgets About It For Four Years by Neil Paine

Dot plot comparing special investigations since 1979 by number of indictments and guilty pleas per week over years into investigation, showing the Mueller Russia probe grew quickly relative to prior investigations.

Charts 2018-02-23

The Mueller investigation has grown quickly

From Mueller Had Another Busy Week by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, Julia Wolfe

Series of US maps showing weekly influenza-like illness activity levels by state from October 2017 through February 2018, color-coded from minimal to high.

Maps 2018-02-23

How the flu spread across the country this year

From This Year’s Super Bad Flu Season In 20 Maps by Christie Aschwanden

A series of 20 US state-level choropleth maps showing influenza-like illness activity levels by week from October 2017 through February 2018, colored from minimal to high.

Maps 2018-02-23

How the flu spread across the country this year

From This Year’s Super Bad Flu Season In 20 Maps by Christie Aschwanden

Line chart comparing flu season severity by week from 2009-10 through Feb. 17, 2018, showing 2017-18 as the worst season since 2009-10.

Charts 2018-02-23

This is the worst flu season since 2009-10

From This Year’s Super Bad Flu Season In 20 Maps by Christie Aschwanden

Line chart comparing flu-like illness visit shares by week of flu season from 2009-10 through 2017-18, showing 2017-18 as the worst season since 2009-10.

Charts 2018-02-23

This is the worst flu season since 2009-10

From This Year’s Super Bad Flu Season In 20 Maps by Christie Aschwanden

Tile grid map of US states showing union membership rates in 2017, with color intensity indicating share of employed residents in unions and bold outlines marking right-to-work states.

Maps 2018-02-26

Union membership is generally lower in right-to-work states

From Could The Supreme Court Really Bust Public-Sector Unions? by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

Line chart showing median weekly earnings for full-time workers by union status (public/private, union/non-union) from 2007 to 2017, with union members earning more.

Charts 2018-02-26

Wages are higher for workers represented by unions

From Could The Supreme Court Really Bust Public-Sector Unions? by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

Line chart showing actual vs. expected medal totals by day for the top five countries at the 2018 Winter Olympics, with the USA consistently underperforming.

Charts 2018-02-26

The U.S. got off on the wrong foot and never recovered

From A Decent Second Week Saved The U.S. From Olympic Catastrophe by Neil Paine

Scatter plot showing win percentages of Oscar best original songs across different eras, with notable songs labeled including Somewhere Over the Rainbow and Flashdance.

Charts 2018-02-27

The best best original songs come from different eras

From What’s The Worst Best Original Song In Oscar History? by Walt Hickey