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June 2019 graphics

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Stacked horizontal bar chart showing share of registered Democratic voters' support for 2020 candidates by religious affiliation, with Sanders leading among atheists and agnostics.

Charts 2019-06-03

Sanders support is strongest among religiously unaffiliated voters

From Who Do Non-Religious Democrats Prefer? by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

Step-line chart comparing cumulative Jeopardy winnings by game for James Holzhauer (2019) and Ken Jennings (2004), showing Holzhauer fell just short of Jennings's money record.

Charts 2019-06-03

Holzhauer fell just short of the money record

From James Holzhauer Broke ‘Jeopardy!,’ But Is Broken So Bad? by Oliver Roeder

Two illustrated trading-card style graphics showing a photo of James Holzhauer and a stats card summarizing his Jeopardy winning streak.

Other 2019-06-03

Holzhauer's Winning Streak Stats Card

From James Holzhauer Broke ‘Jeopardy!,’ But Is Broken So Bad? by Oliver Roeder

Two illustrated cards showing Ken Jennings's Jeopardy winning streak statistics alongside a photo of Jennings.

Other 2019-06-03

Jennings's Winning Streak Stats Card

From James Holzhauer Broke ‘Jeopardy!,’ But Is Broken So Bad? by Oliver Roeder

Scatter plot showing share of Democrats with an opinion of each 2020 candidate vs. net favorability rating, with de Blasio as an outlier below the trend line.

Charts 2019-06-04

Democrats like candidates they know … except de Blasio

From Which 2020 Candidates Are More (Or Less) Popular Than They ‘Should’ Be? by Nathaniel Rakich

Line chart showing Trevor Bauer's horizontal slider movement in inches across nine game starts from April 1 to May 16, 2018.

Charts 2019-06-04

Trevor Bauer's Horizontal Slider Movement by Start

From How Trevor Bauer Remade His Slider — And Changed Baseball by Travis Sawchik

Line chart showing Trevor Bauer's vertical slider movement in inches across nine game starts from April 1 to May 16, 2018.

Charts 2019-06-04

Trevor Bauer's Vertical Slider Movement (inches) by Start

From How Trevor Bauer Remade His Slider — And Changed Baseball by Travis Sawchik

Scatter plot showing partisan lean vs. population per square mile for U.S. states on a log scale, with a trend line showing denser states lean more Democratic.

Charts 2019-06-05

Denser states tend to lean left

From Can Democrats Win The Senate By Adding States? It’s Been Done Before by Geoffrey Skelley

Grouped bar chart comparing chance of winning the Women's World Cup by contender rank in 2015 vs 2019, showing 2019 is less top-heavy than 2015.

Charts 2019-06-05

This year's tournament is less top-heavy

From Why France Is The World Cup Favorite. (Don’t Worry — The U.S. Is A Close Second.) by Neil Paine

Infographic showing Rafael Nadal's first serve placement shares and points won from the deuce side in Masters 1000 clay tournaments 2011-19, comparing overall vs 15-40 situations.

Other 2019-06-05

Nadal saves his out wide serves for when he needs them

From Rafael Nadal Is Playing Mind Games With You by Amy Lundy

Stacked bar chart showing American opinions on the justification of US military involvements from the Revolutionary War to Afghanistan, based on a 2019 YouGov poll.

Charts 2019-06-07

Americans think World War II was justified, but agreement on other wars is harder to find

From Most Americans Agree That WWII Was Justified. Recent Conflicts Are More Divisive. by Nathaniel Rakich

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings over time from January 2023 to May 2023 day 868, with disapproval at 53.6% and approval at 41.5%.

Charts 2019-06-07

Presidential Approval Ratings: 53.6% Disapprove, 41.5% Approve (Day 868)

From Most Americans Agree That WWII Was Justified. Recent Conflicts Are More Divisive. by Nathaniel Rakich

Scatter/bar chart showing the frequency of three-digit numbers from 100 to 1000, with a general declining trend and periodic spikes.

Charts 2019-06-07

Frequency of Three-Digit Numbers (100–1000)

From You’ve Been Marooned By Kidnappers. Can You Escape At Dawn? by Oliver Roeder

Small multiples line chart showing the likelihood of solving puzzles in The Numbers Game across 3-digit target values for zero through four large number configurations.

Charts 2019-06-07

Most problems in "The Numbers Game" are solvable (but large numbers tend to be more difficult)

From You’ve Been Marooned By Kidnappers. Can You Escape At Dawn? by Oliver Roeder

Scatter plot showing Zero Match Probability (P_tot) on the y-axis versus Unique Images (D) on the x-axis, with an exponential curve rising steeply from D=30 to D=100.

Charts 2019-06-07

Zero Match Probability vs. Unique Images

From You’ve Been Marooned By Kidnappers. Can You Escape At Dawn? by Oliver Roeder

Line chart showing the average age of WTA title winners rising from about 21 in 1990 to a peak near 26 around 2016, then dipping to about 23.

Charts 2019-06-07

Average age of WTA titles winners

From Women’s Tennis Is Finally Getting Young Again by Tom Perrotta

Dot chart showing state laws protecting abortion access enacted from 2011-19, categorized by repeal of restrictions, codifying rights, and expanding access, by region.

Other 2019-06-10

Some states are making abortion more accessible

From Abortion Rights Haven’t Been A Priority In Blue States — Until Now by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

Line chart showing Soccer Power Index (SPI) from 2012 to 2019 for UEFA teams that qualified for the 2015 and 2019 Women's World Cups plus the USA national team.

Charts 2019-06-11

Europe has been adding soccer powers

From How Close Is The Rest Of The World To Catching The U.S.? by Jake Lourim

Line chart showing Soccer Power Index ratings for the US women's national team versus top 11 other World Cup qualifiers from 1995 to around 2018.

Charts 2019-06-11

Soccer Power Index (SPI) ratings for the U.S. women's national team and the top 11 other World Cup qualifiers

From How Close Is The Rest Of The World To Catching The U.S.? by Jake Lourim

Scatter plot comparing playoff goals saved above average vs. save percentage for Stanley Cup finalist goalies 2010-2019, highlighting Rask and Binnington at opposite extremes in 2019.

Charts 2019-06-12

Rask and Binnington are playing at the extremes

From The Blues Are In Trouble Unless Their Goalie Steps Up In Game 7 by Terrence Doyle

Venn diagram infographic showing shared Twitter followers between pairs of 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, grouped by follower count and overlap between groups.

Other 2019-06-12

The Venn Diagrams of the 2020 Twitter Primary

From Which 2020 Candidates Have The Most In Common … On Twitter? by Gus Wezerek, Oliver Roeder

Venn diagram matrix showing shared Twitter followers between pairs of 2020 Democratic presidential candidates with over 500,000 followers, sized by follower count.

Charts 2019-06-12

The Venn diagrams of the 2020 Twitter primary

From Which 2020 Candidates Have The Most In Common … On Twitter? by Gus Wezerek, Oliver Roeder

Scatter plot comparing career playoff BPM vs regular season BPM for NBA players since 1977, highlighting Kawhi Leonard above the diagonal trend line.

Charts 2019-06-13

Kawhi has always upped his game in the playoffs

From Playoff Kawhi Leonard Is The New Playoff LeBron James by Owen Phillips

Scatter plot comparing playoff BPM vs regular season BPM for NBA players since 1977, highlighting Kawhi Leonard's 2018-19 season as an above-average performer in both.

Charts 2019-06-13

Kawhi was good this season -- and great these playoffs

From Playoff Kawhi Leonard Is The New Playoff LeBron James by Owen Phillips

Line chart showing Democratic and Republican polling averages from April 2019 to Election Day Nov. 3, 2020, with Democrats at 46.1% and Republicans at 39.9% as of June 13, 2019.

Charts 2019-06-14

Democrats vs. Republicans Generic Ballot Polling Average 2019-2020

From Should We Take These Early General Election Polls Seriously? $#!% No! by Perry Bacon Jr

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings over time from January 2023 to May 2023 Day 875, with disapproval at 52.9% and approval at 42.3%.

Charts 2019-06-14

Presidential Approval Ratings: 52.9% Disapprove, 42.3% Approve

From Should We Take These Early General Election Polls Seriously? $#!% No! by Perry Bacon Jr

Five US state grid maps showing estimated share of projected 2020 population that would go uncounted in the census if a citizenship question is added, across five researcher scenarios.

Charts 2019-06-17

How many people might the census miss?

From The Citizenship Question Could Cost California And Texas A Seat In Congress by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

Five small US state grid maps showing estimated share of projected 2020 population that would go uncounted in the census under five different undercount scenarios.

Other 2019-06-17

How many people might the census miss?

From The Citizenship Question Could Cost California And Texas A Seat In Congress by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

Three seats-votes curve charts showing Democratic share of U.S. House seats vs. average Democratic vote share in North Carolina congressional elections by decade: 1992-2000, 2002-10, and 2012-18.

Charts 2019-06-17

Republicans in North Carolina seem to have gained an advantage this decade

From Will The Supreme Court Punt On Partisan Gerrymandering Again?

Soccer pitch diagram showing shot locations for Thailand vs. USA with expected goals (xG) of 0.04 to 8.1 and final score 0-13, with USA shots clustered near goal.

Charts 2019-06-17

Thailand vs. USA Rough xG sum: 0.04 - 8.1

From What We Know (And Don’t Know) After 2 World Cup Games

Scatter plot comparing major presidential candidates' national polling average to their New Hampshire primary vote share since 1972, highlighting candidates from NH or adjacent states.

Charts 2019-06-18

Candidates from nearby overperform in New Hampshire

From Three Democrats Have A Big Built-In Advantage in New Hampshire by Nathaniel Rakich

Scatter plot showing change in FIP vs ERA from 2018 to 2019 for MLB starting pitchers, with Twins pitchers highlighted in blue.

Charts 2019-06-18

Twins starting pitchers have enjoyed performance gains

From Sure, The Twins’ Hitting Is Great. But Their Pitching Is The Real Surprise. by Travis Sawchik

Line chart showing weekly division win probability for 2019 NL East teams from April to June, with Braves surging to ~55% and Phillies dropping to ~29% by mid-June.

Charts 2019-06-18

Is the NL East now a two-team race?

From Turns Out The NL East Didn’t Have Four Good Teams by Neil Paine

Line chart showing Democratic and Republican generic ballot polling averages from April 2019 to Election Day Nov. 3, 2020, with Democrats at 46.0% and Republicans at 39.8% as of June 19, 2019.

Charts 2019-06-19

Generic Ballot Polling: Democrats 46.0% vs Republicans 39.8%

From Our Best Tool For Predicting Midterm Elections Works In Presidential Years Too by Nathaniel Rakich

Scatter plot showing how congressional districts in Texas, Arizona, Nebraska, and Missouri would grow or shrink if only eligible voters were counted, plotted against partisan lean.

Charts 2019-06-20

Which districts in four states would grow or shrink if only eligible voters were counted

From How A Supreme Court Ruling Could Supercharge Republicans’ Advantages In The States by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

Table showing where 2020 Democratic presidential candidates stand on six major criminal justice reform issues, using checkmarks to indicate support.

Tables 2019-06-20

Where candidates stand on criminal justice issues

From Democratic Candidates Answer Yes-Or-No Questions About Criminal Justice Policy by Perry Bacon Jr

Line chart showing the average height in inches of the top 5 frontcourt NBA draft selections from 1985 to 2019, with a sharp decline near 2019.

Charts 2019-06-20

Are the big men of the NBA draft getting shorter?

From The 2019 NBA Draft Class Is Short (By Basketball Standards) by Josh Planos

Line chart showing Democratic (46.0%) and Republican (39.8%) polling averages from April 2019 through Election Day Nov. 3, 2020, with a reference line at June 20, 2019.

Charts 2019-06-21

Democrats vs. Republicans polling average, April 2019–Nov. 2020

From No, Florida Is Not Redder Than Texas by Nathaniel Rakich

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings from January 2023 through May 2023 (Day 882), with disapproval at 53.1% and approval at 42.5%.

Charts 2019-06-21

Presidential Approval Rating Over Time (Day 882)

From No, Florida Is Not Redder Than Texas by Nathaniel Rakich

Grouped bar chart comparing Horse Race Choice vs. Magic Wand Choice percentages for Democratic candidates Biden, Sanders, Warren, Buttigieg, Harris, and O'Rourke.

Charts 2019-06-21

Horse Race Choice vs. Magic Wand Choice

From Bulletpoint: Is Electability A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy? by Nate Silver

Line chart showing the share of Democrats and Republicans who consider racism a big problem from 2009 to 2017, with Democrats rising to 76% and Republicans at 37%.

Charts 2019-06-21

Democrats express more concern about racism

From How Will Biden’s Latest Comments Affect His Standing In The Democratic Primary? by Perry Bacon Jr

Line chart showing the share of Black, Hispanic, and White Democrats who say the country needs to make changes to give black people equal rights, from 2010 to June/July 2017.

Charts 2019-06-21

White, Hispanic Dems get closer to blacks on equal rights

From How Will Biden’s Latest Comments Affect His Standing In The Democratic Primary? by Perry Bacon Jr

Dot plot showing offensive and pitching WAR for members of Congress in the annual Congressional Baseball Game since 2009, with Cedric Richmond as a clear outlier.

Charts 2019-06-25

Cedric Richmond is in a league of his own

From We Calculated Advanced Stats For The Congressional Baseball Game by Nathaniel Rakich

Two area charts showing MLB home runs per game and strikeouts per game from 1920 to the 2010s, both trending upward over time.

Charts 2019-06-25

MLB home runs are climbing, and so are strikeouts

From You Can’t Have Home Runs Without Strikeouts by Michael Salfino

Area chart showing the share of at-bats resulting in home runs for batters with two strikes from 2009 to 2019, rising from about 1.6% to over 2.0%.

Charts 2019-06-25

Share of at-bats resulting in home runs for batters with two strikes

From You Can’t Have Home Runs Without Strikeouts by Michael Salfino

Scatter plot showing how 2020 Democratic candidates' net favorability ratings and share of Democrats with an opinion changed between January/February and May 2019.

Charts 2019-06-26

Buttigieg got a bump, and Biden's bubble burst

From What We’re Watching For In The First Democratic Debates

Waffle-style bar showing 139 usually Democratic districts in blue, 21 highly competitive districts in pink/purple, and 275 usually Republican districts in red.

Other 2019-06-27

139 Democratic vs 21 Competitive vs 275 Republican Districts

From Partisan Gerrymandering Isn’t The Supreme Court’s Problem Anymore by Galen Druke

Icon grid showing 435 US congressional districts divided into 263 usually Democratic, 27 highly competitive, and 145 usually Republican districts.

Other 2019-06-27

263 Usually Democratic, 27 Competitive, 145 Usually Republican Districts

From Partisan Gerrymandering Isn’t The Supreme Court’s Problem Anymore by Galen Druke

Line chart showing Democratic and Republican generic ballot polling averages from April 2019 through Election Day Nov. 3, 2020, with Democrats at 46.1% and Republicans at 40.3% as of June 27, 2019.

Charts 2019-06-28

Generic Ballot Polling: Democrats 46.1% vs Republicans 40.3%

From Yes, Democrats Are Paying Plenty Of Attention To The 2020 Election by Geoffrey Skelley

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings over time from January 2023 to May 2023 Day 889, with disapproval at 52.7% and approval at 42.3%.

Charts 2019-06-28

Presidential Approval Ratings Over Time: 52.7% Disapprove, 42.3% Approve

From Yes, Democrats Are Paying Plenty Of Attention To The 2020 Election by Geoffrey Skelley

Scatter plot comparing NBA free agent classes since 2010 by total Wins Created vs. top 10 players' Wins Created, showing 2019 class has depth but less star power.

Charts 2019-06-28

The Class of 2019 has better depth than star power

From Where Does This Summer’s NBA Free-Agent Class Rank? by Neil Paine

Scatter plot comparing 2020 Democratic candidates' polling average versus their word count during the debate, with Biden highest on both axes.

Charts 2019-06-28

How candidates' support compares to the words they got in

From The First Democratic Debate In Five Charts by Laura Bronner, Annette Choi, Erin Doherty, Julia Wolfe

Scatter plot showing 2020 Democratic candidates' average debate performance scores versus their pre-debate favorability, with Warren, Harris, and Castro performing above the trend line.

Charts 2019-06-28

Warren, Harris and Castro flew above expectations

From The First Democratic Debate In Five Charts by Laura Bronner, Annette Choi, Erin Doherty, Julia Wolfe