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US map with red and blue circles of varying sizes overlaid on each state, each displaying a percent sign representing political or polling data by state.

Maps 2020-06-01

US State-by-State Percentage Map with Red and Blue Circles

From How Accurate Have Senate Polls Been, And What Could That Mean For November? by Nathaniel Rakich

Line chart showing number of people killed by police in urban, suburban, and rural ZIP codes from 2013 to 2019, with suburban consistently highest and rural rising to meet urban.

Charts 2020-06-01

Outside of cities, police are killing more people

From Police Are Killing Fewer People In Big Cities, But More In Suburban And Rural America by Samuel Sinyangwe

Two line charts showing number of people killed by police in the U.S. nationally and in America's 30 largest cities from 2013-2019, according to three databases.

Charts 2020-06-01

Police killings have remained steady at the national level

From Police Are Killing Fewer People In Big Cities, But More In Suburban And Rural America by Samuel Sinyangwe

Dual line charts showing number of people killed by police in the U.S. nationwide and in America's 30 most populous cities from 2013 to 2019, according to three databases.

Charts 2020-06-01

Police killings have remained steady at the national level

From Police Are Killing Fewer People In Big Cities, But More In Suburban And Rural America by Samuel Sinyangwe

Line chart showing police shootings (fatal and nonfatal) from 2013-2019 in 23 of America's 30 most populous cities, with an orange average line trending downward.

Charts 2020-06-01

Police shootings have dropped in big cities

From Police Are Killing Fewer People In Big Cities, But More In Suburban And Rural America by Samuel Sinyangwe

Two line charts showing the share of Democrats who believe the government has a special obligation to improve black people's living standards, broken down by race and ideology from 1988 to 2018.

Charts 2020-06-02

Does the government have a special obligation to improve the living standards of black people?

From How Lots Of White Democrats Ended Up At The Protests by Perry Bacon Jr

Two line charts showing the share of Democrats who believe the government has a special obligation to improve Black people's living standards, broken down by race and ideology from 1987 to 2018.

Charts 2020-06-02

Does the government have a special obligation, due to past discrimination, to improve the living standards of black peop

From How Lots Of White Democrats Ended Up At The Protests by Perry Bacon Jr

Line chart showing the percentage of Americans who think race relations are generally good vs. bad from 1990 to 2015, with both lines converging near 50% by 2015.

Charts 2020-06-02

Americans' Views On Race Relations Have Dimmed

From Have Americans’ Views On Race Relations And Police Brutality Changed Since Ferguson?

Line chart showing percentage of Non-Hispanic whites and Blacks who say race relations between whites and blacks are very good or somewhat good, from 2001 to 2018.

Charts 2020-06-02

Would you say relations between whites and blacks are very good, somewhat good, somewhat bad or very bad?

From Have Americans’ Views On Race Relations And Police Brutality Changed Since Ferguson?

Line chart showing Bloomberg's campaign support among survey respondents in media markets where he advertised versus where he didn't, from late 2019 through March 2020.

Charts 2020-06-03

Bloomberg's support surged where he bought ads

From Can You Buy A Presidential Election? by Patrick Ruffini

Area chart showing simulated COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations, and deaths among incarcerated people or jail workers over 7 months under different arrest-reduction scenarios.

Charts 2020-06-03

COVID-19 among people incarcerated or working in jails

From Jails Are Coronavirus Hotbeds. How Many People Should Be Released To Slow The Spread? by Anna Flagg

Four area charts showing long-term COVID-19 projections for deaths, hospitalizations, and infections among incarcerated people under different policy scenarios.

Charts 2020-06-03

COVID-19 among people incarcerated or working in jails, long-term projection

From Jails Are Coronavirus Hotbeds. How Many People Should Be Released To Slow The Spread? by Anna Flagg

Four area charts showing long-term COVID-19 projections for communities around jails under different policy scenarios, from shelter in place alone to doubling release rates and reducing arrests by 95%.

Charts 2020-06-03

COVID-19 in communities around jails, long-term projection

From Jails Are Coronavirus Hotbeds. How Many People Should Be Released To Slow The Spread? by Anna Flagg

Horizontal bar chart showing nonfederal law enforcement officers charged with murder or manslaughter in on-duty shootings by year (2005-2020), broken down by convicted, not convicted, and still pending.

Charts 2020-06-04

Charges in police shootings don't often end in a conviction

From Why It’s So Rare For Police Officers To Face Legal Consequences by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, Nathaniel Rakich, Likhitha Butchireddygari

Scatter plot with trendlines comparing QB Elo ratings by game start number for Steve Young and Joe Montana in San Francisco, showing Young's early games resemble Montana's late ones.

Charts 2020-06-04

Young's early games look a lot like Montana's late ones

From Steve Young Was The Better QB. We Apologize, Joe Montana. by Josh Hermsmeyer

Line chart showing Democratic and Republican generic ballot polling averages from April 2019 to Election Day Nov. 3, 2020, with Democrats at 48.7% and Republicans at 40.9%.

Charts 2020-06-05

Generic Ballot Polling Average: Democrats vs. Republicans (2019-2020)

From How Americans Feel About George Floyd’s Death And The Protests by Geoffrey Skelley

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings from January 2017 through Day 1,232, with disapproval at 53.1% and approval at 41.9%.

Charts 2020-06-05

Presidential Approval Ratings Over Time (Day 1,232)

From How Americans Feel About George Floyd’s Death And The Protests by Geoffrey Skelley

Bar and line chart showing the probability mass distribution of the exact number of sociable Zoomers, comparing simulation and exact values for k from 0 to 10.

Charts 2020-06-05

Distribution of exact number of sociable Zoomers

From Can You Pinpoint The Planet? by Zach Wissner-Gross

Small multiples bar chart showing monthly change in jobs by industry (seasonally adjusted) from February to May, with pink bars for losses and blue for gains, across six industries.

Charts 2020-06-05

Industries hit hard are starting to see some growth

From May’s Jobs Report Brought Good News — But Not For Everyone by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, Neil Paine, Julia Wolfe

Bar chart showing weekly seasonally adjusted initial unemployment insurance claims from 2015 to 2020, with a dramatic spike near 7 million in 2020.

Charts 2020-06-05

Unemployment claims are falling, but there's a backlog

From May’s Jobs Report Brought Good News — But Not For Everyone by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, Neil Paine, Julia Wolfe

Four bar charts showing monthly seasonally adjusted unemployment rates by race (Asian, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, White) from February to May, highlighting that unemployment rose for Asian and Black Americans.

Charts 2020-06-05

Unemployment didn't fall for everyone

From May’s Jobs Report Brought Good News — But Not For Everyone by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, Neil Paine, Julia Wolfe

Line chart showing the seasonally adjusted civilian unemployment rate from 2015 to 2020, with a sharp spike to nearly 15% during the pandemic followed by a slight decline.

Charts 2020-06-05

Unemployment fell for the first time during the pandemic

From May’s Jobs Report Brought Good News — But Not For Everyone by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, Neil Paine, Julia Wolfe

Grouped bar chart comparing unemployment rates by gender for February and May, showing women were hit harder with rates above 16% in May versus about 13% for men.

Charts 2020-06-05

Women are still being hit harder by unemployment

From May’s Jobs Report Brought Good News — But Not For Everyone by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, Neil Paine, Julia Wolfe

Six small-multiple line charts showing Google search interest for protest-related terms (Abolish police, Am I racist, Black Lives Matter, Defund police, Police abolition, Racism) from May 1-29 2020, spiking after May 25.

Charts 2020-06-08

Are the protests raising awareness?

From What Protests Can (And Can’t) Do by Shom Mazumder

US map with several states highlighted in dark blue with stars, overlaid with an Election Update banner in red, white, and blue.

Maps 2020-06-09

Election Update — FiveThirtyEight US Map

From What You Need To Know About Today’s Elections In Georgia, Nevada, South Carolina and West Virginia by Geoffrey Skelley, Nathaniel Rakich

Horizontal bar chart showing expert estimates for the U.S. unemployment rate in December 2020, with each bar representing one economist's 80% confidence interval, referencing April 14.7% and May 13.3% peaks.

Charts 2020-06-09

Economists are more optimistic about unemployment

From The Economists In Our Survey Are Slightly More Hopeful Than They Were Two Weeks Ago by Neil Paine, Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

Area chart showing the cumulative share of career wins generated through a given age for qualified retired WNBA players, with a marker at age 29 when Maya Moore left the game.

Charts 2020-06-11

The great WNBA player's typical aging curve

From Maya Moore Gave Up More To Fight For Social Justice Than Almost Any Athlete by Chris Herring, Neil Paine

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings from January 2017 through Day 1238, with disapproval at 54.9% and approval at 41.1%.

Charts 2020-06-11

Presidential Approval Ratings Over Time (Day 1,238)

From Trump’s Approval Rating Has Dropped. How Much Does That Matter? by Geoffrey Skelley

Three line charts comparing CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC coverage frequency of protest, looting, and riot terms from May 25 to June 8, 2020.

Charts 2020-06-11

All cable news networks are covering protests, and Fox News is covering looting and riots more

From National Media Coverage Of Black Lives Matter Had Fallen During The Trump Era — Until Now by Dhrumil Mehta

Three line charts comparing CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC coverage frequency of protest, looting, and riot terminology from May 25 to June 8, 2020, showing Fox News used looting and riot terms far more.

Charts 2020-06-11

All cable news networks are talking about "protests," and Fox News is covering "looting" and "riots" more

From National Media Coverage Of Black Lives Matter Had Fallen During The Trump Era — Until Now by Dhrumil Mehta

Back-to-back horizontal bar chart showing frequency of Black Lives Matter mentions in cable news clips and online newspaper articles from 2014 to 2020, with key events annotated.

Charts 2020-06-11

Mainstream press mentioned Black Lives Matter less often in the Trump era

From National Media Coverage Of Black Lives Matter Had Fallen During The Trump Era — Until Now by Dhrumil Mehta

Two horizontal bar charts showing frequency of Black Lives Matter mentions in cable news clips and online newspaper articles from 2014 to 2020, with key events annotated.

Charts 2020-06-11

Mainstream press mentioned Black Lives Matter less often in the Trump era

From National Media Coverage Of Black Lives Matter Had Fallen During The Trump Era — Until Now by Dhrumil Mehta

Line chart showing Democratic (48.5%) and Republican (40.6%) polling averages with confidence intervals from April 2019 through June 11, 2020, with Election Day Nov. 3, 2020 marked.

Charts 2020-06-12

Democrats vs. Republicans Polling Average April 2019–June 2020

From The Latest Swing State Polls Look Good For Biden by Geoffrey Skelley

Line chart showing Trump approval and disapproval ratings from January 2017 through mid-2020, with disapproval at 54.8% and approval at 40.9%.

Charts 2020-06-12

Trump Approval Rating: 54.8% Disapprove, 40.9% Approve

From The Latest Swing State Polls Look Good For Biden by Geoffrey Skelley

Line chart showing average attendance at MLB regular-season games per year since 1970, highlighting dips in 1972, 1981, and 1994-95 due to work stoppages.

Charts 2020-06-12

Fans who skip shortened seasons eventually return

From Do Baseball’s Labor Fights Drive Fans Away? by Travis Sawchik

Diverging bar chart showing comfort vs discomfort levels among White Non-Hispanic, Hispanic, and Black Non-Hispanic Americans for seven social activities during COVID-19.

Charts 2020-06-16

Black Americans are hesitant to relax social distancing

From Many White Americans Are Ready To Reopen The Economy. Black Americans Aren’t. by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, Daniel Cox

Diverging bar chart showing share of White non-Hispanic, Hispanic, and Black non-Hispanic respondents favoring public safety vs. reopening the economy in March and June 2020.

Charts 2020-06-16

Black Americans are more cautious about reopening

From Many White Americans Are Ready To Reopen The Economy. Black Americans Aren’t. by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, Daniel Cox

Two horizontal bar charts showing emergency fund ownership before COVID-19 and how much of it was spent, broken down by White non-Hispanic, Hispanic, and Black non-Hispanic adults.

Charts 2020-06-16

COVID-19 is depleting black Americans' emergency funds

From Many White Americans Are Ready To Reopen The Economy. Black Americans Aren’t. by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, Daniel Cox

Line chart showing the share of Democrats and Republicans who think white people have a better chance of getting ahead than black people, from roughly 2009 to 2021.

Charts 2020-06-17

Democrats and Republicans split on systemic racism

From Republicans And Democrats Agree On The Protests But Not Why People Are Protesting by Michael Tesler

Dot plot comparing Republican and Democrat agreement on five race-related statements from a June 2020 YouGov poll, showing large partisan gaps on each issue.

Charts 2020-06-17

Democrats, Republicans diverge on issues related to race

From Republicans And Democrats Agree On The Protests But Not Why People Are Protesting by Michael Tesler

Infographic showing bellwether states Cook Political Report rated correctly, incorrectly, or missed across the 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 presidential elections.

Other 2020-06-17

... but we know which states may decide the election

From Can We Tell Which States Will Be Swing States In November? by Nathaniel Rakich

Infographic showing Cook Political Report toss-up state ratings for 2004-2016 presidential elections, categorized as rated correctly, rated incorrectly, or missed, using state shape icons.

Other 2020-06-17

Toss-ups are hard to call ahead of time ...

From Can We Tell Which States Will Be Swing States In November? by Nathaniel Rakich

Line chart showing Biden at 50.5% and Trump at 41.3% in national poll averages as of June 17, 2020, with Biden leading by +9.2 points.

Charts 2020-06-18

Who's ahead in the national polls?

From Our New Polling Averages Show Biden Leads Trump By 9 Points Nationally by Nate Silver

Tile grid map of US states color-coded by policing bill activity in the three weeks following George Floyd's death, showing bills introduced, passed, no bills, or not in session.

Maps 2020-06-18

Many states are revisiting their policing strategies

From The States Taking On Police Reform After The Death Of George Floyd by Weihua Li, Humera Lodhi

Line chart showing Democratic (48.6%) and Republican (40.7%) polling averages with confidence intervals from April 2019 through Election Day Nov. 3, 2020.

Charts 2020-06-19

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

From How Americans Feel About ‘Defunding The Police’ by Nathaniel Rakich

Line chart showing Trump approval and disapproval ratings from January 2017 through day 1246, with disapproval at 55.2% and approval at 41.2%.

Charts 2020-06-19

Trump Approval Rating: 55.2% Disapprove, 41.2% Approve

From How Americans Feel About ‘Defunding The Police’ by Nathaniel Rakich

Line chart showing Hall of Fame vote share for Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa by year on the Baseball Writers' ballot, both well below the 75% threshold.

Charts 2020-06-19

McGwire and Sosa haven't come close to Cooperstown

From Sammy Sosa And Mark McGwire, Welcome To Our Hall Of Pretty Damn Good Players by Neil Paine

Line chart showing cumulative home runs by date in 1998 for McGwire, Sosa, and Griffey compared to Roger Maris's 1961 record of 61.

Charts 2020-06-19

The race to catch Roger Maris was ON in '98

From Sammy Sosa And Mark McGwire, Welcome To Our Hall Of Pretty Damn Good Players by Neil Paine

Five line charts showing S&P 500, consumer confidence, employment-population ratio, federal interest rate, and 10-year Treasury bond yield from June 2019 to June 2020.

Charts 2020-06-19

Stocks are up, other signs aren't

From The Economy Is A Mess. So Why Isn’t The Stock Market? by Neil Paine

Small multiples line charts comparing S&P 500 and eight economic indicators from June 2019 through June 2020, showing the stock market up while most indicators declined.

Charts 2020-06-19

The stock market is up while most economic indicators are down

From The Economy Is A Mess. So Why Isn’t The Stock Market? by Neil Paine

Line chart showing the S&P 500 daily closing price from January to June 2020, illustrating a sharp drop in March due to COVID-19 followed by a recovery.

Charts 2020-06-19

The stock market rallied after early coronavirus losses

From The Economy Is A Mess. So Why Isn’t The Stock Market? by Neil Paine

Horizontal stacked bar chart showing the share of Black vs. other-race NBA head coaches at the start of each season from 2000 to 2020, illustrating a decline from a record high.

Charts 2020-06-23

Black NBA coaches have fallen since a record high

From The NBA Has Lost Ground On Hiring — And Retaining — Black Coaches by Santul Nerkar

Two matrix charts showing NBA head coaches who left a team broken down by race of previous coach versus race of replacement coach, comparing 2000-01 to 2014-15 and 2015-16 to 2019-20 seasons.

Charts 2020-06-23

Black coaches aren't being replaced by Black coaches

From The NBA Has Lost Ground On Hiring — And Retaining — Black Coaches by Santul Nerkar

Infographic showing five possible shapes of U.S. economic recovery with economist survey percentages: Reverse radical 73%, Swoosh 15%, U shape 9%, W shape 3%, V shape 0%.

Other 2020-06-23

Economists in our survey expect an uneven recovery

From What Economists Fear Most During This Recovery by Neil Paine, Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

Horizontal bar chart showing expert estimates for the U.S. personal saving rate for June 2020, with each bar representing one economist's 80% confidence interval and reference lines at 7.9% (2019 average) and 33% (April 2020 rate).

Charts 2020-06-23

Economists think Americans will keep saving their money

From What Economists Fear Most During This Recovery by Neil Paine, Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

Line chart comparing World Series wins per 1,000 simulated seasons by MLB talent rank under a 162-game schedule versus a 60-game schedule, showing the best team wins 22% vs 15% of the time.

Charts 2020-06-24

How often will the best baseball team win?

From 60 Games Aren’t Enough To Crown The Best MLB Team. But Neither Are 162 Games. by Neil Paine

Line chart showing polling averages for Biden and Trump in the 2020 presidential race from March to June 24, with Biden at 50.9% and Trump at 41.3%.

Charts 2020-06-25

Who's ahead in the national polls?

From Why Biden’s Polling Lead Is Different From Clinton’s In 2016 by Nathaniel Rakich

Line chart showing polling averages for Biden and Trump in Pennsylvania from March to June 25, 2020, with Biden leading at 50.4% vs Trump at 42.3%.

Charts 2020-06-25

Who's ahead in Pennsylvania?

From New Polling Shows Trump’s Electoral College Advantage Is Slipping by Geoffrey Skelley

Line chart showing Democratic (48.7%) and Republican (40.6%) generic ballot polling averages with confidence intervals from April 2019 through June 25, 2020, with Election Day Nov. 3, 2020 marked.

Charts 2020-06-26

Generic Ballot: Democrats 48.7% vs Republicans 40.6%

From The Latest Senate Polls Show Some Good News For Democrats by Geoffrey Skelley

Line chart showing Trump approval and disapproval ratings from January 2017 to mid-2020, with disapproval at 55.2% and approval at 40.6%.

Charts 2020-06-26

Trump Approval Rating: 40.6% Approve, 55.2% Disapprove

From The Latest Senate Polls Show Some Good News For Democrats by Geoffrey Skelley

Small multiples bar chart showing the difference in newly registered voters per month in 2020 vs 2016 for 12 US states, with most states showing fewer registrations in 2020.

Charts 2020-06-26

Fewer voters registered in 2020

From Voter Registrations Are Way, Way Down During The Pandemic by Kaleigh Rogers, Nathaniel Rakich

Four line charts showing in-person vs. remote new voter registrations by month from January through May 2020 for DC, Florida, Maryland, and Texas, illustrating a drop in in-person registrations as states shut down.

Charts 2020-06-26

In-person registrations dropped as states shut down

From Voter Registrations Are Way, Way Down During The Pandemic by Kaleigh Rogers, Nathaniel Rakich

Four line charts showing new voter registrations submitted in person vs. remotely by month from January through May 2020 for DC, Florida, Maryland, and Texas, illustrating drops after COVID closures.

Charts 2020-06-26

Registrations fell with closures

From Voter Registrations Are Way, Way Down During The Pandemic by Kaleigh Rogers, Nathaniel Rakich

Small multiples bar chart showing the difference in newly registered voters per month in 2020 vs 2016 for 12 US states, illustrating a dramatic drop during the pandemic.

Charts 2020-06-26

Voter registration dropped dramatically during the pandemic

From Voter Registrations Are Way, Way Down During The Pandemic by Kaleigh Rogers, Nathaniel Rakich

Dot chart showing abortion restrictions enacted by state legislatures between 2011 and 2020, organized by state in a geographic layout with colored dots representing restriction types.

Charts 2020-06-29

States are fighting abortion on many fronts

From The Supreme Court Struck Down A Louisiana Abortion Law. Here’s Where The Fight Could Head Next. by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

Dot-grid map of US states showing types of abortion restrictions enacted by state legislatures between 2011 and 2020, color-coded by restriction type.

Maps 2020-06-29

States are fighting abortion on many fronts

From The Supreme Court Struck Down A Louisiana Abortion Law. Here’s Where The Fight Could Head Next. by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

Line chart showing the share of Republicans and Democrats rating the US economy as very or fairly good from 2016 to June 2020, with a large partisan divide emerging after 2017.

Charts 2020-06-30

Partisan divide over the economy is largest since 2016

From In 2008, Everyone Thought The Recession Was Bad. But in 2020, Many Americans’ Views Depend On Their Party. by Michael Tesler

Line chart showing share of white respondents who think America's economy is worse than last year, by perceived discrimination against whites, comparing April-June 2020 and Sept.-Nov. 2016.

Charts 2020-06-30

Whites who feel oppressed think the economy is better

From In 2008, Everyone Thought The Recession Was Bad. But in 2020, Many Americans’ Views Depend On Their Party. by Michael Tesler

Bar chart showing Cam Newton's raw QBR from a clean pocket during regular seasons 2011 through 2019, with 2015 being the highest and 2019 the lowest.

Charts 2020-06-30

Cam has been consistent from a clean pocket

From Cam Newton Brings Game-Changing Mobility To The Patriots (If He’s Healthy) by Josh Hermsmeyer