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August 2021 graphics

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Dot plot showing support for unilateral executive actions by party affiliation across four scenarios, comparing responses when Trump is specifically mentioned versus a generic president.

Charts 2021-08-02

Support for Unilateral Executive Actions Varies by Party, Especially When Trump Is Specifically Mentioned

From The Response To The Jan. 6 Select Committee Paints A Worrying Picture Of Our Democracy

Two dot-and-line charts showing how Trump's vaccine endorsement cue affected Republican responses on COVID-19 vaccine intent, split by those who initially said yes/maybe vs. no.

Charts 2021-08-05

Trump swayed some Republicans on the vaccine

From Some Republicans Have Changed Their Messaging On The COVID-19 Vaccine. Is It Too Little, Too Late? by Mary Radcliffe, Alex Samuels

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings from January 23 to August 5, 2021, with approve at 50.4% and disapprove at 43.3% on Day 198.

Charts 2021-08-06

Presidential Approval Rating Through Day 198

From Americans Are In Favor Of Vaccine Mandates. But Support Is Driven Mainly By Those Who Have Already Gotten The Jab. by Nathaniel Rakich

Dot plot showing number of Olympic medals won by each athlete who appeared on a Wheaties box since 1934, highlighting Michael Phelps at 28 medals and many athletes with just 1.

Charts 2021-08-06

Some Wheaties box champs won more than others

From What’s Rarer Than Gold? Making It Onto A Wheaties Box. by Kaleigh Rogers

Table showing proposed redistricting maps in Colorado with columns for map thumbnail, status, proposed by, and partisan breakdown color swatches.

Tables 2021-08-09

All of the proposed maps in Colorado

From How To Make Sense Of Our Redistricting Tracker by Nathaniel Rakich

US map showing congressional district competitiveness ratings by state, colored from Solid D to Solid R, with new vs old maps toggle.

Maps 2021-08-09

Congressional District Competitiveness: New Maps vs Old Maps

From How To Make Sense Of Our Redistricting Tracker by Nathaniel Rakich

Waffle chart comparing new vs old congressional district maps, showing Democratic and Republican leaning seats relative to majority threshold.

Charts 2021-08-09

New vs. Old Maps: 2 Democratic-Leaning and 4 Republican-Leaning Seats

From How To Make Sense Of Our Redistricting Tracker by Nathaniel Rakich

Table comparing Colorado redistricting maps on median seat partisan lean, efficiency gap, and competitiveness across old map, preliminary plan, and new map.

Tables 2021-08-09

The competitiveness and fairness of Colorado's maps

From How To Make Sense Of Our Redistricting Tracker by Nathaniel Rakich

Table with stacked bar charts showing the demographic and partisan breakdown of 8 proposed Colorado congressional districts, listing incumbent, partisan lean, and racial makeup.

Charts 2021-08-09

The demographic and partisan breakdown of this proposed map in Colorado

From How To Make Sense Of Our Redistricting Tracker by Nathaniel Rakich

Partisan breakdown map of a proposed congressional redistricting plan for Colorado, showing 8 districts colored by competitiveness from solid Democratic to solid Republican.

Maps 2021-08-09

The partisan breakdown of this proposed map in Colorado

From How To Make Sense Of Our Redistricting Tracker by Nathaniel Rakich

Cartogram of the United States with states sized by some metric and colored in shades of red and blue indicating political lean or election results.

Maps 2021-08-09

US Cartogram Colored by Political Lean

From How To Make Sense Of Our Redistricting Tracker by Nathaniel Rakich

Cartogram of the United States with states sized and colored in shades of red and blue, likely representing political or electoral data.

Maps 2021-08-09

US State Cartogram Colored Red and Blue

From How To Make Sense Of Our Redistricting Tracker by Nathaniel Rakich

Table showing when new congressional district maps are expected per state, with deadlines, status, and partisan lean comparisons for old and new maps.

Tables 2021-08-09

When we can expect new state maps

From How To Make Sense Of Our Redistricting Tracker by Nathaniel Rakich

Infographic explaining Republican control of Ohio redistricting in 2021 with a timeline of three key deadlines: Sept. 30, Oct. 31, and Nov. 30, 2021.

Other 2021-08-09

Who controls redistricting in Ohio in 2021?

From How To Make Sense Of Our Redistricting Tracker by Nathaniel Rakich

Diverging bar chart showing the share of American knowledge workers who feel their sense of belonging is better or worse when working remotely versus in-office, broken down by race and gender.

Charts 2021-08-11

Almost half of Black men feel more included when remote

From Who Wants To Return To The Office? by Angelica Puzio

Diverging bar chart showing share of global knowledge workers with children who said work-life balance, productivity, and ability to focus were better or worse when working remotely vs in-office, by gender.

Charts 2021-08-11

Parents feel more productive and focused at home

From Who Wants To Return To The Office? by Angelica Puzio

Four bar charts showing the share of American knowledge workers who always want to work in-person, broken down by race and gender: Black men 15.9%, White men 30.4%, Black women 22.5%, White women 22.7%.

Charts 2021-08-11

White men are more eager to return to in-person work

From Who Wants To Return To The Office? by Angelica Puzio

Scatter plot on log-log axes comparing population and legislative seats for 31 democracies against the cube root law, highlighting the U.S. as underrepresented.

Charts 2021-08-12

Many other democracies have better representation than the U.S.

From How The House Got Stuck At 435 Seats by Geoffrey Skelley

Scatter plot on log scales comparing population and legislative seats for 31 democracies against the cube root law, showing the U.S. is underrepresented relative to peers.

Charts 2021-08-12

Many other democracies have better representation than the U.S.

From How The House Got Stuck At 435 Seats by Geoffrey Skelley

Dual chart showing U.S. House seats capped at 435 since 1910 alongside total U.S. state population tripling from 1790 to 2020.

Charts 2021-08-12

The U.S. House wasn't always stuck at 435

From How The House Got Stuck At 435 Seats by Geoffrey Skelley

Two-panel chart showing U.S. House seat count (bar chart, stuck at 435 since 1910) and total U.S. state population (line chart, tripled since 1910) from 1790 to 2020.

Charts 2021-08-12

The U.S. House wasn't always stuck at 435

From How The House Got Stuck At 435 Seats by Geoffrey Skelley

Log-scale scatter/step chart showing U.S. House seats vs. population from 1790 to 2020 compared to the cube root law, illustrating growing underrepresentation.

Charts 2021-08-12

The U.S. has been getting less representative for decades

From How The House Got Stuck At 435 Seats by Geoffrey Skelley

Log-scale chart showing U.S. House seats vs. population from 1790 to 2020 compared to the cube root law, illustrating declining representation over decades.

Charts 2021-08-12

The U.S. has been getting less representative for decades

From How The House Got Stuck At 435 Seats by Geoffrey Skelley

Scatter plot with trend line showing average population per U.S. House seat by decade from 1790 to 2020, highlighting that the House last grew in size after the 1910 census.

Charts 2021-08-12

There are a lot more people in districts now than in 1910

From How The House Got Stuck At 435 Seats by Geoffrey Skelley

Line chart showing average population per U.S. House seat by decade from 1790 to 2020, with a dotted vertical line marking 1910 when the House last grew to 435 seats.

Charts 2021-08-12

There are a lot more people in districts now than in 1910

From How The House Got Stuck At 435 Seats by Geoffrey Skelley

Line chart showing share of Americans by COVID-19 vaccine intention by month from December 2020 to July 2021, with 'Already got/will get ASAP' rising to 70% and 'Definitely not' steady at 14%.

Charts 2021-08-13

Americans who don't want the vaccine are not changing their minds

From Unvaccinated America, In 5 Charts by Elena Mejia

Dot plot chart showing share of respondents worried or not worried about getting seriously sick from COVID-19 and whether they see COVID-19 or the vaccine as a bigger risk, broken down by vaccine intention.

Charts 2021-08-13

Anti-vaxxers aren't worried

From Unvaccinated America, In 5 Charts by Elena Mejia

Line chart showing Biden approval and disapproval ratings from Jan 23 to Aug 12 2021 (Day 205), with approve at 50.2% and disapprove at 43.4%.

Charts 2021-08-13

Biden Approval Rating: 50.2% Approve, 43.4% Disapprove (Day 205)

From How The Infrastructure Deal Might Test The Limits Of Popular Bills by Alex Samuels

Diverging dot-and-line chart showing shares of vaccinated, wait-and-see, and definitely-no-vaccine respondents who worry about getting seriously sick from COVID-19 and who think COVID-19 or the vaccine is a bigger health risk.

Charts 2021-08-13

Most unvaccinated Americans think vaccine poses bigger risk than COVID-19

From Unvaccinated America, In 5 Charts by Elena Mejia

Stacked bar chart showing share of respondents by estimated likelihood of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine before end of 2021, ranging from Definitely not (46%) to Very likely (13%).

Charts 2021-08-13

Share of respondents by their estimated likelihood of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine before the end of 2021

From Unvaccinated America, In 5 Charts by Elena Mejia

Bubble chart showing share of respondents who said they definitely will not get the COVID vaccine, broken down by race, party, education, income, and insurance status.

Charts 2021-08-13

The 'definitely not' group: Share who will not get the vaccine, by demographic

From Unvaccinated America, In 5 Charts by Elena Mejia

Bubble chart showing the share of Americans who said in July they definitely will not get the COVID vaccine, broken down by race, party, income, education, and insurance status.

Charts 2021-08-13

The Americans who definitely do not want the vaccine

From Unvaccinated America, In 5 Charts by Elena Mejia

Paired horizontal bar chart showing vaccination rates in Biden vs Trump counties at three dates in 2021, with the gap growing from 2.2 to 11.7 percentage points.

Charts 2021-08-13

The gap in vaccination rates between Trump and Biden counties is growing

From Unvaccinated America, In 5 Charts by Elena Mejia

Bar chart showing the partisan vaccine gap, comparing share of fully vaccinated adults in Trump vs Biden counties at three points in 2021, with the gap widening from +2.2 to +11.7 percentage points.

Charts 2021-08-13

The partisan vaccine gap

From Unvaccinated America, In 5 Charts by Elena Mejia

Line chart showing share of respondents by COVID-19 vaccination intent by month from December 2020 to July 2021, highlighting that 14% definitely refuse and 70% already got or will get vaccinated ASAP.

Charts 2021-08-13

The unvaxxed are not swayed

From Unvaccinated America, In 5 Charts by Elena Mejia

Diagram showing a large dark circle above a grid with a cluster of blue dots, likely illustrating a spatial or probabilistic concept.

Other 2021-08-13

Circle and dot cluster diagram on grid

From Are You Clever Enough? by Zach Wissner-Gross

Line chart showing the share of Americans who approve or disapprove of Biden's handling of the coronavirus crisis, with approve at 55.0% and disapprove at 37.6% as of Aug. 13, 2021.

Charts 2021-08-16

Do Americans approve of Biden's response to the coronavirus crisis?

From What’s Behind Biden’s Declining Approval Rating by Geoffrey Skelley

Line chart showing Americans' views from 2001 to 2021 on whether the U.S. made a mistake sending troops to Afghanistan, with yes and no percentages converging over time.

Charts 2021-08-19

Americans' Views on U.S. Military Involvement in Afghanistan

From Why The Domestic Political Fallout From The Afghanistan War Is So Hard To Assess

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings from January 23 to August 19, 2021, with approve at 49.1% and disapprove at 44.5% on Day 212.

Charts 2021-08-20

Presidential Approval Rating Through Day 212

From What Americans Think About The End Of The Afghanistan War And Biden’s Handling Of It So Far by Nathaniel Rakich

Horizontal bar chart comparing Gen-Z Republicans and Democrats ages 18-24 on agreement with five economic policy positions, showing gaps ranging from +13.3 to +36.0.

Charts 2021-08-23

On economic issues, Gen-Z Republicans are conservative

From Why Some Socially Liberal Gen-Z Voters Aren’t Leaving The GOP by Alex Samuels

Bubble chart showing party control of redistricting in each US state after the 2020 election, with bubbles sized by number of congressional districts.

Charts 2021-08-25

Where the parties wield redistricting power

From Where America Lost And Gained Population Could Help Democrats In Redistricting by Nathaniel Rakich

Line chart showing Biden's approval and disapproval ratings from inauguration through August 25, 2021, with approve at 53.4% and disapprove at 40.9%.

Charts 2021-08-27

Biden Job Approval Rating Through Aug. 25, 2021

From Biden’s Declining Approval Rating Is Not Just About Afghanistan by Geoffrey Skelley

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings from January 23 to August 26, 2021, with approve at 47.1% and disapprove at 47.0% on Day 219.

Charts 2021-08-27

Presidential Approval Rating Through Day 219

From Biden’s Declining Approval Rating Is Not Just About Afghanistan by Geoffrey Skelley

3D surface plot showing Variance as a function of two parameters a and b, with a color gradient from blue (low) to yellow (high) and peaks at the edges.

Charts 2021-08-27

3D Surface Plot of Variance vs. Parameters a and b

From Can You Draft A Riddler Fantasy Football Dream Team? by Zach Wissner-Gross

Histogram showing distance distribution with counts on the y-axis (0 to 350000) and distance values from 0.00 to 2.00 on the x-axis, with a sharp spike near 2.00.

Charts 2021-08-27

Distance Distribution

From Can You Draft A Riddler Fantasy Football Dream Team? by Zach Wissner-Gross

FiveThirtyEight NFL game forecast showing Pittsburgh with 91% user forecast and 76% FiveThirtyEight forecast to beat Cleveland, with point gain/loss implications.

Charts 2021-08-31

Pittsburgh vs Cleveland NFL Game Forecast - User vs FiveThirtyEight

From How To Play Our NFL Forecasting Game by Jay Boice

Dual slope chart showing share of unvaccinated Americans by state who will not get or are unsure about the COVID vaccine, comparing July to August, with Florida and U.S. average highlighted.

Charts 2021-08-31

Most unvaccinated Americans aren't changing their minds

From Vaccine Hesitancy Is Still Strong In Many COVID-19-Battered States by Mary Radcliffe, Kaleigh Rogers, Alex Samuels