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Horizontal arrow chart showing change in U.S. Senate seats for the president's party in midterm elections since 1946, colored by Democratic or Republican president.

Charts 2022-01-03

The president's party doesn't always lose Senate seats

From Why The President’s Party Almost Always Has A Bad Midterm by Geoffrey Skelley, Nathaniel Rakich

Horizontal arrow chart showing change in U.S. House seats for the president's party in midterm elections since 1946, colored blue for Democratic and red for Republican presidents.

Charts 2022-01-03

The president's party usually loses House seats

From Why The President’s Party Almost Always Has A Bad Midterm by Geoffrey Skelley, Nathaniel Rakich

Horizontal arrow chart showing change in U.S. House popular vote margin for the president's party in midterm elections since 1946, with blue arrows for Democratic presidents and red for Republican.

Charts 2022-01-03

The president's party usually loses votes in midterms

From Why The President’s Party Almost Always Has A Bad Midterm by Geoffrey Skelley, Nathaniel Rakich

Line chart showing Americans' approval and disapproval of Biden's response to the coronavirus crisis from early 2021 to Dec. 30, 2021, with approve at 48.0% and disapprove at 45.4%.

Charts 2022-01-04

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

From 5 Things To Watch Going Into The Midterms by Kaleigh Rogers, Alex Samuels, Geoffrey Skelley, Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

Dot map of US states showing 53 restrictive voting bills enacted in 2021, with dots colored by sponsoring party: Republican, Democratic, or Committee bill.

Maps 2022-01-04

Trump's "Big Lie" pushed 53 voting restrictions into law

From 5 Things To Watch Going Into The Midterms by Kaleigh Rogers, Alex Samuels, Geoffrey Skelley, Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

Two line charts showing rolling two-week average points and goals per game for NBA and NHL during the 2021-22 season, with a dotted line marking the pre- and post-omicron divide around Dec. 15.

Charts 2022-01-06

Leagues have seen more scoring since omicron

From How Omicron Has Reshaped Sports by Neil Paine

Scatter plot showing NFL teams' win percentage vs. opponents' Total QBR through Week 17 of 2021, highlighting Buffalo's expected vs. actual win percentage gap of 15.8 points.

Charts 2022-01-07

By the quarterbacks it's faced, Buffalo has underperformed

From The Buffalo Bills Got The Least Bang For Their Schedule’s Buck This Season by Josh Hermsmeyer

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings from January 2021 to January 2022, with disapproval at 51.7% and approval at 42.9% on Day 352.

Charts 2022-01-07

Presidential Approval Rating Through Day 352

From Why Republicans Take Jan. 6 Less Seriously Than Other Americans by Nathaniel Rakich

Line chart showing Republican vs Democrat polling averages from April 2021 to Election Day Nov. 8, 2022, with Republicans at 42.4% and Democrats at 41.9% near Jan. 6, 2022.

Charts 2022-01-07

Republicans vs. Democrats Generic Ballot Polling Average 2021-2022

From Why Republicans Take Jan. 6 Less Seriously Than Other Americans by Nathaniel Rakich

Large-format arithmetic addition showing 84661 plus 80723419 equals 80808080, displayed in bold digits with a horizontal rule.

Other 2022-01-07

84661 + 80723419 = 80808080

From Can You Trek The Triangle? by Zach Wissner-Gross

Large-text arithmetic addition problem showing 68332 plus 61547829 equals 61616161

Other 2022-01-07

Addition Problem: 68332 + 61547829 = 61616161

From Can You Trek The Triangle? by Zach Wissner-Gross

Two US state grid maps showing GOP congresspeople who voted against 2020 election certification and those with below-average pro-democracy voting percentages, with states highlighted in red.

Other 2022-01-12

GOP Congresspeople Have Become Increasingly Illiberal

From The Big Lie’s Long Shadow by Kaleigh Rogers

Two US state grid maps showing share of Republican congressional members who voted against 2020 election certification and who have below-average pro-democracy voting percentages, with states colored red or dark gray.

Charts 2022-01-12

GOP congresspeople have become increasingly illiberal

From The Big Lie’s Long Shadow by Kaleigh Rogers

Seven small US state grid maps showing which states introduced democracy-changing legislation in categories like limiting voting options, voter ID, voting time, purging voter rolls, and more.

Maps 2022-01-12

The Big Lie has had far-reaching effects

From The Big Lie’s Long Shadow by Kaleigh Rogers

Seven US state grid maps showing which states introduced democracy-changing legislation by category: limit voting options, expand voter ID requirements, limit voting time, purge voter rolls, limit or criminalize election official role, create or reinforce partisan election roles, and increase voter

Maps 2022-01-12

The Big Lie has had far-reaching effects

From The Big Lie’s Long Shadow by Kaleigh Rogers

Line chart tracking Biden's approval and disapproval ratings from January 2021 to January 13, 2022, showing disapproval at 48.2% and approval at 44.9%.

Charts 2022-01-14

Biden Job Approval Rating Over Time (Jan 2021–Jan 2022)

From One year In, Biden Has The Second-Lowest Approval Rating Of Any President by Geoffrey Skelley, Jean Yi

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings from January 2021 to January 2022, with disapproval at 51.4% and approval at 42.3% on Day 359.

Charts 2022-01-14

Presidential Approval Ratings: 51.4% Disapprove, 42.3% Approve

From One year In, Biden Has The Second-Lowest Approval Rating Of Any President by Geoffrey Skelley, Jean Yi

Line chart showing Republican vs Democrat polling averages from April 2021 to Election Day Nov. 8, 2022, with Republicans at 42.4% and Democrats at 41.8% as of Jan. 13, 2022.

Charts 2022-01-14

Republicans vs. Democrats Polling Average, April 2021–Nov. 2022

From One year In, Biden Has The Second-Lowest Approval Rating Of Any President by Geoffrey Skelley, Jean Yi

Table comparing partisan lean of congressional district maps old vs new for states including Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Texas.

Tables 2022-01-14

Partisan Lean: Old Map vs. New Map by State

From Ohio’s Overturned Congressional Map Shows How Lawsuits Might Scramble Redistricting by Nathaniel Rakich

Table showing which party gained ground in redistricting by state, with litigation status labels, for Massachusetts through Texas.

Tables 2022-01-14

Which Party Gained Ground in Redistricting by State

From Ohio’s Overturned Congressional Map Shows How Lawsuits Might Scramble Redistricting by Nathaniel Rakich

Stacked area chart showing the share of women who had an abortion by age group from 1973 to 2019, illustrating that fewer abortion patients are teenagers over time.

Charts 2022-01-20

Fewer abortion patients are teenagers

From Who Gets Abortions In America by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, Anna Wiederkehr

Stacked area chart showing the share of women who had an abortion by race (white vs. black and other) from 1973 to 2015, illustrating a decline in white women's share from 65% to 47%.

Charts 2022-01-20

Fewer white women are seeking abortions

From Who Gets Abortions In America by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, Anna Wiederkehr

Area chart showing the share of women who had an abortion by marital status from 1973 to 2019, with unmarried rising from 73% to 81% and married falling from 26% to 14%.

Charts 2022-01-20

More abortion patients are unmarried

From Who Gets Abortions In America by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, Anna Wiederkehr

Horizontal bar chart showing the U.S. abortion rate per 1,000 women from 1973 to 2017, peaking at 29 in the early 1980s and falling to 14 by 2017.

Charts 2022-01-20

The abortion rate has fallen dramatically

From Who Gets Abortions In America by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, Anna Wiederkehr

Stacked bar chart showing the share of women who had an abortion by gestation week from 1973 to 2019, illustrating that abortions are occurring earlier over time.

Charts 2022-01-20

Women are getting abortions earlier

From Who Gets Abortions In America by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, Anna Wiederkehr

Stacked area chart showing share of women who had an abortion by income level compared to the federal poverty line from 1995 to 2015, illustrating that poorer women's share rose while higher-income women's share fell.

Charts 2022-01-20

Women who seek abortions are poorer

From Who Gets Abortions In America by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, Anna Wiederkehr

Line chart showing Republican vs Democrat generic ballot polling averages from April 2021 to Election Day Nov. 8, 2022, with Republicans at 43.3% and Democrats at 41.7%.

Charts 2022-01-21

Generic Ballot Polling: Republicans 43.3% vs Democrats 41.7%

From Americans Feel Burnt Out by Alex Samuels, Jean Yi

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings from January 2021 to January 2022, with disapproval at 53.4% and approval at 41.9% on Day 366.

Charts 2022-01-21

Presidential Approval Ratings: 53.4% Disapprove, 41.9% Approve at Day 366

From Americans Feel Burnt Out by Alex Samuels, Jean Yi

A 10x10 grid with rows and columns labeled 0-9, where each cell is color-coded and labeled as gray, yellow, green, blue, or red, with a question mark in cell (0,0).

Tables 2022-01-21

10x10 Color Grid with Question Mark at Position (0,0)

From Can You Design The Perfect Wedding? by Zach Wissner-Gross

Circular chart showing Wordle starting words arranged in a ring with colored dots and bar indicators showing how often each word yields constellation patterns and wins, with TRACE highlighted as the best first word.

Charts 2022-01-21

TRACE: Best First Wordle Word

From Can You Design The Perfect Wedding? by Zach Wissner-Gross

Win probability chart for an NFL game between the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs, showing KC winning with a final score of BUF 36 - KC 42.

Charts 2022-01-24

Win Probability: BUF vs KC (36-42)

From Nothing Will Top The NFL’s Greatest Playoff Weekend Ever

Basketball shot chart showing Sarah Andrews FG% by court region for the 2021-2022 full season, with color coding indicating performance vs D-1 average.

Charts 2022-01-25

FG% By Region: Sarah Andrews, 2021-2022 Full Season Shooting

From Baylor Is Firing From Everywhere — Including, At Long Last, Beyond The Arc by Howard Megdal

Line chart showing percentage of respondents who identify more as supporters of Trump versus the Republican Party from 2019 to 2022, with the two lines crossing around mid-2021.

Charts 2022-01-26

Are you more of a supporter of Trump or the GOP?

From Is Trump’s Hold On The GOP Still Strong?

Line chart showing Republican opinions of Donald Trump from 2016 to 2022, with 85% favorable, 8% unfavorable, and 7% unsure as of January 2022.

Charts 2022-01-26

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Donald Trump? (Republicans)

From Is Trump’s Hold On The GOP Still Strong?

Step chart comparing share of nonwhite and female appellate and district court appointees by US presidents from Carter to Biden during their first year in office, showing Biden leading at 71.4% nonwhite and 75% female.

Charts 2022-01-26

Biden is delivering on his promise to diversify the courts

From Stephen Breyer Tried to Compromise On An Increasingly Uncompromising Supreme Court by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

Step chart comparing share of nonwhite and female appellate and district judge appointees by US presidents from Carter to Biden, showing Biden at 71.4% nonwhite and 75.0% female.

Charts 2022-01-26

Biden's judges are diverse

From Stephen Breyer Tried to Compromise On An Increasingly Uncompromising Supreme Court by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

Line chart showing estimated ideological scores of Supreme Court justices from 1994 to 2020, with conservative justices in red and liberal justices in blue, highlighting Breyer as a reliable liberal.

Charts 2022-01-26

Breyer is a reliable liberal justice

From Stephen Breyer Tried to Compromise On An Increasingly Uncompromising Supreme Court by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

Line chart showing estimated ideological scores of Supreme Court justices from 1994 to 2020, with liberal justices in blue and conservative justices in red, highlighting Breyer as a key liberal justice.

Charts 2022-01-26

Breyer was a key liberal justice

From Stephen Breyer Tried to Compromise On An Increasingly Uncompromising Supreme Court by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

Choropleth map of the United States with states shaded in varying shades of green, likely representing a data variable by state.

Maps 2022-01-27

US State Choropleth Map (Green Scale)

From 36 States Are Electing Governors This Year. Here Are 16 That Could Flip. by Nathaniel Rakich

Heat map comparing field locations of completed passes by Joe Burrow vs. all QBs against the Kansas City Chiefs during the 2021 season through the divisional round of the playoffs.

Charts 2022-01-28

Burrow has made fewer throws to the sideline

From Which Of The Final Four QBs Has The Best Defensive Matchup? by Josh Hermsmeyer

Heat map comparing field locations of completed passes by Jimmy Garoppolo vs. all quarterbacks against the Los Angeles Rams during the 2021 season through the divisional round of the playoffs.

Charts 2022-01-28

Garoppolo has been best in the middle of the field

From Which Of The Final Four QBs Has The Best Defensive Matchup? by Josh Hermsmeyer

Line chart showing Republican vs Democrat generic ballot polling averages from April 2021 to Election Day Nov. 8, 2022, with Republicans at 44.2% and Democrats at 42.2% as of Jan. 27, 2022.

Charts 2022-01-28

Generic Ballot Polling: Republicans 44.2% vs Democrats 42.2%

From War With Russia Has Pushed Ukrainians Toward The West by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, Jean Yi

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings from January 2021 to January 2022, with disapprove at 53.3% and approve at 41.7% on Day 373.

Charts 2022-01-28

Presidential Approval Ratings Through Day 373

From War With Russia Has Pushed Ukrainians Toward The West by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, Jean Yi

Heat map comparing field locations of completed passes by Matthew Stafford vs. all quarterbacks against the San Francisco 49ers during the 2021 NFL season through the divisional playoffs.

Charts 2022-01-28

Stafford may want to air it out against the Niners

From Which Of The Final Four QBs Has The Best Defensive Matchup? by Josh Hermsmeyer

Heat map comparing field locations of Patrick Mahomes completed passes vs. all QBs against the Cincinnati Bengals defense in the 2021 season, showing overlap in the 8-10 yard range.

Charts 2022-01-28

The Cincinnati defense is weak where Mahomes excels

From Which Of The Final Four QBs Has The Best Defensive Matchup? by Josh Hermsmeyer

A grid of squares with a blue plus-sign shape highlighted in the center, likely illustrating a spatial or adjacency concept.

Other 2022-01-28

Grid with highlighted plus-sign pattern

From Can You Tune Up The Truck? by Zach Wissner-Gross

Choropleth map of New York State showing the partisan breakdown of a proposed congressional district map, with a seat comparison between the old and proposed maps.

Maps 2022-01-31

The partisan breakdown of this proposed map in New York

From New York’s Proposed Congressional Map Is Heavily Biased Toward Democrats. Will It Pass? by Nathaniel Rakich

Sankey diagram showing share of district and appellate judges appointed by Obama, Trump, and Biden by career background including private practice, prosecutor, academia, and advocacy/public defense.

Charts 2022-02-01

Biden appoints more professors

From What Biden’s Appointees Can Tell Us About His Supreme Court Nominee by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, Elena Mejia

Sankey diagram showing the share of district and appellate court judges appointed by Obama, Trump, and Biden by career background including advocacy, academia, prosecutor, and private practice.

Charts 2022-02-01

Biden is appointing judges with different professional backgrounds

From What Biden’s Appointees Can Tell Us About His Supreme Court Nominee by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, Elena Mejia

Step charts comparing share of nonwhite and female appellate and district court appointees by US presidents from Carter to Biden, showing Biden leads at 69% nonwhite and 78.6% female.

Charts 2022-02-01

Biden is delivering on his promise to diversify the courts

From What Biden’s Appointees Can Tell Us About His Supreme Court Nominee by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, Elena Mejia

Step chart comparing share of nonwhite and female judicial appointees by US presidents from Carter to Biden, showing Biden leading at 69% nonwhite and 78.6% female judges.

Charts 2022-02-01

Biden's judges are diverse

From What Biden’s Appointees Can Tell Us About His Supreme Court Nominee by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, Elena Mejia

Horizontal stacked bar chart showing share of early spring vs long winter predictions by animal prognosticators from 2012-2021, with nine animals listed including Punxsutawney Phil.

Charts 2022-02-01

Even clairvoyant animals have unconscious bias

From Groundhogs Do Not Make Good Meteorologists by Simran Parwani, Kaleigh Rogers

Horizontal stacked bar chart showing the share of early spring vs long winter predictions by animal prognosticators from 2012 to 2021, with Buckeye Chuck predicting early spring most often at 70%.

Charts 2022-02-01

Even clairvoyant animals have unconscious bias

From Groundhogs Do Not Make Good Meteorologists by Simran Parwani, Kaleigh Rogers

Dot matrix infographic showing the share of Black women judicial appointees for appellate and district courts by each president from Carter to Biden, with Biden at 26%.

Other 2022-02-01

Many of Biden's judicial appointees are Black women

From What Biden’s Appointees Can Tell Us About His Supreme Court Nominee by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, Elena Mejia

Color-coded table showing the share of correct weather predictions made by nine animal prognosticators across nine US climate regions from 2012 to 2021, with home regions marked by house icons.

Tables 2022-02-01

Most animals aren't great at forecasting the weather, even in their own regions

From Groundhogs Do Not Make Good Meteorologists by Simran Parwani, Kaleigh Rogers

Bar chart infographic showing accuracy rates of animal weather prognosticators by climate region from 2012-2021, featuring groundhogs and other animals.

Charts 2022-02-01

Most animals aren't great at forecasting the weather, even in their own regions

From Groundhogs Do Not Make Good Meteorologists by Simran Parwani, Kaleigh Rogers

Radial bar charts showing Punxsutawney Phil's correct vs incorrect weather predictions by US climate region from 1994 to 2021, with accuracy rates ranging from 39.3% to 50%.

Charts 2022-02-01

You should flip a coin before trusting Punxsutawney Phil

From Groundhogs Do Not Make Good Meteorologists by Simran Parwani, Kaleigh Rogers

Radial fan charts showing whether Punxsutawney Phil's groundhog day predictions were correct or incorrect for nine US climate regions by year from 1994 to 2021, with correctness percentages ranging from 39.3% to 50%.

Charts 2022-02-01

You should flip a coin before trusting Punxsutawney Phil

From Groundhogs Do Not Make Good Meteorologists by Simran Parwani, Kaleigh Rogers

Table with stacked bar charts showing partisan lean and racial makeup by district for Alabama's proposed congressional map, listing incumbents for all 7 districts.

Charts 2022-02-03

The demographic and partisan breakdown of this proposed map in Alabama

From How A Court Ruling In Alabama Could Have Wider Implications For Racial Gerrymandering by Nathaniel Rakich

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

Charts 2022-02-03

The demographic and partisan breakdown of this proposed map in Louisiana

From How A Court Ruling In Alabama Could Have Wider Implications For Racial Gerrymandering by Nathaniel Rakich

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings from January 2021 to February 2022, with disapproval at 52.6% and approval at 41.7% on Day 380.

Charts 2022-02-04

Presidential Approval Ratings Over Time (Day 380)

From Americans Are Increasingly Meh On The Olympics by Kaleigh Rogers, Jean Yi

Line chart showing Republican vs Democrat polling averages from April 2021 to Election Day Nov. 8, 2022, with Republicans at 44.3% and Democrats at 42.4%.

Charts 2022-02-04

Republicans vs. Democrats Generic Ballot Polling Average 2021-2022

From Americans Are Increasingly Meh On The Olympics by Kaleigh Rogers, Jean Yi

A grid of squares with a blue plus-sign shape highlighted in the center, likely illustrating a spatial or adjacency concept.

Other 2022-02-04

Grid with highlighted plus-sign pattern

From A Riddle That Will Make You Scream by Zach Wissner-Gross

Dual line charts showing GOP voter identification by urban, suburban, and rural counties from 2000-2019, alongside a measure of the Republican Party's commitment to democratic norms over the same period.

Charts 2022-02-07

As rural America gets redder, the GOP has drifted further away from principles of democracy

From What’s It Like Being A Democrat In Trump Country? by Alex Samuels

Paired horizontal bar chart comparing rural and urban Americans' views on six social and political issues, showing urban respondents consistently more liberal by 15-24 percentage points.

Charts 2022-02-07

Rural Americans hold very conservative views

From What’s It Like Being A Democrat In Trump Country? by Alex Samuels

Dual line charts showing quarterly and annual Gallup party ID data for Democrat/Lean D and Republican/Lean R from 1991 to 2021.

Charts 2022-02-08

Gallup's party ID data often has Democrats up — but not always

From What To Make Of Polls That Show Americans Are Trending Toward The GOP by Geoffrey Skelley, Mary Radcliffe

Two line charts showing Gallup quarterly and annual party ID data for Democrat/Lean D and Republican/Lean R from 1991 to 2021.

Charts 2022-02-08

Gallup's party ID data often has Democrats up — but not always

From What To Make Of Polls That Show Americans Are Trending Toward The GOP by Geoffrey Skelley, Mary Radcliffe

A grid of Bitcoin coin icons arranged in a diamond shape, with some coins highlighted in white to represent a proportion or quantity.

Other 2022-02-08

Bitcoin Icon Grid Infographic

From We Can Help With Your Bitcoin-Themed Super Bowl Prop Bet by Josh Hermsmeyer

Small multiples scatter plots showing Bitcoin price in dollars over the course of each Super Bowl game from 2013 to 2021, with first and last recorded prices highlighted.

Charts 2022-02-08

Mostly, number go down — Bitcoin price during each Super Bowl since 2013

From We Can Help With Your Bitcoin-Themed Super Bowl Prop Bet by Josh Hermsmeyer

Small multiples dot plot showing Bitcoin price fluctuations during each Super Bowl game from 2013 to 2021, with scores and team logos.

Charts 2022-02-08

Mostly, number go down: Bitcoin price during each Super Bowl since 2013

From We Can Help With Your Bitcoin-Themed Super Bowl Prop Bet by Josh Hermsmeyer

Step line chart showing game scores for Canada, USA, and other countries in world championship and Olympic hockey matchups from 1990 to 1999, illustrating how Canada and the US were deadlocked throughout the decade.

Charts 2022-02-10

Canada and the United States were deadlocked throughout the '90s

From The U.S.-Canada Rivalry Has Pushed International Women’s Hockey Since The Beginning by Alyssa Longmuir

Connected dot plot showing game scores for Canada and the USA versus other countries in world championship and Olympic hockey matchups from 1990 to 1999, illustrating a deadlock between the two nations.

Charts 2022-02-10

Canada and the United States were deadlocked throughout the '90s

From The U.S.-Canada Rivalry Has Pushed International Women’s Hockey Since The Beginning by Alyssa Longmuir

Dot-and-line chart comparing Canada and USA game scores by year in world championship and Olympic hockey matchups from 2000 to 2009, showing Canada led through most of the decade.

Charts 2022-02-10

Canada bested the U.S. through most of the 2000s

From The U.S.-Canada Rivalry Has Pushed International Women’s Hockey Since The Beginning by Alyssa Longmuir

Step line chart showing Canada and USA game scores in women's hockey world championship and Olympic matchups from 2000 to 2009, with Canada leading through most of the decade.

Charts 2022-02-10

Canada bested the United States through most of the 2000s

From The U.S.-Canada Rivalry Has Pushed International Women’s Hockey Since The Beginning by Alyssa Longmuir

Step line chart showing game scores for USA, Canada, and other countries in women's ice hockey world championships and Olympics from 2010 to 2021, with the USA taking 2018 Olympic gold.

Charts 2022-02-10

The U.S. went on a winning streak, taking the 2018 Olympic gold

From The U.S.-Canada Rivalry Has Pushed International Women’s Hockey Since The Beginning by Alyssa Longmuir

Connected dot plot showing game scores by year for USA and Canada versus other countries in women's ice hockey world championship and Olympic matchups from 2010 to 2021.

Charts 2022-02-10

The U.S. went on a winning streak, taking the 2018 gold

From The U.S.-Canada Rivalry Has Pushed International Women’s Hockey Since The Beginning by Alyssa Longmuir

Line chart showing Republican vs Democrat generic ballot polling averages from April 2021 to Election Day Nov. 8, 2022, with Republicans at 44.5% and Democrats at 42.6%.

Charts 2022-02-11

Generic Ballot Polling: Republicans vs. Democrats (2021–2022)

From Most Primary Polls So Far Are Internal Polls. That’s A Problem. by Nathaniel Rakich, Jean Yi

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings from January 2021 to February 2022, with disapprove at 52.6% and approve at 41.3% on Day 387.

Charts 2022-02-11

Presidential Approval Ratings Through Day 387

From Most Primary Polls So Far Are Internal Polls. That’s A Problem. by Nathaniel Rakich, Jean Yi

Line chart comparing catch rate by depth of target for Cooper Kupp and Ja'Marr Chase during the 2021 NFL season versus the 2012-21 league average.

Charts 2022-02-11

Kupp and Chase caught above average at most depths

From Cooper Kupp And Ja’Marr Chase Put On Shows This Year. Who Has The Edge In The Super Bowl? by Josh Hermsmeyer

Super Bowl Bitcoin 4x3 1.png

Charts 2022-02-13

Super Bowl Bitcoin 4x3 1.png

From What Went Down In Super Bowl LVI by Sara Ziegler

Line chart showing Republican and Democrat generic ballot polling averages from April 2021 to Election Day Nov. 8, 2022, with Republicans at 44.8% and Democrats at 42.6%.

Charts 2022-02-18

Generic Ballot Polling: Republicans 44.8% vs Democrats 42.6%

From COVID-19 Isn’t Going Anywhere — And Americans Know It by Jean Yi

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings from January 2021 to February 2022, with disapprove at 53.0% and approve at 41.4% on Day 394.

Charts 2022-02-18

Presidential Approval Ratings Through Day 394

From COVID-19 Isn’t Going Anywhere — And Americans Know It by Jean Yi

A 3D cube diagram with eight numerical values labeled at each corner: 829, 1,039, 1,249, 619, 1,459, 409, 199, and 1,669.

Other 2022-02-18

Cube diagram with numerical values at each corner

From Can You Find The Luckiest Coin? by Zach Wissner-Gross

Dot map of the United States showing locations of operational and non-operational ski jumps by state, illustrating the decline in ski jump facilities.

Maps 2022-02-18

The number of ski jumps has dwindled

From U.S. Ski Jumping Is Looking For More Friends In High Places by Maggie Koerth

Stacked bar chart showing optimism vs pessimism about the country's future among Democratic and Democrat-leaning Americans by race and ethnicity.

Charts 2022-02-23

White Democrats are more divided about the future

From Why Are White Liberals So Pessimistic About Politics? by Daniel Cox

Line chart showing Republican vs Democratic generic ballot polling averages from April 2021 to Election Day Nov. 8, 2022, with Republicans leading by +2.5 points on Feb. 23, 2022.

Charts 2022-02-25

Generic Ballot Polling Average: Republicans vs. Democrats 2021-2022

From Stop Using The Midterms To Predict Presidential Elections by Geoffrey Skelley, Jean Yi

Scatter plot showing vote margin in midterm U.S. House elections versus the margin in the subsequent presidential election from 1946 to 2020, illustrating little predictive relationship.

Charts 2022-02-25

Midterms reveal little about the next presidential election

From Stop Using The Midterms To Predict Presidential Elections by Geoffrey Skelley, Jean Yi

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings from January 2021 to February 2022, with disapproval at 52.5% and approval at 42.1% on Day 401.

Charts 2022-02-25

Presidential Approval Rating Over Time (Day 401)

From Stop Using The Midterms To Predict Presidential Elections by Geoffrey Skelley, Jean Yi

FiveThirtyEight infographic categorizing all 30 NBA home teams by their style of starting lineup player announcement order during the 2021-22 season.

Other 2022-02-25

Wild Ways NBA Teams Announce Their Starting Lineups (2021-22)

From Which Player Does Each NBA Team Introduce First? Who Comes Last? And … Why? by Jared Dubin

Area chart titled Random Dual showing Win and Lose regions across a probability space from 0.0 to 1.0 on both axes.

Charts 2022-02-25

Random Dual

From Can You Visualize The Vertex? by Zach Wissner-Gross

Dot plot showing Judicial Common Space scores for Supreme Court justices and D.C. Circuit judges, with Jackson's projected position indicated by a dotted line.

Charts 2022-02-25

Jackson could be a moderate liberal

From How Ketanji Brown Jackson Could Change The Supreme Court by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

Dot plot showing DIME ideology scores for Supreme Court justices and D.C. Circuit judges, with Jackson positioned far left of the liberal bloc.

Charts 2022-02-25

Jackson could pull the liberal bloc to the left

From How Ketanji Brown Jackson Could Change The Supreme Court by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

Four horizontal line charts showing average daily high temperatures in New Orleans by month for 30-year periods from 1960-1989 to 2050-2079, illustrating shrinking gumbo weather seasons.

Charts 2022-03-01

Climate change will mean shorter and later "gumbo seasons"

From Not Even Gumbo Is Safe From Climate Change by Daniel Babin

Four small-multiple line charts showing average daily high temperatures in New Orleans by month across 30-year periods from 1960-1989 to 2050-2079, illustrating shrinking gumbo weather seasons.

Charts 2022-03-01

Climate change will mean shorter and later "gumbo seasons"

From Not Even Gumbo Is Safe From Climate Change by Daniel Babin

Basketball shooting heat map for Jabari Smith showing FG% vs Division-1 average across court zones for the 2021-2022 full season, with hexagons colored blue (weak) to red (strong).

Charts 2022-03-01

Full Season Shooting Heat Map – Jabari Smith 2021-2022

From Jabari Smith’s Dominance Has Been Quiet. Does Auburn Need It To Be Louder? by Josh Planos

Four bar charts showing historical and projected share of days in New Orleans with highs below 50°F by month for periods 1960-1989, 1990-2019, 2020-2049, and 2050-2079.

Charts 2022-03-01

Gumbo weather is getting less and less likely

From Not Even Gumbo Is Safe From Climate Change by Daniel Babin

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