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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