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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