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Line chart showing Democratic (blue) and Republican (red) polling averages from mid-2021 through Election Day Nov. 8, 2022, with Democrats leading by +0.9 points on Sept. 1, 2022.

Charts 2022-09-02

Generic Congressional Ballot Polling Average 2021–2022

From What’s Driving Biden’s Approval Rating Up? by Monica Potts, Zoha Qamar

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings from January 2021 to September 2022, with disapproval at 53.0% and approval at 42.7% on Day 590.

Charts 2022-09-02

Presidential Approval Ratings Through Day 590

From What’s Driving Biden’s Approval Rating Up? by Monica Potts, Zoha Qamar

Google Trends screenshot showing interest over time for Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and George W. Bush in the US from Jan 2008 to Sep 2022.

Charts 2022-09-02

Google Trends: Interest Over Time for Trump, Clinton, Obama, Bush (2008–2022)

From Why Trump’s Presence In The Midterms Is Risky For The GOP by Nate Silver

Dot plot showing 100 simulated outcomes of Nevada's Senate race, with Cortez Masto winning 63 in 100 and Laxalt winning 37 in 100, plotted by popular vote margin.

Charts 2022-09-08

Cortez Masto is slightly favored to win Nevada's Senate election

From What Is Republicans’ Path To Winning The Senate?

Dot plot infographic showing Senate forecast with Democrats winning 91 in 100 simulations and Republicans winning 9 in 100, based on Georgia pick.

Charts 2022-09-08

Democrats would be clearly favored to win the Senate

From What Is Republicans’ Path To Winning The Senate?

FiveThirtyEight election forecast showing Fetterman favored 80-in-100 over Oz 20-in-100 in Pennsylvania Senate race, with 100 simulated outcomes plotted as dots along a vote margin axis.

Other 2022-09-08

Fetterman is favored to win Pennsylvania's Senate election

From What Is Republicans’ Path To Winning The Senate?

Line chart showing how the Senate forecast has changed over time, with Democrats rising to 70-in-100 and Republicans falling to 30-in-100 chances of winning the chamber.

Charts 2022-09-08

How the Senate forecast has changed

From What Is Republicans’ Path To Winning The Senate?

Dot plot showing 100 simulated outcomes of Wisconsin's Senate election, with Johnson winning 51 in 100 and Barnes winning 49 in 100, plotted by popular vote margin.

Charts 2022-09-08

It's a toss-up in Wisconsin's Senate election

From What Is Republicans’ Path To Winning The Senate?

Dot plot showing 100 simulated outcomes of Arizona's Senate election, with Kelly winning 76 in 100 and Masters winning 24 in 100.

Charts 2022-09-08

Kelly is favored to win Arizona's Senate election

From What Is Republicans’ Path To Winning The Senate?

Vertical dot-and-line chart showing Nevada's Democratic or Republican presidential vote share margin from 2000 to 2020, illustrating the state shifted from Republican to Democratic lean.

Charts 2022-09-08

Some swing states barely budged at all — Nevada

From What Is Republicans’ Path To Winning The Senate?

Line chart showing Republican (red, 46.9%) and Democratic (blue, 45.7%) polling averages from mid-2021 to Election Day Nov. 8, 2022, with Republicans leading by +1.2.

Charts 2022-09-09

2022 Midterm Generic Ballot Polling Average: Republicans Lead +1.2

From The Supreme Court Is More Unpopular Than Ever. That Could Help Democrats. by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, Zoha Qamar

Line chart showing Democratic (blue) and Republican (red) generic ballot polling averages from mid-2021 through October 2022, with Democrats leading by 1.2 points on Sept. 8, 2022.

Charts 2022-09-09

Generic Ballot Polling: Democrats 44.9% vs Republicans 43.7%

From The Supreme Court Is More Unpopular Than Ever. That Could Help Democrats. by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, Zoha Qamar

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings from January 2021 to September 2022, with disapproval at 53.2% and approval at 42.4% on Day 597.

Charts 2022-09-09

Presidential Approval Ratings Through Day 597

From The Supreme Court Is More Unpopular Than Ever. That Could Help Democrats. by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, Zoha Qamar

Heatmap showing warlord strength rankings from strongest to weakest across 10 columns, with orange intensity indicating relative power levels.

Charts 2022-09-09

Warlord Strength Heatmap (Strongest to Weakest)

From Can You Cover The Baking Sheet With Cookies? by Zach Wissner-Gross

Strike zone run value diagram for Aaron Judge (RHH) in 2022, showing +44 runs in the heart, -5 in shadow, +16 in chase, and +14 in waste zones.

Charts 2022-09-09

Judge, Aaron (RHH) 2022 — +69 Run Value by Strike Zone

From Aaron Judge’s Historic Season Keeps Rolling — Even When His Teammates Fall Flat by Robert O'Connell

Dot-based infographic showing rape and incest exceptions in 23 states with abortion bans before 20 weeks, categorized by exception type and whether bans are in effect.

Other 2022-09-12

Rape and incest exceptions were rare before the Dobbs ruling

From Why Republicans Keep Failing To Pass Abortion Bans by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

Infographic showing rape and incest exceptions in 23 states with abortion bans before 20 weeks, categorized by exception type and legal status after the Dobbs ruling.

Other 2022-09-12

Rape and incest exceptions were rare before the Dobbs ruling

From Why Republicans Keep Failing To Pass Abortion Bans by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

Line chart showing Democratic (blue) and Republican (red) generic ballot polling averages from mid-2021 through October 2022, with Democrats leading by 1.4 points on Sept. 15, 2022.

Charts 2022-09-16

Generic Ballot Polling Average: Democrats 44.8% vs Republicans 43.4%

From Trust In Institutions Is Eroding On Both Sides Of The Pond, And The Queen Was Not Exempt by Zoha Qamar

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings from January 2021 to September 2022, with disapproval at 53.1% and approval at 42.3% on Day 604.

Charts 2022-09-16

Presidential Approval Rating Through Day 604

From Trust In Institutions Is Eroding On Both Sides Of The Pond, And The Queen Was Not Exempt by Zoha Qamar

Four small multiples line charts showing pitch share trends for Adam Wainwright, Julio Urías, Joe Musgrove, and Dylan Cease from 2015-2022, illustrating declining fastball usage.

Charts 2022-09-20

These pitchers are throwing less heat

From Why Some MLB Pitchers Are Abandoning The Fastball by Robert O'Connell

Four small multiple line charts showing fastball and secondary pitch shares for Adam Wainwright, Julio Urías, Joe Musgrove, and Dylan Cease from 2015 to 2022.

Charts 2022-09-20

These pitchers are throwing less heat

From Why Some MLB Pitchers Are Abandoning The Fastball by Robert O'Connell

Line chart showing how the Wisconsin Senate race forecast changed over time, with Republican chances falling from ~76% to 56 in 100 and Democratic chances rising to 44 in 100.

Charts 2022-09-20

How the Wisconsin Senate forecast has changed

From Wisconsin Polls Look Good For Democrats, But We Need More Of Them by Nathaniel Rakich

Line chart showing how the Wisconsin Senate forecast changed over time from June to November, with red (Republican) at 56 in 100 and blue (Democrat) at 44 in 100.

Charts 2022-09-20

How the Wisconsin Senate forecast has changed

From Wisconsin Polls Look Good For Democrats, But We Need More Of Them by Nathaniel Rakich

Dot plot showing 100 simulated outcomes of Wisconsin's Senate election, with Johnson winning 56 in 100 and Barnes winning 44 in 100.

Charts 2022-09-20

Johnson is slightly favored to win Wisconsin's Senate election

From Wisconsin Polls Look Good For Democrats, But We Need More Of Them by Nathaniel Rakich

Line chart showing polling averages for Barnes (blue, 48.7%) and opponent (red, 47.5%) in a 2022 Wisconsin Senate race, with Barnes leading by +1.2 as of Sept. 19, 2022.

Charts 2022-09-20

Sept. 19, 2022 Leader: Barnes +1.2

From Wisconsin Polls Look Good For Democrats, But We Need More Of Them by Nathaniel Rakich

Line chart showing polling averages for Barnes (blue, 48.7%) and opponent (red, 47.5%) from September 2022 to Election Day Nov. 8, 2022, with Barnes leading by +1.2 on Sept. 19.

Charts 2022-09-20

Wisconsin Senate Race Polling Average: Barnes vs. Johnson (2022)

From Wisconsin Polls Look Good For Democrats, But We Need More Of Them by Nathaniel Rakich

Three heat maps comparing Tua Tagovailoa's pass attempt locations for 2021 Weeks 10-18, 2022 Weeks 1-2, and 2022 Week 2 second half, showing deeper and more middle-field throws.

Charts 2022-09-21

Tua is throwing deeper — and more to middle of the field

From The Dolphins Wanted To Let Tua Tagovailoa Go. Now They’ve Unleashed Him. by Ty Schalter

Three heat maps showing Tua Tagovailoa's pass attempt locations on a football field for 2021 Weeks 10-18, 2022 Weeks 1-2, and 2022 Week 2 second half, illustrating deeper and more central throws.

Charts 2022-09-21

Tua is throwing deeper — and more to the middle of the field

From The Dolphins Wanted To Let Tua Tagovailoa Go. Now They’ve Unleashed Him. by Ty Schalter

Line chart showing Democratic vs Republican generic ballot polling averages from mid-2021 to Election Day Nov. 8, 2022, with Democrats leading by 1.9 points on Sept. 22, 2022.

Charts 2022-09-23

Generic Ballot Polling Average: Democrats vs Republicans 2021-2022

From How Americans Feel About Republican Governors Sending Migrants To Blue Cities by Kaleigh Rogers, Zoha Qamar

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings from January 2021 to September 2022, with disapproval at 53.0% and approval at 42.5% on Day 611.

Charts 2022-09-23

Presidential Approval Ratings Through Day 611

From How Americans Feel About Republican Governors Sending Migrants To Blue Cities by Kaleigh Rogers, Zoha Qamar

Two side-by-side choropleth maps of Atlanta-area counties showing vote margin shift and change in Black vs. white electorate share from 2000 to 2020 presidential elections.

Maps 2022-09-26

A larger Black electorate has become pivotal to Atlanta's politics

From How Black Americans Reshaped Politics In Georgia by Elena Mejia, Alex Samuels

Two choropleth maps of Atlanta-area counties showing vote margin shift from Democratic to Republican (2000-2020) and change in Black vs white voting-age population share over the same period.

Maps 2022-09-26

A larger Black electorate has become pivotal to Atlanta's politics

From How Black Americans Reshaped Politics In Georgia by Elena Mejia, Alex Samuels

Horizontal bar chart showing change in share of Black and white voters from 2016 to 2020 in Atlanta metro counties won by Biden, with a small inset map.

Charts 2022-09-26

Black voters were instrumental for Biden

From How Black Americans Reshaped Politics In Georgia by Elena Mejia, Alex Samuels

Bar chart showing change in share of Black and white voters from 2016 to 2020 by Atlanta metro counties won by Biden, with a small inset map highlighting those counties.

Charts 2022-09-26

Black voters were instrumental for Biden

From How Black Americans Reshaped Politics In Georgia by Elena Mejia, Alex Samuels

Bubble chart showing how vote margin and number of Black voters shifted in suburban and exurban Georgia counties from 2016 to 2020 presidential elections, with bubble size representing increase in Black voters.

Charts 2022-09-26

The Black vote helped suburbs shift left

From How Black Americans Reshaped Politics In Georgia by Elena Mejia, Alex Samuels

Bubble chart showing how vote margin and number of Black voters shifted in Georgia suburban and exurban counties from 2016 to 2020 presidential elections, with bubble size representing increase in Black voters.

Charts 2022-09-26

The Black vote helped suburbs shift left

From How Black Americans Reshaped Politics In Georgia by Elena Mejia, Alex Samuels

Scatter plot showing Georgia counties by share of Black electorate in 2021 Senate runoffs versus how much better or worse Warnock performed compared to Biden in 2020, colored by urbanization index.

Charts 2022-09-26

Warnock outran Biden in counties with more Black voters

From How Black Americans Reshaped Politics In Georgia by Elena Mejia, Alex Samuels

Scatter plot showing Georgia counties by share of Black electorate vs. Warnock's vote-share margin compared to Biden, colored by urbanization index.

Charts 2022-09-26

Warnock outran Biden in counties with more Black voters

From How Black Americans Reshaped Politics In Georgia by Elena Mejia, Alex Samuels

Jacksonville Jaguars offensive stats table showing EPA/play, success rate, first down percentage, and number of plays broken down by rush, pass, early downs, and late downs.

Tables 2022-09-26

Jacksonville Jaguars Offensive Stats by Play Type

From Butt-Punting Is A Bad Idea, And Other NFL Lessons Learned From Week 3

NFL quarterback stats table comparing P. Mahomes and M. Ryan across Plays, EPA/play, Total EPA, aDoT, CMP%, xCMP%, CPOE, and xQBR metrics.

Tables 2022-09-26

QB Stats Comparison: Mahomes vs. Ryan

From Butt-Punting Is A Bad Idea, And Other NFL Lessons Learned From Week 3

Streamgraph showing share of Americans who rated each issue as most important across five waves of a FiveThirtyEight/Ipsos survey from April to September 2022, with climate change rising notably.

Charts 2022-09-29

Climate change is a growing concern for Americans

From Do Democrats And Republicans Agree On Anything About Climate Change And Immigration? by Holly Fuong, Geoffrey Skelley

Parallel coordinates/stream chart showing share of Americans citing each issue as most important across five waves of a FiveThirtyEight/Ipsos survey from April to September 2022.

Charts 2022-09-29

Climate change is a growing concern for Americans

From Do Democrats And Republicans Agree On Anything About Climate Change And Immigration? by Holly Fuong, Geoffrey Skelley

Line chart showing Democratic (blue) and Republican (red) generic ballot polling averages from mid-2021 to October 2022, with Democrats leading by +1.3 points on Sept. 29, 2022.

Charts 2022-09-30

Generic Ballot Polling Average: Democrats 45.3% vs Republicans 44.1%

From Iranians Are Ready For A Different Approach to Religion and Government by Zoha Qamar

Line chart showing presidential approval and disapproval ratings from January 2021 to September 2022, with disapproval at 52.2% and approval at 42.0% on Day 618.

Charts 2022-09-30

Presidential Approval Ratings Through Day 618

From Iranians Are Ready For A Different Approach to Religion and Government by Zoha Qamar

Dot-plot infographic showing 100 simulated Senate election outcomes: Republicans win 32 in 100, Democrats win 68 in 100, with seat counts ranging from 51 to 56 for each party.

Other 2022-09-30

Democrats are slightly favored to win the Senate

From 5 Reasons For Democrats To Still Be Concerned About The Midterms by Nate Silver

Dot plot showing 100 simulated House election outcomes: Republicans win 68 in 100 and Democrats win 32 in 100, with dots spread around the majority threshold.

Charts 2022-09-30

Republicans are slightly favored to win the House

From 5 Reasons For Democrats To Still Be Concerned About The Midterms by Nate Silver