charts – consider the politics

Chart of week – May 5th

Different methodologies, different poll results.

Research from Deutsche Bank These two charts illustrate generations by date of birth and number of births. The last two presidents have come from the Silent Generation (Biden) and Baby Boomer Generation (Trump). Notice Generation Z represents the most births in a 15 year period. They already outnumber Baby Boomers (see below) and will catchContinue reading “Charts ending 3/30/2024”

Chart ending 3/23/2024

The chart below comes from an Axios article published last year. First, the chart answers the following question. Which party performs better (a larger margin of victory) in wealthy congressional districts versus less wealthy congressional districts? The horizontal axis shows the margin of victory in 2022 midterm congressional elections. Margins below zero represent Republican victories.Continue reading “Chart ending 3/23/2024”

Chart of the week ending 3/16/2024

Black, Asian, and Latinos are better sorted – that is, they are matching their ideology to their vote choice/party ID. That means more members of these groups will vote for Republicans than in the past.

Chart of the week ending 5/12/2023

Typically, the news media present comparisons of median household income between Whites and Blacks, or perhaps Whites and Hispanics. In general, racial comparisons dominate media coverage. While important, there are of course more than two groups that comprise our nation’s population. In fact, approximately 30% of the population is neither Black nor White. This chart,Continue reading “Chart of the week ending 5/12/2023”