12 election charts nobody can spin
Sharp claims, honest axes. Every chart starts at zero, shows its data and links its source.
3/24The midterm curse: the president’s party gained House seats just 3 times in 92 years6/7Democrats flipped 7 Senate seats. 6 were in states Trump won.229,766229,766 votes in three states decided the 2024 election1.5312 electoral votes looked like a landslide. The popular vote gap was 1.5 points.3.3×A Wyoming vote carries 3.3× the Electoral College weight of a California vote51/5151 of 51: every state and D.C. moved toward Trump in 20247/7Trump swept all seven swing states. Only Arizona topped 5 points.8Red and blue states ranked: only 8 of 51 were within 5 points4242 states never flipped. Just 9 decided four elections.15×Young Americans are 15× likelier than seniors to get political news mainly from social media8%Just 8% of Republicans trust the news media. Among Democrats it is 51%.2×Facebook still beats TikTok 2 to 1 as a news source