# 51 Weird American Infographics, Mostly Political

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**Created:** [December 24, 2021, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/51-weird-american-infographics-mostly-political/956564 "2021-12-24T01:03:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2021, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/51-weird-american-infographics-mostly-political/956564/1 "2021-12-24T01:03:16Z")

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I like to see clever graphics used to convey information. Some of these are pretty esoteric.

> **[Our 51 Best (And Weirdest) Charts Of 2021](https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/our-51-best-and-weirdest-charts-of-2021/)**
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> This year, our visual journalists told stories of the pandemic, political gridlock and the world of sports.

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**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2021, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/51-weird-american-infographics-mostly-political/956564/2 "2021-12-24T01:36:47Z")

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Thank you! You’ve unknowingly fed my infographic obsession. It’s a wonderful way for me to start the day. 😃

Actually, I’m on a “periodic table of _whatever_” infographic bender at the moment.

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**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2021, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/51-weird-american-infographics-mostly-political/956564/3 "2021-12-24T02:14:56Z")

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The categories are politics, sports, Covid, science and the Tokyo Olympics. While this will be obvious to those who scrolled down enough, others got bored seeing obscure local political data. I’m not saying the other stuff is or isn’t your thing - just know it ain’t all politics. The Covid ones interested me.