In our recent project looking for the next Bechdel Test, we tried to find new ways to evaluate whether Hollywood was doing a good job of representing all kinds of people equitably on screen and behind the scenes. To put the new tests through their paces, nine FiveThirtyEight staffers watched the 50 top-grossing movies of […]
Because most political districts are drawn by state legislators, politicians tend to receive the bulk of the blame for gerrymandering. In this video — the second in our trio of short explainers on gerrymandering — we take a close look at the role that the American electorate plays in the ways our districts are shaped. […]
Gerrymandering is about as old as the United States, and in the past few years, the manipulation of political district lines has been the subject of debate. What makes solving the problem of gerrymandering so tough is, well, not everyone agrees on the problem. One of the main goals behind FiveThirtyEight’s Gerrymandering Project is to […]
When the Atlanta Falcons travel to Philadelphia on Saturday, they will be the first No. 6 seed in NFL history to be the betting favorite in the divisional round. Of course, this can be chalked up almost entirely to Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz going down with a torn ACL in Week 14. The Eagles’ offense […]
When the Atlanta Falcons travel to Philadelphia on Saturday, they will be the first No. 6 seed in NFL history to be the betting favorite in the divisional round. Of course, this can be chalked up almost entirely to Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz going down with a torn ACL in Week 14. The Eagles’ offense […]