Data Stories: Historical, Political, and Regional Religious Trends
These charts show the spread of world religions, political trends among religious leaders, and smaller religious populations.
- By Lindsay Stares
- February 7, 2018
The Span of History
This animated visualization from Business Insider shows how each of the major religions spread over time.
The Relationship Between Religion and Politics
This series of charts from the New York Times maps religious leaders along political lines and shows the age and gender breakdown of various denominations.
America’s Second Place Religions
NPR provides this map of the second most popular religion in each state in the U.S. and explains the history behind the Baha’i in South Carolina.
About the Author
Lindsay Stares is a production editor at TDWI. You can contact her here.