TDWI Articles

Data Stories: Estimating and Representing Groups

Estimating the size of population groups in the U.S., how households have changed over time, and disparities in how Congress represents the U.S. population.

  • By Upside Staff
  • March 30, 2022

 

Perception Versus Reality

sample of data visualization, linked to full visualization on YouGov

Americans surveyed by YouGov consistently overestimate the size of minority groups and underestimate the size of majority groups.

 

Who Makes Up a Household?

sample of data visualization, linked to full visualization on Flowing Data

This diagram from Flowing Data shows how who lives together in the U.S. has changed over time.

 

Who Sits in the House?

sample of data visualization, linked to full visualization on FiveThirtyEight 

Under the current rules for apportioning members in the U.S. House of Representatives, the people in some states are over- and underrepresented compared to the average. These interactive charts from FiveThirtyEight illustrate what that means and what would happen if the size of Congress was adjusted to accommodate today’s population.

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