In contrast, recent trends do differ by education group. Until 2012, Americans with the most formal education (Bachelor+) were the most pro-business. By 2024, they became the most pro-union. On the other hand, Americans with the least formal education (less than high school) were historically among the most pro-union but recently became the least pro-union. High school graduates, some college, and bachelor-plus all expressed record-high pro-union sentiment in 2024. Even those without a high school degree remained near their record high.
Don’t get me wrong, the gap is huge, but this graph is designed to misrepresent the information.
The scale starts at 45% and tops out at 60%. Even the bottom of the scale is only JUST below half, and the top is only 10% above it. The midway point is not the 50% mark, which one would expect to be the case for a graph showing percentages. So that low point is not the low point the graph insinuates, and the gap is only 15%, not the like 95% differential the graph insinuated until you start looking more closely.
The message is ultimately factual, but misrepresenting data to misrepresent vibes is still misinformation.
yup yup. constantly see these graphs that dont bottom out at 0, very annoying.
Most of these add up to more than 100% as well. The headline indicates it’s one or the other, but the data seems to indicate overlapping approval, not favorites.