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Governing party vote share
Financial Times's slope chart drew 746.5K views on X: 1.6x its typical post and #14 of 25 Financial Times charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
Just to clarify: this isn’t just the first time since WW2 that all incumbent parties in developed countries lost vote share.
Why it spread
It spread because the post paired a striking historical claim with a slope chart showing governing parties lost vote share in elections this year, and it reached 746,460 views with 4,736 likes, 1,248 reposts, 208 quotes, and 1,404 saves, helped by many quotes and an independent author.
What worked
- The post text made a clear, memorable claim about the first time since 1905 and the first time in the history of democracy, which gave people a reason to share it.
- The slope chart directly showed governing parties lost vote share in elections this year, matching the post text and making the pattern easy to grasp.
- The post was branded, showed a source line, and came from consequence with top quarter source reach and top quarter quote rate, which added credibility and discussion.
What to borrow
We could use a slope chart to show a long historical first in our own data, pair it with a short clarifying post text, and include a source line and brand mark so the claim feels credible and shareable.
Careful
Do not copy the exact historical claim or treat the post as proof that the pattern will continue, and do not over-read the absence of points, comments, account typical likes, or times the account normal.
Written by our analysis model from the measured numbers above, not by Financial Times.
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How far did Financial Times's "Governing party vote share" chart travel?
746,460 views, 4,736 likes, 1,248 reposts and 1,404 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @jburnmurdoch gets about 455K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A slope chart. Governing parties lost vote share in elections this year.
Can I use Financial Times's chart?
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