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Ideology gap by gender
Financial Times's line chart drew 545.3K views on X: 1.2x its typical post and #17 of 25 Financial Times charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
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Why it spread
This post spread because it paired alarming political numbers with a clear line chart, drawing 2,925 likes, 612 reposts, 238 quotes, 851 saves and 545,257 views, with a quote rate in the top quarter and an independent author.
What worked
- The post text leads with a strong human hook about a widening gender divide, then backs it with concrete figures such as young men leaning right by 50 points and young women leaning left by 22 points.
- The chart type is a line, which suits a gap opening over time, and it shows a wide ideology gap between young men and women, making the trend easy to grasp at a glance.
- The post is branded, includes a source line, and comes from an independent author with source reach in the top quarter, which together build trust and encourage sharing.
What to borrow
We could use the same framing by taking one striking gap in our own data, stating the two opposing figures plainly in the post text, and letting a simple line chart show the divide widening over time.
Careful
Do not copy the exact political framing or over-read the numbers as a permanent trend, and do not assume the same result without our own source line, branding and independent voice.
Written by our analysis model from the measured numbers above, not by Financial Times.
Make it yours
Your numbers, in this line chart.
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Approximate values. Our two readings of this chart agreed only in part (confidence 0.40 of 1), so check the original before you quote a number. The API marks it lowConfidence, and ?min_confidence=0.5 leaves it out.
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Questions people ask
How far did Financial Times's "Ideology gap by gender" chart travel?
545,257 views, 2,925 likes, 612 reposts and 851 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @jburnmurdoch gets about 455K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A line chart. Wide ideology gap opening between young men and women.
Can I use Financial Times's chart?
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