Most Controversial High-Comment Posts on r/dataisbeautiful
The 6 most controversial, highly-commented posts on Reddit's r/dataisbeautiful, ranked by comment count and upvote ratio.
| # | date | score | upvote_ratio | num_comments | title | author | url | permalink | domain | is_self |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020-11-12 | 57365 | 0.6399999856948853 | 7617 | [OC] Trump voters are less likely to have a college degree | heresacorrection | https://i.redd.it/v46ajhc78ty51.png | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | i.redd.it | False |
| 2 | 2022-09-19 | 58903 | 0.6399999856948853 | 6840 | [OC] China emits more CO2 than the entire Western hemisphere | maanyos | https://i.redd.it/8rte7ermguo91.png | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | i.redd.it | False |
| 3 | 2021-04-09 | 65378 | 0.699999988079071 | 6499 | [OC] The 2020 election if only people under 45 voted. | BLAZENIOSZ | https://i.redd.it/3uonaxgip2s61.png | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | i.redd.it | False |
| 4 | 2023-01-31 | 29621 | 0.699999988079071 | 6305 | [OC] The world's 10 richest women | jcceagle | https://v.redd.it/gwwunicr9dfa1 | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | v.redd.it | False |
| 5 | 2020-07-20 | 27395 | 0.5600000023841858 | 5933 | The best (& worst) countries for raising a family (2020) [OC] | [deleted] | https://i.redd.it/7y8a9bng60c51.png | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | i.redd.it | False |
| 6 | 2021-08-05 | 35822 | 0.699999988079071 | 5089 | Where can you afford to live on the minimum wage in the United States? [OC] | loveandwars | https://i.redd.it/x5zantin8jf71.png | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | i.redd.it | False |
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Most Controversial High-Comment Posts on r/dataisbeautiful — Analysis
Posts Ranked by Score (Net Upvotes)
Controversy Level (Lower Upvote Ratio = More Divisive)
Posts Ranked by Comment Count
Key Findings
- The Trump voter education post generated the most comments (7,617) despite not having the highest score — controversy drives discussion more than approval
- Upvote ratios range from 56% to 70%, far below the subreddit average of ~90%, confirming these posts split the audience
- The highest-scoring post (65K upvotes, "2020 election if only under-45 voted") had only the 3rd most comments, suggesting younger Reddit users upvoted but didn't argue
- All 6 posts span 2020-2023 and every one touches a politically or socially divisive topic: elections, emissions, wealth, cost of living, family policy
- The only video post (richest women, v.redd.it) had the 2nd-lowest score but 4th-most comments — video format on a data sub draws skepticism