Ribbon

Every chart drawn in this format, newest first. How it reads: Methodology.

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  The Tone of the State of the Union, 1790–2026

  Positive and negative words in every State of the Union message since 1790, as the VADER word list rates them, drawn as two lines with the gap colored by whichever leads.

  Updated 2026
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  “I” and “We” in the State of the Union, 1790–2026

  How often every State of the Union message since 1790 says “I” and how often “we”, as two lines with the gap colored by whichever leads.

  Updated 2026