We were interested in some correlations for the data we collected to see if there are any trends among the community.
Enjoy these fun figures!
We were interested in some correlations for the data we collected to see if there are any trends among the community.
Enjoy these fun figures!
SEXUALITY AND FAVORITE CHARACTER
Season 1 Dads
#RonSweep
Season 1 Kids
Most groups favored Grant, but the bisexual community members favored Terry Jr. slightly more.
Season 2 Teens
Once again, most groups favored a single character (Normal), but gay/lesbian fans liked Scary slightly more.
Season 2 Dad/Dad Figures
Most groups liked Terry Jr. the most, except for gay/lesbian survey takers, who favored Grant by a pretty wide margin.
US STATE AND FAVORITE CHARACTER
Season 1 Player Character
Continuation of #RonSweep
Season 1 Kids
Most states preferred Grant; however, Montana preferring Nick, Kansas preferring Sparrow, and Utah, Maryland, Rhode Island, and Vermont preferring Terry Jr. is definitely interesting.
Across most of these maps, you'll see ties, which ended up being a common trend. Seems like people can't necessarily make up their minds on who's their favorite--a pretty solid testament to the impact these characters have on the community!
Season 2 Player Characters
There was a lot more variety across the U.S. in teen player character preference. New Mexico and North Carolina being the only ones who had Taylor as their favorite is fascinating, to say the least, and so is the cluster of Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi being fans of Scary.
Season 2 Dads/Dad Figures
This was a lot more varied for the dads/dad figures as well, with a few 3 or 4 way ties for Maine, Wyoming, and Mississippi. There was an interesting spread in the preference of Demon Nicky, too (we see your love for Lark, Nevada and Rhode Island, and we support you!).
CANADIAN PROVINCE AND FAVORITE CHARACTER
The below analyses of these maps comes from another member of the community, Zed (Discord: zedtimes3), who they themself is Canadian, and could draw better conclusions than us silly Americans.
Season 1 Dads
Maybe we can get #RonSweep to trend?
Season 1 Kids
Zed: "Considering BC is full of laid back hipsters, and Alberta is full of conservative Texan-wannabes, it's amazing they both embrace the traumatized, normal kid! Shout out to Yukon for their five people loving Terry Jr. and nick, I know you feel left out and your choices show that, we support you. And yes, Quebec, we know you don't wanna be associated with us, so they picked the outsider kid <3"
Season 2 Teens
Zed: "Our most populated provinces are also the most traumatized and filled with ever changing experiences. Hence, connecting with our beloved Normally Ly Sparrow-Oak-Garcia. Dndads have Saskachewan and Quebec agreeing on the most rule abbiding character must be the biggest sign of possible unity between the two. C'mon Ontario and BC, I know you've all had a Scary phase, embrace our favourite emo"
Season 2 Dad/Dad Figures
Zed: "Yukon is nothing if not committed to their favs, and I support this. Laid back BC and strict Quebec embracing Grant in a feat of cooperation that our history will never see again. I'm slightly surprised our dear Albertians love timid and chill Terry Jr. The same as barely mentioned Manitoba, and paradise, laid back Newfoundland loves intense and badass Nicky. I hope y'all are enjoying breaking expectations and projecting on these silly characters"
OCCUPATION CATEGORY AND FAVORITE CHARACTER
Season 1 Dads
Ron unifies all.
Season 1 Kids
Most groups having Grant as the favorite is expected, but farming/fishing/forestry and installation/repair/maintenance liking Sparrow the most is neat!
Season 2 Teens
Most groups like Normal, but architecture/engineering, business/administration, communication, and law/policy all prefer Lincoln. Installation/repair/maintenance, what do you know about Taylor that the rest of us are missing?
Season 2 Dad/Dad Figures
Pretty varied spread here, but the Oak Boys get no love from the occupations. We think it's intriguing that, for the nature hippie dad (Sparrow), the farming/fishing/forestry like him the least (1.1%).
AGE AND DISCOVERY TIMEFRAME
There's no visible trend between age and when people found the podcast; however, the 4-way tie for the 26-35 age bracket is certainly something to behold. That was the bucket with the most survey responses, meaning the majority of the active fanbase found the podcast between July of 2019 and June of 2020 (life leading into the COVID-19 pandemic), along with spikes in the first 6 months of 2021 and 2022. Similarly, the younger end of the fanbase found the show within the year 2022.
AGE AND FAVORITE CHARACTER
Season 1 Dads
Last piece of evidence for #RonSweep.
Season 1 Kids
Unsurprisingly, regardless of age, everyone loves Grant.
Season 2 Teens
Here, it was pretty consistently Normal being the favorite until the oldest two age brackets, who then pretty largely prefer Scary over anyone else (side note from Raleigh: it made me laugh to see the appeal of Taylor consistently decline from being nearly tied for first place to tied for last place as the community ages).
Season 2 Dads/Dad Figures
Interesting that the younger parts of the community like Terry Jr., but as the community ages, their preference for the dads/dad figures changes.