The only thing that doesn't seem to have followed a similar upward trend is the number of new registrants per month. 2008, 2012 & 2016 were only modest years for new members despite the presidential election going on, yet each time, were followed by a year(s) of booming user growth. I wonder why that is.
Perhaps more people start getting interested in analysis in the time after the election? And in the same vein, perhaps midterms focus on the congressional and senate races creates a more analytical atmosphere instead of the intense excitement of the presidential race?
