Top 10 U.S. Social Media Influencers in Politics
Using our extensive media database, we compiled a list of the top 10 social media influencers throughout the United States and operating in the Politics space. Our solution makes it easy to find — and connect with — the influencers that matter to you.
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*Data as of July 2022
1. Jake Tapper
Bio: Dad; husband; anchor of @TheLeadCNN and @CNNSOTU; author of @TheOutpostbook, @TheHellfireClub, and The @Devil_May_Dance: bit.ly/DevilMayDance
Location: Washington, D.C.
Followers: 3.3M
2. Joy-Ann Reid
Bio: “You must be bold, brave, and courageous and find a way… to get in good trouble.” -John Lewis #TheReidOut ❤️ #reiders. Likes are sometimes just bookmarks.
Location: USA
Followers: 2.1M
4. Ana Marie Cox
Bio: “No one ever made the world better by being perfect.” – @victorlavalle || She/her || Dog: Exley, Cats: Luke and Leia || Friend of Bill
Location: Austin, TX
Followers: 1.1M
5. Matt Drudge
Bio: The same thing happened today that happened yesterday, only to different people — Walter Winchell
Location: US
Followers: 486K
6. Wayne Dupree
Bio: Proud Father of three! CPAC Blogger Of The Year; Award-Winning Podcast; Use promo code WAYNE on mypillow.com/WAYNE;
Location: USAF Desert Storm/Shield Vet
Followers: 454K
7. Parker Molloy
Bio: wife of @KaylaPekkala, writer of things, please subscribe to my newsletter, etc.
Location: Chicago, IL
Followers: 250K
8. Matt Bruenig
Bio: Founder @PplPolicyProj: patreon.com/peoplespolicyp. Co-host of The Bruenigs with @ebruenig: patreon.com/thebruenigs
Followers: 189K
9. Markos Moulitsas
Bio: Founder of Daily Kos, co-founder Civiqs.com, co-founder Vox Media. Now podcasting!
Location: Berkeley, California
Followers: 183K
10. Jeff Jarvis
Bio: @BuzzMachine; prof @CUNY‘s Craig Newmark J-school; books: Public Parts, What Would Google Do?, Gutenberg the Geek. This Week in Google. Views are mine
Location: New York, NY
Followers: 176K
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