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.
Create custom media lists that are automatically updated, send multimedia emails, and track who opened emails and where they clicked, all right from the platform itself. And our module, Influencer Streams, shows you exactly what influencers are talking about on social media, so you can personalize pitches and amplify your message.
*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

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

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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