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 2021
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: 2M
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
6. Wayne Dupree
Bio: Official Acct for waynedupree.com/premium; Podcast App apple.co/2PH7pEQ
Location: USAF Desert Storm/Shield Vet
Followers: 428K
7. Markos Moulitsas
Bio: Founder of Daily Kos, co-founder Civiqs.com, co-founder Vox Media. Now podcasting!
Location: Berkeley, California
Followers: 182K
8. 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: 174K
Followers: 95K
10. Mickey Kaus
Bio: The End of Equality [1992, Basic Books] “The venerable liberal crusade for income equality is doomed. … Time [to] try a different strategy.”
Followers: 38K
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