About r/politics
/r/Politics is for news and discussion about U.S. politics.
The community at a glance
r/politics is a Subreddit for Politics with roughly 9.2M members. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #5 in the Politics communities list.
Roughly 364K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Trump, Looking For A, and Worst. Common discussion themes are News and Pain & Anger.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 807K members
- 2014: 0 members
- 2015: 0 members
- 2016: 201K members
- 2017: 387K members
- 2018: 820K members
- 2019: 1.2M members
- 2020: 1.4M members
- 2021: 789K members
- 2023: 605K members
- 2024: 244K members
- 2025: 287K members
- 2026: 264K members
Past year (monthly)
- Sep: 25K members
- Oct: 12K members
- Nov: 34K members
- Dec: 26K members
- Jan: 43K members
- Feb: 39K members
- Mar: 36K members
- Apr: 40K members
- May: 31K members
- Jun: 26K members
- Jul: 31K members
- Aug: 17K members
Themes
- News158 posts in the past month
- Keystone Kash Caught Up in New Epstein Files Drop
- Thousands of Canadians call for US ambassador's expulsion
- Epstein judge: ‘The public has a right to know what the hell is going on’
#1158NewsKeystone Kash Caught Up in New Epstein Files Drop · Thousands of Canadians call for US ambassador's expulsion · Epstein judge: ‘The public has a right to know what the hell is going on’ - Pain & Anger1 post in the past month
- KKKaroline quit because Trump left her to die on the plane with the press members she defended him from daily.
#21Pain & AngerKKKaroline quit because Trump left her to die on the plane with the press members she defended him from daily.
Topics
- Trump42 posts in the past month#142Trump
- Looking For A19 posts in the past month#219Looking For A
- Worst9 posts in the past month#39Worst
- Democrats8 posts in the past month#48Democrats
- Struggling7 posts in the past month#57Struggling
Flair
- No Paywall91 posts in the past month
- Socialism’s Moment Is Here
- JD Vance demands that the DOJ investigate hospitals caring for transgender patients
- Ocasio-Cortez: ‘Pretty funny’ some people are freaking out about decision to freeze eggs
#191No PaywallSocialism’s Moment Is Here · JD Vance demands that the DOJ investigate hospitals caring for transgender patients · Ocasio-Cortez: ‘Pretty funny’ some people are freaking out about decision to freeze eggs - Possible Paywall51 posts in the past month
- Keystone Kash Caught Up in New Epstein Files Drop
- Thousands of Canadians call for US ambassador's expulsion
- In 2026, money doesn't always matter
#251Possible PaywallKeystone Kash Caught Up in New Epstein Files Drop · Thousands of Canadians call for US ambassador's expulsion · In 2026, money doesn't always matter - Karma gated submission11 posts in the past month
- Ken Paxton Steals Pens
- US to tell partners they must pick sides in AI race with China
- Trump says he’ll ‘never apologize’ for military action against Iran
#311Karma gated submissionKen Paxton Steals Pens · US to tell partners they must pick sides in AI race with China · Trump says he’ll ‘never apologize’ for military action against Iran - Non-approved domain8 posts in the past month
- Leak: Top Democratic Org's “Anti-Extremism” Project Targets Left
- New Study Finds Politically Mismatched Couples Are More Likely to Break Up, With Abortion Bans Accelerating Separations
- Trump said to call Netanyahu ‘his own worst enemy’ as PM vies for election endorsement
#48Non-approved domainLeak: Top Democratic Org's “Anti-Extremism” Project Targets Left · New Study Finds Politically Mismatched Couples Are More Likely to Break Up, With Abortion Bans Accelerating Separations · Trump said to call Netanyahu ‘his own worst enemy’ as PM vies for election endorsement - Already Submitted7 posts in the past month
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Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/politics for?
- Best for Politics enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/politics free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/politics have?
- Roughly 9.2M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/politics on?
- r/politics runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/politics cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/politics is organized under Politics.
- How do I join r/politics?
- You can join r/politics by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Politics communities like?
- Communities for political discussion covering elections, policy, and current events. Reddit has active communities spanning both general politics and specific ideological spaces, with Discord servers for cross-spectrum debate and Quora hosting large political discussion groups.
Monthly Stats
- 27
- Views /mo (-52%)
- 26
- Visitors /mo (-41%)
- 3
- Referrals /mo (-80%)
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