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 9.3M members. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #9 in the Politics communities list.
Roughly 373K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Trump, Looking For A, and Democrats.
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: 279K members
Past year (monthly)
- 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: 26K members
- Sep: 6K members
Topics
- Trump40 posts in the past month#140Trump
- Looking For A19 posts in the past month#219Looking For A
- Democrats8 posts in the past month#38Democrats
- Worst8 posts in the past month#48Worst
- Iran7 posts in the past month#57Iran
Flair
- No Paywall74 posts in the past month
- Ty Cobb on midterms: Trump intends ‘to steal these elections where possible’
- Judge blocks Trump’s new USPS rules for mail-in ballots with just weeks before midterm elections
- Trump's Ballroom Confession Stuns CNN Host: 'Did I Read Right?'
#174No PaywallTy Cobb on midterms: Trump intends ‘to steal these elections where possible’ · Judge blocks Trump’s new USPS rules for mail-in ballots with just weeks before midterm elections · Trump's Ballroom Confession Stuns CNN Host: 'Did I Read Right?' - Possible Paywall41 posts in the past month
- John Fetterman Blew Off Paralyzed Veterans to Go on Fox News
- Former John Fetterman Aides Threaten to Expose Senator’s Internal Messages
- Trump says Iran conflict, which has killed 18 US service members and injured hundreds more, is ‘small potatoes’
#241Possible PaywallJohn Fetterman Blew Off Paralyzed Veterans to Go on Fox News · Former John Fetterman Aides Threaten to Expose Senator’s Internal Messages · Trump says Iran conflict, which has killed 18 US service members and injured hundreds more, is ‘small potatoes’ - Non-approved domain14 posts in the past month
- UN approves new world map to end centuries of shrinking Africa on the page • FRANCE 24 English
- Talarico plans Texas food drive to counterprogram Trump's GOP convention
- Trump Threatens To End Trade With Canada And Mexico: We'd Save Billions
#314Non-approved domainUN approves new world map to end centuries of shrinking Africa on the page • FRANCE 24 English · Talarico plans Texas food drive to counterprogram Trump's GOP convention · Trump Threatens To End Trade With Canada And Mexico: We'd Save Billions - Karma gated submission6 posts in the past month
- Demand accountability from the Supreme Court
- Demand the Immediate Resignation of Plymouth County DA Timothy J. Cruz
- Ban men from juries on women's health and rights cases
#46Karma gated submissionDemand accountability from the Supreme Court · Demand the Immediate Resignation of Plymouth County DA Timothy J. Cruz · Ban men from juries on women's health and rights cases - Already Submitted5 posts in the past month
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#55Already Submitted[ Removed by moderator ] · [ Removed by moderator ] · [ Removed by moderator ]
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 9.3M 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
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- Views /mo (-69%)
- 17
- Visitors /mo (-62%)
- 1
- Referrals /mo (-93%)
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