Community Overview
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 #7 in the Politics communities list.
Roughly 336K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Trump, Iran, and Deal. Common discussion themes are News and Pain & Anger.
On Reddit
9.2M Members
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchYearly: +336K members
Growth: +3.8% / year
Member 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: 211K members
2013
+807K new
2014
+0 new
2015
+0 new
2016
+201K new
2017
+387K new
2018
+820K new
2019
+1.2M new
2020
+1.4M new
2021
+789K new
2023
+605K new
2024
+244K new
2025
+287K new
2026
+211K new
Past year (monthly)
- Jul: 13K members
- Aug: 11K members
- 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: 21K members
July 2025
+13K new
August 2025
+11K new
September 2025
+25K new
October 2025
+12K new
November 2025
+34K new
December 2025
+26K new
January 2026
+43K new
February 2026
+39K new
March 2026
+36K new
April 2026
+40K new
May 2026
+31K new
June 2026
+21K new
Themes
- News78 posts in the past month
- JD Vance Confirms Iran Will Get Jaw-Dropping Sum Under Trump Deal | Iran will be paid billions, leaving it much stronger than before Trump’s war.
- America has lost its war with Iran
- Trump team fears leak of Epstein Situation Room tapes
#178NewsJD Vance Confirms Iran Will Get Jaw-Dropping Sum Under Trump Deal | Iran will be paid billions, leaving it much stronger than before Trump’s war. · America has lost its war with Iran · Trump team fears leak of Epstein Situation Room tapes - Pain & Anger5 posts in the past month
- Frustrated by Courts, Trump Weighed Suspending a Constitutional Right. Secret memos show that the White House debated last year, to a greater degree than previously known, whether to limit habeas corpus rights for undocumented immigrants.
- That brutal, unserious cage fight underlined who Trump really is — and what he’s doing to America
- ‘Dreamers’ are losing their jobs waiting for renewals under Trump: ‘It feels like a personal attack’. The process to renew Daca immigration status used to take a few weeks – now it drags on for months
#25Pain & AngerFrustrated by Courts, Trump Weighed Suspending a Constitutional Right. Secret memos show that the White House debated last year, to a greater degree than previously known, whether to limit habeas corpus rights for undocumented immigrants. · That brutal, unserious cage fight underlined who Trump really is — and what he’s doing to America · ‘Dreamers’ are losing their jobs waiting for renewals under Trump: ‘It feels like a personal attack’. The process to renew Daca immigration status used to take a few weeks – now it drags on for months - Solution Requests1 post in the past month
- FDA approves Colorado’s plan to import cheaper drugs from Canada
#31Solution RequestsFDA approves Colorado’s plan to import cheaper drugs from Canada
Topics
- Trump243 posts in the past month
- Trump has admitted defeat on Iran war after historic blunder
- Secret Memo Exposes Trump Team’s Debate on Suspending Constitution
- Trump Parties While America Surrenders
#1243TrumpTrump has admitted defeat on Iran war after historic blunder · Secret Memo Exposes Trump Team’s Debate on Suspending Constitution · Trump Parties While America Surrenders - Iran120 posts in the past month
- JD Vance Confirms Iran Will Get Jaw-Dropping Sum Under Trump Deal | Iran will be paid billions, leaving it much stronger than before Trump’s war.
- America has lost its war with Iran
- Trump has admitted defeat on Iran war after historic blunder
#2120IranJD Vance Confirms Iran Will Get Jaw-Dropping Sum Under Trump Deal | Iran will be paid billions, leaving it much stronger than before Trump’s war. · America has lost its war with Iran · Trump has admitted defeat on Iran war after historic blunder - Deal38 posts in the past month
- U.S., Iran reach deal to extend ceasefire, open strait
#338DealU.S., Iran reach deal to extend ceasefire, open strait - Democrats21 posts in the past month
- Democrats hold 5-point edge over GOP ahead of midterms: Poll
- Voters favor Democrats by double digits in new midterm poll amid economic 'malaise'
#421DemocratsDemocrats hold 5-point edge over GOP ahead of midterms: Poll · Voters favor Democrats by double digits in new midterm poll amid economic 'malaise' - Looking For A19 posts in the past month#519Looking For A
Flair
- No Paywall114 posts in the past month
- America has lost its war with Iran
- Trump team fears leak of Epstein Situation Room tapes
- Trump has admitted defeat on Iran war after historic blunder
#1114No PaywallAmerica has lost its war with Iran · Trump team fears leak of Epstein Situation Room tapes · Trump has admitted defeat on Iran war after historic blunder - Possible Paywall75 posts in the past month
- JD Vance Confirms Iran Will Get Jaw-Dropping Sum Under Trump Deal | Iran will be paid billions, leaving it much stronger than before Trump’s war.
- Trump’s White House Defilement Is Complete With 1 A.M. UFC Finale
- Secret Memo Exposes Trump Team’s Debate on Suspending Constitution
#275Possible PaywallJD Vance Confirms Iran Will Get Jaw-Dropping Sum Under Trump Deal | Iran will be paid billions, leaving it much stronger than before Trump’s war. · Trump’s White House Defilement Is Complete With 1 A.M. UFC Finale · Secret Memo Exposes Trump Team’s Debate on Suspending Constitution - Paywall5 posts in the past month
- Trump Parties While America Surrenders
- Trump administration considers $300bn fund for Iran if deal is upheld
- AI Deepfakes Are Getting Weirder and Harder to Spot in the Midterms - Wave of fake videos and ads fuels worries about misinformation
#35PaywallTrump Parties While America Surrenders · Trump administration considers $300bn fund for Iran if deal is upheld · AI Deepfakes Are Getting Weirder and Harder to Spot in the Midterms - Wave of fake videos and ads fuels worries about misinformation - Registration Wall4 posts in the past month
- Republicans are trying to impose Trump’s voting restrictions at the local level
- The FBI’s raid on free and fair elections
- Trump repeats demands GOP pass anti-voting SAVE America Act, despite losing recent votes
#44Registration WallRepublicans are trying to impose Trump’s voting restrictions at the local level · The FBI’s raid on free and fair elections · Trump repeats demands GOP pass anti-voting SAVE America Act, despite losing recent votes - Rule-Breaking Title1 post in the past month
- Drain The Swamp Act
#51Rule-Breaking TitleDrain The Swamp Act
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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.
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- Visitors
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