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2020 Congressional Social Media Report

In 2020, Congress did a lot more tweeting, and a lot less legislating.

Download the report for top insights on what happened on social media in Congress in 2020.

  • How did COVID-19 impact 2020’s volume of legislation?
  • Who were the most active Senators and Representatives? (Hint: they’re not who you’d guess.)
  • We know Trump tweeted a lot. But how much, really?
  • What hashtags drove the conversation?

 

 

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For years, our means of communicating with family, friends, coworkers, and many others has been changing. And that change is reflected in the way that members of Congress communicate with their constituents.


Since 2017, we’ve done an annual recap of the year in social media in Congress and analyzed trends in platforms, frequencies, and conversations happening on social media. Take a look into a few top insights of what happened on social media in Congress in 2019:

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For years, our means of communicating with family, friends, coworkers, and many others has been changing. And that change is reflected in the way that members of Congress communicate with their constituents.


Since 2017, we’ve done an annual recap of the year in social media in Congress and analyzed trends in platforms, frequencies, and conversations happening on social media. Take a look into a few top insights of what happened on social media in Congress in 2019:

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Congressional Adoption of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube

Top Hashtags of 2020 by Party, Chamber, and Month

Most Active Senators and Representatives

Trump’s 2020 on Social Media

Curious How We Created This Report?

We used Quorum Federal to analyze nearly 800,000 posts made by members of the 116th Congress on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube in 2020. Learn how you can discover similar insights with Quorum.