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Averages 16 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Mondays around 10 AM UTC. Mostly link posts (70%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
16 7%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
120 11%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
20 15%
Activity Rank #9,252 by posts/day among 91,563 tracked SFW subreddits as of Jun 2026 (Top 25%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#9,252 714
Top 25%
Posts w/ Links The percentage of posts that link off-site. This counts true link posts plus text posts with a URL in the body. Image and video posts are not counted.
80%
Low-Reply Rate Share of posts with 0 or 1 comment. A single comment is often an automated mod reply rather than real community discussion.
25%

r/PoliticalOptimism Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0123401234
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Link
Typical Title Length Medium (73 chars)
Peak Day Wednesday

Upvote Distribution

How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.

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10–99
41%
100–999
59%
1K+
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Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 73%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 120
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 852

r/PoliticalOptimism Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 3 PM
Mon 10 AM
Tue 1 PM
Wed 1 PM
Thu 2 PM
Fri 1 PM
Sat 7 AM

r/PoliticalOptimism Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Optimistic Post258 (54.1%)179
Seeking Optimism156 (32.7%)36
Optimistic Video23 (4.8%)91
Megathread 15 (3.1%)53
Take Action10 (2.1%)82
News8 (1.7%)177
Mod Announcement 4 (0.8%)82
Election Result3 (0.6%)131

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

69%link posts

r/PoliticalOptimism Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
trump
132 (27.2%)
16322
court
38 (7.8%)
14327
supreme
30 (6.2%)
14731
house
29 (6.0%)
16525
says
27 (5.6%)
14833
iran
25 (5.2%)
7532
judge
24 (5.0%)
2069
bill
21 (4.3%)
17033
donald
20 (4.1%)
18620
senate
19 (3.9%)
14016

r/PoliticalOptimism Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
theguardian.com32117
thehill.com22137
apnews.com20182
youtube.com1794
nbcnews.com15205
cbsnews.com11210
cnn.com8196
youtu.be741
npr.org798
politico.com6147

r/PoliticalOptimism Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/PoliticalOptimism Audience Overlap

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r/PoliticalOptimism FAQ

What's the best time to post on r/PoliticalOptimism?

Based on posting volume, r/PoliticalOptimism is most active on Mondays around 10 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/PoliticalOptimism?

r/PoliticalOptimism averages 16 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/PoliticalOptimism get?

Posts on r/PoliticalOptimism average about 120 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/PoliticalOptimism get most?

On r/PoliticalOptimism, most posts are link posts (70%)