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Averages 29 posts/day, top 10% activity. Most active Thursdays around 1 AM UTC. Mostly link posts (69%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
29 11%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
222 5%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
18 22%
Activity Rank #4,854 by posts/day among 90,883 tracked SFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 10%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#4,854 672
Top 10%
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.
69%
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.
44%

r/democrats Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

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

Post Format

Top Post Type Link
Typical Title Length Medium (84 chars)
Peak Day Monday

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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7%
10–99
43%
100–999
45%
1K+
5%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 81%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 100
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 8.8K

r/democrats Most Active Times

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#1 Top 3 activity windows

Most Active by Day

Sun 1 AM
Mon 1 PM
Tue 1 AM
Wed 1 AM
Thu 1 AM
Fri 6 PM
Sat 1 AM

r/democrats Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
:snoo: Article 277 (36.4%)188
📺 Video194 (25.5%)109
📷 Pic99 (13.0%)512
:snoo_joy: Meme31 (4.1%)736
:snoo_feelsgoodman: Discussion :snoo_thoughtful:31 (4.1%)143
🗳️ Beat Trump29 (3.8%)345
:snoo_smile: Humor16 (2.1%)466
📊 Poll15 (2.0%)160
📄 Effortpost12 (1.6%)74
Unproductive post12 (1.6%)306

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

70%link posts

r/democrats Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
trump
202 (22.9%)
26027
says
64 (7.3%)
18627
democrats
61 (6.9%)
16321
senate
56 (6.4%)
14213
republican
50 (5.7%)
1468
advertisement
45 (5.1%)
510
house
44 (5.0%)
11917
democratic
44 (5.0%)
11316
gop
42 (4.8%)
15123
talarico
33 (3.8%)
2405

r/democrats Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
thehill.com27200
nytimes.com2299
washingtonpost.com22209
theatlantic.com16181
youtube.com1482
newrepublic.com14167
theguardian.com13167
advocate.com13202
cnn.com1379
politico.com12152

r/democrats Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/democrats Audience Overlap

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r/democrats FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/democrats is most active on Thursdays around 1 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/democrats?

r/democrats averages 29 posts per day and ranks in the top 10% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/democrats get?

Posts on r/democrats average about 222 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/democrats get most?

On r/democrats, most posts are link posts (69%)