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Averages 13 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Mondays around 5 PM UTC. Mostly link posts (79%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
13 22%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
114 0%
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 4%
Activity Rank #11,725 by posts/day among 92,303 tracked SFW subreddits as of Aug 2026 (Top 25%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#11,725 2,518
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.
82%
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.
21%

r/PoliticalOptimism 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 (72 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
31%
100–999
67%
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. 68%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 130
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 668

r/PoliticalOptimism Most Active Times

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Mon 5 PM
Tue 11 PM
Wed 11 AM
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Fri 12 AM
Sat 3 PM

r/PoliticalOptimism Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Optimistic Post206 (52.3%)164
Seeking Optimism137 (34.8%)37
Optimistic Video20 (5.1%)109
Megathread 10 (2.5%)85
News9 (2.3%)179
Resources 6 (1.5%)53
Take Action3 (0.8%)1
Election Result3 (0.8%)376

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

79%link posts

r/PoliticalOptimism Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
trump
90 (22.7%)
14825
judge
21 (5.3%)
20212
primary
19 (4.8%)
19116
says
19 (4.8%)
12625
senate
17 (4.3%)
19430
mail
16 (4.0%)
13922
trump's
16 (4.0%)
1039
house
16 (4.0%)
17325
ice
15 (3.8%)
11018
court
14 (3.5%)
15626

r/PoliticalOptimism Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtube.com1678
theguardian.com15172
apnews.com14114
cbsnews.com13128
politico.com1392
thehill.com11126
nbcnews.com11240
democracydocket.com8164
ms.now8266
newsweek.com7286

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 5 PM 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 13 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 114 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/PoliticalOptimism get most?

On r/PoliticalOptimism, most posts are link posts (79%)