
U.S. Congress member's average tweets per month 2016 & 2020, by party ID
In the first five months of 2020, the median Democrat U.S. Congress member tweeted an average of 130 times per month, up from an average of 68 tweets per month during the same period in 2016. Twitter has become an increasingly important tool in U.S. politics and is a popular channel for politicians and activists to amplify their messages and comment on current events.