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Most active U.S. Senators on Twitter 2018
Most active members of the U.S. Senate on Twitter in 2018, by number of tweets
This statistic presents the most active members of the U.S. Senate on Twitter in 2018. According to the findings, Republican senator Marco Rubio of Florida was the most active congress member on Twitter, with the senator tweeting a total of 3,864 tweets from their official account. Twitter was the most popular social media among members of the U.S. Congress, generating the highest amount of social media posts during the measured period.
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This statistic presents the most active members of the U.S. Senate on Twitter in 2018. According to the findings, Republican senator Marco Rubio of Florida was the most active congress member on Twitter, with the senator tweeting a total of 3,864 tweets from their official account. Twitter was the most popular social media among members of the U.S. Congress, generating the highest amount of social media posts during the measured period.
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- December 2018
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- United States
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- January 1 to November 30, 2018
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- Analyzed 500,000 million posts made by members of the 115th Congress on official Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram accounts in 2018.
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- January 1 to November 30, 2018
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- Analyzed 500,000 million posts made by members of the 115th Congress on official Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram accounts in 2018.
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