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Which subreddits lean Democratic or Republican? Check any of them

We followed 36,389 regulars of Democratic and Republican subreddits through a year of Reddit and measured how much of their attention each subreddit gets. Search any of 16,204 subreddits, or see the biggest by topic.

By , KissMyPost ResearchPublished Data through September 20268 min read

Short answer

Of Reddit's 100 biggest non-political subreddits, r/MurderedByWords (87%), r/pics (86%), r/IThinkYouShouldLeave (86%) lean hardest Democratic and r/teenagers (22%), r/wallstreetbets (34%), r/TheTeenagerPeople (37%) lean hardest Republican, judged by where 36,389 regulars of party subreddits spend their time. The typical big subreddit sits at 57% Democratic, not 50%: Democratic regulars spend more of their Reddit time in the biggest general subreddits, Republican regulars in gaming, sports, cars and money ones. Search any of 16,204 subreddits below.

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Type a subreddit name. 16,204 subreddits where at least 30 party regulars posted between October 2025 and September 2026

How to read it: 50% means the subreddit gets equal attention from both camps, as if they were the same size. Above 50% it leans Democratic, below 50% Republican. The thin line is the 90% range: if it crosses 50%, we can't tell which way the subreddit leans. A small subreddit with 30 regulars can swing by tens of points; one with thousands barely moves.

Reddit's 100 biggest subreddits: the most lopsided

Among the 100 subreddits with the most party regulars, leaving out news and politics, 68 lean clearly Democratic, 16 clearly Republican and 16 show no clear lean. r/MurderedByWords (87%), r/pics (86%), r/IThinkYouShouldLeave (86%) are the most Democratic. r/teenagers (22%) is the most Republican, followed by r/wallstreetbets (34%): on Reddit, Republican regulars are younger than Democratic ones, as the first study found.

Which side is your subreddit on? Reddit's 100 biggestThe 10 most lopsided on each side among the 100 biggest non-political subreddits. Share of attention from Democratic vs Republican regulars, as if both camps were the same size
The 10 most Republican-leaning and 10 most Democratic-leaning of Reddit's 100 biggest non-political subredditsDemocratic share of attention if both camps were the same size. Lean Republican: r/teenagers 22.2%, r/wallstreetbets 33.5%, r/TheTeenagerPeople 36.7%, r/anythinginteresting_ 36.9%, r/pcmasterrace 39.9%, r/meme 40.2%, r/Funnymemes 40.4%, r/mapporncirclejerk 41.0%, r/LetsDiscussThis 41.6%, r/nfl 42.7%. Lean Democratic: r/MurderedByWords 86.7%, r/pics 85.7%, r/IThinkYouShouldLeave 85.6%, r/facepalm 84.4%, r/clevercomebacks 82.3%, r/technology 81.7%, r/entertainment 80.0%, r/therewasanattempt 77.5%, r/CringeTikToks 77.0%, r/interestingasfuck 76.2%. For reference, r/AskReddit 62.5%.← RepublicanDemocratic →0%25%50%75%100%typical big subreddit, 57%Lean Republicanr/teenagers: 22.2% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 18.9 to 25.5%). 1,427 Democratic and 2,131 Republican regulars posted here.r/teenagers22%r/wallstreetbets: 33.5% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 29.3 to 37.8%). 2,264 Democratic and 2,283 Republican regulars posted here.r/wallstreetbets34%r/TheTeenagerPeople: 36.7% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 34.1 to 39.4%). 1,447 Democratic and 1,976 Republican regulars posted here.r/TheTeenagerPeople37%r/anythinginteresting_: 36.9% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 33.6 to 40.5%). 1,638 Democratic and 1,650 Republican regulars posted here.r/anythinginteresting_37%r/pcmasterrace: 39.9% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 36.8 to 42.8%). 2,030 Democratic and 1,894 Republican regulars posted here.r/pcmasterrace40%r/meme: 40.2% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 37.0 to 43.8%). 1,754 Democratic and 1,537 Republican regulars posted here.r/meme40%r/Funnymemes: 40.4% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 37.7 to 43.4%). 1,731 Democratic and 1,773 Republican regulars posted here.r/Funnymemes40%r/mapporncirclejerk: 41.0% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 36.8 to 45.7%). 2,043 Democratic and 1,977 Republican regulars posted here.r/mapporncirclejerk41%r/LetsDiscussThis: 41.6% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 38.8 to 44.9%). 2,119 Democratic and 1,810 Republican regulars posted here.r/LetsDiscussThis42%r/nfl: 42.7% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 40.0 to 45.8%). 1,777 Democratic and 2,079 Republican regulars posted here.r/nfl43%Lean Democraticr/MurderedByWords: 86.7% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 85.2 to 88.3%). 4,433 Democratic and 1,073 Republican regulars posted here.r/MurderedByWords87%r/pics: 85.7% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 84.4 to 86.9%). 8,072 Democratic and 2,283 Republican regulars posted here.r/pics86%r/IThinkYouShouldLeave: 85.6% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 82.3 to 88.6%). 3,546 Democratic and 961 Republican regulars posted here.r/IThinkYouShouldLeave86%r/facepalm: 84.4% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 82.1 to 86.5%). 3,504 Democratic and 791 Republican regulars posted here.r/facepalm84%r/clevercomebacks: 82.3% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 79.9 to 84.4%). 3,725 Democratic and 1,007 Republican regulars posted here.r/clevercomebacks82%r/technology: 81.7% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 80.2 to 83.3%). 6,061 Democratic and 2,371 Republican regulars posted here.r/technology82%r/entertainment: 80.0% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 76.9 to 82.5%). 4,878 Democratic and 1,778 Republican regulars posted here.r/entertainment80%r/therewasanattempt: 77.5% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 73.8 to 80.5%). 3,176 Democratic and 1,244 Republican regulars posted here.r/therewasanattempt78%r/CringeTikToks: 77.0% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 75.7 to 78.4%). 6,700 Democratic and 2,839 Republican regulars posted here.r/CringeTikToks77%r/interestingasfuck: 76.2% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 74.4 to 77.7%). 6,867 Democratic and 3,137 Republican regulars posted here.r/interestingasfuck76%For referencer/AskReddit: 62.5% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 61.7 to 63.4%). 10,446 Democratic and 8,484 Republican regulars posted here.r/AskReddit63%

14,967 Democratic and 21,422 Republican subreddit regulars, October 2025 to September 2026, bots excluded. Thin line: 90% range. Source: KissMyPost analysis of public Reddit posts and comments back to 2005.

Why the typical big subreddit is 57%, not 50%

The two camps don't use Reddit the same way. Democratic regulars spread out: the median one posted in 121 different subreddits in a year, against 59 for Republican regulars. And they spend more of their time in the big general subreddits: 16.8% of Democratic regulars' activity outside party subreddits went to the 100 biggest, against 11% for Republicans, about one and a half times as much. Republican regulars put more into gaming, sports and car subreddits.

So the big subreddits lean Democratic and the long tail leans Republican. Across all 16,204 subreddits in the data, the median sits at 48%, and more lean clearly Republican (3,859) than clearly Democratic (3,155); the other 9,190 have no clear lean. When you compare a big subreddit with others its size, 57% is the middle: r/gaming at 48% and r/nfl at 43% draw relatively more Republican attention than most large subreddits, even though they are close to 50%.

Subreddits by topic

Within a topic, the same pattern repeats: the biggest general subreddit sits near the middle, and the specialist ones split. Each chart shows the 15 subreddits with the most party regulars in the topic.

Gaming

r/GTA6 (24%) and r/Battlefield (27%) lean furthest Republican of the big gaming subreddits; r/Gamingcirclejerk (64%) is the only one clearly on the Democratic side. r/gaming itself is at 48%.

Gaming: the 15 biggest subredditsOut of 1,307 gaming subreddits in the data, ranked from most Republican to most Democratic
Gaming: the 15 biggest subreddits by Democratic share of attentionr/GTA6 23.5%, r/Battlefield 27.3%, r/GTA 34.2%, r/xbox 38.2%, r/Steam 42.5%, r/ArcRaiders 43.8%, r/Fallout 44.5%, r/PS5 44.9%, r/playstation 45.3%, r/pcgaming 45.9%, r/videogames 46.8%, r/gaming 47.8%, r/skyrim 48.5%, r/cyberpunkgame 55.1%, r/Gamingcirclejerk 63.9%← RepublicanDemocratic →0%25%50%75%100%typical big subreddit, 57%r/GTA6: 23.5% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 18.6 to 29.5%). 459 Democratic and 615 Republican regulars posted here.r/GTA624%r/Battlefield: 27.3% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 22.5 to 31.6%). 514 Democratic and 943 Republican regulars posted here.r/Battlefield27%r/GTA: 34.2% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 28.5 to 40.4%). 455 Democratic and 621 Republican regulars posted here.r/GTA34%r/xbox: 38.2% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 31.0 to 46.2%). 576 Democratic and 582 Republican regulars posted here.r/xbox38%r/Steam: 42.5% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 38.1 to 47.0%). 1,087 Democratic and 962 Republican regulars posted here.r/Steam43%r/ArcRaiders: 43.8% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 38.2 to 48.5%). 537 Democratic and 669 Republican regulars posted here.r/ArcRaiders44%r/Fallout: 44.5% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 40.1 to 48.8%). 906 Democratic and 803 Republican regulars posted here.r/Fallout45%r/PS5: 44.9% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 38.5 to 51.2%). 747 Democratic and 641 Republican regulars posted here.r/PS545%r/playstation: 45.3% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 40.9 to 50.3%). 686 Democratic and 677 Republican regulars posted here.r/playstation45%r/pcgaming: 45.9% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 32.9 to 57.5%). 644 Democratic and 487 Republican regulars posted here.r/pcgaming46%r/videogames: 46.8% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 43.6 to 49.7%). 1,556 Democratic and 1,556 Republican regulars posted here.r/videogames47%r/gaming: 47.8% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 44.4 to 51.4%). 2,078 Democratic and 1,687 Republican regulars posted here.r/gaming48%r/skyrim: 48.5% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 41.4 to 55.2%). 626 Democratic and 559 Republican regulars posted here.r/skyrim49%r/cyberpunkgame: 55.1% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 49.3 to 61.6%). 641 Democratic and 467 Republican regulars posted here.r/cyberpunkgame55%r/Gamingcirclejerk: 63.9% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 58.1 to 69.5%). 805 Democratic and 420 Republican regulars posted here.r/Gamingcirclejerk64%

Source: KissMyPost analysis of public Reddit posts and comments back to 2005.

Sports

r/ufc (25%), r/CFB (30%) and r/golf (34%) lead the Republican side. Of the 15 biggest sports subreddits, only the general r/sports (58%) and r/olympics (57%) lean clearly Democratic.

Sports: the 15 biggest subredditsOut of 558 sports subreddits in the data, ranked from most Republican to most Democratic
Sports: the 15 biggest subreddits by Democratic share of attentionr/ufc 24.7%, r/CFB 30.2%, r/golf 33.8%, r/soccer 38.2%, r/NFLv2 39.9%, r/nfl 42.7%, r/worldcup 44.5%, r/NBATalk 44.9%, r/nba 47.2%, r/baseball 48.5%, r/mlb 49.3%, r/TheNFLVibes 49.7%, r/sportsgossips 50.1%, r/olympics 56.9%, r/sports 58.2%← RepublicanDemocratic →0%25%50%75%100%typical big subreddit, 57%r/ufc: 24.7% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 21.3 to 28.7%). 822 Democratic and 1,273 Republican regulars posted here.r/ufc25%r/CFB: 30.2% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 27.4 to 33.8%). 975 Democratic and 1,288 Republican regulars posted here.r/CFB30%r/golf: 33.8% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 29.2 to 37.7%). 765 Democratic and 927 Republican regulars posted here.r/golf34%r/soccer: 38.2% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 33.8 to 42.4%). 783 Democratic and 918 Republican regulars posted here.r/soccer38%r/NFLv2: 39.9% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 36.8 to 43.1%). 1,458 Democratic and 1,625 Republican regulars posted here.r/NFLv240%r/nfl: 42.7% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 40.0 to 45.8%). 1,777 Democratic and 2,079 Republican regulars posted here.r/nfl43%r/worldcup: 44.5% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 39.7 to 49.3%). 1,165 Democratic and 1,238 Republican regulars posted here.r/worldcup45%r/NBATalk: 44.9% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 40.9 to 49.4%). 802 Democratic and 836 Republican regulars posted here.r/NBATalk45%r/nba: 47.2% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 43.5 to 50.6%). 1,442 Democratic and 1,291 Republican regulars posted here.r/nba47%r/baseball: 48.5% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 44.0 to 53.7%). 1,284 Democratic and 1,080 Republican regulars posted here.r/baseball49%r/mlb: 49.3% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 44.3 to 54.8%). 888 Democratic and 763 Republican regulars posted here.r/mlb49%r/TheNFLVibes: 49.7% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 46.3 to 53.5%). 879 Democratic and 892 Republican regulars posted here.r/TheNFLVibes50%r/sportsgossips: 50.1% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 47.7 to 52.1%). 2,915 Democratic and 2,660 Republican regulars posted here.r/sportsgossips50%r/olympics: 56.9% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 50.5 to 62.4%). 971 Democratic and 636 Republican regulars posted here.r/olympics57%r/sports: 58.2% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 54.2 to 61.6%). 2,882 Democratic and 1,628 Republican regulars posted here.r/sports58%

Source: KissMyPost analysis of public Reddit posts and comments back to 2005.

Money and investing

Trading and personal finance lean Republican: r/wallstreetbets (34%) and r/personalfinance (34%). Subreddits about the economy and markets news lean Democratic, led by r/DeepMarketScan (80%).

Money and investing: the 15 biggest subredditsOut of 482 money and investing subreddits in the data, ranked from most Republican to most Democratic
Money and investing: the 15 biggest subreddits by Democratic share of attentionr/wallstreetbets 33.5%, r/personalfinance 33.6%, r/stocks 45.8%, r/FirstTimeHomeBuyer 47.8%, r/Costco 55.6%, r/BuyItForLife 56.0%, r/povertyfinance 57.2%, r/oil 59.3%, r/wallstreet 66.1%, r/StockMarket 67.3%, r/economy 70.7%, r/Economics 71.3%, r/BusinessTodayNews 71.9%, r/InBitcoinWeTrust 74.7%, r/DeepMarketScan 79.5%← RepublicanDemocratic →0%25%50%75%100%typical big subreddit, 57%r/wallstreetbets: 33.5% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 29.3 to 37.8%). 2,264 Democratic and 2,283 Republican regulars posted here.r/wallstreetbets34%r/personalfinance: 33.6% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 28.2 to 39.8%). 1,110 Democratic and 1,060 Republican regulars posted here.r/personalfinance34%r/stocks: 45.8% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 41.7 to 50.2%). 1,240 Democratic and 1,023 Republican regulars posted here.r/stocks46%r/FirstTimeHomeBuyer: 47.8% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 43.1 to 52.4%). 1,185 Democratic and 1,035 Republican regulars posted here.r/FirstTimeHomeBuyer48%r/Costco: 55.6% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 49.4 to 60.7%). 1,443 Democratic and 872 Republican regulars posted here.r/Costco56%r/BuyItForLife: 56.0% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 52.3 to 59.8%). 1,212 Democratic and 788 Republican regulars posted here.r/BuyItForLife56%r/povertyfinance: 57.2% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 53.4 to 60.9%). 1,700 Democratic and 1,072 Republican regulars posted here.r/povertyfinance57%r/oil: 59.3% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 53.8 to 64.2%). 1,217 Democratic and 637 Republican regulars posted here.r/oil59%r/wallstreet: 66.1% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 60.8 to 72.0%). 1,366 Democratic and 576 Republican regulars posted here.r/wallstreet66%r/StockMarket: 67.3% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 63.4 to 70.7%). 1,753 Democratic and 790 Republican regulars posted here.r/StockMarket67%r/economy: 70.7% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 66.9 to 74.2%). 1,783 Democratic and 824 Republican regulars posted here.r/economy71%r/Economics: 71.3% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 66.2 to 76.5%). 2,191 Democratic and 795 Republican regulars posted here.r/Economics71%r/BusinessTodayNews: 71.9% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 68.5 to 75.3%). 1,433 Democratic and 567 Republican regulars posted here.r/BusinessTodayNews72%r/InBitcoinWeTrust: 74.7% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 71.3 to 77.9%). 1,417 Democratic and 478 Republican regulars posted here.r/InBitcoinWeTrust75%r/DeepMarketScan: 79.5% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 76.8 to 82.4%). 1,525 Democratic and 454 Republican regulars posted here.r/DeepMarketScan80%

Source: KissMyPost analysis of public Reddit posts and comments back to 2005.

Advice, questions and confessions

The advice and question subreddits are the most balanced topic: all 15 sit between 47% (r/unpopularopinion) and 63% (r/AskReddit), close to the 57% middle.

Advice, questions and confessions: the 15 biggest subredditsOut of 217 advice, questions and confessions subreddits in the data, ranked from most Republican to most Democratic
Advice, questions and confessions: the 15 biggest subreddits by Democratic share of attentionr/unpopularopinion 46.7%, r/stupidquestions 47.0%, r/allthequestions 51.8%, r/AIO 53.3%, r/answers 53.4%, r/whatisit 53.9%, r/AmItheAsshole 55.1%, r/AmIOverreacting 55.1%, r/whatdoIdo 55.2%, r/Advice 55.8%, r/randomquestions 56.1%, r/askanything 57.5%, r/NoStupidQuestions 57.7%, r/AITAH 61.8%, r/AskReddit 62.5%← RepublicanDemocratic →0%25%50%75%100%typical big subreddit, 57%r/unpopularopinion: 46.7% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 43.8 to 49.4%). 2,236 Democratic and 2,144 Republican regulars posted here.r/unpopularopinion47%r/stupidquestions: 47.0% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 43.1 to 50.5%). 1,888 Democratic and 1,677 Republican regulars posted here.r/stupidquestions47%r/allthequestions: 51.8% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 49.9 to 53.9%). 4,217 Democratic and 3,647 Republican regulars posted here.r/allthequestions52%r/AIO: 53.3% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 48.2 to 57.6%). 1,578 Democratic and 1,248 Republican regulars posted here.r/AIO53%r/answers: 53.4% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 50.8 to 56.3%). 2,452 Democratic and 2,087 Republican regulars posted here.r/answers53%r/whatisit: 53.9% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 51.5 to 56.2%). 5,661 Democratic and 4,433 Republican regulars posted here.r/whatisit54%r/AmItheAsshole: 55.1% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 50.9 to 59.2%). 2,327 Democratic and 1,437 Republican regulars posted here.r/AmItheAsshole55%r/AmIOverreacting: 55.1% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 52.5 to 57.6%). 3,631 Democratic and 2,733 Republican regulars posted here.r/AmIOverreacting55%r/whatdoIdo: 55.2% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 52.1 to 58.3%). 2,385 Democratic and 1,908 Republican regulars posted here.r/whatdoIdo55%r/Advice: 55.8% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 52.1 to 59.6%). 1,900 Democratic and 1,652 Republican regulars posted here.r/Advice56%r/randomquestions: 56.1% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 52.3 to 60.1%). 1,541 Democratic and 1,245 Republican regulars posted here.r/randomquestions56%r/askanything: 57.5% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 55.8 to 59.5%). 4,922 Democratic and 3,874 Republican regulars posted here.r/askanything58%r/NoStupidQuestions: 57.7% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 56.2 to 59.7%). 6,211 Democratic and 5,046 Republican regulars posted here.r/NoStupidQuestions58%r/AITAH: 61.8% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 58.6 to 65.1%). 2,684 Democratic and 1,766 Republican regulars posted here.r/AITAH62%r/AskReddit: 62.5% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 61.7 to 63.4%). 10,446 Democratic and 8,484 Republican regulars posted here.r/AskReddit63%

Source: KissMyPost analysis of public Reddit posts and comments back to 2005.

Hobbies and collecting

The most Republican-leaning hobby is precious metals: r/Silverbugs (14%) and r/Gold (22%), then coins and prepping. r/PrepperIntel (72%), which tracks news for preppers, leans Democratic.

Hobbies and collecting: the 15 biggest subredditsOut of 249 hobbies and collecting subreddits in the data, ranked from most Republican to most Democratic
Hobbies and collecting: the 15 biggest subreddits by Democratic share of attentionr/Silverbugs 13.6%, r/Gold 22.2%, r/coins 28.5%, r/tierlists 30.2%, r/preppers 30.4%, r/CURRENCY 32.3%, r/PokemonTCG 36.0%, r/prepping 36.2%, r/metaldetecting 37.5%, r/flags 40.7%, r/coincollecting 42.3%, r/deduction 44.7%, r/lego 48.9%, r/Antiques 60.1%, r/PrepperIntel 72.0%← RepublicanDemocratic →0%25%50%75%100%typical big subreddit, 57%r/Silverbugs: 13.6% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 10.3 to 18.8%). 162 Democratic and 486 Republican regulars posted here.r/Silverbugs14%r/Gold: 22.2% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 17.6 to 27.5%). 313 Democratic and 646 Republican regulars posted here.r/Gold22%r/coins: 28.5% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 19.5 to 37.9%). 252 Democratic and 395 Republican regulars posted here.r/coins29%r/tierlists: 30.2% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 23.0 to 39.2%). 146 Democratic and 242 Republican regulars posted here.r/tierlists30%r/preppers: 30.4% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 23.0 to 37.6%). 204 Democratic and 302 Republican regulars posted here.r/preppers30%r/CURRENCY: 32.3% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 20.2 to 46.7%). 161 Democratic and 218 Republican regulars posted here.r/CURRENCY32%r/PokemonTCG: 36.0% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 29.3 to 42.6%). 240 Democratic and 303 Republican regulars posted here.r/PokemonTCG36%r/prepping: 36.2% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 29.8 to 45.0%). 190 Democratic and 254 Republican regulars posted here.r/prepping36%r/metaldetecting: 37.5% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 30.7 to 46.5%). 272 Democratic and 268 Republican regulars posted here.r/metaldetecting38%r/flags: 40.7% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 31.3 to 51.1%). 305 Democratic and 398 Republican regulars posted here.r/flags41%r/coincollecting: 42.3% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 32.8 to 52.6%). 210 Democratic and 281 Republican regulars posted here.r/coincollecting42%r/deduction: 44.7% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 35.6 to 53.9%). 386 Democratic and 424 Republican regulars posted here.r/deduction45%r/lego: 48.9% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 37.6 to 59.4%). 658 Democratic and 414 Republican regulars posted here.r/lego49%r/Antiques: 60.1% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 52.5 to 67.7%). 310 Democratic and 179 Republican regulars posted here.r/Antiques60%r/PrepperIntel: 72.0% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 67.9 to 77.0%). 913 Democratic and 346 Republican regulars posted here.r/PrepperIntel72%

Source: KissMyPost analysis of public Reddit posts and comments back to 2005.

Cars and trucks

Repair and car-buying subreddits lean Republican, from r/MechanicAdvice (39%) on. r/electricvehicles (80%) is the outlier on the Democratic side.

Cars and trucks: the 15 biggest subredditsOut of 512 cars and trucks subreddits in the data, ranked from most Republican to most Democratic
Cars and trucks: the 15 biggest subreddits by Democratic share of attentionr/MechanicAdvice 38.5%, r/motorcycles 38.8%, r/Transportopia 39.2%, r/AskMechanics 39.8%, r/askcarguys 40.1%, r/Justrolledintotheshop 43.3%, r/whatcarshouldIbuy 45.2%, r/aviation 45.6%, r/Roadcam 45.6%, r/Cartalk 45.6%, r/AskAShittyMechanic 45.8%, r/IdiotsInCars 47.0%, r/dashcams 49.9%, r/LICENSEPLATES 61.4%, r/electricvehicles 79.8%← RepublicanDemocratic →0%25%50%75%100%typical big subreddit, 57%r/MechanicAdvice: 38.5% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 30.9 to 46.5%). 507 Democratic and 770 Republican regulars posted here.r/MechanicAdvice39%r/motorcycles: 38.8% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 33.0 to 43.5%). 693 Democratic and 844 Republican regulars posted here.r/motorcycles39%r/Transportopia: 39.2% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 35.7 to 43.0%). 982 Democratic and 966 Republican regulars posted here.r/Transportopia39%r/AskMechanics: 39.8% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 34.4 to 45.8%). 517 Democratic and 748 Republican regulars posted here.r/AskMechanics40%r/askcarguys: 40.1% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 35.2 to 45.8%). 484 Democratic and 665 Republican regulars posted here.r/askcarguys40%r/Justrolledintotheshop: 43.3% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 37.7 to 48.7%). 827 Democratic and 741 Republican regulars posted here.r/Justrolledintotheshop43%r/whatcarshouldIbuy: 45.2% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 40.1 to 49.6%). 706 Democratic and 811 Republican regulars posted here.r/whatcarshouldIbuy45%r/aviation: 45.6% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 40.5 to 51.0%). 1,238 Democratic and 1,048 Republican regulars posted here.r/aviation46%r/Roadcam: 45.6% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 39.2 to 51.7%). 538 Democratic and 492 Republican regulars posted here.r/Roadcam46%r/Cartalk: 45.6% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 39.9 to 50.9%). 461 Democratic and 549 Republican regulars posted here.r/Cartalk46%r/AskAShittyMechanic: 45.8% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 39.4 to 53.5%). 499 Democratic and 520 Republican regulars posted here.r/AskAShittyMechanic46%r/IdiotsInCars: 47.0% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 39.8 to 54.4%). 780 Democratic and 655 Republican regulars posted here.r/IdiotsInCars47%r/dashcams: 49.9% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 46.4 to 53.8%). 2,157 Democratic and 1,674 Republican regulars posted here.r/dashcams50%r/LICENSEPLATES: 61.4% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 54.6 to 68.0%). 638 Democratic and 374 Republican regulars posted here.r/LICENSEPLATES61%r/electricvehicles: 79.8% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 74.6 to 84.0%). 755 Democratic and 317 Republican regulars posted here.r/electricvehicles80%

Source: KissMyPost analysis of public Reddit posts and comments back to 2005.

Food and drink

Barbecue, smoking meat and fast food lean Republican (r/BBQ (31%), r/smoking (35%), r/McDonalds (35%)); cooking, baking and restaurant work lean Democratic (r/KitchenConfidential (68%)).

Food and drink: the 15 biggest subredditsOut of 460 food and drink subreddits in the data, ranked from most Republican to most Democratic
Food and drink: the 15 biggest subreddits by Democratic share of attentionr/BBQ 31.4%, r/smoking 35.3%, r/McDonalds 35.4%, r/grilling 40.5%, r/fastfood 45.0%, r/doordash 45.0%, r/burgers 48.1%, r/food 49.1%, r/FridgeDetective 53.4%, r/StupidFood 54.8%, r/foodquestions 60.2%, r/Cooking 64.3%, r/shittyfoodporn 64.6%, r/Baking 64.9%, r/KitchenConfidential 68.4%← RepublicanDemocratic →0%25%50%75%100%typical big subreddit, 57%r/BBQ: 31.4% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 27.0 to 36.3%). 450 Democratic and 560 Republican regulars posted here.r/BBQ31%r/smoking: 35.3% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 30.2 to 41.1%). 550 Democratic and 661 Republican regulars posted here.r/smoking35%r/McDonalds: 35.4% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 29.9 to 42.2%). 590 Democratic and 743 Republican regulars posted here.r/McDonalds35%r/grilling: 40.5% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 35.1 to 46.2%). 545 Democratic and 576 Republican regulars posted here.r/grilling41%r/fastfood: 45.0% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 39.6 to 50.4%). 576 Democratic and 595 Republican regulars posted here.r/fastfood45%r/doordash: 45.0% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 37.5 to 51.2%). 784 Democratic and 716 Republican regulars posted here.r/doordash45%r/burgers: 48.1% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 41.2 to 54.0%). 508 Democratic and 509 Republican regulars posted here.r/burgers48%r/food: 49.1% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 43.1 to 55.6%). 740 Democratic and 452 Republican regulars posted here.r/food49%r/FridgeDetective: 53.4% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 48.1 to 58.0%). 798 Democratic and 609 Republican regulars posted here.r/FridgeDetective53%r/StupidFood: 54.8% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 51.5 to 57.8%). 2,290 Democratic and 1,691 Republican regulars posted here.r/StupidFood55%r/foodquestions: 60.2% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 56.1 to 64.4%). 1,149 Democratic and 870 Republican regulars posted here.r/foodquestions60%r/Cooking: 64.3% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 59.5 to 68.5%). 1,708 Democratic and 880 Republican regulars posted here.r/Cooking64%r/shittyfoodporn: 64.6% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 58.6 to 69.8%). 1,167 Democratic and 622 Republican regulars posted here.r/shittyfoodporn65%r/Baking: 64.9% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 56.4 to 72.3%). 1,077 Democratic and 388 Republican regulars posted here.r/Baking65%r/KitchenConfidential: 68.4% Democratic if both camps were the same size (90% range 62.1 to 74.2%). 1,262 Democratic and 589 Republican regulars posted here.r/KitchenConfidential68%

Source: KissMyPost analysis of public Reddit posts and comments back to 2005.

The most conservative subreddits

Among the 1,000 subreddits with the most party regulars, these get the largest share of their partisan attention from Republican regulars. Most are about politics, but not all: r/MURICA (7%), gun subreddits and commentators' fan communities are on the list too.

The most Republican-leaning subreddits
SubredditDemocratic share90% rangeRegulars (D / R)Topic
r/libsofreddit0.0%0 to 0%4 / 2,083News & Politics
r/JokesOnWokes0.1%0 to 0%11 / 902Internet Culture
r/AskThe_Donald0.1%0 to 0%23 / 1,971News & Politics
r/TheBidenshitshow0.2%0 to 0%33 / 1,329News & Politics
r/ShitPoliticsSays1.0%0 to 2%51 / 1,002News & Politics
r/TheDonaldTrump20241.0%0 to 2%18 / 848News & Politics
r/libertarianmeme1.0%0 to 2%36 / 1,186untagged
r/KotakuInAction1.2%0 to 2%46 / 748Games
r/PowerfulJRE1.3%1 to 2%159 / 1,745Pop Culture
r/CriticalDrinker1.5%1 to 3%63 / 1,065Pop Culture
r/ConservativeYouth1.8%1 to 4%58 / 810News & Politics
r/Asmongold2.4%1 to 4%59 / 1,295Pop Culture
r/DoomerCircleJerk2.9%2 to 5%481 / 2,876Internet Culture
r/austincirclejerk3.5%2 to 5%134 / 1,013Places & Travel
r/BasedCampPod3.9%3 to 5%183 / 939Pop Culture
r/TrueChristian4.1%3 to 6%81 / 710Identity & Relationships
r/Anarcho_Capitalism4.2%2 to 7%52 / 745News & Politics
r/JordanPeterson4.4%2 to 8%43 / 835News & Politics
r/conspiracy_commons6.3%5 to 9%117 / 751News & Politics
r/4chan6.8%5 to 9%133 / 648Internet Culture
r/Libertarian6.8%4 to 10%131 / 853News & Politics
r/MURICA7.2%6 to 9%354 / 1,184Places & Travel
r/Firearms7.3%5 to 11%142 / 998Mature Topics
r/PoliticalCompassMemes8.8%6 to 12%199 / 1,278News & Politics
r/ar159.5%7 to 13%116 / 667Mature Topics

Among the 1,000 subreddits with the most party regulars. "Democratic share": share of attention from Democratic regulars if both camps were the same size; 0% means only Republican regulars posted there. Topic: Reddit's own topic tag. Every subreddit is in the CSV.

The most liberal subreddits

The most Democratic-leaning subreddits
SubredditDemocratic share90% rangeRegulars (D / R)Topic
r/MeidasTouch97.7%97 to 98%1,395 / 165News & Politics
r/somethingiswrong202497.5%96 to 98%1,323 / 90News & Politics
r/BlueskySkeets97.1%96 to 98%1,737 / 102News & Politics
r/NewsomMassacre97.0%96 to 98%1,640 / 123News & Politics
r/AntiTrumpAlliance97.0%96 to 98%1,485 / 78News & Politics
r/ParlerWatch96.8%94 to 98%884 / 58News & Politics
r/TheLib96.8%95 to 98%861 / 58News & Politics
r/WeirdGOP96.6%96 to 98%981 / 95News & Politics
r/ThePeoplesPress96.6%95 to 98%779 / 76News & Politics
r/LeopardsAteMyFace96.2%95 to 97%4,016 / 307News & Politics
r/MarchAgainstNazis95.8%95 to 97%2,283 / 326News & Politics
r/WhitePeopleTwitter95.7%95 to 96%4,003 / 540News & Politics
r/protectUSelections95.6%94 to 97%986 / 63untagged
r/Political_Revolution94.7%93 to 96%1,457 / 165News & Politics
r/conservativeterrorism94.4%88 to 99%1,140 / 51News & Politics
r/SelfAwarewolves93.9%91 to 96%776 / 76News & Politics
r/NewsOfTheStupid93.7%92 to 96%1,382 / 134News & Politics
r/Law_and_Politics93.5%84 to 99%747 / 57Humanities & Law
r/5050193.4%91 to 96%3,007 / 317News & Politics
r/Qult_Headquarters93.3%89 to 97%867 / 90News & Politics
r/DemocraticSocialism93.2%91 to 95%1,137 / 158News & Politics
r/inthenews92.6%90 to 95%1,992 / 229News & Politics
r/MurderedByAOC92.2%90 to 94%1,119 / 141News & Politics
r/NoShitSherlock92.1%90 to 95%1,080 / 91Internet Culture
r/PoliticalHumor91.6%90 to 93%3,849 / 598Internet Culture

Among the 1,000 subreddits with the most party regulars. "Democratic share": share of attention from Democratic regulars if both camps were the same size; 0% means only Republican regulars posted there. Topic: Reddit's own topic tag. Every subreddit is in the CSV.

Is Reddit left-wing?

Partly, and it depends where you look. Reddit's front-page subreddits lean Democratic: 68 of the 100 biggest non-political ones do, and only 16 lean Republican. But across all 16,204 subreddits in the data, Republican-leaning ones outnumber Democratic-leaning ones, 3,859 to 3,155. So the left-wing reputation comes from the biggest, most visible subreddits, not from Reddit as a whole.

One limit: we can only see people who post or comment in party subreddits. The lean is about where these partisans spend their time, not how all of a subreddit's members vote. There were 21,422 Republican regulars and 14,967 Democratic ones; the share above treats the two camps as equal in size, so the bigger camp doesn't win by default.

Reddit's 100 biggest subreddits by party regulars, and which way they lean
SubredditDemocratic share90% rangeLean
r/AskReddit62.5%62 to 63%Democratic
r/mildlyinfuriating62.5%61 to 64%Democratic
r/SipsTea49.5%48 to 51%no clear lean
r/politics85.9%85 to 87%Democratic
r/news74.5%73 to 76%Democratic
r/NoStupidQuestions57.7%56 to 60%Democratic
r/pics85.7%84 to 87%Democratic
r/TikTokCringe62.4%61 to 64%Democratic
r/whatisit53.9%52 to 56%Democratic
r/interestingasfuck76.2%74 to 78%Democratic
r/worldnews66.6%65 to 69%Democratic
r/CringeTikToks77.0%76 to 78%Democratic
r/ProgressiveHQ76.4%75 to 78%Democratic
r/interesting44.4%41 to 48%Republican
r/complaints45.6%44 to 48%Republican
r/askanything57.5%56 to 60%Democratic
r/mildlyinteresting60.0%58 to 62%Democratic
r/Damnthatsinteresting55.0%53 to 57%Democratic
r/technology81.7%80 to 83%Democratic
r/UnderReportedNews73.1%71 to 75%Democratic
r/nextfuckinglevel59.2%58 to 61%Democratic
r/movies62.8%61 to 65%Democratic
r/allthequestions51.8%50 to 54%no clear lean
r/law83.1%82 to 85%Democratic
r/todayilearned58.5%56 to 61%Democratic
r/BeAmazed56.0%53 to 59%Democratic
r/nottheonion80.4%78 to 82%Democratic
r/MadeMeSmile69.9%66 to 73%Democratic
r/Wellthatsucks59.1%57 to 62%Democratic
r/Music73.5%71 to 76%Democratic
r/meirl58.7%57 to 61%Democratic
r/PeterExplainsTheJoke52.2%49 to 55%no clear lean
r/entertainment80.0%77 to 83%Democratic
r/BlackPeopleofReddit71.5%68 to 75%Democratic
r/okbuddycinephile64.4%61 to 67%Democratic
r/funny58.7%56 to 61%Democratic
r/whoathatsinteresting43.3%41 to 45%Republican
r/PublicFreakout72.2%71 to 74%Democratic
r/AmIOverreacting55.1%53 to 58%Democratic
r/DiscussionZone40.7%38 to 43%Republican
r/videos71.9%70 to 74%Democratic
r/AskTheWorld52.8%50 to 56%no clear lean
r/Weird61.2%59 to 63%Democratic
r/NoFilterNews82.2%80 to 84%Democratic
r/Millennials70.8%69 to 73%Democratic
r/circled50.4%48 to 53%no clear lean
r/illinois69.1%65 to 73%Democratic
r/Productivitycafe51.9%49 to 55%no clear lean
r/sportsgossips50.1%48 to 52%no clear lean
r/MurderedByWords86.7%85 to 88%Democratic
r/USNEWS78.1%75 to 81%Democratic
r/OldSchoolCool62.3%60 to 65%Democratic
r/stupidpeoplefacebook67.2%65 to 69%Democratic
r/Fauxmoi67.4%61 to 73%Democratic
r/memes44.7%42 to 48%Republican
r/justincaseyoumissedit54.0%52 to 57%Democratic
r/clevercomebacks82.3%80 to 84%Democratic
r/television66.4%63 to 69%Democratic
r/moviecritic60.8%59 to 63%Democratic
r/cats65.8%63 to 69%Democratic
r/Adulting55.3%53 to 59%Democratic
r/oddlysatisfying62.3%60 to 64%Democratic
r/wallstreetbets33.5%29 to 38%Republican
r/WhitePeopleTwitter95.7%95 to 96%Democratic
r/answers53.4%51 to 56%Democratic
r/sports58.2%54 to 62%Democratic
r/IThinkYouShouldLeave85.6%82 to 89%Democratic
r/GenX68.3%66 to 70%Democratic
r/AITAH61.8%59 to 65%Democratic
r/PoliticalHumor91.6%90 to 93%Democratic
r/PoursTea46.0%42 to 51%no clear lean
r/therewasanattempt77.5%74 to 81%Democratic
r/unpopularopinion46.7%44 to 49%Republican
r/me_irl50.5%47 to 53%no clear lean
r/LeopardsAteMyFace96.2%95 to 97%Democratic
r/Whatcouldgowrong48.4%44 to 53%no clear lean
r/facepalm84.4%82 to 87%Democratic
r/whatdoIdo55.2%52 to 58%Democratic
r/AbsoluteUnits57.3%54 to 60%Democratic
r/MapPorn45.7%43 to 49%Republican
r/90s56.1%51 to 61%Democratic
r/mapporncirclejerk41.0%37 to 46%Republican
r/StupidFood54.8%52 to 58%Democratic
r/popculturechat73.8%67 to 79%Democratic
r/HistoricalCapsule51.1%47 to 55%no clear lean
r/antiwork81.9%80 to 84%Democratic
r/LetsDiscussThis41.6%39 to 45%Republican
r/pcmasterrace39.9%37 to 43%Republican
r/conspiracy14.8%13 to 17%Republican
r/nfl42.7%40 to 46%Republican
r/dashcams49.9%46 to 54%no clear lean
r/anticapitalism85.1%83 to 88%Democratic
r/inflation76.6%73 to 80%Democratic
r/gaming47.8%44 to 51%no clear lean
r/AmItheAsshole55.1%51 to 59%Democratic
r/Amazing55.8%53 to 59%Democratic
r/WatchPeopleDieInside58.5%56 to 61%Democratic
r/GuysBeingDudes44.0%40 to 49%Republican
r/Unexpected57.6%55 to 61%Democratic
r/FuckImOld60.4%58 to 64%Democratic

Ordered by how many Democratic and Republican regulars posted there, biggest first. "Lean" is Democratic or Republican only when the whole 90% range is on one side of 50%. The typical big non-political subreddit sits at 57%, so a subreddit at 52% gets relatively more Republican attention than most of its size.

How this was measured

  • Who counts. A Democratic regular posted or commented in Democratic subreddits (r/democrats, r/VoteBlue, r/Liberal and others) in 2 or more months between October 2025 and September 2026, and never in a Republican one. A Republican regular did the same in Republican subreddits (r/Conservative, r/Republican, r/trump and others). Known bots are excluded. The first study lists all the party subreddits.
  • Every person counts once. Each regular's posts and comments outside the party subreddits add up to one vote, split across subreddits in proportion to where they wrote. Someone with 5,000 comments weighs the same as someone with 50.
  • Same-size camps. For each subreddit we take the average attention it gets from a Democratic regular and from a Republican regular. The Democratic share is the first divided by the sum of both. 50% means equal attention per person.
  • 90% range. We resampled the people 300 times. A subreddit leans one way only when the whole 90% range is on that side of 50%.
  • Which subreddits. 16,204 subreddits where at least 30 regulars of either camp posted. 21 more with no name in our directory are left out. Topics are Reddit's own topic tags; "biggest non-political" leaves out the News & Politics tag and a few politics, law and economy subreddits tagged otherwise.

The data

Every subreddit is in the CSV, with both camps' head counts and the 90% range. It's free to reuse under CC BY 4.0; please credit KissMyPost and link to this page.

Questions people ask

What are the most conservative subreddits?

Among subreddits with many party regulars: r/libsofreddit, r/JokesOnWokes, r/AskThe_Donald, r/TheBidenshitshow, r/ShitPoliticsSays, r/TheDonaldTrump2024. Outside politics, r/MURICA (7%), r/Firearms and r/ar15 lean furthest Republican.

Is Reddit left-wing?

Its biggest subreddits are: 68 of the 100 biggest non-political subreddits lean Democratic. Across all 16,204 subreddits we measured, more lean Republican (3,859) than Democratic (3,155).

Which side is r/AskReddit on?

Slightly Democratic: 63%, close to the 57% typical of big subreddits.

Is r/wallstreetbets conservative?

It leans Republican: 34% Democratic (90% range 29% to 38%), one of the most Republican-leaning of Reddit's 100 biggest non-political subreddits.

Do gamers lean left or right on Reddit?

Slightly right. r/gaming is at 48%, below the 57% typical of big subreddits, and 13 of the 15 biggest gaming subreddits are under 50%.

How do you know who is a Democrat or a Republican?

We don't ask anyone how they vote. We follow people who regularly post in Democratic or Republican subreddits and never in the other side's.

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About the author

Dmytro Krutytskyi is the founder of KissMyPost, a Reddit analytics tool. He studies what online communities talk about, who writes in them and how audiences overlap, and writes up what the data shows here, with the method and the numbers. Questions about the data, or need a cut we didn't publish? Write to him directly.

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Cite this study

Krutytskyi, D. (2026). Which subreddits lean Democratic or Republican? Check any of them. KissMyPost Research. https://kissmypost.com/research/which-subreddits-lean-democratic-or-republican