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r/FiveThirtyEight is a hub for data-driven discussion about politics and beyond, from polls to election forecasts to betting markets. The namesake website may be gone, but its spirit of evidence-based and objective analysis remains at the core of this community. Please be respectful, cite your sources, and perform your daily prayers to Fivey Fox.
54k subscribers762 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)238 authors / mosince 2010
r/fivethirtyeight has 54k members (+30% over the last 12 months). It gets about 762 posts a month from 238 people. Top topics: North Carolina Politics, Elections and Politics and California Elections and Voting.
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- North Carolina Politics0.2%
- Elections and Politics0.2%
- California Elections and Voting0.1%
- City Elections and Leadership0.1%
- Maine Politics0.1%
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- Politico
- Substack
- YouGov
- Bluesky Social
- Gallup
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