A new report suggests that Congressional Democrats' use of X, formerly known as Twitter, has declined significantly in the years since Elon Musk acquired the social media platform.
Far more Republican lawmakers used X in 2024 than their Democratic colleagues, Quorum Public Affairs Company calculated. Of the 20 most active accounts for members of Congress, only one — Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla. – Coming from the left, at No. 15.
It's a stark change from even Quorum's 2023 report, which came out just over a year after Musk bought the site — at that. The 10 most active accounts in Congress were split almost evenly with six Republicans and four Democrats on the list. Now, they're all Republicans.
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Many Democratic lawmakers have slowed their use of X since Elon Musk bought the site. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
Many on the left have denounced Musk's ownership of X, accusing him of using it to support President-elect Donald Trump and right-wing causes. But Musk and his allies insist it creates a more user-controlled experience that promotes freedom of expression.
The report pointed to a 2023 poll that showed a stark decline in the number of Americans who identify as Democrats using the app.
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“After looking at the data, it's clear that the decline in usage isn't just coming from the general public. Public officials, especially those on the left, are also changing their social media habits.”
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Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., is the only Democrat on the list of the 20 most active accounts in Congress.
Rep. Dwight Evans, D-Pa., for example, was the most active Democratic lawmaker in X in 2023 before his position fell sharply by 66% this year, the report said.
Activity on the X accounts of California Reps. Robert Garcia and Ted Lieu, both Democrats, fell by 35% and 26%, respectively.
In 2024, the most active X accounts were those of Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas.
Republican lawmakers, as a whole, accounted for 54.4% of members of Congress' X shares in 2024, compared to 45.1% for Democrats.
In 2023, Democrats in Congress accounted for 50.8% of lawmakers' activity on X, compared to 48.8% for Republicans. Previous quorum report He said.
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, is the most frequent user of X in Congress, the report shows. ((Photo by Kevin Deitch/Getty Images))
It should be noted that it is standard practice for lawmakers in Congress to hand over control of their professional or personal X accounts – often both – to their staff.
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But some lawmakers like Cruz and Roy, as well as X's third most active poster, Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., are known to frequently interact with other X users directly.
Frost, the only Democrat among the top 20 X users in Congress in 2024, warned fellow liberals against ceding the popular app to Republicans, in an interview With POLITICO last month.
“If we leave X, it will help Elon achieve his goal of making the platform free of any progressive ideology or the way we think about the world,” he said.
