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Congressional Democrats’ use of X, formerly Twitter, has declined significantly in the years since Elon Musk took over the social media platform, a new report suggests.
Significantly more Republican lawmakers used X in 2024 than their Democratic colleagues. public affairs firm Quorum calculated. Of the 20 most active accounts for members of Congress, only one: Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla. – comes from the left, at number 15.
It’s a radical change even from Quorum’s 2023 report, which was published just over a year after Musk bought the site, at the time. The 10 most active accounts in Congress were almost evenly divided: six Republicans and four Democrats on the list. Now they are all Republicans.
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Many Democratic lawmakers have reduced their use of X since Elon Musk bought the site. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
Many on the left have criticized Musk’s ownership of X, accusing him of using it to bolster President-elect Donald Trump and right-wing causes. But Musk and his allies have insisted that he is creating a more user-controlled experience that promotes free speech.
The report pointed to a 2023 survey that showed a marked decline in the number of Americans who identify as Democrats using the app.
“X use is declining among the general public after Elon Musk came to power, with Democrats driving the exodus, according to a survey conducted early last year,” the report says.
“After looking at the data, it’s clear that the decline in usage isn’t just coming from the general public. Public officials, particularly 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 X accounts in Congress.
Rep. Dwight Evans, D-Pa., for example, was the most active Democratic lawmaker on X in 2023 before his posting frequency dropped sharply by 66% this year, according to the report.
Activity on the X accounts of California Reps. Robert Garcia and Ted Lieu, both Democrats, fell 35% and 26%, respectively.
In 2024, the most frequently 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 Congress’s X seats in 2024, compared to 45.1% for Democrats.
In 2023, Congressional Democrats accounted for 50.8% of legislator activity in X, compared to 48.8% for Republicans. Quorum Report saying.
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, is the most frequent X user in Congress, the report shows. ((Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images))
It’s worth noting that it’s standard practice for congressional lawmakers 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 for frequently interacting directly with other X users.
Frost, the lone Democrat among the top 20 most frequent X users in Congress in 2024, warned his liberal colleagues not to cede the popular app to Republicans, in an interview. with politician last month.
“If we leave X, it will help Elon with his goal of making the platform empty of any progressive ideology or the way we think about the world,” he said.
