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r/fivethirtyeight

51k members
r/fivethirtyeight is a subreddit with 51k members. The community frequently discusses election, trump, democrats, house, and elections, and the most common flair used is poll results, politics, discussion, election model, and polling industry/methodology.
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.

Popular Topics in r/fivethirtyeight

#1

Election

32 posts
#2

Trump

27 posts
#3

Democrats

27 posts
#4

House

10 posts
#5

Elections

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Republicans

10 posts
#7

Polls

9 posts
#8

Biden

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2024

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#10

Senate

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Flair Used in r/fivethirtyeight

#1
Poll Results
: "Fetterman losing 2028 Dem primary by 51 points"
76 posts
#2
Politics
: "Democrat David Lesley drops out of the Alaska senate race and announced it a couple of minutes before the drop out deadline, Race will be Peltola vs 3 Republicans."
53 posts
#3
Discussion
: "Susan Collins agrees to 4 debates with Troy Jackson"
25 posts
#4
Election Model
: "Sabato's Crystal Ball moves Texas Races towards the Democrats"
9 posts
#5
Polling Industry/Methodology
: "Another Texas poll"
6 posts
#6
Politics Podcast
: "Still Counting (New 'Cooked Media' series featuring Nate Silver, Clare Malone, and Galen Druke)"
5 posts
#7
Prediction
: "Rating changes: Seven more House races shift toward Democrats"
5 posts
#8
Polling Average
: "Gallop partisan affiliation, January 1999-July 2026"
4 posts
#9
Science
: "Senator ranking from most to least conservative"
3 posts
#10
Discussion Megathread
: "Weekly Discussion Megathread"
3 posts

Member Growth in r/fivethirtyeight

Yearly
+10k members(25.7%)

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Last updated: September 7, 2026