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The Top 25 Politicians to Follow on Twitter

These 25 Twitter accounts will make you want to click “Follow.”

By Brigit Larson1851 Contributor
SPONSOREDUpdated 6:18PM • 11/18/15
Who knew politicians could be so entertaining and informing in only 140 characters?
 
Although their publicists might not agree, Twitter has become an extremely popular place for politicians to express their views and gain support for their campaigns. Twitter even has its own handbook for politicians.
 
Today you can follow, engage and tweet donations to politicians—if your candidate of choice has signed up for an account. Even the Republican and Democratic Presidential Debates are now live-tweeted by journalists, voters and candidates from opposing parties. Political beliefs aside—you will want to follow these accounts on Twitter to keep you informed and entertained during the long election year ahead.
 
We start off the list with those who are currently in office.
 
1. Barack Obama: @BarackObama The current President of the United States is—not surprisingly—the most followed politician and world leader on Twitter. His second term victory tweet is the third most popular post of all time.
2. President of the United States: @POTUS is an interesting account to follow because it does not belong to Barack Obama, but rather the Executive Office. A White House Official told CNN, the account would transfer to the newly elected president when Obama leaves office. The first tweet in May sparked a humorous exchange with former President, Bill Clinton.
3. The First Lady: @FLOTUS Michelle Obama is an advocate of nutrition, physical activity, poverty awareness, and equal pay for men and woman. These issues are dominant in her Twitter feed along with her foreign and domestic travels. One of her most popular tweets brought awareness to the kidnapping of 200 Nigerian schoolgirls in 2014.
4. John Kerry: @JohnKerry Get your daily dose of foreign policy and affairs in 140 characters from the current Secretary of State.
 
5. Paul Ryan: @SpeakerRyan The new Speaker of the House immediately became very popular on Twitter once he changed his Twitter username to @SpeakerRyan from @RepPaulRyan. Twitter reported that he acquired more than 11,000 new followers. This kick-off tweet quickly became his most retweeted ever.
6. Kevin McCarthy: @GOPLeader The Majority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives is a big fan of Throwback Thursday (#TBT), and we don’t hate it one bit.
7. Nancy Pelosi: @NancyPelosi Nancy Pelosi is the Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives and only woman to have served as the House Speaker, which definitely makes her account worth following.
 
8. John McCain: @SenJohnMcCain U.S. Senator from Arizona and Chairman of the Armed Services Committee is a very active Twitter user.
 
9. Cory Booker: @CoryBooker This New Jersey Senator is a Twitter celebrity and man of good deeds. When he was Mayor of Newark, a woman tweeted at him that her father was snowed in. He not only replied, but he went to help dig him out. What a guy! He is known for engaging with followers and taking action. 10. Steve Israel: @RepSteveIsraelTheU.S. Representative for New York's 3rd Congressional District, has served in the Congress since 2001 and been a Twitter user since February 2009.
 
11. Steve Cohen: @RepCohenThe U.S. Representative for Tennessee is a Democrat and proud Memphis supporter. These former politicians are no longer in office, but they are still managing to entertain us with their tweets, and that we have to respect.
 
12. Al Gore: @algore Former Vice President, environmentalist, and inventor of the internet uses Twitter to urge followers to take climate action.
 
13. John Dingell: @JohnDingell The former Michigan Congressman is 89 years old and tweeting away! An avid University of Michigan fan and Democrat, Dingell throws in plenty of jokes about his age in his tweets and is sure not to disappoint. 14. Jerry Springer: @JerrySpringer You probably didn’t expect to see the former Democratic Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, on this list, but Mr. Springer continues to share his political views with the Twitterverse that are definitely worth following. We had to give the current presidential nominees plenty of spots on this list.
 
15. Ted Cruz: @TedCruz Canadian-born, U.S. Senator from Texas, Cruz is currently running for the Republican nomination for president in 2016. By following his account, you will be asked to join the #CruzCrew–catchy?
 
16. John Kasich: @JohnKasichThe current Governor of Ohio is also in the 2016 GOP race.His Twitter strategy has included gaining mentions with promoted campaign hashtags, along with plenty of Hillary bashing.
 
17. Jeb Bush: @JebBush If not just to witness his Twitter wars with the Donald or attacks on Hillary Clinton, you can follow the former Florida Governor for updates on his 2016 presidential campaign. 18. Rand Paul: @RandPaul #StandwithRand is the campaign hashtag for Rand Paul, the U.S. Senator from Kentucky who has his hat in the GOP race. 19. Martin O’Malley: @MartinOMalley Former Maryland Governor and Baltimore Mayor announced his candidacy this year for the Democratic nomination for President in 2016. His campaign hashtag #ActionsNotWords may not be as catchy as others mentioned, but it does have a strong message.
 
20. Chris Christie: @GovChristieCurrent New Jersey Governor, who is running for the Republican nomination in the 2016 presidential election, seems to be keeping his focus on taking down Hillary. #Christie2016?
 
21. Marco Rubio: @MarcoRubio #TeamMarco is the somewhat popular hashtag being used on Marco Rubio’s Twitter account as the U.S. Senator from Florida tries to win the GOP nomination.
 
22. Ben Carson: @RealBenCarsonBased on Twitter followers gained, Ben Carson won the most recent Republican presidential debate by gaining 6.8K followers, despite speaking for the least amount of time.
 
23. Bernie Sanders: @SenSanders Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator from Vermont, is the longest serving independent in congressional history. Running as a Democrat in the 2016 presidential election, Bernie’s Twitter following has seen some of the biggest increases throughout the recent political debates. 24. Hillary Clinton: @HillaryClintonFirst Lady, Secretary of State, and U.S. Senator is in her second run for the Democratic nomination in the 2016 presidential election. She is one of the most followed on this list with her tweets including a nice mixture of humor, political views, and witty attacks on the GOP. Tweets from Hilary are signed –H. 25. Donald Trump: @realDonaldTrump Last, but certainly not least, is the Donald. Let’s just say, the real estate magnate and 2016 hopeful is not against running negative attacks in 140 characters.Trump was already known for his bold tweets, and with his #MakeAmericaGreatAgain campaign it has only continued. While he has had to delete and apologize for numerous offensive retweets, there appears to be no end in sight for his attacks on the other presidential nominees. Somewhere in between the attacks we managed to find a positive tweet.

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