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ADDENDUM: RAW DATA SUMMARY

Capitol Tweets: Yeas and Nays of the Congressional Twitterverse

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Edelman’s Capitol Tweets study looks at U.S. Congressional performance on Twitter, including regional differences and levels of bipartisan engagement. These slides feature supporting graphs from the analysis.

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ADDENDUM: RAW DATA SUMMARY

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MARCH 21, 2012 CAPITOL TWEETS: YEAS AND NAYS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL TWITTERVERSE | ADDENDUM 2

ADDENDUM: RAW DATA SUMMARY

The following is a collection of graphs that summarize the raw data underlying Edelman’s Capitol Tweets study. All of the graphs in this addendum represent “per-handle” averages; that is, the data have been normalized on a per-handle basis to illustrate the performance of individuals within cohorts of different sizes. Twitter data for this study, including all tweets, timestamps, follower counts and any associated metadata were provided by Simply Measured. Please see the full Capitol Tweets study for in-depth analysis of these data points, including historical context, Twitter Best Practices for Members of Congress, and an expanded methodology.

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MARCH 21, 2012 CAPITOL TWEETS: YEAS AND NAYS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL TWITTERVERSE | ADDENDUM 3

CONGRESSIONAL TWITTER HANDLES BY DEMOGRAPHIC

194

260

367

89

150

217

44 43

050

100150200250300350400

By Party and Chamber

83

121

106

144

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

Northeast Midwest West South

By Region

24

88

152

136

49

7

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

30 - 39 40 - 49 50 - 59 60 - 69 70 - 79 80 +

By Age

203

71 80

47 26

10 10 8

0

50

100

150

200

250

1 - 5 6 - 10 11 - 15 16 - 20 21 - 25 26 - 30 31 - 35 36 +

By Tenure (in Years)

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MARCH 21, 2012 CAPITOL TWEETS: YEAS AND NAYS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL TWITTERVERSE | ADDENDUM 4

11.1 11.6 10.5

17.8

9.8 11.0

15.3 14.7

02468

101214161820

By Party and Chamber

10.7 11.3

16.2

10.1

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

Northeast Midwest West South

By Region

5.1

12.7

9.4 9.5

28.5

8.9

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

30 - 39 40 - 49 50 - 59 60 - 69 70 - 79 80 +

By Age

10.1 8.7

17.4

5.7

29.5

7.2

13.2

9.1

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

1 - 5 6 - 10 11 - 15 16 - 20 21 - 25 26 - 30 31 - 35 36 +

By Tenure (in Years)

AVERAGE DAILY FOLLOWER GROWTH

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MARCH 21, 2012 CAPITOL TWEETS: YEAS AND NAYS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL TWITTERVERSE | ADDENDUM 5

MENTIONS, REPLIES, AND RETWEETS OF MEMBERS

174 326 225 514 119 299 360 461

445 460 380

1,734

351 400

764 763

1,609

2,835

1,976

4,147

1,114

2,571

3,295

4,165

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

By Party and Chamber

208 370 339 209

1,297

443 711

393

1,675

2,547

2,965

2,295

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

4,000

4,500

Northeast Midwest West South

By Region

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MARCH 21, 2012 CAPITOL TWEETS: YEAS AND NAYS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL TWITTERVERSE | ADDENDUM 6

MENTIONS, REPLIES, AND RETWEETS OF MEMBERS

72 289 188 276 704

93 165

538 377 304

2,883

358

872

2,532

1,990 2,223

4,792

1,531

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

8,000

9,000

30 - 39 40 - 49 50 - 59 60 - 69 70 - 79 80 +

By Age

203 187 565

76

854

41 188 89

740 347

723

176

1,624

86 656 404

1,898

1,768

4,052

1,215

5,659

1,707

2,209

1,583

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

8,000

9,000

1 - 5 6 - 10 11 - 15 16 - 20 21 - 25 26 - 30 31 - 35 36 +

By Tenure (in Years)

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MENTIONS, REPLIES, AND RETWEETS BY HIGHLY-FOLLOWED USERS

0.8 1.2 1.0 1.7 0.7 1.2 1.2 1.5 4 14

9 18

3 13

7 17

32

57

39

91

23

51 65

86

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

By Party and Chamber

1.0 0.9 1.7 1.0

10 12 12 9

41 44

60

51

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

Northeast Midwest West South

By Region

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MARCH 21, 2012 CAPITOL TWEETS: YEAS AND NAYS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL TWITTERVERSE | ADDENDUM 8

MENTIONS, REPLIES, AND RETWEETS BY HIGHLY-FOLLOWED USERS

0.5 1.2 1.2 0.7 2.3 0.9 9

14 9 7

23

4

18

70

39 37

94

32

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

30 - 39 40 - 49 50 - 59 60 - 69 70 - 79 80 +

By Age

1.1 0.9 1.4 0.2 2.9 0.3 1.0 1.0

13 6

12 2

22

3 5 4

42

36

88

21

90

24

51

31

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

1 - 5 6 - 10 11 - 15 16 - 20 21 - 25 26 - 30 31 - 35 36 +

By Tenure (in Years)

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MARCH 21, 2012 CAPITOL TWEETS: YEAS AND NAYS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL TWITTERVERSE | ADDENDUM 9

TWEETS POSTED BY MEMBERS

85

108 94

126

78

106 110 122

8

12

11

5

9

13 4

6

16

21

19

15

17

21

13

17

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

By Party and Chamber

102 103 97 97

4 9

11 15

15

17 20

20

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

Northeast Midwest West South

By Region

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MARCH 21, 2012 CAPITOL TWEETS: YEAS AND NAYS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL TWITTERVERSE | ADDENDUM 10

TWEETS POSTED BY MEMBERS

86

115 116

74

106 100

4

12 16

5

6 5

11

21 23

14

14 32

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

30 - 39 40 - 49 50 - 59 60 - 69 70 - 79 80 +

By Age

111 98 96

68

113

56 71

131

15

6 6

3

20

2

2

5 21

19 16

12

13

11

15

47

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

200

1 - 5 6 - 10 11 - 15 16 - 20 21 - 25 26 - 30 31 - 35 36 +

By Tenure (in Years)

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MARCH 21, 2012 CAPITOL TWEETS: YEAS AND NAYS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL TWITTERVERSE | ADDENDUM 11

POSTED TWEETS – ACROSS THE AISLE

2.5 2.6 2.2

4.4

2.1 2.2

4.2 4.8

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

By Party and Chamber

2.1

2.6

3.2

2.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

Northeast Midwest West South

By Region

1.3

3.6

3.0

2.2

1.4

0.7

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

30 - 39 40 - 49 50 - 59 60 - 69 70 - 79 80 +

By Age

2.9

2.1

3.1

1.5

2.2

0.9

0.1

5.1

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

1 - 5 6 - 10 11 - 15 16 - 20 21 - 25 26 - 30 31 - 35 36 +

By Tenure (in Years)

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MARCH 21, 2012 CAPITOL TWEETS: YEAS AND NAYS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL TWITTERVERSE | ADDENDUM 12

POSTED TWEETS – HASHTAGS USED

54

75 66

76

48

79 76

56

0102030405060708090

By Party and Chamber

64 57

88

64

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Northeast Midwest West South

By Region

32

85 79

49

72 70

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

30 - 39 40 - 49 50 - 59 60 - 69 70 - 79 80 +

By Age

76

62

76

38

56 45 47

109

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

1 - 5 6 - 10 11 - 15 16 - 20 21 - 25 26 - 30 31 - 35 36 +

By Tenure (in Years)

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MARCH 21, 2012 CAPITOL TWEETS: YEAS AND NAYS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL TWITTERVERSE | ADDENDUM 13

POSTED TWEETS CONTAINING LINKS

42

64

54

61

40

63

49

64

6.4

10.2 8.5 9.9

6.1

10.1 7.5

10.6

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

By Party and Chamber

50

58

55 55

7.1 9.9

7.8 9.3

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Northeast Midwest West South

By Region

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POSTED TWEETS CONTAINING LINKS

53

61

65

42

52

60

6.3

10.4 11.0

5.3

9.3 9.9

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

30 - 39 40 - 49 50 - 59 60 - 69 70 - 79 80 +

By Age

62

55 53

42

47

32

27

80

9.8 8.0 7.9 6.9

11.8

4.3 1.8

13.4

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

1 - 5 6 - 10 11 - 15 16 - 20 21 - 25 26 - 30 31 - 35 36 +

By Tenure (in Years)

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POSTED TWEETS MENTIONING SPECIFIC LEGISLATION

1.2

4.6

3.5

1.7 1.4

4.9

0.5

2.9

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

By Party and Chamber

2.3

4.6

3.5

2.2

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

Northeast Midwest West South

By Region

14.8

4.1

2.4 2.0 1.3 0.9

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

30 - 39 40 - 49 50 - 59 60 - 69 70 - 79 80 +

By Age

5.1

2.0 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.3

0.8

2.3

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

1 - 5 6 - 10 11 - 15 16 - 20 21 - 25 26 - 30 31 - 35 36 +

By Tenure (in Years)

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MARCH 21, 2012 CAPITOL TWEETS: YEAS AND NAYS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL TWITTERVERSE | ADDENDUM 16

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