short readsJan 25, 2021 Though not especially productive in passing bills, the 116th Congress set new marks for social media use Voting members of the 116th Congress collectively produced more than 2.2 million tweets and Facebook posts in 2019 and 2020.
reportSep 30, 2021 Charting Congress on Social Media in the 2016 and 2020 Elections The 2020 election featured dramatic increases in lawmaker posts and audience engagement, but less overlap in the sources shared by members of each party.