About r/PoliticalHumor
In its own words:
A subreddit focused on US politics, and the joyous misery surrounding them.
Community guide
r/PoliticalHumor (#625, about 1.7 million subscribers) — A subreddit focused on US politics, and the joyous misery surrounding them. A recent sample averaged 101 posts a day (~96% image, ~3% link, ~1% video). Its public rules include: Posts must be about U.S. Politics.; Try to be funny.; Pictures of only text are not allowed.; Images & short GIFs only, no low effort posts; Avoid reposts, flooding, and spam.
What belongs here
Stay inside the room’s stated scope rather than adjacent fandoms or general off-topic dumps. Self-promotion and advertising are tightly limited—read those rules before linking your own channel, shop, or site. Low-effort memes or empty shitposts are commonly removed—add context that fits the room’s purpose. Recent samples are image-heavy; if you post media, make the title explain why it belongs here.
How it differs from lookalikes
The length of the public rule list is itself a signal: skim all of them once before assuming defaults from similar communities. Submission type is set to “link”—link/text expectations may differ from open “any” rooms.
Practical pointers
Read the current sidebar/rules on Reddit before posting; rules can change. Search the sub before reposting common clips or questions. Common flairs include: Rule 2: Not Humor, Not Humor, Rule 5: No reposts, Rule 1: Not US politics. Volume is high—clear titles help your post survive the firehose.
The community was created on Sep 3, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 1,100 subscribers (+0.07%). It sits just behind r/MrBeast (#624) and ahead of r/womensstreetwear (#626) in our ranking.
What sets r/PoliticalHumor apart
Compared with other large communities, r/PoliticalHumor leans heavily on images (96% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 22%). For its size it is unusually busy: about 59.3 new posts a day per million members, more than 89% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (04:00 UTC) sees about 3.4× as many posts as the quietest (09:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, r/PoliticalHumor climbed from 1,694,789 to 1,698,791 subscribers (+4K, +0.24%). That is about 78 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.
Top posts on r/PoliticalHumor this week
This week’s highest-ranked posts, in Reddit’s own order (collected Nov 7, 2026).
- Blue Texas mandates backbonesu/Temporary-Suit9121 · Nov 4 · image
- Thanks Zelenskyy!u/Dumblefuck · Nov 4 · image
- $474M to California his Texasu/ArTooDeeTooTattoo · Nov 4 · image
- America is now fetter off!u/LabiaMinoraLover · Nov 5 · image
- Punishing criminals isn't "getting even!"u/BestStoogewasLarry · Nov 5 · image
- First time Gregg Abott can truthfully say “a Mexican” took his job. Respectfully, Team Hinojosau/myTchondria · Nov 5 · image
- The right choice was madeu/Better-Compote399 · Nov 4 · image
- What a suprise....u/Fus-Ro-Dahh · Nov 3 · image
- The Spanish guide for this year's electionu/rhino910 · Nov 1 · image
- 💡What are you going to do about it?u/Prestigious_Net_8356 · Nov 2 · image
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/PoliticalHumor, from 2018 to 2022, ranked by Reddit.
- Just stop being pooru/slytherinchosenone · Jan 17, 2021 · image
- Why do I have this queasy feeling in my stomach right now?u/Justinpdrew · Nov 7, 2020 · image
- Shots fired! 😯u/farlz84 · Jan 26, 2021 · image
- Spot the differenceu/Go_Habs_Go31 · Feb 26, 2022 · 113,207 points · 3,141 comments · image
- It is what it is.u/MRBonerface · Jul 23, 2020 · image
- Do you remember?u/DonaldWillKillUsAll · Feb 25, 2022 · 110,769 points · 4,428 comments · image
- Oh Ted....u/Raskel_61 · Dec 13, 2020 · image
- Darkest comedy ... Bernie explaining Cayman Islands in simple termsu/nj23dublin · Feb 7, 2021 · image
- The poor bourgeoisieu/BlueHellboy · Jan 28, 2021 · image
- Socialismu/CampaignVeteran · Dec 24, 2020 · image
What r/PoliticalHumor talks about
We read the titles of 548 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “trump”, “vote”, “stevens”, “haley” and “blue”. Other frequent themes are election, republicans, maga, great, point and republican. Recurring phrases include “haley stevens”, “vote blue”, “press secretary” and “halloween costume”. By format, 96% are images, 3% are links and 1% are videos.
Popular post flairs: Rule 2: Not Humor (18), Not Humor (7), Rule 5: No reposts (5), Rule 1: Not US politics (3), Not U.S. Politics (3), Rule 7: Don't Be a Jerk (3).
Activity and best time to post
r/PoliticalHumor gets about 100 new posts a day. The public archive holds 1,006,421 posts and 20,163,486 comments in total, about 20.0 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Wednesday (680 posts) and the quietest was Saturday (47). Posting peaks around 04:00 UTC and is lowest around 09:00 UTC.
Rules of r/PoliticalHumor
The moderators of r/PoliticalHumor list 14 rules. In short:
- Posts must be about U.S. Politics.
- Try to be funny.
- Pictures of only text are not allowed.
- Images & short GIFs only, no low effort posts
- Avoid reposts, flooding, and spam.
- Sales Spam
- Don't be a jerk.
- Do Not Brigade
- Follow Reddit's global rules.
- No links or references to offsite resources
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/PoliticalHumor and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many members does r/PoliticalHumor have?
r/PoliticalHumor has 1,698,791 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #625 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 4,002 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.
When was r/PoliticalHumor created?
r/PoliticalHumor was created on Sep 3, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Sep 5, 2008.
Is r/PoliticalHumor still active?
Yes. r/PoliticalHumor gets about 100 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 1,006,421 posts and 20,163,486 comments. In a sample of 548 recent posts we counted 382 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/PoliticalHumor?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Wednesday and the quietest Saturday, and most posts arrive around 04:00 UTC, with the fewest around 09:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/PoliticalHumor?
The community describes itself as: “A subreddit focused on US politics, and the joyous misery surrounding them.” Recent post titles often mention trump, vote, stevens, haley and blue. Most posts are images (96%).
Is r/PoliticalHumor SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/PoliticalHumor as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/PoliticalHumor?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/PoliticalHumor accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts), with images enabled. It has 14 posted rules, starting with: “Posts must be about U.S. Politics.”; “Try to be funny.”; “Pictures of only text are not allowed.”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/PoliticalHumor?
Communities with similar topics include r/humor (2.9M), r/PoliticalDiscussion (2.2M), r/politics (9.3M) and r/LeopardsAteMyFace (1.4M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 9, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/PoliticalHumor.