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) is oriented around: A subreddit focused on US politics, and the joyous misery surrounding them. Recent activity samples show 101 posts/day in recent samples (~96% image, ~3% link, ~1% video). Public rules we collected 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” in metadata—link/text expectations may differ from open “any” rooms.
Practical pointers
Read the current sidebar/rules on Reddit before posting; collected rules can lag. Search the sub before reposting common clips or questions. Common flairs in samples 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.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Sep 3, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 414 subscribers (+0.02%). 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 21%). For its size it is unusually busy: about 59.4 new posts a day per million members, more than 90% 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 2, 2026, r/PoliticalHumor climbed from 1,694,789 to 1,697,691 subscribers (+2.9K, +0.17%). That is about 66 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
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 1,697,691 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #625 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 2,902 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 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/PoliticalDiscussion (2.2M), r/politics (9.3M), r/humor (2.9M), r/WTF (7.1M) and r/WhitePeopleTwitter (3.1M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). 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.