Washington, D.C.: Top 48 Political Leaders Instagram Influencers

As of September 2026, infloo tracks 49 Instagram creators in Washington, D.C. in the Political Leaders category. Among the 48 largest by followers, the median engagement rate is 0.52% (middle half: 0.09–1.69%), and the median account has 1.2M followers. Micro-influencers (10K–100K followers): 3 of 48; over 1M followers: 27. Highest engagement: @chrisvanhollen (13.04%), @aaronparnas (8.55%), @officialrezapahlavi (8.02%).

Creators tracked: 49
Median ER (top 48): 0.52%
Middle half of ER (top 48): 0.09–1.69%
Median followers (top 48): 1.2M
Data as of: September 2026

#	Instagram Account	Categories	Number of followers	Audience Engagement (ER)	User's Country	User's City	Check Fake Followers
1	1 President Donald J. Trump @realdonaldtrump Followers: 42,477,242 • ER: 0.89% Washington, D.C. Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Personal Computers Social Organisations Football & Soccer Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Personal Computers Social Organisations Football & Soccer	Followers 42,477,242	ER 0.89%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
2	2 BBC News @bbcnews Followers: 29,502,843 • ER: 0.05% Washington, D.C. Movies & TV Shows Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Organisations Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Movies & TV Shows Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Organisations	Followers 29,502,843	ER 0.05%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
3	3 President Donald J. Trump @potus Followers: 18,582,478 • ER: 0.11% Washington, D.C. Politics Political Leaders Government Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Politics Political Leaders Government	Followers 18,582,478	ER 0.11%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
4	4 TIME @time Followers: 12,623,917 • ER: 0.05% Washington, D.C. Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Organisations Government Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Organisations Government	Followers 12,623,917	ER 0.05%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
5	5 The White House @whitehouse Followers: 11,670,155 • ER: 0.14% Washington, D.C. Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Government Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Government	Followers 11,670,155	ER 0.14%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
6	6 Reza Pahlavi - رضا پهلوی @officialrezapahlavi Followers: 7,260,584 • ER: 8.02% Washington, D.C. Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Organisations Religion & Spirit... Religious Organiz... Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Organisations Religion & Spirit... Religious Organiz...	Followers 7,260,584	ER 8.02%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
7	7 The Washington Post @washingtonpost Followers: 7,238,437 • ER: 0.22% Washington, D.C. Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Government Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Government	Followers 7,238,437	ER 0.22%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
8	8 The Guardian @guardian Followers: 6,180,789 • ER: 0.15% Washington, D.C. Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations	Followers 6,180,789	ER 0.15%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
9	9 ABC News @abcnews Followers: 5,363,910 • ER: 0.01% Washington, D.C. Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Government Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Government	Followers 5,363,910	ER 0.01%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
10	10 Reuters @reuters Followers: 5,332,397 • ER: 0.06% Washington, D.C. Political Shows Cultural & Histor... Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Travel Agencies Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Political Shows Cultural & Histor... Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Travel Agencies	Followers 5,332,397	ER 0.06%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
11	11 Roma Mkatoliki @roma_zimbabwe Followers: 4,702,986 • ER: 1.17% Washington, D.C. Entertainment Memes Social Issues Headphones Political Leaders Social Clubs Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Entertainment Memes Social Issues Headphones Political Leaders Social Clubs	Followers 4,702,986	ER 1.17%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
12	12 Noticias Telemundo @noticiastelemundo Followers: 4,447,341 • ER: 0.06% Washington, D.C. Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Organisations Nonprofit Organiz... Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Organisations Nonprofit Organiz...	Followers 4,447,341	ER 0.06%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
13	13 USA TODAY @usatoday Followers: 3,748,013 • ER: 0.03% Washington, D.C. Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Religious Organiz... Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Religious Organiz...	Followers 3,748,013	ER 0.03%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
14	14 Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas Followers: 3,030,746 • ER: 8.55% Washington, D.C. Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders	Followers 3,030,746	ER 8.55%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
15	15 CBS News @cbsnews Followers: 2,689,322 • ER: 0.03% Washington, D.C. Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Government Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Government	Followers 2,689,322	ER 0.03%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
16	16 NEWS \| MEDIA \| WORLD @the_30bs Followers: 2,504,657 • ER: 0.05% Washington, D.C. Movies & TV Shows Entertainment Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Movies & TV Shows Entertainment Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders	Followers 2,504,657	ER 0.05%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
17	17 CNN Politics @cnnpolitics Followers: 2,367,556 • ER: 0.41% Washington, D.C. Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Government Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Government	Followers 2,367,556	ER 0.41%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
18	18 Donald Trump Fans @donaldtrump.hq Followers: 2,352,382 • ER: 0.93% Washington, D.C. Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed...	Followers 2,352,382	ER 0.93%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
19	19 Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @repjasmine Followers: 2,316,718 • ER: 3.35% Washington, D.C. Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Nonprofit Organiz... Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Nonprofit Organiz...	Followers 2,316,718	ER 3.35%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
20	20 NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact Followers: 2,126,521 • ER: 0.17% Washington, D.C. Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Consulting Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Consulting	Followers 2,126,521	ER 0.17%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
21	21 Jasmine Crockett @jasmineforus Followers: 1,852,233 • ER: 2.98% Washington, D.C. Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Organisations Sales & Marketing Career Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Organisations Sales & Marketing Career	Followers 1,852,233	ER 2.98%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
22	22 MeidasTouch @meidastouch Followers: 1,695,820 • ER: 1.78% Washington, D.C. Movies & TV Shows Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Organisations Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Movies & TV Shows Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Organisations	Followers 1,695,820	ER 1.78%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
23	23 Nancy Pelosi @speakerpelosi Followers: 1,517,017 • ER: 0.26% Washington, D.C. Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Nonprofit Organiz... Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Nonprofit Organiz...	Followers 1,517,017	ER 0.26%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
24	24 Senator Ted Cruz @sentedcruz Followers: 1,364,129 • ER: 0.46% Washington, D.C. Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Government Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Government	Followers 1,364,129	ER 0.46%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
25	25 Senator John Kennedy @senjohnkennedy Followers: 1,103,215 • ER: 1.27% Washington, D.C. Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Government Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Government	Followers 1,103,215	ER 1.27%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
26	26 PBS News @newshour Followers: 1,069,421 • ER: 0.1% Washington, D.C. Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Nonprofit Organiz... Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Nonprofit Organiz...	Followers 1,069,421	ER 0.1%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
27	27 The Good Liars @tglnyc Followers: 1,043,896 • ER: 2.82% Washington, D.C. Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations	Followers 1,043,896	ER 2.82%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
28	28 NBC Nightly News @nbcnightlynews Followers: 957,846 • ER: 0.06% Washington, D.C. Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Organisations Government Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Organisations Government	Followers 957,846	ER 0.06%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
29	29 Mother Jones @motherjonesmag Followers: 749,221 • ER: 0.32% Washington, D.C. Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Organisations Career Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Organisations Career	Followers 749,221	ER 0.32%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
30	30 The Guardian US @guardian_us Followers: 746,017 • ER: 0.3% Washington, D.C. Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations	Followers 746,017	ER 0.3%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
31	31 Congressman Hakeem Jeffries @repjeffries Followers: 739,855 • ER: 1.44% Washington, D.C. Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Career Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Career	Followers 739,855	ER 1.44%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
32	32 Niusha Saremi @niushasaremi Followers: 707,770 • ER: 2.25% Washington, D.C. Movies & TV Shows Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Organisations Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Movies & TV Shows Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Organisations	Followers 707,770	ER 2.25%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
33	33 Marne Levine @marnelevine Followers: 700,758 • ER: 0.03% Washington, D.C. Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Organisations Career Nonprofit Organiz... Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Organisations Career Nonprofit Organiz...	Followers 700,758	ER 0.03%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
34	34 Speaker Mike Johnson @speakermjohnson Followers: 661,666 • ER: 1.8% Washington, D.C. Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations	Followers 661,666	ER 1.8%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
35	35 Yahoo News @yahoonews Followers: 621,311 • ER: 0.04% Washington, D.C. Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Nonprofit Organiz... Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Nonprofit Organiz...	Followers 621,311	ER 0.04%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
36	36 CPAC @cpac Followers: 611,948 • ER: 0.34% Washington, D.C. Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations	Followers 611,948	ER 0.34%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
37	37 The Bulwark @bulwarkonline Followers: 606,708 • ER: 0.61% Washington, D.C. Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations	Followers 606,708	ER 0.61%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
38	38 Pod Save America @podsaveamerica Followers: 566,554 • ER: 1.11% Washington, D.C. Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations	Followers 566,554	ER 1.11%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
39	39 NPR Politics @nprpolitics Followers: 493,266 • ER: 1.66% Washington, D.C. Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Government Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Government	Followers 493,266	ER 1.66%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
40	40 The Hill @thehill Followers: 310,220 • ER: 0.58% Washington, D.C. Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Government Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Government	Followers 310,220	ER 0.58%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
41	41 Senator Chris Van Hollen @chrisvanhollen Followers: 280,978 • ER: 13.04% Washington, D.C. Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Nonprofit Organiz... Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Nonprofit Organiz...	Followers 280,978	ER 13.04%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
42	42 House Democrats @housedemocrats Followers: 236,709 • ER: 0.07% Washington, D.C. Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Organisations Sales & Marketing Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Political Shows Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Organisations Sales & Marketing	Followers 236,709	ER 0.07%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
43	43 Face The Nation @facethenation Followers: 190,287 • ER: 3.19% Washington, D.C. Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Nonprofit Organiz... Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Nonprofit Organiz...	Followers 190,287	ER 3.19%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
44	44 Senate Democrats @senatedems Followers: 150,858 • ER: 1.36% Washington, D.C. Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Organisations Nonprofit Organiz... Charity Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Organisations Nonprofit Organiz... Charity	Followers 150,858	ER 1.36%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
45	45 Rodrigo Diamanti @rodrigosinmordaza Followers: 117,340 • ER: 1.15% Washington, D.C. Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Organisations Religious Organiz... Career Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Organisations Religious Organiz... Career	Followers 117,340	ER 1.15%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
46	46 Washington Week with The Atlantic @washingtonweekpbs Followers: 58,336 • ER: 6.89% Washington, D.C. Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Government Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Government	Followers 58,336	ER 6.89%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
47	47 POLITICO Magazine @politicomag Followers: 53,845 • ER: 7.9% Washington, D.C. Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Government Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Government	Followers 53,845	ER 7.9%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
48	48 Hariana Verás Victória @harianaveras Followers: 45,272 • ER: 0.97% Washington, D.C. Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Organisations Career Government Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Social Issues Politics Political Leaders Social Organisations Career Government	Followers 45,272	ER 0.97%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts

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Frequently asked questions

Who are the top Political Leaders Instagram influencers in Washington, D.C.?

By followers: @realdonaldtrump (42.5M), @bbcnews (29.5M), @potus (18.6M). By engagement rate: @chrisvanhollen (13.04%), @aaronparnas (8.55%), @officialrezapahlavi (8.02%). Data: infloo, September 2026.

What is a typical engagement rate for Political Leaders influencers in Washington, D.C.?

The median is 0.52%; half of the 48 largest creators by followers fall between 0.09% and 1.69%. Data: infloo, September 2026.

How many Political Leaders Instagram influencers does infloo track in Washington, D.C.?

49 as of September 2026. The ranking shows 48 of them, sorted by followers.

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