Washington, D.C.: Top 50 Politics Instagram Influencers

As of September 2026, infloo tracks 72 Instagram creators in Washington, D.C. in the Politics category. Among the 50 largest by followers, the median engagement rate is 0.37% (middle half: 0.07–1.40%), and the median account has 2.1M followers. Over 1M followers: 36 of 50. Highest engagement: @insidehistory (21.95%), @aaronparnas (8.55%), @officialrezapahlavi (8.02%).

Creators tracked: 72
Median ER (top 50): 0.37%
Middle half of ER (top 50): 0.07–1.40%
Median followers (top 50): 2.1M
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 President Joe Biden Archived @potus46archive Followers: 17,363,168 • ER: 1.12% Washington, D.C. Social Issues Politics Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Startups Government Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Social Issues Politics Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Startups Government	Followers 17,363,168	ER 1.12%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
5	5 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
6	6 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
7	7 NPR @npr Followers: 8,019,945 • ER: 0.11% Washington, D.C. Entertainment Political Shows Social Issues Theater Politics Social Organisations Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Entertainment Political Shows Social Issues Theater Politics Social Organisations	Followers 8,019,945	ER 0.11%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
8	8 Inside History @insidehistory Followers: 7,874,093 • ER: 21.95% Washington, D.C. Movies & TV Shows Political Shows TV Series Politics Cinema Movies Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Movies & TV Shows Political Shows TV Series Politics Cinema Movies	Followers 7,874,093	ER 21.95%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
9	9 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
10	10 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
11	11 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
12	12 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
13	13 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
14	14 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
15	15 NBC News @nbcnews Followers: 4,438,604 • ER: 0.04% Washington, D.C. Social Issues Politics Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Nonprofit Organiz... Government Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Social Issues Politics Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Nonprofit Organiz... Government	Followers 4,438,604	ER 0.04%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
16	16 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
17	17 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
18	18 Karoline Leavitt Riccio @karolineleavitt Followers: 2,908,369 • ER: 4.73% Washington, D.C. Politics Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Politics	Followers 2,908,369	ER 4.73%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
19	19 Rep. Ocasio-Cortez @repaoc Followers: 2,801,256 • ER: 0.48% Washington, D.C. Politics Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Career Consulting Nonprofit Organiz... Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Politics Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Career Consulting Nonprofit Organiz...	Followers 2,801,256	ER 0.48%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
20	20 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
21	21 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
22	22 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
23	23 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
24	24 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
25	25 POLITICO @politico Followers: 2,169,631 • ER: 0.03% Washington, D.C. Political Shows Social Issues Politics Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Government Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Political Shows Social Issues Politics Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Government	Followers 2,169,631	ER 0.03%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
26	26 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
27	27 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
28	28 Tiffany Trump @tiffanytrump Followers: 1,851,528 • ER: 5.84% Washington, D.C. Movies & TV Shows Political Shows Romantic Relation... Love & Intimacy Politics Wedding Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Movies & TV Shows Political Shows Romantic Relation... Love & Intimacy Politics Wedding	Followers 1,851,528	ER 5.84%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
29	29 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
30	30 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
31	31 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
32	32 Democrats @thedemocrats Followers: 1,275,946 • ER: 0.72% Washington, D.C. Politics Education Social Organisations Career Nonprofit Organiz... Professional Asso... Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Politics Education Social Organisations Career Nonprofit Organiz... Professional Asso...	Followers 1,275,946	ER 0.72%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
33	33 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
34	34 Project Liberty @projectlibertyus Followers: 1,087,598 • ER: 0.71% Washington, D.C. Politics Finance & Economics Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Politics Finance & Economics	Followers 1,087,598	ER 0.71%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
35	35 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
36	36 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
37	37 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
38	38 Real America’s Voice News @realamericasvoice Followers: 910,560 • ER: 0.18% Washington, D.C. Politics Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Consulting Nonprofit Organiz... Government Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Politics Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Consulting Nonprofit Organiz... Government	Followers 910,560	ER 0.18%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
39	39 Republican National Committee @republicans Followers: 890,290 • ER: 0.32% Washington, D.C. Politics Social Organisations Sales & Marketing Nonprofit Organiz... Startups Industry Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Politics Social Organisations Sales & Marketing Nonprofit Organiz... Startups Industry	Followers 890,290	ER 0.32%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
40	40 Republican National Committee @gop Followers: 856,066 • ER: 2.67% Washington, D.C. Politics Social Organisations Sales & Marketing Nonprofit Organiz... Startups Industry Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Politics Social Organisations Sales & Marketing Nonprofit Organiz... Startups Industry	Followers 856,066	ER 2.67%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
41	41 Daily Caller @dailycaller Followers: 803,165 • ER: 0.72% Washington, D.C. Social Issues Politics Social Studies Ed... Kids Education Social Organisations Government Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Social Issues Politics Social Studies Ed... Kids Education Social Organisations Government	Followers 803,165	ER 0.72%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
42	42 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
43	43 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
44	44 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
45	45 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
46	46 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
47	47 Jon Ossoff @jonossoff Followers: 693,109 • ER: 1.06% Washington, D.C. Political Shows Social Issues Politics Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Natural Disasters Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Political Shows Social Issues Politics Social Studies Ed... Social Organisations Natural Disasters	Followers 693,109	ER 1.06%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
48	48 Dept. of Homeland Security @dhsgov Followers: 662,023 • ER: 0.85% Washington, D.C. Politics Social Organisations Nonprofit Organiz... Government Charity Nuclear Power Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Politics Social Organisations Nonprofit Organiz... Government Charity Nuclear Power	Followers 662,023	ER 0.85%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
49	49 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
50	50 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

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Frequently asked questions

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

By followers: @realdonaldtrump (42.5M), @bbcnews (29.5M), @potus (18.6M). By engagement rate: @insidehistory (21.95%), @aaronparnas (8.55%), @officialrezapahlavi (8.02%). Data: infloo, September 2026.

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

The median is 0.37%; half of the 50 largest creators by followers fall between 0.07% and 1.40%. Data: infloo, September 2026.

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

72 as of September 2026. The ranking shows 50 of them, sorted by followers.

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