Ranking U.S. Senators on Twitter
1. John McCain (R) - Senior Senator | Arizona
Followers: 1,794,093
Tweets: 4,295
Mentions in 24 hours: 401
Twitter handle: @SenJohnMcCain
2. Bernie Sanders (ID) - Junior Senator | Vermont
Followers: 128,225
Tweets: 5,207
Mentions in 24 hours: 177
Twitter handle: @SenSanders
3. Claire McCaskill (D) - Senior Senator | Missouri
Followers: 83,023
Tweets: 2,409
Mentions in 24 hours: 143
Twitter handle: @ClaireCMC
4. Chuck Grassley (R) - Senior Senator | Iowa
Followers: 61,616
Tweets: 2,313
Mentions in 24 hours: 406
Twitter handle: @ChuckGrassley
5. John Cornyn (R) - Junior Senator | Texas
Followers: 33,845
Tweets: 7,929
Mentions in 24 hours: 186
Twitter handle: @JohnCornyn
6. Kirsten Gillibrand (D) - Junior Senator | New York
Followers: 53,955
Tweets: 3,572
Mentions in 24 hours: 102
Twitter handle: @SenGillibrand
7. Jim DeMint (R) - Junior Senator | South Carolina
Followers: 147,007
Tweets: 1,403
Mentions in 24 hours: 1,800
Twitter handle: @JimDeMint
8. Orrin Hatch (R) - Senior Senator | Utah
Followers: 35,170
Tweets: 2,819
Mentions in 24 hours: 70
Twitter handle: @OrrinHatch
9. Lindsey Graham (R) - Senior Senator | South Carolina
Followers: 25,608
Tweets: 2,819
Mentions: 70
Twitter handle: @GrahamBlog
10. Chuck Schumer (D) - Senior Senator | New York
Followers: 41,887
Tweets: 1,636
Mentions: 85
Twitter handle: @ChuckSchumer
11. Richard Burr (R) - Senior Senator | North Carolina
Followers: 15,528
Tweets: 3,866
Mentions: 114
Twitter handle: @SenatorBurr
12. Roy Blunt (R) - Junior Senator | Missouri
Followers: 20,460
Tweets: 2,069
Mentions: 110
Twitter handle: @RoyBlunt
Followers: 22,460
Tweets: 1,662
Mentions: 118
Twitter handle: @RobPortman
14. Mark Warner (D) - Junior Senator | Virginia
Followers: 34,665
Tweets: 1,896
Mentions: 38
Twitter handle: @MarkWarner
15. Rand Paul (R) - Junior Senator | Kentucky
Followers: 68,542
Tweets: 653
Mentions: 202
Twitter handle: @SenRandPaul
16. Mark Udall (D) - Senior Senator | Colorado
Followers: 17,532
Tweets: 2,113
Mentions: 65
Twitter handle: @MarkUdall
17. Tom Coburn (R) - Junior Senator | Oklahoma
Followers: 54,274
Tweets: 680
Mentions: 141
Twitter handle: @TomCoburn
18. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) - Senior Senator | Texas
Followers: 14,859
Tweets: 2,494
Mentions in 24 hours: 59
Twitter handle: @KayBaileyHutch
19. David Vitter (R) - Junior Senator | Louisiana
Followers: 16,808
Tweets: 2,723
Mentions in 24 hours: 37
Twitter handle: @DavidVitter
20. Mike Lee (R) - Junior Senator | Utah
Followers: 14,688
Tweets: 1,764
Mentions in 24 hours: 142
Twitter handle: @SenMikeLee
21. Barbara Boxer (D) - Junior Senator | California
Followers: 20,362
Tweets: 902
Mentions in 24 hours: 202
Twitter handle: @SenatorBoxer
22. Al Franken (DFL) - Junior Senator | Minnesota
Followers: 106,832
Tweets: 1,144
Mentions in 24 hours: 21
Twitter handle: @AlFranken
23. John Kerry (D) - Senior Senator | Massachusetts
Followers: 50,797
Tweets: 486
Mentions in 24 hours: 316
Twitter handle: @JohnKerry
24. Harry Reid (D) - Senior Senator | Nevada
Followers: 74,760
Tweets: 127
Mentions in 24 hours: 527
Twitter handle: @SenatorReid
25. Bob Menendez (D) - Junior Senator | New Jersey
Followers: 21,220
Tweets: 1,915
Mentions in 24 hours: 21
Twitter handle: @SenatorMenendez
26. Dick Durbin (D) - Senior Senator | Illinois
Followers: 20,035
Tweets: 1,449
Mentions: 43
Twitter handle: @SenatorDurbin
27. Pat Toomey (R) - Junior Senator | Pennsylvania
Followers: 15,053
Tweets: 1,063
Mentions: 123
Twitter handle: @SenToomey
28. Scott Brown (R) - Junior Senator | Massachusetts
Followers: 23,630
Tweets: 510
Mentions: 77
Twitter handle: @USSenScottBrown
29. Jeff Merkley (D) - Junior Senator | Oregon
Followers: 15,055
Tweets: 844
Mentions: 64
Twitter handle: @SenJeffMerkley
30. Barbara Mikulski (D) - Junior Senator | Maryland
Followers: 13,288
Tweets: 1,499
Mentions: 37
Twitter handle: @SenatorBarb
31. Joe Lieberman (ID) - Senior Senator | Connecticut
Followers: 28,172
Tweets: 724
Mentions: 18
Twitter handle: @JoeLieberman
32. Mark Kirk (R) - Junior Senator | Illinois
Followers: 13,240
Tweets: 1,943
Mentions: 17
Twitter handle: @SenatorKirk
33. Kay Hagen (D) - Junior Senator | North Carolina
Followers: 10,705
Tweets: 1,679
Mentions: 48
Twitter handle: @SenatorHagan
34. Kelly Ayotte (R) - Junior Senator | New Hampshire
Followers: 12,877
Tweets: 1,211
Mentions: 60
Twitter handle: @KellyAyotte
35. Jeff Sessions (D) - Junior Senator | Maryland
Followers: 13,765
Tweets: 1,248
Mentions: 38
Twitter handle: @SenatorSessions
36. Ben Cardin (D) - Junior Senator | Maryland
Followers: 12,276
Tweets: 1,411
Mentions: 41
Twitter handle: @SenatorCardin
37. Mark Begich (R) - Senior Senator | Alaska
Followers: 9,201
Tweets: 2,296
Mentions in 24 hours: 27
Twitter handle: @SenatorBegich
38. Chris Coons (D) - Junior Senator | Delaware
Followers: 9,104
Tweets: 2,950
Mentions in 24 hours: 22
Twitter handle: @ChrisCoons
39. Patty Murray (D) - Senior Senator | Missouri
Followers: 8,915
Tweets: 1,298
Mentions in 24 hours: 109
Twitter handle: @PattyMurray
40. Richard Lugar (R) - Senior Senator | Indiana
Followers: 14,844
Tweets: 1,370
Mentions in 24 hours: 15
Twitter handle: @SenatorLugar
41. Lisa Murkowski (R) - Senior Senator | Alaska
Followers: 13,811
Tweets: 1,597
Mentions in 24 hours: 7
Twitter handle: @LisaMurkowski
42. Bob Corker (R) - Junior Senator | Tennessee
Followers: 11,911
Tweets: 705
Mentions in 24 hours: 109
Twitter handle: @SenBobCorker
43. Mitch McConnell (R) - Senior Senator | Kentucky
Followers: 7,003
Tweets: 1,572
Mentions in 24 hours: 356
Twitter handle: @McConnellPress
44. Susan Collins (R) - Junior Senator | Maine
Followers: 20,271
Tweets: 541
Mentions in 24 hours: 26
Twitter handle: @SenatorCollins
45. Bill Nelson (D) - Senior Senator | Florida
Followers: 26,270
Tweets: 352
Mentions: 21
Twitter handle: @SenBillNelson
46. Jim Inhofe (R) - Senior Senator | Oklahoma
Followers: 13,138
Tweets: 507
Mentions: 71
Twitter handle: @JimInhofe
47. Amy Klobuchar (DFL) - Senior Senator | Minnesota
Followers: 12,618
Tweets: 875
Mentions: 31
Twitter handle: @AmyKlobuchar
48. Tom Harkin (D) - Junior Senator | Iowa
Followers: 8,266
Tweets: 1,525
Mentions: 34
Twitter handle: @SenatorHarkin
49. John Boozman (R) - Junior Senator | Arkansas
Followers: 10,914
Tweets: 783
Mentions: 31
Twitter handle: @JohnBoozman
50. Ron Johnson (D) - Senior Senator | Oregon
Followers: 9,657
Tweets: 604
Mentions: 65
Twitter handle: @SenRonJohnson
51. John Thune (R) - Junior Senator | South Dakota
Followers: 27,354
Tweets: 359
Mentions: 4
Twitter handle: @JohnThune
52. Frank Lautenberg (D) - Senior Senator | New Jersey
Followers: 8,888
Tweets: 1,384
Mentions: 24
Twitter handle: @FrankLautenberg
53. Daniel Inouye (D) - Senior Senator | Hawaii
Followers: 8,287
Tweets: 2,100
Mentions: 5
Twitter handle: @Daniel_Inouye
54. Mike Crapo (R) - Senior Senator | Idaho
Followers: 1,270
Tweets: 8,682
Mentions in 24 hours: 68
Twitter handle: @MikeCrapo
55. Sherrod Brown (D) - Senior Senator | Ohio
Followers: 23,981
Tweets: 31
Mentions in 24 hours: 20
Twitter handle: @SenSherrodBrown
56. Lamar Alexander (R) - Senior Senator | Tennessee
Followers: 9,293
Tweets: 446
Mentions in 24 hours: 64
Twitter handle: @SenAlexander
57. Dan Coats (R) - Junior Senator | Indiana
Followers: 6,543
Tweets: 922
Mentions in 24 hours: 78
Twitter handle: @SenDanCoats
58. Jon Kyl (R) - Junior Senator | Arizona
Followers: 11,985
Tweets: 146
Mentions in 24 hours: 62
Twitter handle: @SenJonKyl
59. Marco Rubio (R) - Junior Senator | Florida
Followers: 8,393
Tweets: 747
Mentions in 24 hours: 26
Twitter handle: @SenRubioPress
60. Dean Heller (R) - Junior Senator | Nevada
Followers: 7,171
Tweets: 1,915
Mentions in 24 hours: 9
Twitter handle: @DeanHeller
61. Michael Bennet (D) - Junior Senator | Colorado
Followers: 8,140
Tweets: 557
Mentions in 24 hours: 51
Twitter handle: @SenatorBennetCO
62. Patrick Leahy (D) - Senior Senator | Vermont
Followers: 8,004
Tweets: 1,173
Mentions: 19
Twitter handle: @SenatorLeahy
63. Sheldon Whitehouse (D) - Junior Senator | Rhode Island
Followers: 7,421
Tweets: 724
Mentions: 46
Twitter handle: @SenWhitehouse
64. Joe Manchin (D) - Junior Senator | West Virginia
Followers: 7,046
Tweets: 662
Mentions: 67
Twitter handle: @Sen_JoeManchin
65. Ben Nelson (D) - Senior Senator | Nebraska
Followers: 10,188
Tweets: 724
Mentions: 7
Twitter handle: @SenBenNelson
66. Jay Rockefeller (D) - Senior Senator | West Virginia
Followers: 6,894
Tweets: 1,924
Mentions: 5
Twitter handle: @SenRockefeller
67. Dianne Feinstein (D) - Senior Senator | California
Followers: 8,011
Tweets: 443
Mentions: 62
Twitter handle: @SenFeinstein
68. Ron Wyden (D) - Senior Senator | Oregon
Followers: 11,109
Tweets: 487
Mentions: 12
Twitter handle: @RonWyden
69. John Barrasso (R) - Junior Senator | Wyoming
Followers: 5,723
Tweets: 722
Mentions: 53
Twitter handle: @SenJohnBarrasso
70. Johnny Isakson (R) - Junior Senator | Georgia
Followers: 6,426
Tweets: 799
Mentions: 26
Twitter handle: @SenatorIsakson
71. Jon Tester (D) - Junior Senator | Montana
Followers: 4,658
Tweets: 1,795
Mentions: 9
Twitter handle: @JonTester
72. Mary Landrieu (D) - Senior Senator | Louisiana
Followers: 5,168
Tweets: 727
Mentions: 39
Twitter handle: @SenatorLandrieu
73. Tom Carper (D) - Senior Senator | Delaware
Followers: 4,663
Tweets: 1,474
Mentions: 14
Twitter handle: @SenatorCarper
74. Bob Casey, Jr. (D) - Senior Senator | Pennsylvania
Followers: 7,505
Tweets: 318
Mentions: 32
Twitter handle: @SenBobCasey
75. Richard Blumenthal (D) - Junior Senator | Connecticut
Followers: 6,221
Tweets: 1,064
Mentions in 24 hours: 10
Twitter handle: @SenBlumenthal
76. Debbie Stabenow (D) - Junior Senator | Michigan
Followers: 7,305
Tweets: 388
Mentions in 24 hours: 19
Twitter handle: @Stabenow
77. Saxby Chambliss (R) - Senior Senator | Georgia
Followers: 3,105
Tweets: 327
Mentions in 24 hours: 97
Twitter handle: @SaxbyChambliss
78. Tim Johnson (D) - Senior Senator | South Dakota
Followers: 4,096
Tweets: 876
Mentions in 24 hours: 14
Twitter handle: @SenJohnsonSD
79. Pat Roberts (R) - Senior Senator | Kansas
Followers: 5,175
Tweets: 417
Mentions in 24 hours: 31
Twitter handle: @SenPatRoberts
80. Roger Wicker (R) - Junior Senator | Mississippi
Followers: 8,028
Tweets: 203
Mentions in 24 hours: 10
Twitter handle: @RogerWicker
81. Carl Levin (D) - Senior Senator | Michigan
Followers: 7,147
Tweets: 270
Mentions in 24 hours: 12
Twitter handle: @SenCarlLevin
82. Olympia Snowe (R) - Senior Senator | Maine
Followers: 6,766
Tweets: 217
Mentions in 24 hours: 16
Twitter handle: @SenatorSnowe
83. Richard Shelby (R) - Senior Senator | Alabama
Followers: 6,759
Tweets: 58
Mentions: 25
Twitter handle: @SenatorShelbyPress
84. Tom Udall (D) - Junior Senator | New Mexico
Followers: 4,031
Tweets: 95
Mentions: 55
Twitter handle: @TomUdall
85. Mike Enzi (R) - Senior Senator | Wyoming
Followers: 881
Tweets: 214
Mentions: 73
Twitter handle: @SenatorEnzi
86. Mike Johanns (R) - Junior Senator | Nebraska
Followers: 4,310
Tweets: 139
Mentions: 25
Twitter handle: @Mike_Johanns
87. Jerry Moran (R) - Junior Senator | Kansas
Followers: 2,116
Tweets: 770
Mentions: 1
Twitter handle: @MoranForSenate
88. Mark Pryor (D) - Senior Senator | Arkansas
Followers: 2,662
Tweets: 479
Mentions: 16
Twitter handle: @SenMarkPryor
89. Jack Reed (D) - Senior Senator | Rhode Island
Followers: 2,533
Tweets: 534
Mentions: 12
Twitter handle: @SenJackReed
90. Thad Cochran (R) - Senior Senator | Mississippi
Followers: 1,668
Tweets: 103
Mentions: 42
Twitter handle: @SenThadCochran
91. Kent Conrad (D) - Senior Senator | North Dakota
Followers: 1,081
Tweets: 676
Mentions: 6
Twitter handle: @SenateBudget
92. Jeanne Shaheen (D) - Senior Senator | New Hampshire
Followers: 4,453
Tweets: 113
Mentions: 6
Twitter handle: @JeanneShaheen
93. Daniel Akaka (D) - Senior Senator | Hawaii
Followers: 2,686
Tweets: 361
Mentions in 24 hours: 7
Twitter handle: @SenatorAkaka
94. Maria Cantwell (D) - Junior Senator | Washington
Followers: 3,430
Tweets: 67
Mentions in 24 hours: 6
Twitter handle: @CantwellPress
95. John Hoeven (R) - Junior Senator | North Dakota
Followers: 881
Tweets: 52
Mentions in 24 hours: 23
Twitter handle: @SenJohnHoeven
96. Max Baucus (D) - Senior Senator | Montana
Followers: 443
Tweets: 75
Mentions in 24 hours: 16
Twitter handle: @MaxBaucus
97. Jim Risch (R) - Junior Senator | Idaho
Followers: 0
Tweets: 0
Mentions in 24 hours: 0
Twitter handle: 0
98. Jeff Bingaman (D) - Senior Senator | New Mexico
Followers: 0
Tweets: 0
Mentions in 24 hours: 0
Twitter handle: Not on Twitter
99. Herb Kohl (D) - Senior Senator | Wisconsin
Followers: 0
Tweets: 0
Mentions in 24 hours: 0
Twitter handle: Not on Twitter
100. Jim Webb (D) - Senior Senator | Virginia
Followers: 0
Tweets: 0
Mentions in 24 hours: 0
Twitter handle: Not on Twitter
Methodology
Data on these rankings was gathered between December 4 and December 6, 2012. Three metrics were considered for each U.S. Senator: total Twitter followers, total tweets the Senator has tweeted, and total mentions on Twitter including the politician's handle within a 24-hour time period. Each of these three metrics were given a weight. We gave total Twitter followers a weight of 50% significance. We gave total tweets the senator has tweeted a weight of 30% significance. Finally, we gave total mentions within a 24-hour time period a 20% weight.
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Sterling Morris
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