EnglishDavid Axelrod Twitter (X) stats, updated continuously. @davidaxelrod has 1,394,346 followers and 23,388 posts on X. Account age: 15 years (joined January 2011).
Insights
Over the last 30 days @davidaxelrod gained 7,006 followers (+0.50%). Its follower growth this week outpaces 48% of tracked Politics accounts. David Axelrod is on a 39-day follower growth streak. Its strongest tracked day added +3,799 followers on Sep 1, 2026. At the current pace, @davidaxelrod is on track to reach 1.5M followers in about 65 weeks.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 1.0K interactions against 1.4M followers, an engagement rate of 0.074%. Measured over 62 original posts, its engagement rate beats 68% of 3,758 tracked accounts of a similar size, which puts it in the middle of its size range rather than at either end. Posts are seen about 75K times each, and 1.39% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 5.34% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline.
Measured over 62 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on September 1, 2026. Recurring tag: #s.
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Follower growth
On a 39-day follower growth streak. Best tracked day: +3.8K followers on 2026-09-01.
Bio
Founder, @UChiPolitics; Chief Political Analyst for @CNN. Author, Believer: My Forty Years in Politics. Host of The Axe Files & Hacks on Tap podcasts.
Notable followers
The biggest accounts in our directory following @davidaxelrod.
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David Axelrod on Twitter (X) - frequently asked questions
- How many followers does David Axelrod have on X?
- David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) has 1,394,346 followers on X (Twitter). It gained 3,891 new followers in the last 7 days. The count is refreshed continuously from public data.
- When did David Axelrod join X, and how old is the account?
- David Axelrod joined X in January 2011. The @davidaxelrod account is 15 years old. Searches for David Axelrod age often mean a personal age, which we do not publish. The figure here is the account age only.
- How many posts has David Axelrod published?
- David Axelrod has published 23,388 posts on X. That is about 4.1 posts per day over the life of the account.
- Is David Axelrod verified on X?
- Yes. David Axelrod is verified on X with a blue checkmark (X Premium).
- What does David Axelrod post about?
- David Axelrod is classified under Politics in our directory. Bio: "Founder, @UChiPolitics; Chief Political Analyst for @CNN. Author, Believer: My Forty Years in Politics. Host of The Axe Files & Hacks on Tap podcasts.".
- Is David Axelrod gaining or losing followers?
- David Axelrod is currently gaining followers, with a net +7,006 over the last 30 days.
- How fast is David Axelrod growing on X?
- David Axelrod is adding roughly 234 followers per day on average over the last 30 days. At this pace it is on track to reach 1.5M followers in about 65 weeks.