Below, we have ranked the top 100 conservative Twitter users. The ranking includes nationally known organizations, writers, activists, columnists, blogs and web sites, candidates, party organizations, etc.
The “best of the rest” follow them so we can include some more prominent groups and people for you to see how they fare. Some of them are moving their way up towards the Top 100.
While some conservative elected officials may have more followers than those listed here, we’ve tried to focus on potential 2012 presidential candidates and other top elected officials with a national conservative reputation who may not necessarily be potential candidates.
We also have not combined more than one username for users representing the same entity (e.g. Sean Hannity’s account and that of his show). And we have generally not included those whose accounts are more than one month out of use (Rush Limbaugh is one notable exception as he’s never tweeted).
If you feel your favorite elected official, group or other Twitter user deserves consideration on the list or if we missed a user, contact LifeNews.com via direct message (DM) on Twitter @StevenErtelt.
While we have focused on known organizations and personalities, we have also compiled a list of individual conservative Twitter activists. These are folks whose follower count would allow them to be placed on this TCOT list. We’ve included them in their own ranking since they deserve recognition for building a big Twitter network. Contact us if you have wish to be included and have more followers than the lowest-ranked activist.
Key: RC – Rank change since start of TCOT list in April 2010, FolStart – number of followers as of 5/2/10 to gauge follower increase or decrease.
Top Conservatives of Twitter
Rank | UserName | Affiliation | Followers | RC | FolStart |
1 | NewtGingrich | Newt Gingrich |
1,309,130 | 1,319,700 | |
2 | GlennBeck | Glenn Beck |
315,485 | 228,199 | |
3 | SarahPalinUSA | Sarah Palin |
306,871 | U1 | 140,589 |
4 | Radioblogger | Duane Patterson (Hugh Hewitt Show) |
252,811 | D1 |
192,963 |
5 | KarlRove | Karl Rove |
194,256 | 132,869 | |
6 | drudge_report | Drudge Report |
135,537 | U1 | 78,645 |
7 | MichelleMalkin | Michelle Malkin |
122,344 | U2 | 71,353 |
8 | stephenkruiser | Stephen Kruiser |
120,039 | D2 | 113,671 |
9 | GovMikeHuckabee | Gov. Mike Huckabee |
107,617 | U1 | 70,785 |
10 | SeanHannity | Sean Hannity |
95,364 | U9 | 33,240 |
11 | Heritage | Heritage Foundation |
83,348 | U2 | 41,842 |
12 | RightWingNews | Right Wing News |
73,817 | D4 | 74,893 |
13 | limbaugh | Rush Limbaugh |
69,666 | D1 | 60,279 |
14 | CatoInstitute | Cato Institute |
64,464 | U4 | 35,293 |
15 | GOPLeader | John Boehner |
60,966 | U10 | 24,712 |
16 | JimDeMint | Sen. Jim DeMint |
60,128 | 36,466 | |
17 | HannityShow | Sean Hannity |
56,242 | D5 | 48,810 |
18 | gretawire | Greta Van Susteran |
54,272 | D1 | 34,845 |
19 | MarkLevinShow | Mark Levin |
51,595 | U4 | 25,968 |
20 | BobbyJindal | Gov. Bobby Jindal |
51,449 | D5 | 39,334 |
21 | OReillyFactor | Bill O’Reilly |
49,227 | U1 | 28,246 |
22 | fredthompson | Fred Thompson |
47,236 | D2 | 31,875 |
23 | Talkmaster | Neal Boortz |
38,541 | D2 | 30,818 |
24 | IngrahamAngle | Laura Ingraham |
37,649 | U3 | 22,404 |
25 | ccoalition | Christian Coalition |
30,339 | U1 | 24,577 |
26 | AndrewBreitbart |
Andrew Breitbart |
29,085 | U5 | 17,767 |
27 | pinkelephantpun | Tabitha Hale |
27,750 | D3 | 25,211 |
28 | coutpost | Conservative Outpost |
26,529 | 21,752 | |
29 | Senate_GOPs | Senate Republicans |
26,081 | 19,204 | |
30 | mkhammer | Mary Katherine Ham |
25,710 | 19,088 | |
31 | RepPaulRyan | Rep. Paul Ryan |
25,311 | U9 | 14,409 |
32 | SECupp | S.E. Cupp |
23,580 | U15 | 13,131 |
33 | Krauthammer | Charles Krauthammer |
23,784 | U19 | 11,365 |
34 | CTmagazine | Christianity Today |
23,774 | D1 | 16,763 |
35 | WeeklyStandard | Weekly Standard |
22,170 | D3 | 16,822 |
36 | TimPawlenty | Tim Pawlenty |
21,291 | D1 | 15,710 |
37 | redstate | Red State |
20,931 | U7 | 13,650 |
38 | GOPWHip | Eric Cantor |
20,411 | U21 | 10,792 |
39 | RNC | Republican Party |
20,348 | D2 | 14,935 |
40 | TomCoburn | Sen. Tom Coburn |
20,225 | U5 | 13,581 |
41 | Steven Ertelt |
LifeNews.com | 17,634 | U19 | 11,332 |
42 | AnnCoulter | Ann Coulter |
17,604 | D3 | 14,674 |
43 | FredBarnes | Fred Barnes |
17,558 | 13,915 | |
44 | MelissaTweets | Melissa Clouthier |
17,547 | U2 | 13,272 |
45 | TuckerCarlson | Tucker Carlson |
17,452 | U21 | 8,739 |
46 | sanuzis | Sal Anuzis |
17,118 | D8 | 14,873 |
47 | BigGovt | Big Government |
16,948 | U7 | 11,358 |
48 | RepRonPaul | Ron Paul |
16,695 | U35 | 6,684 |
49 | gopconference | House GOP |
16,499 | U12 | 10,884 |
50 | WashTimes | Washington Times |
16,482 | U4 | 11,183 |
51 | DickMorristweet | Dick Morris |
16,257 | D1 | 12,080 |
52 | AmandaCarpenter | Amanda Carpenter (Sen. Jim DeMint) |
15,650 | D1 | 11,942 |
53 | EwErickson | Erick Erickson (Red State) |
15,370 | U10 | 10,164 |
54 | YRTV | Young Republicans |
15,531 | D20 | 15,996 |
55 | FreedomWorks | Freedom Works |
15,345 | D6 | 12,762 |
56 | RepMikePence | Rep. Mike Pence |
15,203 | U1 | 11,029 |
57 | Newsbusters | Newsbusters | 14,622 | U12 | 8,530 |
58 | Jordan Sekulow |
Jordan Sekulow (ACLJ) |
14,238 | D11 | 12,854 |
59 | HeyTammyBruce | Tammmy Bruce |
14,214 | U5 | 9,766 |
60 | C4Liberty | Campaign for Liberty |
14,012 | D18 | 11,012 |
61 | DailyCaller | The Daily Caller |
13,533 | U24 | 6,027 |
62 | SCrowder | Steven Crowder |
13,167 | 10,411 | |
63 | PatrickRuffini | Patrick Ruffini |
13,136 | D5 | 10,930 |
64 | Peggynoonannyc | Peggy Noonan |
10,829 | D10 | 7,275 |
65 | DLoesch | Dana Loesch (Big Journalism) |
12,392 | 11,555 | |
66 | AllahPundit | Hot Air Blog |
12,055 | D1 | 9,280 |
67 | MittRomney | Mitt Romney |
11,604 | D14 | 9,604 |
68 | MattKLewis | Matt Lewis |
11,417 | D16 | 11,217 |
69 | JohnThune | Sen. John Thune |
10,928 | U15 | 6,321 |
70 | AmSol | American Solutions (Newt Gingrich) |
10,380 | D2 | 8,789 |
71 | Jonahnro | Jonah Goldberg (National Review) |
10,258 | U11 | 6,448 |
72 | EdMorrissey | Hot Air Blog |
9,956 | U6 | 6,913 |
73 | JimGeraghty | National Review |
9,926 | U7 | 6,740 |
74 | GGordonLiddy | Gordon Liddy |
9,478 | D7 | 8,494 |
75 | cnsnews_com | CNS News |
9,472 | D2 | 7,276 |
76 | TeamBachmann | Rep. Michelle Bachmann |
9,250 | D7 | 6,577 |
77 | stephenfhayes | Stephen Hayes (NationalReview) |
9,243 | U42 | 2,673 |
78 | InstaPundit | InstaPundit | 9,064 | D2 | 7,147 |
79 | NRO | National Review Online |
8,986 | U15 | 5,061 |
80 | AccuracyInMedia | Accuracy in Media |
8,708 | D3 | 7,099 |
81 | RichLowry | Rich Lowry (National Review) |
8,679 | D11 | 5,382 |
82 | BigHollywood | Big Hollywood |
8,643 | U5 | 5,853 |
83 | HaleyBarbour | Haley Barbour |
8,391 | U7 | 5,666 |
84 | DickArmey | Dick Armey (Freedom Works) |
7,852 | D14 | 7,496 |
85 | HotAirBlog | Hot Air Blog |
7,601 | U1 | 5,895 |
86 | PJTV | Pajamas Media |
7,577 | U21 | 4,391 |
87 | LeadershipInst | Leadership Institute |
7,433 | D12 | 7,196 |
88 | KathrynLopez | National Review |
7,422 | U10 | 4,689 |
89 | davidall | David All |
7,395 | D10 | 6,752 |
90 | JamesOKeefeIII | James O’Keefe |
7,366 | D2 | 5,761 |
91 | ByronYork | Byron York (NR) |
7,164 | U33 | 2,542 |
92 | RedCounty | Red County |
6,946 | U16 | 4,298 |
93 | AndreaTantaros | Andrea Tantaros |
6,556 | U10 | 4,485 |
94 | AEIonline | American Enterprise Institute |
6,513 | U12 | 4,394 |
95 | TownHallcom | Town Hall |
6,359 | U6 | 4,637 |
96 | HumanEvents | Human Events |
6,326 | U29 | 2,212 |
97 | jerilthompson | Jeri Thompson |
6,224 | U27 | 2,151 |
98 | GroverNorquist | Grover Norquist |
6,091 | U11 | 4,308 |
99 | NROCorner | National Review |
6,057 | U21 | 2,559 |
100 | NTU | Nat Taxpayers Union |
6,040 | D11 | 5,754 |
Best of the Rest |
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101 | BigJournalism | Big Journalism |
5,760 | U21 | 2,220 |
102 | Rsmccain | Robert McCain (AmSpec) |
5,743 | U15 | 3,254 |
103 | JennyErikson | Jenny Erikson |
5,717 | 4,600 | |
104 | TeriChristoph | Teri Christoph (Smart Girl Politics) |
5,584 | D4 | 4,609 |
105 | NedRyun | Ned Ryun (American Majority) |
5,478 | D5 | 4,928 |
106 | ASavageNation | Mark Savage |
5,473 | U9 | 3,473 |
107 | ChiefDeputyWhip | Rep. Kevin McCarthy |
5,462 | D3 | 4,402 |
108 | RobertBluey | Heritage Foundation |
5,433 | D11 | 4,722 |
109 | Stacy_Mott | Stacy Mott (Smart Girl Politics) |
5,421 | D16 | 5,318 |
110 | DonIrvine | Don Irvine (Accuracy in Media) |
5,093 | U14 | 4,742 |
111 | WORLD_mag | World Magazine |
5,043 | D1 | 4,018 |
112 | ConnieHair |
Human Events |
4,832 | D2 | 3,487 |
113 | gatewaypundit | Gateway Pundit |
4,825 | U7 | 2,458 |
114 | MarkdKelly2 | Mark Kelly (Heritage Foundation) |
4,815 | D12 | 4,483 |
115 | VodkaPundit | VodkaPundit | 4,718 | U1 | 3,400 |
116 | Amspec | American Spectator |
4,671 | U2 | 3,209 |
117 | JasonMattera | Human Events |
4,662 | U6 | n/a |
118 | TechRepublican | Tech Republicans |
4,661 | D13 | 4,355 |
119 | LoyaltoLiberty | Alan Keyes |
4,416 | D6 | 3,880 |
120 | LisaDeP | Lise DePasquale (CPAC) |
4,393 | D8 | 3,793 |
Top Activists |
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1 | nansen | Nansen Malin |
255,293 | 206,041 | |
2 | bearfanron | Bear fan Ron Show |
162,038 | 131,392 | |
3 | coffeemaverick | David J. Morris |
121,686 | 109,938 | |
4 | MikePfs | MikePfs | 118,617 | U2 | 100,182 |
5 | thejimjams | James Hirsen |
113,078 | U5 | 76,410 |
6 | MarkRMatthews | Mark R Matthews |
108,561 | U1 | 89,855 |
7 | jerell | Jerell Klaver |
103,532 | U3 | 103,750 |
8 | wbaustin | Bill Austin |
100,566 | D3 | 100,211 |
9 | BryanLongworth | Bryan Longworth |
98,552 | D2 | 71,871 |
10 | 0boy | JD Rucker |
94,499 | D2 | 87,747 |
11 | TheDigitalLife | Rick Abbott |
85,490 | D2 | 84,161 |
12 | JanSimpson | Jan Simpson |
84,424 | U1 | 64,715 |
13 | rockingjude | Jude | 79,888 | D1 | 70,562 |
14 | TCTaxTeaParty | TCTaxTeaParty | 78,168 | U3 | 52,416 |
15 | ChadTEverson | Chad Everson |
61,387 | D1 | 59,534 |
16 | dcdecker | Douglas Decker |
60,986 | U2 | 49,793 |
17 | TPO_Hisself | Tom O’Halloran |
59,097 | U4 | 46,370 |
18 | wildwasser | Norbert Doetsch |
58,515 | U3 | 47,229 |
19 | KatyinIndy | Katy | 57,850 | U3 | 54,688 |
20 | BraveLad | Markham Robinson |
53,966 | U15 | 28,021 |
21 | augustine25 | Augustine 25 |
50,599 | D2 | 48,942 |
22 | STXherry | Sherry | 50,359 | U17 | 26,192 |
23 | bambenek | John Bambenek |
48,043 | 46,394 | |
24 | johnsykes1035 | John Sykes |
47,822 | D4 | 48,940 |
25 | ACPundit | Alamo City Pundit |
46,252 | 40,832 | |
26 | TexasRV | TexasRV |
45,374 | U14 | 18,397 |
27 | andilinks | Andi Silver |
45,237 | D5 | 47,070 |
28 | exposeliberals | Dave | 45,231 | U9 | 26,266 |
29 | PatriotJournal | Michael Spence |
40,087 | D3 | 40,786 |
30 | michaelemlong | michaelemlong | 39,491 | D3 | 36,499 |
31 | TheEngineer2008 | Rich Muny |
38,931 | D2 | 35,518 |
32 | New_federalists | New Federalists |
37,676 | D24 | 35,648 |
33 | grivno | Ben Grivno |
37,466 | D11 | 22,374 |
34 | infidelsarecool | Infidels Are Cool |
35,447 | D4 | 34,703 |
35 | NaiveAbroad | Marcus Wilder |
33,173 | D4 | 30,936 |
36 | Bob_Schaffer | Bob Schaffer |
31,579 | D4 | 28,703 |
34 | Flap | Gregory Flap Cole |
29,713 | 28,412 | |
37 | tkinder | Terry Kinder |
28,802 | U27 | 12,189 |
38 | lizarddawg | Phil Kammer |
28,370 | U5 | 23,471 |
39 | ArtArgenio | Art Argenio |
28,324 | D3 | 27,448 |
40 | accesssonora | Bob Wilson |
26,817 | 26,072 | |
41 | E_Stampede | Republican GOP |
26,752 | 25,130 | |
42 | ryanpdixon | Ryan P. Dixon |
25,650 | D4 | 26,513 |
43 | JediMaster_OPS | Joshua Ecuyer |
24,982 | D5 | 20,865 |
44 | billyhallowell | Billy Hallowell |
24,290 | D2 | 23,932 |
45 | TheOregonianBoo | TheOregonianBoo | 22,456 | U11 | 16,051 |
46 | ClayOxen | Clay Oxen |
22,438 | D1 | 21,369 |
47 | J_T_Ray | Josh Ray |
21,085 | D2 | 21,658 |
48 | ConNews | Conservative News |
20,656 | D2 | 21,496 |
49 | SarahPalin_Blog | Sarah Palin Blog |
20,283 | D2 | 17,833 |
50 | COasis | Conservative Oasis |
18,960 | D1 | 18,642 |
51 | wbconservative | Wayne Bradley |
18,033 | U3 | 16,865 |
52 | EarlPdxPearl | Earl Pearl |
18,003 | U6 | 13,660 |
53 | presidentbarryo | President Barry O |
17,272 | U1 | 17,651 |
54 | jeanniemcbride | Jeannie Mcbride |
16,950 | U15 | 10,889 |
55 | Daggy1 | Dagwood B |
15,060 | U12 | 11,333 |
56 | RandyInman | Randy Inman |
14,774 | U9 | 11,413 |
57 | ScottWGraves | Scott Graves |
14,264 | U3 | 12,137 |
58 | goparchitect | GOP Architecht |
13,402 | U4 | 12,107 |
59 | procopy | Ken Harrison |
13,131 | U9 | 11,147 |
60 | TheFlaCracker | Fla Cracker |
12,504 | U3 | 11.964 |
61 | alwayscatholic | sophia guerra |
12,329 | U9 | 10,860 |
62 | michaelpleahy | Michael Leahy |
11,851 | U2 | 11,522 |
63 | FreedomFactory | Freedom Factory |
10,999 | U3 | 11,382 |