Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Political science Audience in United States

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Political science in United States — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Political science has an estimated audience of 21,272,413 people in United States.

#70among Field of study in United States#1043among Topic in United States#173in Business & Career

The average Political science fan in United States is 45.4 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in California.

The audience is concentrated in California, Texas, New York.

Top brand affinities include Political party, Election, Humanities, with strongest over-indexing on Political party (8.17× the country average).

Demographically, the Political science audience skews balanced with an average age of 45.4, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Patriotism, Community Orientation.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 50 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Political science fan in United States is balanced, around 45.4 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for Political party.

Category: Business & Career · Type: Topic · Subtype: Field of study

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-10.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Political science profile in United States.

Audience size
21.3M
in United States
Gender
49.6%♀
50.4% male
Age
45.4
average years
Country rank
#1520
Topic in United States
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-10%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Political science fans

49.6% are female, 50.4% are male, average age 45.4.

Fig. 02

Gender split

49.6%
Female
50.4%
Male
Demographic split for Political science audience in United States
MetricValue
Female49.6%
Male50.4%
Average age45.4
Estimated audience size21,272,413
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 45.4
average years
Age distribution of the Political science audience in United States
Age bracketShare%
16-1911%
20-2913%
30-3916%
40-4922%
50+38%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

20.9%

of the worldwide Political science audience comes from United States.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Political science
CountryShare
United States20.9%
Brazil6.5%
India6.0%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the United States average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Political science audience in United States is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Political science fans by region: top regions in United States
#RegionReachAffinity×
01California~4M1.61×
02Washington, District of Columbia~90K1.46×
03Texas~2.5M1.29×
04Hawaii~100K1.28×
05New York~1.5M1.27×
06Louisiana~300K1.27×
07Maryland~500K1.24×
08Connecticut~300K1.23×
09Georgia~800K1.21×
10New Jersey~600K1.16×
11North Carolina~700K1.14×
12Virginia~600K1.14×
13Illinois~800K1.13×
14Rhode Island~80K1.13×
15Mississippi~200K1.12×
16Massachusetts~500K1.09×
17Nevada~200K1.05×
18Pennsylvania~700K1.04×
19Florida~1.5M1.03×
20Washington~400K1.02×
21Alabama~300K1.01×
22Delaware~60K1.01×
23South Carolina~300K0.99×
24Tennessee~400K0.98×
25Michigan~500K0.96×
26West Virginia~100K0.96×
27Vermont~40K0.96×
28Minnesota~300K0.95×
29Kentucky~300K0.94×
30New Mexico~100K0.94×
31Indiana~400K0.93×
32Oklahoma~200K0.93×
33Nebraska~100K0.93×
34Oregon~200K0.90×
35Arkansas~200K0.90×
36Ohio~600K0.89×
37Arizona~400K0.88×
38Missouri~300K0.88×
39Alaska~40K0.88×
40Colorado~300K0.87×
41Wisconsin~300K0.86×
42Kansas~100K0.86×
43Utah~200K0.85×
44North Dakota~40K0.85×
45Maine~60K0.84×
46South Dakota~40K0.84×
47Idaho~90K0.83×
48Iowa~100K0.82×
49New Hampshire~70K0.80×
50Montana~50K0.78×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — Political science, United States
0.78×1.00×1.61×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Political science audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Political science audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Political partyPolitics & Society8.17×
02ElectionPolitics & Society6.14×
03ModernityArts & Culture5.22×
04HumanitiesPolitics & Society5.18×
05United States SenatePolitics & Society4.03×
06BlueskyInternet & Social Media3.78×
07ActivismPolitics & Society3.11×
08ResearchBusiness & Career2.72×
09PoliticsPolitics & Society2.50×
10MSNNews2.49×
11Mitch McConnellPolitics & Society2.26×
12LawBusiness & Career2.13×
13PsychologyBusiness & Career1.93×
14U.S. stateTravel & Leisure1.87×
15Donald TrumpPolitics & Society1.85×
16United StatesTravel & Leisure1.73×
17TelevisionsTechnology & Electronics1.71×
18Current eventsArts & Culture1.67×
19Politics and social issuesPolitics & Society1.58×
20BusinessBusiness & Career1.56×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Political science audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

↑ What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Political science audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.89×
Community OrientationOPEN1.75×
TraditionCONSERVATISM1.67×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Political science audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Pet OwnershipJOY1.00×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM1.02×
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE1.10×
0×1.00× baseline2×
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Political science have in United States?

Political science has an estimated audience of 21,272,413 people in United States, concentrated in California and Texas.

02

What is the gender split and age of Political science fans?

49.6% of Political science fans are female, 50.4% are male, with an average age of 45.4 years.

03

Which brands do Political science fans like most?

Political science fans show strongest brand affinity for Political party (8.17×), Election (6.14×), and Humanities (5.18×) over the country average.

04

Where do Political science fans live in United States?

Political science fans in United States are most concentrated in California (reach ~4M), Texas (reach ~2.5M), and New York (reach ~1.5M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Political science fans also like?

Beyond Political science itself, the audience over-indexes on Election (6.14×), Humanities (5.18×), Modernity (5.22×), and Research (2.72×) compared to the United States average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in United States who actively search for Political science. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across United States. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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