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Social Welfare

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Posts in current filter6,038
Filtered engagement712K
Ideology dots72

Topic volume over time

691 intervals combined into 72 contiguous bins from 691 dated source rows.

Total
6,038
Peak
880

Adjacent intervals were combined into contiguous bins. No post counts were discarded.

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IntervalpostsSource intervalsSource rows
Jan 3, 2020–Jan 16, 20201599
Jan 17, 2020–Jan 30, 2020161010
Jan 31, 2020–Feb 13, 20202199
Feb 14, 2020–Feb 27, 2020211010
Feb 28, 2020–Mar 11, 20201799
Mar 12, 2020–Mar 23, 2020531010
Mar 24, 2020–Apr 2, 2020401010
Apr 3, 2020–Apr 13, 20201899
Apr 14, 2020–Apr 28, 2020311010
Apr 29, 2020–May 11, 20202299
May 12, 2020–May 27, 2020181010
May 28, 2020–Jun 17, 2020161010
Jun 18, 2020–Jul 4, 20202199
Jul 6, 2020–Jul 20, 2020211010
Jul 21, 2020–Aug 6, 20201299
Aug 7, 2020–Sep 1, 2020151010
Sep 3, 2020–Sep 20, 2020121010
Sep 21, 2020–Oct 7, 20201399
Oct 8, 2020–Oct 22, 2020201010
Oct 23, 2020–Nov 8, 20201699
Nov 13, 2020–Nov 27, 2020191010
Nov 30, 2020–Dec 17, 2020171010
Dec 20, 2020–Jan 6, 20211799
Jan 8, 2021–Jan 28, 2021461010
Jan 29, 2021–Feb 14, 20215699
Feb 15, 2021–Mar 4, 2021561010
Mar 5, 2021–Mar 20, 2021281010
Mar 21, 2021–Apr 9, 20214799
Apr 11, 2021–Apr 22, 2021561010
Apr 23, 2021–May 7, 20213599
May 13, 2021–May 28, 2021721010
May 31, 2021–Jun 15, 20211121010
Jun 17, 2021–Jun 27, 20216599
Jul 1, 2021–Jul 20, 2021151010
Jul 21, 2021–Aug 6, 20212899
Aug 9, 2021–Sep 2, 2021681010
Sep 3, 2021–Sep 23, 2021781010
Sep 27, 2021–Oct 22, 20219399
Oct 24, 2021–Nov 5, 20211681010
Nov 6, 2021–Nov 17, 20216899
Nov 19, 2021–Dec 6, 2021911010
Dec 7, 2021–Dec 17, 20211271010
Dec 18, 2021–Jan 2, 20229399
Jan 5, 2022–Jan 25, 20221261010
Jan 27, 2022–Feb 7, 20226399
Feb 10, 2022–Feb 23, 20221181010
Feb 24, 2022–Mar 17, 2022371010
Mar 19, 2022–Apr 5, 20224999
Apr 7, 2022–Apr 28, 2022431010
Apr 30, 2022–May 10, 20223799
May 11, 2022–May 23, 2022411010
May 24, 2022–Jun 10, 20223721010
Jun 13, 2022–Jun 24, 202236799
Jun 26, 2022–Jul 12, 20225871010
Jul 14, 2022–Jul 26, 202234299
Jul 28, 2022–Aug 11, 20228801010
Aug 12, 2022–Aug 27, 20222961010
Aug 28, 2022–Sep 15, 20223799
Sep 16, 2022–Oct 2, 2022441010
Oct 3, 2022–Nov 4, 20223699
Nov 6, 2022–Nov 19, 2022391010
Nov 30, 2022–Dec 20, 2022271010
Dec 21, 2022–Jan 19, 20235499
Jan 20, 2023–Feb 6, 2023841010
Feb 9, 2023–Feb 28, 20236599
Mar 1, 2023–Mar 27, 20231251010
Mar 28, 2023–May 1, 20231121010
May 4, 2023–Jun 2, 20238199
Jun 6, 2023–Jun 13, 2024641010
Jul 22, 2024–Oct 19, 20241899
Oct 24, 2024–Jun 24, 2025111010
Aug 17, 2025–May 27, 2026101010
Total6,038691691

State salience

Where Social Welfare appears most often across states, measured by post counts.

Each party is scaled independently; blue = Democratic, red = Republican, purple = equal relative contribution.
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Hue compares each party's independently scaled state contribution (blue Democratic, red Republican, purple equal). Bar length shows posts.

Party by chamber

Post count by party and chamber for this topic. Unknown values remain visible.

6,038 posts 4 populated combinations

PartyHouseSenateChamber unknownTotal
Democratic
1,536
645
0
2,181
Republican
1,107
2,750
0
3,857
Independent
0
0
0
0
Party unknown
0
0
0
0
Total2,6433,39506,038

Cell bars use a shared scale with a maximum of 2,750 posts.

Adjacent topics

Other high-volume topics in the same corpus context.

  • 8 records
  1. Unknown Topic (999)
    83.1K
  2. Government Operations
    14.6K
  3. Civil Rights
    14.3K
  4. Education
    12.3K
  5. Health
    11K
  6. Macroeconomics
    7,945
  7. Law and Crime
    6,525
  8. Defense
    5,324

Ideology distribution

One dot per legislator with voting-record data. Dot size represents posts on this topic. 57 legislators shown.

Visible 57
Median ideology 0.058
Topic posts 6,038
Most active Liz Brown
-2.0-1.5-1.0-0.50.00.51.01.52.0More liberalMore conservativeLiz Brown · Republican · 787 topic posts · ideology 0.042Michael Young · Republican · 616 topic posts · ideology 0.042Kyle Walker · Republican · 443 topic posts · ideology -0.053Martin Carbaugh · Republican · 341 topic posts · ideology 0.068Ed Charbonneau · Republican · 309 topic posts · ideology 0.167Cherrish Pryor · Democratic · 305 topic posts · ideology -0.209Sue Errington · Democratic · 257 topic posts · ideology -0.069Lonnie Randolph · Democratic · 244 topic posts · ideology -0.056Scott Baldwin · Republican · 214 topic posts · ideology 0.018Renee Pack · Democratic · 210 topic posts · ideology -0.012Timothy Lanane · Democratic · 174 topic posts · ideology -0.001Jake Teshka · Republican · 157 topic posts · ideology 0.060Earl Harris · Democratic · 156 topic posts · ideology -0.091Timothy Wesco · Republican · 145 topic posts · ideology 0.106Ryan Lauer · Republican · 137 topic posts · ideology 0.190Chris Garten · Republican · 123 topic posts · ideology 0.185Carey Hamilton · Democratic · 120 topic posts · ideology -0.249Jim Merritt · Republican · 115 topic posts · ideology -0.053Karlee Macer · Democratic · 113 topic posts · ideology -0.012Eddie Melton · Democratic · 112 topic posts · ideology -0.120Ryan Hatfield · Democratic · 107 topic posts · ideology -0.115D. Ford · Democratic · 106 topic posts · ideology -0.084Robin Shackleford · Democratic · 90 topic posts · ideology -0.062Cindy Ledbetter · Republican · 66 topic posts · ideology 0.139Phil Giaquinta · Democratic · 65 topic posts · ideology -0.083Joanna King · Republican · 65 topic posts · ideology 0.190Michael Young · Republican · 57 topic posts · ideology 0.042Chris Jeter · Republican · 38 topic posts · ideology 0.008Dollyne Sherman · Republican · 38 topic posts · ideology 0.056Douglas Miller · Republican · 35 topic posts · ideology 0.061Melanie Wright · Democratic · 35 topic posts · ideology 0.130Robert Behning · Republican · 24 topic posts · ideology 0.087Victoria Spartz · Republican · 21 topic posts · ideology 0.167Ryan Dvorak · Democratic · 20 topic posts · ideology 0.007Aaron Freeman · Republican · 20 topic posts · ideology 0.058Lisa Beck · Democratic · 17 topic posts · ideology 0.026Erin Houchin · Republican · 17 topic posts · ideology 0.266Mara Reardon · Democratic · 15 topic posts · ideology 0.027Ronald Bacon · Republican · 15 topic posts · ideology 0.139Mike Speedy · Republican · 13 topic posts · ideology 0.107Jon Ford · Republican · 12 topic posts · ideology 0.051Terri Austin · Democratic · 11 topic posts · ideology 0.059Chris Chyung · Democratic · 11 topic posts · ideology 0.087Jeff Ellington · Republican · 9 topic posts · ideology 0.085Mark Stoops · Democratic · 8 topic posts · ideology -0.159Michael Crider · Republican · 8 topic posts · ideology 0.097Chris May · Republican · 7 topic posts · ideology 0.223Rodric Bray · Republican · 6 topic posts · ideology 0.208Robert Cherry · Republican · 4 topic posts · ideology 0.158Terry Goodin · Democratic · 4 topic posts · ideology 0.199Ethan Manning · Republican · 4 topic posts · ideology 0.288Jerry Torr · Republican · 3 topic posts · ideology -0.218Randy Frye · Republican · 3 topic posts · ideology 0.278Elizabeth Rowray · Republican · 2 topic posts · ideology 0.130Jean Leising · Republican · 2 topic posts · ideology 0.231Shelli Yoder · Democratic · 1 topic post · ideology -0.159Michelle Davis · Republican · 1 topic post · ideology 0.091
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Legislators shown in the chart, ordered from most liberal to most conservative
LegislatorPartyIdeologyTopic posts
Carey HamiltonDemocratic-0.249120
Jerry TorrRepublican-0.2183
Cherrish PryorDemocratic-0.209305
Mark StoopsDemocratic-0.1598
Shelli YoderDemocratic-0.1591
Eddie MeltonDemocratic-0.120112
Ryan HatfieldDemocratic-0.115107
Earl HarrisDemocratic-0.091156
D. FordDemocratic-0.084106
Phil GiaquintaDemocratic-0.08365
Sue ErringtonDemocratic-0.069257
Robin ShacklefordDemocratic-0.06290
Lonnie RandolphDemocratic-0.056244
Jim MerrittRepublican-0.053115
Kyle WalkerRepublican-0.053443
Karlee MacerDemocratic-0.012113
Renee PackDemocratic-0.012210
Timothy LananeDemocratic-0.001174
Ryan DvorakDemocratic0.00720
Chris JeterRepublican0.00838
Scott BaldwinRepublican0.018214
Lisa BeckDemocratic0.02617
Mara ReardonDemocratic0.02715
Liz BrownRepublican0.042787
Michael YoungRepublican0.042616
Michael YoungRepublican0.04257
Jon FordRepublican0.05112
Dollyne ShermanRepublican0.05638
Aaron FreemanRepublican0.05820
Terri AustinDemocratic0.05911
Jake TeshkaRepublican0.060157
Douglas MillerRepublican0.06135
Martin CarbaughRepublican0.068341
Jeff EllingtonRepublican0.0859
Robert BehningRepublican0.08724
Chris ChyungDemocratic0.08711
Michelle DavisRepublican0.0911
Michael CriderRepublican0.0978
Timothy WescoRepublican0.106145
Mike SpeedyRepublican0.10713
Elizabeth RowrayRepublican0.1302
Melanie WrightDemocratic0.13035
Cindy LedbetterRepublican0.13966
Ronald BaconRepublican0.13915
Robert CherryRepublican0.1584
Ed CharbonneauRepublican0.167309
Victoria SpartzRepublican0.16721
Chris GartenRepublican0.185123
Ryan LauerRepublican0.190137
Joanna KingRepublican0.19065
Terry GoodinDemocratic0.1994
Rodric BrayRepublican0.2086
Chris MayRepublican0.2237
Jean LeisingRepublican0.2312
Erin HouchinRepublican0.26617
Randy FryeRepublican0.2783
Ethan ManningRepublican0.2884

Most concentrated voices

Legislators with the largest share of their posts on this topic.

  • 72 records
1–25 of 72
Shelli YoderDemocratic-0.15933.3%
Chris GartenRepublican0.18514.7%
Mike SpeedyRepublican0.10713.4%
Randy FryeRepublican0.27810.0%
Eddie MeltonDemocratic-0.1208.4%
Ed CharbonneauRepublican0.1678.4%
Lonnie RandolphDemocratic-0.0568.2%
Douglas MillerRepublican0.0618.1%
Liz BrownRepublican0.0427.2%
Timothy LananeDemocratic-0.0017.2%
Kyle WalkerRepublican-0.0536.8%
Timothy WescoRepublican0.1066.5%
Mara ReardonDemocratic0.0276.3%
Jon FordRepublican0.0516.3%
Karlee MacerDemocratic-0.0125.3%
Scott BaldwinRepublican0.0185.1%
Sue ErringtonDemocratic-0.0694.8%
Ryan HatfieldDemocratic-0.1154.8%
Mark StoopsDemocratic-0.1594.8%
Ryan LauerRepublican0.1904.5%
Michael YoungRepublican0.0424.1%
Robert BehningRepublican0.0874.1%
Dollyne ShermanRepublican0.0564.1%
Lisa BeckDemocratic0.0263.8%
Erin HouchinRepublican0.2663.8%

Post explorer

Browse high-engagement posts, recent posts, and representative samples assigned to this topic.

  • 10 matching posts

Martin Carbaugh

@martincarbaugh

Republican IN House

RT @mrotzie: Friends canceled their sons Bar Mitzvah this weekend but decided to keep the contract with their caterer, a tiny Hmong-owned&

Social Welfare

Liz Brown

@LizBrownUS

Republican IN Senate

RT @elonmusk: Exactly

Social Welfare

Sue Errington

@SueinMuncie

Democratic IN House

RT @NYGovCuomo: Let's show our gratitude to our everyday heroes. Theyre stepping up for all of us. So when you see them, thank them. Ill&

Social Welfare

Martin Carbaugh

@martincarbaugh

Republican IN House

RT @TonyDungy: 2 days ago I spoke on behalf of a Florida bill that supports dads &amp; families and it offended some people. 14 yrs ago Pres Ob<U+2026>

Social Welfare

Liz Brown

@LizBrownUS

Republican IN Senate

RT @annamlulis: A newborn baby was recovered from a dumpster in Houston, Texas. He survived. "The child appeared to be fresh out of the w…

Social Welfare

Dollyne Sherman

@shedop

Republican IN House

RT @PatriciaHeaton: Is it possible to agree that one can want to protect the vulnerable and also open the economy? Why does that seem so di&

Social Welfare

Sue Errington

@SueinMuncie

Democratic IN House

RT @annehelen: If your "why is the birthrate decreasing" story doesn't talk about student debt, untenable childcare and healthcare costs,…

Social Welfare

Liz Brown

@LizBrownUS

Republican IN Senate

RT @stuntbrain: My brother came up with a terrific idea and I am encouraging all to join me in purchasing $10 worth of @GoyaFoods products&

Social Welfare

Liz Brown

@LizBrownUS

Republican IN Senate

RT @IvankaTrump: Single mothers will disproportionately bear the burden of school closures in the form of lower pay, less job security and&

Social Welfare

Jake Teshka

@jaketeshka

Republican IN House

RT @GrageDustin: Here is a gut wrenching clip of a disabled Minneapolis woman in tears from the George Floyd Riots that destroyed her neigh…

Social Welfare