GOVERNING

@GOVERNING · Washington, D.C. · joined 19 Mar 2009

News and analysis about the people who lead, manage and direct public agencies as they work towards well-managed, vibrant and resilient communities.

68 020Followers

1 834Following

67 699Posts total

5.2KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

5 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. below its peers on both reach and engagement.

Median views540this account3 259median for 10K–100K

Reach, %0.79%this account10.24%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %0.18%this account1.40%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	540	3 259	0.17×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	0.79%	10.24%	0.08×
Engagement rate	0.18%	1.40%	0.13×

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Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

75531 Aug

2.9K1 Sep

4432 Sep

533

540

Last 5 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.26%31 Aug

0.10%1 Sep

0.00%2 Sep

0.19%

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 1.40%.

What the audience does

Likes55.6%5 in total

Quotes22.2%2 in total

Bookmarks22.2%2 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.

Latest posts

What can effective public leaders teach us about making government work better? Governing’s latest print issue spotlights our 2026 Public Officials of the Year, sharing insights from the leaders shaping the future of state and local government. https://t.co/IeIuOGIiEE https://t. 540 views · 1 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 02 Sep 2026 Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, one of Governing’s 2026 Public Officials of the Year, has spent two terms finding common ground in a deeply Republican state. Her record shows how pragmatic leadership can deliver results even amid intense political division. https://t.co/UPdejnr2YL https 533 views · 1 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 02 Sep 2026 Diversity alone won’t get the votes for funding public education. It takes communities that are more integrated and connected, where residents have a sense of shared stake. https://t.co/VJ6wQS9jcc 443 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 02 Sep 2026 Governing’s annual Public Officials of the Year program celebrates state and local leaders who have delivered lasting results for the people they serve. This year’s honorees show how effective public leadership can strengthen communities: https://t.co/QOti44JJSF https://t.co/GD6V 2.9K views · 1 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 01 Sep 2026 States are increasingly drawing a firm line at 18 for marriage, reversing decades of public policy. The shift is raising broader questions about parental rights and when young people are ready to make life-altering decisions. https://t.co/tAGx8X4zOT 755 views · 2 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 31 Aug 2026