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The Cook Political Report has 29,452 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #61 on Substack's U.S. Politics Rising board. 49 publications recommend them, 6 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 3.

Followers read · Boards read

Last read Nov 1, 2026 (UTC). Followers are not email subscribers. Substack lists only the newest 50 recommendations for each publication, so a recommender count of 50 or more is a floor. History starts Oct 31, 2026; Substack publishes nothing earlier.

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29,452
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Last 7 days
first number on Nov 7
Last 30 days
first number on Nov 30
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Paid subscribers
100+
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Recommended by
49
+6 in 30 days
Recommends
3
Bestsellers rank
none
Rising #61, U.S. Politics

Followers by day

Tracking since Oct 31, 2026. 2 days of readings. Substack doesn't publish past follower counts, so history starts the day I first read a writer and grows by one reading every 3 days (daily if it's on your watchlist). The 7-day change appears on Nov 7, the 30-day change on Nov 30. Recommendation dates below go further back: they're Substack's own.

29,20029,30029,40029,500 Oct 31Nov 2Nov 4Nov 6Nov 8Nov 10Nov 12 12 more days to fill this frame 29,452
29,20029,30029,40029,500 Oct 31Nov 4Nov 8 8 more days to fill this frame 29,452
One reading a day, the last of the day. Marked: leaderboard steps (into the top 25, top 10, or #1). Followers are people who follow The Cook Political Report on Substack; they aren't email subscribers.
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Daily readings
DateFollowersChangeSubscribersPaid band
Nov 1, 202629,452+237
Oct 31, 202629,215

Leaderboard positions

BoardRank nowBest on recordReads on it
U.S. Politics Rising#61#542 of 4

Rank on each read

Rank on each read of each board. Each cell is the leaderboard rank; empty means not in the top 100.
WriterOct 3107:00Oct 3113:00Oct 3119:47Nov 621:50Move
U.S. Politics Rising5461▼7

I read every board once a day.

Recommendations

49 publications recommend The Cook Political Report; 6 started in the last 30 days. The Cook Political Report recommends 3, and 3 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.

Recommend The Cook Political Re… The Cook Political Re… recommends Chris Cillizza82k followersMichael Sellers31k followersJOAN SCHENKnot trackedBaraza's Substacknot trackedThe Donor Classnot trackedMargaret's Substacknot trackedBrad Neuburgernot trackedbnormalnot trackedWalking Through the Datanot tracked Center for NC Politicsnot tracked · mutualAmerican Communities Projectnot tracked · mutualAlmanac of American Politics …not tracked · mutual The Cook Political Report 29k followers
Recommend them They recommend Chris Cillizza82k followersMichael Sellers31k followersJOAN SCHENKnot trackedBaraza's Substa…not trackedThe Donor Classnot trackedMargaret's Subs…not tracked Center for NC P…not tracked · mutualAmerican Commun…not tracked · mutualAlmanac of Amer…not tracked · mutual The Cook Poli… 29k followers
The 9 largest publications on each side, by followers. Bigger dot, more followers. Orange: started in the last 30 days. Gray dots: publications I don't track, so no follower count.

When the recommendations started

6Aug 251Sep2Oct1NovDec6Jan 261Feb6Mar3Apr4May2Jun6JulAug1Sep10OctNov
Live recommendations by the month each began, using Substack's own start date. Removed ones aren't listed by Substack, so they don't appear.
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2025-086
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2025-102
2025-111
2026-016
2026-021
2026-036
2026-043
2026-054
2026-062
2026-076
2026-091
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Recommended by

  • Chris Cillizza82k followers · started Jan 13, 2026
  • Michael Sellers31k followers · started Oct 30, 2026new
  • JOAN SCHENKstarted Oct 31, 2026new
  • Baraza's Substackstarted Oct 27, 2026new
  • The Donor Classstarted Oct 21, 2026new
  • Margaret's Substackstarted Oct 19, 2026new
  • Brad Neuburgerstarted Oct 13, 2026new
  • bnormalstarted Oct 6, 2026
  • Walking Through the Datastarted Oct 6, 2026
  • The Political Pulse of Americastarted Oct 5, 2026
  • Andrea Elizabeth Bellstarted Oct 4, 2026
  • Denny Shieldsstarted Sep 22, 2026
  • Martin Longmanstarted Jul 26, 2026
  • Olga Franiakstarted Jul 26, 2026
  • Political Junkiestarted Jul 24, 2026
  • Feed After Midnight started Jul 23, 2026
  • Civik USAstarted Jul 22, 2026
  • Worth Knowing with Matt Robisonstarted Jul 1, 2026
  • Fred's Substackstarted Jun 20, 2026
  • Second Takestarted Jun 7, 2026
  • Political Ragstarted May 22, 2026
  • Brette's Substackstarted May 13, 2026
  • gary's Substackstarted May 12, 2026
  • Terri Shawstarted May 5, 2026
All 49
  • russnstarted Apr 27, 2026
  • Politics Between Usstarted Apr 14, 2026
  • Reid K Hesterstarted Apr 11, 2026
  • The Constant Tribunestarted Mar 30, 2026
  • Clare Higginsstarted Mar 24, 2026
  • Gerard's Substackstarted Mar 22, 2026
  • Gadget 49started Mar 20, 2026
  • Will Robinson's Newsletter started Mar 13, 2026
  • Colleen's Substackstarted Mar 4, 2026
  • Kenneth's Substackstarted Feb 8, 2026
  • Mark Larsenstarted Jan 20, 2026
  • Paola's Substackstarted Jan 13, 2026
  • Bill’s Substackstarted Jan 12, 2026
  • The JGibson Reportstarted Jan 7, 2026
  • Center for NC Politicsstarted Jan 6, 2026 · mutual
  • Eli's Substackstarted Nov 10, 2025
  • Arlen I Blechmanstarted Oct 2025
  • Almanac of American Politics with Louis Jacobsonstarted Oct 2025 · mutual
  • Musings of a Fractional Executivestarted Sep 2025
  • Substack von Hansstarted Aug 2025
  • The Second Halfstarted Aug 2025
  • Frederick’s Substackstarted Aug 2025
  • Your First Bylinestarted Aug 2025
  • American Communities Projectstarted Aug 2025 · mutual
  • Kevin Cherrystarted Aug 2025

Recommends

  • Center for NC Politicsstarted Oct 2025 · mutual
  • American Communities Projectstarted Oct 2025 · mutual
  • Almanac of American Politics with Louis Jacobsonstarted Oct 2025 · mutual

Substack lists the 50 newest recommenders of each publication. I add every recommendation found in the full lists of the 6,392 publications I read, so writers with many recommenders may still be missing a few small ones. "Started" is Substack's date.

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