U.S. Department of Justice engagement report
@TheJusticeDept - 2.4M followers on X
Measured over 78 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 25, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 1.3K interactions against 2.4M followers, an engagement rate of 0.055%. Measured over 78 original posts, its engagement rate beats 61% of 20,444 tracked accounts of a similar size, which puts it in the middle of its size range rather than at either end. Posts are seen about 48K times each, and 2.73% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 2.00% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 8.5 posts a day over the last 30 days, with activity on almost every day in the window. Most posts go out around 19:00 UTC, and Thursday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 78 posts sampled, 78% carry an image or video, 8% are part of a thread and 68% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 28K interactions, about 21x its own typical post.
Measured over 78 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 25, 2026. Recurring tag: #breaking.
Compared with accounts its own size
U.S. Department of Justice's engagement rate beats 61% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (20,444 accounts, accounts of similar size (decile 10 of 10)). A percentile is spread evenly by construction, so 50 really is the middle of that group and 90 really is its top tenth.
On engagement per impression rather than per follower it beats 76% of the same group. When those two numbers disagree, the gap is about how far its posts travel rather than how people react to them.
Where this sits in the catalog
At 0.055%, U.S. Department of Justice sits above the 25th percentile of the 204,956 accounts in this comparison. That places it in the below the median band, which runs 0.024% to 0.143%.
Show the percentile table
| Percentile | Engagement rate |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | 0.004% |
| 25th percentile | 0.024% |
| 50th percentile | 0.143% |
| 75th percentile | 0.678% |
| 90th percentile | 2.55% |
| 99th percentile | 82.4% |
This ruler is the whole measured catalog, not a size-matched group: it shows where the raw rate falls across every account we can measure, all of which are large. For a like-for-like comparison, read the size-band percentile above instead. See how the bands are built
Posting timing
This account posts most often around 19:00 UTC, and Thursday is its busiest day of the week. The bars below are the catalog-wide pattern, with this account's own busiest slot marked. They do not show how this account performs at each hour: we keep one aggregate per account, not one per hour, so that measurement does not exist in our data.
Show engagement by hour posted, utc as a table
| Hour (UTC) | Vs author median | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 UTC | -1% | 89K |
| 01:00 UTC | -2% | 90K |
| 02:00 UTC | -3% | 88K |
| 03:00 UTC | -4% | 94K |
| 04:00 UTC | -5% | 76K |
| 05:00 UTC | -4% | 75K |
| 06:00 UTC | -5% | 86K |
| 07:00 UTC | -5% | 93K |
| 08:00 UTC | -4% | 108K |
| 09:00 UTC | -4% | 124K |
| 10:00 UTC | -3% | 129K |
| 11:00 UTC | -3% | 141K |
| 12:00 UTC | -3% | 154K |
| 13:00 UTC | -3% | 167K |
| 14:00 UTC | -4% | 173K |
| 15:00 UTC | -2% | 176K |
| 16:00 UTC | -3% | 171K |
| 17:00 UTC | -3% | 159K |
| 18:00 UTC | -2% | 149K |
| 19:00 UTC | -2% | 141K |
| 20:00 UTC | -1% | 131K |
| 21:00 UTC | 0% | 116K |
| 22:00 UTC | -2% | 100K |
| 23:00 UTC | -1% | 90K |
Show engagement by day of week as a table
| Day | Vs author median | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | +5% | 393K |
| Monday | +1% | 483K |
| Tuesday | -2% | 520K |
| Wednesday | -3% | 472K |
| Thursday | -2% | 430K |
| Friday | -3% | 447K |
| Saturday | +2% | 393K |
Formats this account uses
Its own posting mix on the left, and what each of those formats does across every account we track on the right. Only formats where the effect clears our publish test appear here, so an empty row is a format we could not measure rather than one that does nothing.
| Format | This account | Catalog effect | 95% interval | Accounts behind it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image or video | 78% of posts | +111% | +108% to +115% | 34K |
| Outbound link | 68% of posts | -41% | -42% to -40% | 32K |
| Typical length | - | +15% | +14% to +16% | 32K |
- 78% of this account's sampled posts carry an image or video. Across the catalog, posts with an image or video run 111% above the same accounts' other posts.
- 68% of its posts carry a link off X. Across the catalog, posts with an outbound link run 41% below the same accounts' other posts, so a large share of this account's output sits in the weakest bucket we measure.
- Its average post runs 422 characters, which falls in the over 280 characters band. Across the catalog, posts over 280 characters run 15% above the same accounts' other posts.
These are catalog-wide differences applied to this account's own posting mix, not a measurement of how each format performs for this account specifically. We keep one median per account, not one per format per account, so the second thing is not something this data can tell you.
Best tweets
- Sep 10, 202621x their median
🚨Today, we filed the final four lawsuits against three states and DC who seek to undermine federal law by placing illegal aliens over citizens in clear defiance of Congress’s commands. The Department has now challenged every state with laws that provide in-state tuition to illegal aliens, bringing the number of lawsuits to 25. The map below shows the remaining states who are facing lawsuits for providing in-state tuition to illegal aliens. “No more placing illegal aliens over American citizens on this Department of Justice’s watch,” said @ASGWoodward. “We have now sued every state across our Nation that has a state law or regulation granting illegal aliens in-state tuition. We look forward to favorable court rulings and will continue to deliver on President Trump’s promise: illegal aliens will not receive benefits denied to American citizens.” 🔗: https://t.co/TtJSaBPADS
- Oct 6, 202615x their median
Former Federal Employee Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the Federal Government of Approximately $194 MILLION: Scheme Included the Fraudulent Acquisition of Tens of Millions of Dollars in Gold Bars and Luxury Properties in Florida “Federal employees are entrusted with serving the American people, not themselves,” said @AGToddBlanche. “The Trump Administration is committed to rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal government, including by prosecuting those who foolishly defraud American taxpayers.” 🔗: https://t.co/CNkVSYA1fB
- Aug 12, 202612x their median
🚨@AGToddBlanche announces the unsealing of an indictment charging 11 defendants with conspiring (over the course of more than a decade) to orchestrate more than 1,000 sham marriages to fraudulently obtain immigration status for foreign nationals, primarily citizens of China. ⬇️ https://t.co/LxidrYiNmu
- Oct 12, 202611x their median
🗳️ Today the Justice Department announced charges involving 16 individuals, including an illegal alien, in connection with illegal voting, fraudulent voter registration, and related election crimes across the country. The cases include: • Voting by aliens in federal elections • False claims of U.S. citizenship in order to register to vote or to vote • Voting on behalf the deceased • Voting multiple times in the same election • False statements on citizenship applications • Unlawful procurement of citizenship Read more about EACH election crime case here: https://t.co/5HCE7jv8R4
- Oct 23, 202611x their median
🗳️ PENNSYLVANIA: Nine non-citizens have been charged separately with illegally voting, despite knowing that they were not U.S. citizens. @MDPAnews @USAO_EDPA @HSI_HQ 🔗: https://t.co/9AUUdwglHt https://t.co/q5GRIEUDXX
- Sep 2, 20269.7x their median
The Office of Legal Counsel has issued a legal opinion clarifying that when a state chooses to participate in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs, all agencies within that state — not only those that administer TANF or SSI benefits — must report individuals known to be not lawfully present in the United States to @DHSgov. “When a state chooses to participate in TANF, it accepts the obligation to report illegal aliens in the United States." -Assistant Attorney General T. Elliot Gaiser of the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel Read more: https://t.co/6QfjjxBXc7
- Aug 11, 20266.8x their median
Your U.S. Attorney General, Todd Blanche 🇺🇸 A proven fighter for the American people @AGToddBlanche https://t.co/c5eZ9l3nuB
- Sep 28, 20266.5x their median
🗳️ELECTION CRIME CASES: Today, the Justice Department announced charges and guilty pleas involving 12 individuals, including three illegal aliens, in connection with illegal voting, fraudulent voter registration, and related election crimes across the country. The cases include: 🔴 Voting by aliens in federal elections 🔴 False claims of U.S. citizenship to register or vote 🔴 False statements on citizenship applications 🔴 The alleged disposal of approximately 300 mail-in ballots by a former postal carrier Read more about each case here: https://t.co/1AjlmUlD4c
- Oct 5, 20266.2x their median
The Justice Department has filed denaturalization actions in multiple U.S. district courts against 40 individuals accused of SERIOUS OFFENSES, including: 🔴 Acting as an agent for a foreign government 🔴 Committing voluntary manslaughter 🔴 Aggravated sodomy against a special‑needs man …and more. “Today’s announcement marks the largest denaturalization effort in modern history,” said @AGToddBlanche. “From an individual convicted of espionage to others convicted of sexual offenses against minors, these defendants concealed critical facts from the U.S. government and represent serious criminal offenders. Under @POTUS Trump’s leadership, this Department of Justice will continue to employ the denaturalization process to maintain our national security and protect the American people.” Read more about each case here: https://t.co/FO8ZVihtDa
- Oct 1, 20265.6x their median
The Department is challenging the University of Delaware’s policy which grants in-state tuition for illegal aliens while denying reduced tuition to U.S. citizens. This policy unconstitutionally discriminates against U.S. citizens who are not afforded the same reduced tuition rate, which is in direct conflict with federal law. “This Department of Justice’s efforts will not cease until we have challenged every state law or university policy that gives preferential treatment to illegal aliens over our Nation’s own citizens,” said @ASGWoodward. “Congress long ago made clear that states cannot give reduced tuition to illegal aliens not available to all Americans. When a state Attorney General allows her own state to violate federal law, this department must step in to enforce it.” 🔗: https://t.co/W1TOKUgG9N
Ranked by total interactions across everything we have tracked for this account, which is a longer history than the 30-day window the rates above use. The multiple compares each post to this account's own median.
Recurring topics
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Reading these numbers
A typical post picks up 1.3K interactions against 2.4M followers, an engagement rate of 0.055%. Measured over 78 original posts, its engagement rate beats 61% of 20,444 tracked accounts of a similar size, which puts it in the middle of its size range rather than at either end. Posts are seen about 48K times each, and 2.73% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 2.00% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 8.5 posts a day over the last 30 days, with activity on almost every day in the window. Most posts go out around 19:00 UTC, and Thursday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 78 posts sampled, 78% carry an image or video, 8% are part of a thread and 68% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 28K interactions, about 21x its own typical post.
- What is U.S. Department of Justice's engagement rate on X?
- U.S. Department of Justice (@TheJusticeDept) has an engagement rate of 0.055%, based on the median interactions across 78 original posts from the last 30 days against 2,400,708 followers. Replies, reposts and quote-posts of other people are excluded from that sample.
- Is that a good engagement rate?
- At 0.055%, U.S. Department of Justice sits above the 25th percentile of the 204,956 accounts in this comparison. Those comparison accounts are all large ones, because our scanning cadence is weighted towards big accounts, so this is a ranking among peers of similar scale rather than a ranking across X.
- Does @TheJusticeDept have real engagement?
- Its engagement rate beats 61% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (20,444 accounts), which puts it in the middle of its size range group. Ranking inside a size band matters because engagement rate falls as accounts grow, so a raw rate would mostly re-measure the follower count. It is a starting point for a look at follower quality, not a verdict on it.
- When does @TheJusticeDept post?
- Most posts go out around 19:00 UTC, and Thursday is its busiest day, at roughly 8.47 posts per day across the measured window.