Political Temperature Index

Name: Political Temperature Index
Creator: Political Temperature Index

Daily measurement of US political tension based on news coverage, social media, and congressional activity.

0°

Mild

-4.3

vs yesterday

Today's political temperature is 38° (Mild). Based on 200 news articles analyzed.

200 articles0 social postsUpdated 2026-02-03

35%

50.0

Toxicity & inflammatory language

30%

4.5

Left vs right coverage gap

15%

100.0

News volume vs 30-day avg

20%

23.2

Party-line voting rate

Balanced

Left1%

Center94%

Right6%

Avg: 43.4

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Left

187

Center

Right

1.0%

93.5%

5.5%

Coverage is balanced