For this week’s digital landscape report, we’re looking back at Facebook likes and engagements,Twitter followers and YouTube subscribers for the most important dates of this year’s election cycle. We measured the Presidential candidates to see which dates had the largest amount of growth and which Facebook posts had the most engagement:
August 11, 2012 (Mitt Romney’s Vice President Announcement):
Most Growth:
116,712 Facebook likes (Mitt Romney), 30,809 Twitter followers (Barack Obama), 759,010 YouTube views (Barack Obama)
Most Engaged Post:
345,746 Facebook engagements (Mitt Romney)
August 27-30, 2012 (Republican National Committee):
Most Growth:
357,528 Facebook likes (Mitt Romney), 97,645 Twitter followers (Barack Obama), 4,668,748 YouTube views (Barack Obama)
Most Engaged Post:
559,176 Facebook engagements (Barack Obama)
September 3-6, 2012 (Democratic National Committee):
Most Growth:
220,800 Facebook likes (Mitt Romney), 129,118 Twitter followers (Barack Obama), 1,222,316 YouTube views (Barack Obama)
Most Engaged Post:
577,517 Facebook engagements (Barack Obama)
October 3-22, 2012 (Presidential Debates):
Most Growth:
1,059,297 Facebook likes (Mitt Romney), 286,416 Twitter followers (Barack Obama), 16,361,588 YouTube views (Barack Obama)
Most Engaged Post:
1,084,769 Facebook engagements (Mitt Romney)

















































