Published on June 15, 2025
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Hopeful numbers on No Kings Day turnout from Strength In Numbers, a data-driven news website that provides regular analysis of national politics and elections in the United States. In a nutshell, we are trying to help you be smarter about the news, using data. Regarding No Kings Day, "we have data from about 40% of No Kings Day events held yesterday, accounting for over 2.6m attendees" as of posting the newsletter....According to our back-of-the-envelope math, that puts total attendance somewhere in the 4-6 million people range. That means roughly 1.2-1.8% of the U.S. population attended a No Kings Day event somewhere in the country yesterday."
According to Robert Hubbell (Substack), "Several reputable sources estimate the total turnout at approximately 5 million people. See USA Today, 'No Kings' organizers say protests drew large crowds: Here are their estimates. Counting crowds is tricky business, especially when those crowds are scattered across America. The Crowd Counting Consortium is making a concerted effort to generate a reliable total for the No Kings Day protests, and it may take a month or two to come up with an "auditable" number."