October 17, 2025 • Insight

Forbes Tate Partners launches Beltway Social: digital insights made easy

Forbes Tate launched the first edition of Beltway Social last week, analyzing conversation around the government shutdown.

Beltway Social follows over 20,000 X accounts belonging to Members of Congress and their staff, key executive branch personnel, NGO leaders, and other influencers and boldface names from around the Beltway.

We analyze the people, topics, and trends that are dominating the conversation in Washington. This index is a summary of those conversations, plus a comparison with the broader national conversation.

Youʼll get a sense of where Washington is and where itʼs going — and when the conversation inside the Beltway is completely out of touch with the country as a whole.

Keep up with new analyses released weekly on Forbes Tate’s Social Insights page.