French 2022 Election Candidates Twitter Data

A collection of tweets focused on the candidates for the French 2022 Presidential Elections. The data was gathered using the Twitter API via Python scripts, running daily queries for major candidates to ensure a large sample of public discourse is captured. This resource allows users to study political discourse, evaluate public sentiment, and monitor trends surrounding key political figures leading up to the election.

id: The unique identifier assigned to the tweet. created_at: The date and time the tweet was posted. text: The full textual content of the tweet. label: Identifies the source target or candidate the tweet is associated with, including names like Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen.

The data is provided in a CSV file format, specifically named Tweets_Presidentielles_2022.csv, with a file size of 7.87 MB. It contains approximately 39.3 thousand valid records. The dataset structure includes four distinct columns. This material is expected to be updated on a monthly basis.

Ideal applications include evaluating public sentiments towards candidates, analysing trends within political subjects, investigating the geographical distribution of discussions (through further analysis), and determining similarities in public discourse patterns with the French election candidates. The data is suitable for text mining and deep dives into specific hashtag usage.

The material captures social media activity related to candidates in the French elections. The temporal scope spans from 23 October 2013 up to 22 November 2021. The content specifically includes hashtags for prominent political figures such as Emmanuel Macron, Marine Le Pen, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Éric Zemmour, Anne Hidalgo, and others.

CC0: Public Domain.

Data scientists performing sentiment analysis, political researchers studying electoral trends and campaigning effectiveness, linguists analysing French political text, and developers creating models to track candidate similarity or predict public opinion.

Original Data Source:French 2022 Election Candidates Twitter Data