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J. Scott Applewhite/AP
The Democratic National Convention speakers used more than 109,000 words over the four days in Chicago this week, and their choice of words and phrases contrasted with the themes and ideas of last month’s Republican National Convention.
Aside from common, everyday words, the most frequently mentioned words at the Democratic National Convention were:
A similar number of words were used at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee last month, with speakers using more than 110,000 words over four days. The most common words were:
Words from Distinguished Speakers
Former President Donald J. Trump’s acceptance speech was longer than Vice President Kamala Harris’s, using more than three times as many words.
The circles show how many times the main speakers used the following words:
| Joseph R. Biden Jr. |
team Worlds |
Kamala Harris |
word |
Donald J. erase |
JD Vance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10 |
– |
2 |
democracy |
2 |
– |
|
6 |
8 |
11 |
freedom |
3 |
– |
|
7 |
1 |
3 |
Economy, Economy |
13 |
4 |
|
2 |
1 |
5 |
business |
2 |
6 |
|
15 |
4 |
2 |
Occupation(s) |
22 |
8 |
|
8 |
2 |
5 |
role) |
21 |
1 |
|
4 |
– |
7 |
law |
1 |
4 |
|
7 |
3 |
2 |
father |
9 |
5 |
|
13 |
5 |
9 |
love |
22 |
14 |
|
1 |
– |
– |
inflation |
14 |
1 |
|
2 |
8 |
1 |
neighbor, neighborhood |
– |
– |
|
7 |
7 |
8 |
family |
8 |
10 |
|
2 |
– |
5 |
father |
4 |
1 |
|
2 |
– |
13 |
mother |
4 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
4 |
legacy |
– |
– |
|
4 |
1 |
2 |
Medicare |
4 |
– |
|
2 |
2 |
2 |
social security |
4 |
1 |
|
23 |
4 |
15 |
erase |
8 |
16 |
|
2 |
1 |
3 |
Biden |
2 |
12 |
|
10 |
9 |
2 |
Kamala |
– |
2 |
|
3 |
10 |
3 |
Harris |
– |
2 |
|
5 |
– |
7 |
borderline |
21 |
2 |
|
2 |
– |
2 |
immigrant, immigration |
5 |
1 |
|
– |
– |
– |
invasion |
13 |
1 |
|
– |
– |
– |
illegal alien |
4 |
1 |
|
6 |
1 |
2 |
war |
17 |
3 |
|
1 |
– |
2 |
Ukraine |
4 |
– |
|
2 |
– |
3 |
Russia |
9 |
– |
|
2 |
– |
2 |
Putin |
– |
– |
|
1 |
– |
1 |
China, Chinese |
14 |
5 |
|
– |
– |
4 |
Israel |
4 |
– |
|
3 |
– |
3 |
let’s go |
– |
– |
|
– |
– |
1 |
Hamas |
– |
– |
|
– |
– |
2 |
terrorist |
1 |
– |
|
– |
– |
2 |
Iran |
8 |
– |
|
– |
– |
– |
Afghanistan |
4 |
1 |
Photo credit: Mandel Ngan/AFP (Biden); Will Oliver/EPA, via Shutterstock (Walz); J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press (Harris) and Kenny Holston/The New York Times
Split words
In both competitions, many words were mentioned frequently, including:USA,” “nation,” “people” and “vote.” However, the frequencies of other words were less balanced.
Democratic convention speakers spoke of freedom and patriotism, saying:freedomWords like “227 times compared to 67 at the Republican National Convention.”female,” “delight” and “Strange“The expression was also used more frequently by Democratic speakers.
Republican speakers said:inflation“Seven times more often than Democrats, and both”father” and ” the price of “groceries“Three times more often. Republicans say”assassination” or “assassin“The phrase appeared 18 times, but the word was heard only once at the Democratic National Convention, and it was not in reference to the assassination of President Trump in July.
Missing words
Words and phrases that appear in the Democratic National Convention records but not at all in the Republican National Convention records include:legacy,” “Project 2025” and “convicted criminal.”
In contrast, some of the unpublished remarks from the Republican National Convention in Chicago this week included:injection,” “illegal alien” and “invasion.”
