Investor Due Diligence Report
The Civics Center is on a mission to make voter registration part of every high school in America. Every year, 4 million Americans turn 18 and become eligible to vote. But less than half of them do so, because they are not registered. thecivicscenter.org.
2K
0%
21.0
1.05%
(comments + likes) / subscribers
Bi-weekly
0.7 posts/week
68/100
Consistent (~10.6d avg)
| Newsletter | Subscribers | Weekly Growth | Price | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oligarch Watch | 49K | N/A | $7/mo | substack |
| News from Underground by Mark Crispin Miller | 47K | N/A | Free | substack |
| Democracy Docket | 39K | N/A | Free | substack |
| CJ Hopkins | 33K | N/A | $5/mo | substack |
Platform Dependency
Hosted on substack subdomain
Publishing Consistency
Variable publishing frequency
Key Person
Single-author publication — key-person dependency
Audience Concentration
Consistent engagement across posts
Subscriber threshold
2K subscribers — below the 6K category median (based on 760 newsletters)
Has paid tier
No paid subscription tier yet
Peer monetization
100% of 390 similar-size peers in Politics have paid tiers
Disclaimer: This report is generated automatically based on publicly available data and proprietary estimation models. Estimated subscriber counts are derived from engagement patterns and should be verified through direct disclosure. Revenue estimates are based on known pricing and estimated paid subscriber counts. This report is for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for investment decisions.
Score based on available components only.
| Component | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Engagement Rate | 70/100 | 30% |
| Publishing Consistency | 41/100 | 10% |
| Josh Cowen's Newsletter |
| 23K |
| N/A |
| Free |
| substack |
Revenue Model
Pre-monetization — no paid subscription tier