Polymarket has 1,065 active politics markets clearing $4850.7M in cumulative volume. This is the top 15 by current dollar flow.
Top 15 Politics Markets
| # | Market | Volume | Liquidity |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | US x Iran ceasefire extended by April 22, 2026? | $279.6M | $4.5M |
| #2 | US x Iran ceasefire by April 7? | $173.3M | $20.0M |
| #3 | Russia x Ukraine ceasefire by May 31, 2026? | $126.7M | $15.5M |
| #4 | Netanyahu out by March 31? | $104.2M | $14.7M |
| #5 | Israel x Hezbollah ceasefire by April 18, 2026? | $98.6M | $2.4M |
| #6 | Will the Iranian regime fall by March 31? | $63.1M | $2.3M |
| #7 | Russia x Ukraine ceasefire by June 30, 2026? | $56.0M | $7.3M |
| #8 | Will the Iranian regime fall by April 30? | $52.7M | $2.2M |
| #9 | Will Oprah Winfrey win the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination? | $50.7M | $2.5M |
| #10 | Will LeBron James win the 2028 US Presidential Election? | $50.1M | $2.0M |
| #11 | Will Bernie Sanders win the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination? | $49.2M | $1.4M |
| #12 | Will Chelsea Clinton win the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination? | $48.4M | $397K |
| #13 | Will Andrew Yang win the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination? | $45.5M | $1.8M |
| #14 | US x Iran ceasefire by March 31? | $44.4M | $1.0M |
| #15 | Will LeBron James win the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination? | $41.4M | $2.7M |
Snapshot from the Protodex Polymarket dataset, captured 2026-05-22.
Why Politics Markets Are Worth Watching
Politics markets typically have the deepest informed-trader pool on Polymarket — partisans, journalists, lobbyists, and professional speculators all converge on the same handful of high-stakes contracts. That density makes prices unusually informative compared to retail-dominated categories like entertainment or weather.
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