Leigh McGowan
Canadian-American YouTuber, podcaster and writer
Leigh McGowan, known online as PoliticsGirl, is a Canadian-American YouTuber, podcaster, TikToker and non-fiction writer who works in political journalism. She hosts The PoliticsGirl Podcast and makes short explanations of American politics. Her YouTube channel, PoliticsGirl, had about 365,000 subscribers in November 2025, up from 175,000 in October 2024.
Leigh McGowan’s social media accounts
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X (Twitter): @iampoliticsgirl
YouTube: @PoliticsGirl, channel ID UC0VTA6PQH7nKKgRO8ptMatQ
TikTok: @iampoliticsgirl
Threads: @iampoliticsgirl
LinkedIn: @leigh-mcgowan-7338923
Instagram: @leighmcg3
Instagram: @iampoliticsgirl
Facebook: @IAmPoliticsGirl
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