Twitter during the 2020 Presidential Election: A Six-Month Analysis of the Emotional and Moral Content of Tweets

We examined the emotional and moral content of sixty million tweets during the 2020 election using LIWC and the Moral Foundations Dictionary.  We identified differences in the content of tweets referencing Biden or Trump and noted drastic changes in content coinciding with major events (e.g., Jan. 6^th insurrection, impeachment, etc.).