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Politics & Government (Politics & Social Sciences, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Politics & Government (Politics & Social Sciences, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $13.38, median 5,694 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.99 – $21.32 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 30% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 97% of Books categories: the median best seller has 5,694 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 30% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 97% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- The same niche in Kindle eBooks scores 47, 17 points higher than here; worth checking both.
Top 10 Politics & Government best sellers
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Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games): A Hunger Games Novel
- List rank#1
- Price$19.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews91,610
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Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohammed bin Zayed's secret plot to remake the Middle East
by Matthew Cole
- List rank#2
- Price$17.69
- Rating4.2
- Reviews33
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The American Way of Killing: The Invention of an Epidemic
- List rank#3
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews816
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Blockers: Rebels in the Deep State
- List rank#4
- Price$15.91
- Rating4.4
- Reviews603
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48 Laws of Power
- List rank#5
- Price$24.69
- Rating4.7
- Reviews90,618
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WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy
by Ben Meiselas
- List rank#6
- Price$23.09
- Rating4.8
- Reviews165
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Out of the Shadows: Revealing the Truth About Non-Human Intelligent Life
by Jay Stratton
- List rank#9
- Price$32
- Rating4.5
- Reviews890
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Uniting the States: Six Crucial Moments That Forged the American Miracle – Six Founders Who Shaped America's Revolutionary Democracy
- List rank#10
- Price$20.80
- Rating4.8
- Reviews114
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Politics & Government
FAQ
Is Politics & Government a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 5,694 reviews and sells for $13.38.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Politics & Government?
The median best seller has 5,694 reviews, and 14% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Politics & Government best sellers cost?
The median price is $13.38; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.99 and $21.32.
Can new books break into Politics & Government?
30% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.