Drupal on .gov domains: 48.8% (6,087 of 12,467 detected) (Source: WebPulse Common Crawl scan, 7.37M+ detections. ±0.9pp margin of error.)
Confirmed at Scale
At 12,467 detections — nearly 3x our earlier sample — this is definitively the largest .gov framework survey published. Drupal dominates at 49% — twice the rate of WordPress (24%). The narrative that 'government runs WordPress' is wrong. Government runs Drupal, and has for a decade. The data is now incontrovertible.
The Rails Surprise Deepens
Rails at 11% of .gov is one of the most unexpected numbers in our entire dataset. 1,410 Rails-powered government sites. Government agencies aren't known for choosing Ruby on Rails. But .gov sites running Rails likely include government digital service teams (like the UK's GDS) that built custom platforms. Rails is the government tech innovator's framework — the quiet alternative to the Drupal/WordPress default.
Next.js Is Emerging
Next.js at 5.5% of .gov — 687 sites — is small but significant. This is greenfield government. Singapore's GovTech team, select US digital services, modernizing agencies. Django at 4% (498 sites) adds another modern signal. The question for the next scan: does this 6% grow? If government starts choosing Next.js for new sites while legacy Drupal persists, we'll watch the split widen.
