( CNN ) -- Facebook , where people love to discuss politics and complain about other people discussing politics , saw a huge surge in Election Day chatter on Tuesday . In a stunning nod to the power of social media in this election , Obama 's first public acknowledgment of victory was a post shared on Twitter and Facebook . It read `` Four more years '' and included a photo of Barack and Michelle Obama hugging . That single post was the most retweeted in the history of Twitter ( more than 700,000 times ) , and on Facebook it raked in an astounding 3.5 million likes and almost 500,000 people shared it on their own Timelines . Over the course of the day , there were more than 71.7 million election related posts and comments on Facebook in the United States and 88.7 million around the world . According to Facebook 's internal Talk Meter , which measures how much buzz events get on the network , the election was the most talked about event in 2012 . It was especially popular among 25- to 34-year-olds and in D.C. , Mississippi and Virginia . It was also a huge topic internationally . Canada , the United Kingdom and Australia were the top countries posting about the election . Obama was mentioned 10 million times on Facebook during Election Day . In just one hour , from 11 p.m. to 12 a.m. , he was mentioned 4.1 million times on Facebook -- more than Romney 's 4 million total for the entire day . Not everyone appreciates having political posts fill their Facebook feed . Heightened emotions have let to angry fights in comment threads , interfamily drama and unfriendings . The negativity has even caused some to declare they are leaving the social network for a while . Quitting Facebook is n't the only way to cut out the politics . You also can install tools that remove political posts automatically , such as the browser extensions Social Fixer or Noppl . Unpolitic.me will not only block the offending posts , it will replace them with the ultimate bipartisian animal , cats . Top Election Day terms on Facebook : . 1 . Obama . 2 . Vote / Voted . 3 . Romney . 4 . Election . 5 . President . 6 . Country . 7 . Win / Wins . 8 . Line . 9 . Four More Years / 4 More Years . 10 . Ohio . Disgruntled voters threaten to leave the homeland . The best Election Night tweets .
Election day inspired 71.7 million posts and comments on Facebook in the U.S. A photo of Barack and Michelle Obama together is the most - liked photo of all time . On Tuesday , more people wrote about Obama than Romney on Facebook .