This statistic shows the social media sources most used by Americans to learn about the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign. As of January 2016, Facebook was used by thirty-seven percent of respondents, the most of any social media portals.
Social media sources used by Americans to learn about the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, as of January 2016
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Pew Research Center. (February 4, 2016). Social media sources used by Americans to learn about the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, as of January 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/527301/us-social-media-sources-used-by-americans-during-2016-presidential-race/
Pew Research Center. "Social media sources used by Americans to learn about the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, as of January 2016." Chart. February 4, 2016. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/527301/us-social-media-sources-used-by-americans-during-2016-presidential-race/
Pew Research Center. (2016). Social media sources used by Americans to learn about the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, as of January 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/527301/us-social-media-sources-used-by-americans-during-2016-presidential-race/
Pew Research Center. "Social Media Sources Used by Americans to Learn about The 2016 U.S. Presidential Campaign, as of January 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Feb 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/527301/us-social-media-sources-used-by-americans-during-2016-presidential-race/
Pew Research Center, Social media sources used by Americans to learn about the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, as of January 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/527301/us-social-media-sources-used-by-americans-during-2016-presidential-race/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Social media sources used by Americans to learn about the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, as of January 2016 [Graph], Pew Research Center, February 4, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/527301/us-social-media-sources-used-by-americans-during-2016-presidential-race/