Social media news consumption in the United States 2018, by presidential vote

Published by Statista Research Department, May 5, 2022
The use of social media to share news stories and viewpoints was one of the most important factors in the United States Presidential Election of 2016. Among people who did use social media to access news, the most popular platform was Facebook, with 79 percent of Trump voters and 74 percent of Clinton voters saying they used this as a news source. Youtube was the second most popular social media platform for news among Trump voters, while for Clinton voters it was Twitter.

Which, if any, of the following social media platforms do you use in particular to access news?

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Release date

December 2018

Region

United States

Survey time period

August 13-14, 2018

Number of respondents

656 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

US Adults

Method of interview

Online survey

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