A June 2020 survey revealed 72 percent of all adults in the United States felt that social media companies had too much power and influence in politics. Specifically, 82 percent of U.S. adults who identified as Republican or lean Republican felt that way. In comparison only 63 percent of U.S. Democrats or those who lean Democratic said that social media companies had too much power and influence on politics.
Share of adults in the United States who say social media companies have too much power and influence in politics as of June 2020, by party identification
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Pew Research Center. (July 22, 2020). Share of adults in the United States who say social media companies have too much power and influence in politics as of June 2020, by party identification [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 20, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155295/us-adults-social-media-companies-too-much-power/
Pew Research Center. "Share of adults in the United States who say social media companies have too much power and influence in politics as of June 2020, by party identification." Chart. July 22, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155295/us-adults-social-media-companies-too-much-power/
Pew Research Center. (2020). Share of adults in the United States who say social media companies have too much power and influence in politics as of June 2020, by party identification. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155295/us-adults-social-media-companies-too-much-power/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Adults in The United States Who Say Social Media Companies Have Too Much Power and Influence in Politics as of June 2020, by Party Identification." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155295/us-adults-social-media-companies-too-much-power/
Pew Research Center, Share of adults in the United States who say social media companies have too much power and influence in politics as of June 2020, by party identification Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155295/us-adults-social-media-companies-too-much-power/ (last visited May 20, 2022)