According to an August 2021 survey, over a third of adults in the United States had liked posts about politics on social media regularly within the previous 12 months, while 28 percent had not done so. Meanwhile, 22 percent of respondents stated that they had shared a political opinion online at least a few times a month, though only four percent regularly used a political hashtag.
Frequency of political and civic online activities of adults in the United States as of August 2021
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Knight Foundation. (March 9, 2022). Frequency of political and civic online activities of adults in the United States as of August 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310861/engagement-political-civic-online-usa/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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