This graph shows the share of U.S. social networking site users who said they had learned via social posts that their friends' political views were different than they had thought. The responses are differentiated by the party affiliation of participants. In 2012, 49 percent of Democrat social network users found that someone's beliefs were different than they thought, based on something they posted on social networking sites.
Share of U.S. social media users who learnt via social posts that their friends political views were different than they had thought in 2012, by party affiliation
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Pew Research Center. (March 12, 2012). Share of U.S. social media users who learnt via social posts that their friends political views were different than they had thought in 2012, by party affiliation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/235198/differing-political-views-of-us-sns-users-by-party-affiliation/
Pew Research Center. "Share of U.S. social media users who learnt via social posts that their friends political views were different than they had thought in 2012, by party affiliation." Chart. March 12, 2012. Statista. Accessed February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235198/differing-political-views-of-us-sns-users-by-party-affiliation/
Pew Research Center. (2012). Share of U.S. social media users who learnt via social posts that their friends political views were different than they had thought in 2012, by party affiliation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235198/differing-political-views-of-us-sns-users-by-party-affiliation/
Pew Research Center. "Share of U.S. Social Media Users Who Learnt via Social Posts That Their Friends Political Views Were Different than They Had Thought in 2012, by Party Affiliation." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Mar 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/235198/differing-political-views-of-us-sns-users-by-party-affiliation/
Pew Research Center, Share of U.S. social media users who learnt via social posts that their friends political views were different than they had thought in 2012, by party affiliation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/235198/differing-political-views-of-us-sns-users-by-party-affiliation/ (last visited February 03, 2023)
Share of U.S. social media users who learnt via social posts that their friends political views were different than they had thought in 2012, by party affiliation [Graph], Pew Research Center, March 12, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/235198/differing-political-views-of-us-sns-users-by-party-affiliation/