Sources of government and politics news in the U.S. 2019

According to a November 2019 survey regarding the most frequently used political news source among U.S. adults, Fox News was the most common political news source for 16 percent of respondents. According to the open-ended question, a further 12 percent of respondents listed CNN as their most often used political news source.

Leading sources of news on politics and government in the United States as of November 2019

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Fox News/Fox News Cable Channel/Fox	16%
CNN	12%
Local television stations	7%
NPR	5%
NBC News	4%
ABC News	4%
MSNBC	4%
CBS News	3%
Television (no specific source)	3%
The New York Times	2%
Internet (including “social media,” “website,” no specific source)	1%
Google news/Google	1%
Facebook (including specific groups)	1%
BBC	1%
Local news (no specific source)	1%
Local newspaper (not including NYT or Wash. Post)	1%
YouTube (including specific channels, not including Young Turks)	1%
The Washington Post	1%
All other sources	18%
Refused/Don’t know	13%

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Release date

January 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

October 29 to November 11, 2019

Number of respondents

12,043 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "What news source do you turn to most often for political and election news? Please list the name of the specific news organization or source." [open-ended responses]

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