This statistic presents the distribution of Reddit users in the United States as of February 2016, sorted by political spectrum. As of the survey period, it was found that 44 percent of adult Reddit news users self-identified as liberals, compared to 25 percent of the total U.S. adult population.
Distribution of Reddit users in the United States as of February 2016, by political spectrum
N (total survey) = 4,654; N (Reddit users) = 288, N (Reddit news users) = 230
Age group
18 years and older
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Data regarding U.S. population (except for political ideology) comes from 2015 March Current Population Survey. Values may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.
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Pew Research Center. (February 25, 2016). Distribution of Reddit users in the United States as of February 2016, by political spectrum [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/517259/reddit-user-distribution-usa-political-spectrum/
Pew Research Center. "Distribution of Reddit users in the United States as of February 2016, by political spectrum." Chart. February 25, 2016. Statista. Accessed September 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/517259/reddit-user-distribution-usa-political-spectrum/
Pew Research Center. (2016). Distribution of Reddit users in the United States as of February 2016, by political spectrum. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/517259/reddit-user-distribution-usa-political-spectrum/
Pew Research Center. "Distribution of Reddit Users in The United States as of February 2016, by Political Spectrum." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Feb 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/517259/reddit-user-distribution-usa-political-spectrum/
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