The graph shows the opinions of social media users in the United States on social media discussions regarding politics as of August 2016. The survey revealed that 53 percent of respondents believed that social media has helped to bring new voices into the political discussion somewhat well, whereas 24 percent stated that it had not helped at all.
Opinions of social media users in the United States on social media discussions regarding politics as of August 2016
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Statistics on Social media usage in the United States
Overview
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Benchmarks
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Usage
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- Premium Statistic Average daily media use in the U.S. 2022, by medium
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Facebook
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- Basic Statistic Countries with the most Facebook users 2023
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- Basic Statistic Facebook usage reach in the United States 2021, by gender
- Basic Statistic Facebook usage reach in the United States 2021, by age group
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Instagram
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- Basic Statistic U.S. Instagram users 2022, by gender
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- Basic Statistic Instagram usage reach in the United States 2021, by age group
- Basic Statistic Instagram usage reach in the United States 2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic Instagram monthly active user ratio in the U.S. 2021, by frequency
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TikTok
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- Basic Statistic TikTok: number of users in the United States 20219-2025
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Other major platforms
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- Premium Statistic SnapChat users in the United States 2018-2027
Social media brand profiles
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- Basic Statistic Most well-known social networks in the United States 2022
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Marketing
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Opinions
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Further related statistics
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- U.S. social media user online political discussion frequency 2016
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Pew Research Center. (October 25, 2016). Opinions of social media users in the United States on social media discussions regarding politics as of August 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/677567/social-media-users-opinions-online-political-discussions-us/
Pew Research Center. "Opinions of social media users in the United States on social media discussions regarding politics as of August 2016 ." Chart. October 25, 2016. Statista. Accessed March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/677567/social-media-users-opinions-online-political-discussions-us/
Pew Research Center. (2016). Opinions of social media users in the United States on social media discussions regarding politics as of August 2016 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/677567/social-media-users-opinions-online-political-discussions-us/
Pew Research Center. "Opinions of Social Media Users in The United States on Social Media Discussions regarding Politics as of August 2016 ." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Oct 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/677567/social-media-users-opinions-online-political-discussions-us/
Pew Research Center, Opinions of social media users in the United States on social media discussions regarding politics as of August 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/677567/social-media-users-opinions-online-political-discussions-us/ (last visited March 25, 2023)
Opinions of social media users in the United States on social media discussions regarding politics as of August 2016 [Graph], Pew Research Center, October 25, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/677567/social-media-users-opinions-online-political-discussions-us/