The statistic presents the share of United States social media users whose opinions on a particular political candidate in the last American election season were modified because of something they saw on social media as of August 2016. According to the survey, 82 percent of respondents stated that they they had not changed their view of a particular candidate due to something they saw on social media.
This election season, have you modified your views about a particular political candidate because of something you saw on social media?
Loading statistic...
Basic Account
Get to know the platform
You only have access to basic statistics.
Single Account
The ideal entry-level account for individual users
- Instant access to 1m statistics
- Download in XLS, PDF & PNG format
- Detailed references
$59 $39 / Month *
in the first 12 months
Corporate Account
Full access
Corporate solution including all features.
* Prices do not include sales tax.
Further Content: You might find this interesting as well
Statistics
- U.S. social media user online political discussion frequency 2016
- U.S. Facebook users with similar political beliefs 2016
- U.S. social media users opinions on social media posts on politics 2016
- U.S. social media users opinions on online discussions on politics 2016
- Disclosure of U.S. social media users' political views via posts in 2012, by stance
- Social media impact on political views Philippines 2018, by region
- Concerns of political expression online India 2019
- Social media accessed by U.S. users for political information in 2012, by age
- U.S. internet users attitude towards brand posts on social media 2017
- Global celebrity social media audience reach 2014, by gender
- Global celebrity social media audience reach 2014, by income
- Distribution of political party voters by level of education in Hungary 2021
Pew Research Center. (October 25, 2016). This election season, have you modified your views about a particular political candidate because of something you saw on social media? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/677589/social-media-effect-opinion-candidates-election-united-states/
Pew Research Center. "This election season, have you modified your views about a particular political candidate because of something you saw on social media? ." Chart. October 25, 2016. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/677589/social-media-effect-opinion-candidates-election-united-states/
Pew Research Center. (2016). This election season, have you modified your views about a particular political candidate because of something you saw on social media? . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/677589/social-media-effect-opinion-candidates-election-united-states/
Pew Research Center. "This Election Season, Have You Modified Your Views about a Particular Political Candidate Because of Something You Saw on Social Media? ." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Oct 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/677589/social-media-effect-opinion-candidates-election-united-states/
Pew Research Center, This election season, have you modified your views about a particular political candidate because of something you saw on social media? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/677589/social-media-effect-opinion-candidates-election-united-states/ (last visited May 19, 2022)