Media and politics in the United States

Statistics report about media and politics in the United States

Media and politics in the United States

This report presents information on media and politics in the United States, featuring data on fake news, political ad spending, user habits, and trust. The report also includes information about politics on social media platforms and insights into the differing attitudes towards media coverage of the coronavirus, broken down by political stance of news consumers.

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Consumption

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  • Premium Statistic Politics and government conservative news source usage in the U.S. 2021
  • Basic Statistic Government and politics news viewing in the U.S. 2019, by medium
  • Basic Statistic Sources of government and politics news in the U.S. 2019
  • Basic Statistic Opinion on political bias in news U.S. 2022, by political affiliation
  • Basic Statistic Usage of late night shows as a source for political news in the U.S. 2019
  • Premium Statistic Moderator neutrality in presidential debates opinions U.S. 2019
  • Premium Statistic Public opinion on the press' ability to publish government secrets in the U.S. 2019

Trust

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. share of trust in institutions 2023, by institution
  • Premium Statistic Perceived objectivity of mass media in the U.S. 2019-2023, by political affiliation
  • Basic Statistic Trust in selected news sources in the U.S. 2022, by political affiliation
  • Premium Statistic Trusted sources for news on politics and government in the U.S. 2019
  • Basic Statistic U.S. political news sources more likely to be trusted by Republicans 2019
  • Basic Statistic U.S. political news sources more likely to be trusted by Democrats 2019
  • Basic Statistic U.S. political news sources more likely to be distrusted by Republicans 2019
  • Basic Statistic U.S. political news sources more likely to be distrusted by Democrats 2019

Fake news

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  • Basic Statistic Journalism and ethics the U.S. 2019
  • Basic Statistic Opinion on fake news as a serious problem in the U.S. 2019, by political affiliation
  • Premium Statistic Spread of fake news during the 2016 presidential election in the U.S.
  • Premium Statistic Spread of fake news during the 2016 presidential election U.S., by politics

Social media

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  • Basic Statistic Top hashtags used by U.S. Congress Democrats in 2021
  • Basic Statistic Top hashtags used by U.S. Congress Republicans in 2021
  • Basic Statistic U.S. presidential election 2020: Democratic party debate Twitter mentions
  • Premium Statistic U.S. opinion of politicians being able to block users on social media 2019, by party

Advertising

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. states with the largest political advertising spending on Google 2018-2024
  • Premium Statistic U.S. largest political advertisers on Google 2018-2024, by ad spend
  • Premium Statistic Presidential candidates’ political ad spend on Facebook and Google U.S. 2020
  • Premium Statistic Federal campaign political advertising spending in the U.S. 2020, by medium
  • Premium Statistic Political video advertising spending in the U.S. 2018-2020, by format
  • Premium Statistic Views on government regulation of social media running political ads U.S. 2019
  • Premium Statistic Views on social media firms implementing stricter rules for political ads U.S. 2019

Coronavirus coverage

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  • Premium Statistic Media attention and the coronavirus U.S. 2020, by politics
  • Premium Statistic Opinion on the media exaggerating coronavirus news U.S. 2020, by politics
  • Premium Statistic Media accuracy and the coronavirus U.S. 2020, by politics
  • Premium Statistic Fake news exposure and the coronavirus U.S. 2020, by politics
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