The use of social media to share news stories and viewpoints was one of the most important factors in the United States Presidential Election of 2016. Among people who did use social media to access news, the most popular platform was Facebook, with 79 percent of Trump voters and 74 percent of Clinton voters saying they used this as a news source. Youtube was the second most popular social media platform for news among Trump voters, while for Clinton voters it was Twitter.
Which, if any, of the following social media platforms do you use in particular to access news?
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YouGov. (December 14, 2018). Which, if any, of the following social media platforms do you use in particular to access news? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1052469/social-media-news-consumption-in-the-us/
YouGov. "Which, if any, of the following social media platforms do you use in particular to access news? ." Chart. December 14, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1052469/social-media-news-consumption-in-the-us/
YouGov. (2018). Which, if any, of the following social media platforms do you use in particular to access news? . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1052469/social-media-news-consumption-in-the-us/
YouGov. "Which, If Any, of The following Social Media Platforms Do You Use in Particular to Access News? ." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1052469/social-media-news-consumption-in-the-us/
YouGov, Which, if any, of the following social media platforms do you use in particular to access news? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1052469/social-media-news-consumption-in-the-us/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Which, if any, of the following social media platforms do you use in particular to access news? [Graph], YouGov, December 14, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1052469/social-media-news-consumption-in-the-us/
