A June 2020 survey revealed that 45 percent of online adults in the United States who identified either as Democrats or had a Democratic lean looked for information about rallies or protests happening in their area. In comparison, only 28 percent of Republicans or Republican leaning U.S. adults did the same.
Political activity on social media by online adults in the United States as of June 2020, by party identification
Characteristic
Republican/Lean Republican
Democrat/Lean Democratic
Posted a picture to show their supoprt for a cause
28%
42%
Looked for information about rallies or protests happening in their area
23%
45%
Encouraged others to take action on issues that are important to them
21%
43%
Used hashtags related to a political or social issue
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Pew Research Center. (July 13, 2020). Political activity on social media by online adults in the United States as of June 2020, by party identification [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134624/political-activity-online-us-adults-social-media-party-identification/
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Pew Research Center. (2020). Political activity on social media by online adults in the United States as of June 2020, by party identification. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134624/political-activity-online-us-adults-social-media-party-identification/
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Pew Research Center, Political activity on social media by online adults in the United States as of June 2020, by party identification Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134624/political-activity-online-us-adults-social-media-party-identification/ (last visited December 25, 2024)
Political activity on social media by online adults in the United States as of June 2020, by party identification [Graph], Pew Research Center, July 13, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134624/political-activity-online-us-adults-social-media-party-identification/
