This statistic illustrates the percentage of liberals, moderates and conservatives in the United States who use social networking sites (SNS) in 2012. In 2012, 74 percent of internet users who describe themselves as liberal use SNS and 70 percent of internet users who are moderate are SNS users – that compares with 60 percent of conservative internet users who are SNS users.
Percentage of liberals, moderates and conservatives who use social networking sites in 2012
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Pew Research Center. (March 12, 2012). Percentage of liberals, moderates and conservatives who use social networking sites in 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/235183/us-internet-users-on-social-networking-sites-by-political-stance/
Pew Research Center. "Percentage of liberals, moderates and conservatives who use social networking sites in 2012." Chart. March 12, 2012. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235183/us-internet-users-on-social-networking-sites-by-political-stance/
Pew Research Center. (2012). Percentage of liberals, moderates and conservatives who use social networking sites in 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235183/us-internet-users-on-social-networking-sites-by-political-stance/
Pew Research Center. "Percentage of Liberals, Moderates and Conservatives Who Use Social Networking Sites in 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Mar 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/235183/us-internet-users-on-social-networking-sites-by-political-stance/
Pew Research Center, Percentage of liberals, moderates and conservatives who use social networking sites in 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/235183/us-internet-users-on-social-networking-sites-by-political-stance/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Percentage of liberals, moderates and conservatives who use social networking sites in 2012 [Graph], Pew Research Center, March 12, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/235183/us-internet-users-on-social-networking-sites-by-political-stance/
