This statistic provides information on select social media sources used by U.S. internet users to get political information, by age group. Through a survey conducted in April 2012, it was found that that
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percent of "likely voters" aged between 18 and 34 years used Facebook to get political information.
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eMarketer. (October 12, 2012). Select social media sources used by U.S. internet users for political information in April 2012, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/244911/social-media-accessed-by-us-users-for-political-information-by-age/
eMarketer. "Select social media sources used by U.S. internet users for political information in April 2012, by age group." Chart. October 12, 2012. Statista. Accessed August 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/244911/social-media-accessed-by-us-users-for-political-information-by-age/
eMarketer. (2012). Select social media sources used by U.S. internet users for political information in April 2012, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/244911/social-media-accessed-by-us-users-for-political-information-by-age/
eMarketer. "Select Social Media Sources Used by U.S. Internet Users for Political Information in April 2012, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Oct 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/244911/social-media-accessed-by-us-users-for-political-information-by-age/
eMarketer, Select social media sources used by U.S. internet users for political information in April 2012, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/244911/social-media-accessed-by-us-users-for-political-information-by-age/ (last visited August 14, 2025)
Select social media sources used by U.S. internet users for political information in April 2012, by age group [Graph], eMarketer, October 12, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/244911/social-media-accessed-by-us-users-for-political-information-by-age/
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