According to a November 2019 survey regarding the most frequently used political news source among U.S. adults, Fox News was the most common political news source for 16 percent of respondents. According to the open-ended question, a further 12 percent of respondents listed CNN as their most often used political news source.
Leading sources of news on politics and government in the United States as of November 2019
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Fox News/Fox News Cable Channel/Fox
16%
CNN
12%
Local television stations
7%
NPR
5%
NBC News
4%
ABC News
4%
MSNBC
4%
CBS News
3%
Television (no specific source)
3%
The New York Times
2%
Internet (including “social media,” “website,” no specific source)
1%
Google news/Google
1%
Facebook (including specific groups)
1%
BBC
1%
Local news (no specific source)
1%
Local newspaper (not including NYT or Wash. Post)
1%
YouTube (including specific channels, not including Young Turks)
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "What news source do you turn to most often for political and election news? Please list the name of the specific news organization or source." [open-ended responses]
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Pew Research Center. (January 24, 2020). Leading sources of news on politics and government in the United States as of November 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/330302/sources-of-government-and-politics-news-usa/
Pew Research Center. "Leading sources of news on politics and government in the United States as of November 2019." Chart. January 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/330302/sources-of-government-and-politics-news-usa/
Pew Research Center. (2020). Leading sources of news on politics and government in the United States as of November 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/330302/sources-of-government-and-politics-news-usa/
Pew Research Center. "Leading Sources of News on Politics and Government in The United States as of November 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/330302/sources-of-government-and-politics-news-usa/
Pew Research Center, Leading sources of news on politics and government in the United States as of November 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/330302/sources-of-government-and-politics-news-usa/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Leading sources of news on politics and government in the United States as of November 2019 [Graph], Pew Research Center, January 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/330302/sources-of-government-and-politics-news-usa/
