The statistic presents the share of United States social media users whose opinions on a particular political candidate in the last American election season were modified because of something they saw on social media as of August 2016. According to the survey, 82 percent of respondents stated that they they had not changed their view of a particular candidate due to something they saw on social media.
This election season, have you modified your views about a particular political candidate because of something you saw on social media?
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Pew Research Center. (October 25, 2016). This election season, have you modified your views about a particular political candidate because of something you saw on social media? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/677589/social-media-effect-opinion-candidates-election-united-states/
Pew Research Center. "This election season, have you modified your views about a particular political candidate because of something you saw on social media? ." Chart. October 25, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/677589/social-media-effect-opinion-candidates-election-united-states/
Pew Research Center. (2016). This election season, have you modified your views about a particular political candidate because of something you saw on social media? . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/677589/social-media-effect-opinion-candidates-election-united-states/
Pew Research Center. "This Election Season, Have You Modified Your Views about a Particular Political Candidate Because of Something You Saw on Social Media? ." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Oct 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/677589/social-media-effect-opinion-candidates-election-united-states/
Pew Research Center, This election season, have you modified your views about a particular political candidate because of something you saw on social media? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/677589/social-media-effect-opinion-candidates-election-united-states/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
This election season, have you modified your views about a particular political candidate because of something you saw on social media? [Graph], Pew Research Center, October 25, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/677589/social-media-effect-opinion-candidates-election-united-states/
