Striking Differences Between Liberals and Conservatives, But They Also Share Common Ground

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Political Polarization & Media Habits

Trust Levels of News Sources by Ideological Group

Consistent Conservatives See More Facebook Posts in Line With Their Views; Consistent Liberals More Likely to Block Others Because of Politics

Consistent Conservatives More Likely to Have Close Friends Who Share Their Political Views, But Consistent Liberals More Likely to Drop a Friend

Lower Levels of Trust in Media Sources on the Right

NPR, CNN Most Consumed on the Left, Fox News on the Right; Local TV Spans Ideological Divide

Consistent Liberals Turn to More Sources

Ideological Composition of News Sources’ Audiences

Facebook a Top Source of Political News Among Web Users

Facebook Has Much Broader Reach Than Other Social Media Sites

More Consistent Liberals Than Consistent Conservatives Get Political News on Twitter, Somewhat More on Facebook

Consistent Liberals, Conservatives Pay Most Attention to Political Posts

Nearly Half of Consistent Conservatives Mostly See Posts That Match Their Politics

Consistent Liberals Most Likely to Block Others Based on Political Content

“Liking” and Following Groups and Organizations on Facebook

Consistent Conservatives, Liberals Talk About Politics More, Enjoy It More

On Left and Right, More Say Friends Share Their Political Views

Consistent Liberals More Likely to Drop a Friend Because of Politics

Whom Do You Talk With Most Often About Politics?

Even Many on the Right and Left Hear Dissenting Voices

Leading Political Discussions and Having Others Turn to You For Political Information

Consistent Conservatives, Liberals More Likely to Drive Political Discussions

Political Demographics of Web and Total Respondents

2012 Media Consumption Internet Users vs. Total sample

Key Demographics of Web and Total Respondents

The News Sources

Views of News Sources Among Those with Consistently Liberal Political Values

Views of News Sources Among Those with Mostly Liberal Political Values

Views of News Sources Among Those with Mostly Conservative Political Values

Views of News Sources Among Those with Consistently Conserv. Political Values

Sample Size and Margin of Error for American Trends Panel (Wave 1)

Striking Differences Between Liberals and Conservatives, But They Also Share Common Ground

Views of News Sources Among Those with Ideologically Mixed Political Values

Trust Levels of News Sources by Ideological Group

Conservatives Converge Around Fox News as Main Source; No Single Source Dominates on the Left

Trust Levels of News Sources by Ideological Group

Many Facebook Users See Political Views That Differ From Their Own

Half of Consistent Conservatives Say the People They Most Often Talk Politics With Are All Conservative

Consistent Conservatives and Consistent Liberals More Likely to Say People They Talk to About Politics Are Only of One Party

Main Source of Government and Political News

Ideological Placement of Each Source’s Audience

More News Media Sources Trusted by Those on the Left

Ideological Profile of Each Source’s Audience

Overall More Trust Than Distrust of News Sources

Most Consistent Liberals Distrust Fox News; Consistent Conservatives MSNBC

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Striking Differences Between Liberals and Conservatives, But They Also Share Common Ground

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