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Pew Research CenterOctober 20, 2014
Political Polarization & Media Habits

Facebook a Top Source of Political News Among Web Users

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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 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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