Media & Society

Americans who closely follow political news are more likely to have confidence that the public will accept election results. And that's true across party boundaries.

There's broad concern among Democrats and Republicans about the influence that made-up news could have during the 2020 presidential election.

Democrats are more likely than Republicans to have stopped discussing political and election news with someone: 50% vs. 41%, respectively.

Both Democrats and Republicans express far more distrust than trust of social media sites as sources for political and election news.

Many Democrats and Republicans hold divergent views of President Donald Trump's withholding of military aid to Ukraine. But in today’s fragmented news media environment, party identification may not be the only fault line.

As the U.S. enters a heated 2020 presidential election year, Republicans and Democrats place their trust in two nearly inverse news media environments.

For more details about the American News Pathways project, find answers to frequently asked questions.

A step-by-step guide on how to use the American News Pathways interactive tool, which displays how Americans’ news habits and attitudes relate to what they hear, perceive and know about the 2020 U.S. presidential election and COVID-19.

Our director of journalism studies explains how we determined what media outlets Americans turn to and trust for their political news.