Political Discourse

The share of social media users who say they have changed their views on an issue has increased since we last asked this question in 2018.

Americans have grown more divided on whether offensive content online is taken seriously enough and on which is more important online, free speech or feeling safe.

Many social media users in the United States are exhausted by how much political content they see on these platforms.

54% of U.S. adults have expressed their opinion about gender or gender equality in conversations with family and friends.

Black adults were much more likely than whites and somewhat more likely than Hispanic adults to frequently discuss the pandemic with others.

31% of U.S. adults say they discuss the outbreak with other people most of the time; another 13% say they talk about it almost all of the time.

About a third of Americans register low levels of trust in other people, versus 29% who are “high trusters” and 32% who are “medium trusters.”

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

The findings of this analysis paint a nuanced picture of just how prevalent political speech is among U.S. adults on Twitter.

We explored how Americans feel about the tenor of debate in the country in a recent major survey about U.S. political disource. Here's how we did it.