Americans’ main sources of information on various topics are diverse
% of U.S. adults who say their main source for information about each of the following topics is …
Note: Respondents who did not answer are not shown.
Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted March 6-9, 2026.
PEW RESEARCH CENTER
Americans’ main sources of information on various topics are diverse
% of U.S. adults who say their main source for information about each of the following topics is …
| News media | Government sources | Social media | Friends, family or acquaintances | School or formal education | Some other source | Don’t get information about this topic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The healthcare system | 37 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| Voting and election processes | 37 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 7 |
| What the president can and cannot do | 37 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 8 |
| Immigration and citizenship policies | 46 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| Economic and tax policies | 44 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 |
| Social Security | 31 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| U.S. foreign policy | 51 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| Gun regulation | 40 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| Childhood vaccine policies | 36 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| Federal regulation of technology and media companies | 44 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| Marijuana regulation | 42 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
Note: Respondents who did not answer are not shown.
Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted March 6-9, 2026.
PEW RESEARCH CENTER
