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title: "Politics + Internet/Tech: Our Research"
description: "The growth of social media and rapid adoption of internet-enable mobile devices have changed the way Americans engage in the political process. An infographic provides a summary of the latest data from national surveys taken during the 2012 campaign."
date: "2012-11-29"
authors:
  - name: "No Author"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2012/11/29/politics-internettech-our-research/"
categories:
  - "Election News"
  - "Election News"
  - "Politics & Media"
  - "Politics Online"
  - "Social Media"
---

# Politics + Internet/Tech: Our Research

![PRC_12 11 02_DigitalPoliticsPoster](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2013/12/PRC_12-11-02_DigitalPoliticsPoster.png)

Pew Internet evaluates the internet's evolving role in modern political campaigning as candidates and voters use technology to connect to the election process.