---
title: "Civic Engagement"
description: "Online traditional political activities are most popular among the well-educated and the financially well-off"
date: "2013-04-25"
authors:
  - name: "No Author"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2013/04/25/civic-engagement/"
categories:
  - "Platforms & Services"
  - "Politics & Media"
  - "Politics Online"
  - "Social Media"
---

# Civic Engagement

Traditional political activities are most common among the well-educated and financially well-off, regardless of whether they take place online or offline. On social networking sites, income-related differences are more modest — but civic engagement in these spaces is still most prevalent among those with higher educational levels.

![](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/media/Infographics/Report-Infographics/2013/10-Civic-engagement/PI_13.04.15_CivicEngagement-700px.png)