A voter casts a ballot in Bedford, New Hampshire, for the state’s primary on Feb. 11. (Matthew Cavanaugh/Getty Images) | Pew Research Center

February 11, 2020

Confidence in public acceptance of election results connects to following political news, relying on social media

A voter casts a ballot in Bedford, New Hampshire, for the state’s primary on Feb. 11. (Matthew Cavanaugh/Getty Images)

A voter casts a ballot in Bedford, New Hampshire, for the state’s primary on Feb. 11. (Matthew Cavanaugh/Getty Images)

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A voter casts a ballot in Bedford, New Hampshire, for the state’s primary on Feb. 11. (Matthew Cavanaugh/Getty Images)

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Confidence in public acceptance of election results connects to following political news, relying on social media
Those who keep close tabs on political news are more likely to have confidence that the public will accept election results
In both parties, those following political news more closely are more confident the public will accept election results
Those who get most of their political news on social media have less faith in the public to accept election results
A voter casts a ballot in Bedford, New Hampshire, for the state’s primary on Feb. 11. (Matthew Cavanaugh/Getty Images)
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