Republicans who relied on Trump for election news were more highly engaged | Pew Research Center

February 19, 2021

2. Republicans who relied on Trump for news in 2020 diverged from others in GOP in views of COVID-19, election

Republicans who relied on Trump for election news were more highly engaged

Republicans who relied on Trump for election news were more highly engaged

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2. Republicans who relied on Trump for news in 2020 diverged from others in GOP in views of COVID-19, election
For roughly three-in-ten Republicans, Trump was a major source of election and/or COVID-19 news
Among Republicans, those who turned to Trump for COVID-19 news paid closer attention to it throughout 2020
Republicans who turned to Trump for COVID-19 news gave U.S. much higher marks on pandemic response
Republicans who relied on Trump for COVID-19 news somewhat more critical of media coverage of the pandemic
Republicans who turned to Trump for news were more likely to say COVID-19 overblown, media coverage inaccurate
Republicans who relied on Trump for election news were more highly engaged
About seven-in-ten Republicans who looked to Trump as a major source of news saw media’s election coverage as inaccurate, harmful to democracy
Republicans who turned to Trump for election news were far more likely to see voter fraud as a major problem
Republicans who relied on Trump for news much more likely to say ‘too little attention’ had been given to voter fraud allegations