TV is Americans’ most common platform for political news, followed by news websites and social media

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2. Where Americans turn for election news

TV is Americans’ most common platform for political news, followed by news websites and social media

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TV is Americans’ most common platform for political news, followed by news websites and social media

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2. Where Americans turn for election news
TV is Americans’ most common platform for political news, followed by news websites and social media
Older adults far more likely to name TV as their main source for election news
Little change in how Americans use specific outlets for election news since 2020
Republicans and Democrats differ in shares who use several major news outlets for political news
Within each party, younger adults turn to different outlets for election news than older adults

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