One-in-five accounts followed by a large number of U.S. adults are politicians and government figures

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June 10, 2022

Politics on Twitter: One-Third of Tweets From U.S. Adults Are Political

One-in-five accounts followed by a large number of U.S. adults are politicians and government figures

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One-in-five accounts followed by a large number of U.S. adults are politicians and government figures

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Politics on Twitter: One-Third of Tweets From U.S. Adults Are Political
Those ages 50 and older produce roughly half of all tweets from U.S. adult Twitter users – and 78% of all political tweets
Retweets and quote tweets are especially likely to reference politics

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