More than half of Americans are following election news closely, and many are already worn out
More than half of Americans (58%) say they are following news about candidates for the 2024 presidential election very or fairly closely.
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More than half of Americans (58%) say they are following news about candidates for the 2024 presidential election very or fairly closely.
In just five years, the percentage of Republicans with at least some trust in national news organizations has been cut in half.
Differences within each party on views of foreign policy emerge based on where Americans turn for political news.
Most Americans (71%) have heard of a conspiracy theory that alleges that powerful people intentionally planned the coronavirus outbreak.
There are differences among Democrats in perceptions of the front-runners’ political views by race and ethnicity, age, education and ideology.
The public’s sense about the pandemic’s impact on the financial well-being of most news organizations is far from clear.
A majority of voters said it is very or somewhat important to them to get messages from the presidential campaigns about important issues.
Here are five facts about how much Americans have heard about the QAnon conspiracy theories and their views about them.
Despite the spread of the conspiracy theories, about three-quarters of U.S. adults say they have heard or read nothing at all about them.
Our director of journalism studies explains how we determined what media outlets Americans turn to and trust for their political news.
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