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.
Republicans are about four times as likely as Democrats to say voter fraud has been a major issue with mail-in ballots.
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.
A majority of voters said it is very or somewhat important to them to get messages from the presidential campaigns about important issues.
Democrats are more likely than Republicans to have stopped discussing political and election news with someone: 50% vs. 41%, respectively.
Our director of journalism studies explains how we determined what media outlets Americans turn to and trust for their political news.
There’s broad concern among Democrats and Republicans about the influence that made-up news could have during the 2020 presidential election.
In total, 20% of all Democrats get political news only from outlets with left-leaning audiences, while 18% of all Republicans do so only from outlets with right-leaning audiences.
Nearly three out of four U.S. adults say that, in general, it’s important for journalists to function as watchdogs over elected officials.
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