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Share of adults following coronavirus news more closely than 2020 election news in the United States as of April 2020

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Release date

May 2020

Region

United States

Survey time period

April 20 to 26, 2020

Number of respondents

10,139 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Questions: How closely have you been following news about candidates for the 2020 presidential election?
How closely have you been following news about the outbreak of the coronavirus strain known as COVID-19?

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Attention to 2020 U.S. presidential election coverage versus COVID-19

Published by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Research Department, May 29, 2020
Public interest in news stories concerning COVID-19 are significantly higher than coverage of the U.S. presidential campaign, with ** percent of Americans following the outbreak very closely as of April 2020 compared to just ** percent who are paying close attention to 2020 election news. Only six months before U.S. election day, public attention to the coronavirus was far greater than to the political proceedings. With just over half of respondents following news on the upcoming election either very closely or fairly closely, compared to ** percent interested in coverage of COVID, it is clear that the pandemic is dominating the public interest.
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