Share of U.S. social media users who learnt via social posts that their friends political views were different than they had thought in 2012, by political stance
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* % of social networking site users who say they learned someone’s views were different (among Democrats, Republicans, Independents; very conservative, conservative, moderate, liberal, and very liberal users) original survey size n = 2,253
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Disclosure of U.S. social media users' political views via posts in 2012, by stance
This graph shows the share of U.S. social networking site users who said they had learned via social posts that their friends' political views were different than they had thought. The responses are differentiated by the political stance of participants. In 2012, ** percent of liberal social network users found that someone's beliefs were different than they thought, based on something their friends had posted on social networking sites.
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Pew Research Center. (March 12, 2012). Share of U.S. social media users who learnt via social posts that their friends political views were different than they had thought in 2012, by political stance [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 02, 2026, from /statistics/235195/differing-political-views-of-us-social-media-users-by-political-stance/
Pew Research Center. "Share of U.S. social media users who learnt via social posts that their friends political views were different than they had thought in 2012, by political stance." Chart. March 12, 2012. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 02, 2026. /statistics/235195/differing-political-views-of-us-social-media-users-by-political-stance/
Pew Research Center. (2012). Share of U.S. social media users who learnt via social posts that their friends political views were different than they had thought in 2012, by political stance. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 02, 2026. /statistics/235195/differing-political-views-of-us-social-media-users-by-political-stance/
Pew Research Center. "Share of U.S. Social Media Users Who Learnt via Social Posts That Their Friends Political Views Were Different than They Had Thought in 2012, by Political Stance." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 12 Mar 2012, /statistics/235195/differing-political-views-of-us-social-media-users-by-political-stance/
Pew Research Center, Share of U.S. social media users who learnt via social posts that their friends political views were different than they had thought in 2012, by political stance ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/235195/differing-political-views-of-us-social-media-users-by-political-stance/ (last visited August 02, 2026)
Share of U.S. social media users who learnt via social posts that their friends political views were different than they had thought in 2012, by political stance [Graph], Pew Research Center, March 12, 2012. [Online]. Available: /statistics/235195/differing-political-views-of-us-social-media-users-by-political-stance/
