Share of social media users in the United States who have changed their views about a political or social issue because of something they saw on social media in the past year as of June 2018
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Yes
14%
No
80%
No answer
1%
The chart is not accessible to screen readers. Please switch to the table view to access the data.
Question: In the past year, have you ever modified your views about a political or social issue because of something you saw on social media? Values may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.
Citation formats
Social media: influence on political opinions of U.S. social media users 2018
This statistic presents the share of of social media users in the United States who have have modified their views about a political or social issue because of something they saw on social media. During the June 2018 survey period, 14 percent of respondents stated that they had changed their view on a political or social issue due to something they had seen on social networks in the past year.
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
Learn more about how ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ can support your business.
Pew Research Center. (August 15, 2018). Share of social media users in the United States who have changed their views about a political or social issue because of something they saw on social media in the past year as of June 2018 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/244921/social-medias-influence-on-political-opinions-of-us-internet-users/
Pew Research Center. "Share of social media users in the United States who have changed their views about a political or social issue because of something they saw on social media in the past year as of June 2018." Chart. August 15, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/244921/social-medias-influence-on-political-opinions-of-us-internet-users/
Pew Research Center. (2018). Share of social media users in the United States who have changed their views about a political or social issue because of something they saw on social media in the past year as of June 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/244921/social-medias-influence-on-political-opinions-of-us-internet-users/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Social Media Users in The United States Who Have Changed Their Views about a Political or Social Issue Because of Something They Saw on Social Media in The past Year as of June 2018." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 15 Aug 2018, /statistics/244921/social-medias-influence-on-political-opinions-of-us-internet-users/
Pew Research Center, Share of social media users in the United States who have changed their views about a political or social issue because of something they saw on social media in the past year as of June 2018 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/244921/social-medias-influence-on-political-opinions-of-us-internet-users/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Share of social media users in the United States who have changed their views about a political or social issue because of something they saw on social media in the past year as of June 2018 [Graph], Pew Research Center, August 15, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/244921/social-medias-influence-on-political-opinions-of-us-internet-users/
