This statistic shows the social media sources most used by Americans to learn about the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign. As of **, Facebook was used by thirty-seven percent of respondents, the most of any social media portals.
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Pew Research Center. (February 4, 2016). Social media sources used by Americans to learn about the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, as of January 2016 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 08, 2026, from /statistics/527301/us-social-media-sources-used-by-americans-during-2016-presidential-race/
Pew Research Center. "Social media sources used by Americans to learn about the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, as of January 2016." Chart. February 4, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 08, 2026. /statistics/527301/us-social-media-sources-used-by-americans-during-2016-presidential-race/
Pew Research Center. (2016). Social media sources used by Americans to learn about the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, as of January 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 08, 2026. /statistics/527301/us-social-media-sources-used-by-americans-during-2016-presidential-race/
Pew Research Center. "Social Media Sources Used by Americans to Learn about The 2016 U.S. Presidential Campaign, as of January 2016." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 4 Feb 2016, /statistics/527301/us-social-media-sources-used-by-americans-during-2016-presidential-race/
Pew Research Center, Social media sources used by Americans to learn about the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, as of January 2016 ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/527301/us-social-media-sources-used-by-americans-during-2016-presidential-race/ (last visited August 08, 2026)
Social media sources used by Americans to learn about the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, as of January 2016 [Graph], Pew Research Center, February 4, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/527301/us-social-media-sources-used-by-americans-during-2016-presidential-race/