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Social media and politics in the United States

Statistics report about social media and politics in the United States

This report presents information on social media and politics in the United States. It highlights the role of social media publishing during the upcoming midterm elections, as well user behavior and awareness of digital ad targeting and political content on social media.

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Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Number of social media users in the United States 2000-2040
  • Premium Statistic Penetration rate of social media in the United States 2000-2040
  • Basic Statistic Most well-known social networks in the United States 2024
  • Premium Forecast Social network usage by brand in the U.S. 2025
  • Premium Statistic U.S. market share of leading social media websites 2026
  • Premium Forecast Most common social media activities in the U.S. 2025
  • Premium Statistic U.S. leading social media usage reasons 2025

Demographics

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. leading social media platform users 2024, by age group
  • Premium Statistic U.S. leading social media platform users 2024, by gender
  • Premium Statistic U.S. leading social media platform users 2024, by education level
  • Premium Statistic U.S. leading social media platform users 2024, by political position

U.S. politics

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  • Premium Statistic Political party identification in the U.S. 1988-2025
  • Basic Statistic U.S. party identification 2023, by age
  • Premium Statistic U.S. favorability towards the main political parties 2026
  • Premium Statistic U.S. confidence in institutions 2024, by political party

Congress on X

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  • Premium Statistic Members of U.S. Congress X/Twitter posts 2024, by party
  • Premium Statistic Posts on X/Twitter by members of U.S. Congress 2021-2024
  • Premium Statistic Hashtags used on X among members of U.S. Congress 2024
  • Premium Statistic X posts published by President Biden 2024

Political news consumption

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  • Premium Statistic Perceived objectivity of mass media in the U.S. 2019-2025, by political affiliation
  • Basic Statistic Political and election news source use in the U.S. 2024, by age group
  • Premium Statistic Views on importance of communication channels for presidential candidates U.S. 2024
  • Premium Statistic U.S. Trump vs Harris presidential debate view shares on global live platforms 2024
  • Premium Statistic News sources used for 2024 presidential election news in the U.S. 2023
  • Premium Statistic News sources used for 2024 presidential election news in the U.S. 2023, by politics
  • Premium Statistic News sources trusted for 2024 presidential election news U.S. 2023, by politics

Government intervention

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  • Premium Statistic Government intervention on false news in the U.S. 2018-2023
  • Basic Statistic Global Facebook user data requests from federal agencies H1 2013- H1 2025
  • Basic Statistic Facebook user data requests from federal agencies & governments H2 2024, by country
  • Basic Statistic U.S. adults' on social media platforms' regulations 2025, by party

Political advertising online

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  • Premium Statistic Political ad spending in the U.S. 2018-2026
  • Premium Statistic U.S. political ad spending during election cycles 2022-2026, by medium
  • Premium Statistic U.S. largest political advertisers on Google 2018-2024, by ad spend
  • Premium Statistic Distribution of digital political advertising spending in the U.S. 2024, by type

Truth Social

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  • Premium Forecast Truth Social brand profile in the United States 2024
  • Basic Statistic Social media valuation at public market entrance 2024
  • Basic Statistic Social media companies MAU and market cap at IPO 2024
  • Premium Statistic Truth Social monthly app downloads U.S. 2022-2026, by app store
  • Basic Statistic U.S. adults on social media platforms used for election news 2024
  • Premium Statistic Global Truth Social users 2026, by age group
  • Premium Statistic Global Truth Social users 2026, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Truth Social popularity in the U.S. 2024, by generation
  • Premium Statistic Truth Social popularity in the U.S. 2024, by gender
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