1 In 3 Facebook Users Swayed By Friends' Political Posts [INFOGRAPHIC]

Some 51 percent of social media users have posted political messages on their Facebook wall, yet only about one-third (36 percent) have changed their mind on an issue based on the political content a friend posted on social media.

Some 51 percent of social media users have posted political messages on their Facebook wall, yet only about one-third (36 percent) have changed their mind on an issue based on the political content a friend posted on social media.

Market researcher Lab 42 surveyed 500 social media users on a range of political topics — from views on the president and Congress–to which television networks politicos turn to for their news. Complete findings appear in the infographic beneath this post, but the highlights include:

  • 63 percent of social media users voted for President Barack Obama in 2008, yet only 53 percent would vote for him today.
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