Politics

Pew: Democrats Are Much More Active on Twitter Than Republicans

92% of all tweets during its study came from the most prolific 10% of users

DemocraticDonkeyRepublicanElephantSmartphoneIllustration3 — The top 10% Democrats in terms of Twitter activity posted nearly double the number of tweets per month as the top 10% of Republicansanton_novik/iStock

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Despite what often seems like a one-man crusade by Republican President Donald Trump to tilt the balance, a new study from Pew Research Center found that Twitter is dominated by the Democrats.

Pew analyzed the Twitter activity of 3,518 U.S. adults with public accounts whose Twitter activity could be matched to their survey responses, including to their stated party affiliation, between Nov. 11, 2019, and Sept. 14, 2020, finding notable differences in how Democrats and Republicans used the social network.

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