Study: How Many Facebook, Social Network Users Performed Eight Political Activities?

As Facebook and other social networks continue to evolve, their impact increases with every election year. Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project studied how many social media users participated in eight different activities using their social media accounts.

As Facebook and other social networks continue to evolve, their impact increases with every election year. Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project studied how many social media users participated in eight different activities using their social media accounts.

The Pew study found that:

  • 38 percent of respondents use their social media accounts to like or promote material related to politics or social issues posted by others. 52 percent of liberal Democrats have used the Facebook like button for such purposes, compared with 42 percent of conservative Republicans.
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