---
"title": "The internet and politics"
"description": "Statistics about the use of the internet for politics and e-government presented to the Personal Democracy Forum"
"date": "2007-05-19"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "Lee Rainie"
    "job_title": "Former Director, Internet and Technology Research"
    "link": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/lee-rainie/"
"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet/2007/05/19/the-internet-and-politics/"
"categories":
  - "Politics & Media"
  - "Politics Online"
"tags":
  - "politics"
---

# The internet and politics

I gave a short talk at the [Personal Democracy Forum.](http://www.personaldemocracy.com/) 2007 conference about the growing role of the internet in politics and e-government. The basic statistics undergirding my presentation are [here.](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet/Presentations/2007/The-Internet-and-Politics-2007.aspx)