More than half of Americans are following election news closely, and many are already worn out
More than half of Americans (58%) say they are following news about candidates for the 2024 presidential election very or fairly closely.
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More than half of Americans (58%) say they are following news about candidates for the 2024 presidential election very or fairly closely.
59% of Americans say made-up information that is intended to mislead causes a “great deal” of confusion about the 2020 presidential election.
A majority of voters said it is very or somewhat important to them to get messages from the presidential campaigns about important issues.
With Election Day six months away, 52% of Americans are paying fairly close or very close attention to news about the presidential candidates.
There are notable differences between white and black Democrats in news consumption habits and assessments of recent political events and figures in the news.
59% of Americans are following news about the 2020 candidates closely, but far fewer are following it very closely at this stage of the race.
In total, 20% of all Democrats get political news only from outlets with left-leaning audiences, while 18% of all Republicans do so only from outlets with right-leaning audiences.
Nearly three out of four U.S. adults say that, in general, it’s important for journalists to function as watchdogs over elected officials.
Concern is highest among people who follow political news most closely, older adults and those who display more knowledge about politics in general.
Americans who closely follow political news are more likely to have confidence that the public will accept election results. And that’s true across party boundaries.
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