2020 Presidential Election and the Media

Statistics report on the 2020 U.S. presidential election and the media

2020 Presidential Election and the Media

This report presents information on the role of the media in the 2020 presidential election in the United States. It includes information on the televised debates and their impact on the candidates' favorability as well as data regarding political ad spending. The report also includes details about U.S. population awareness of the influence that digital and social media have on the election, especially in context with the revelations and controversies regarding the 2016 presidential election in the United States.

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Debates

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  • Premium Statistic Adults likely to watch the 2020 Democratic presidential debates U.S. 2019
  • Basic Statistic Interest in first 2020 election Democratic TV debates U.S. 2019, by age group
  • Premium Statistic Adults who watched the June Democratic presidential debates U.S. 2019
  • Basic Statistic Time spoken by Democrats in first TV debate for 2020 presidential elections U.S. 2019
  • Basic Statistic Word count of Democrats in first TV debate for 2020 presidential elections U.S. 2019
  • Basic Statistic Time spoken by Democrats in second TV debate for 2020 presidential election U.S. 2019
  • Basic Statistic Word count of Democrats in second TV debate for 2020 presidential elections U.S. 2019
  • Premium Statistic Word count of Democrats in 6th TV debate for 2020 presidential elections U.S. 2019
  • Basic Statistic Word count of Democrats in 7th TV debate for 2020 presidential elections U.S. 2020
  • Premium Statistic Moderator neutrality in presidential debates opinions U.S. 2019
  • Premium Statistic Opinions on best moderator of the Democratic presidential debates U.S. 2019

Political ad spending

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  • Premium Statistic Political ad spend in the U.S. 2018, by medium
  • Premium Statistic Political video advertising spending in the U.S. 2018-2020, by format
  • Premium Statistic Midterm political ad spend in the U.S. 2010-2018
  • Premium Statistic Radio political ad spend in the U.S. 2018, by contest category
  • Premium Statistic Mobile ad spend share during U.S. midterm elections in 2018, by political party
  • Premium Statistic Federal candidate online political ad numbers U.S. 2018, by platform
  • Premium Statistic U.S. largest political advertisers on Google 2018-2024, by ad spend
  • Premium Statistic U.S. states with the largest political advertising spending on Google 2018-2024
  • Premium Statistic Presidential candidates’ political ad spend on Facebook and Google U.S. 2020

Political ad spending - Facebook

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. midterm political advertising spending share on Facebook in 2018, by affiliation
  • Basic Statistic Highest spending presidential candidates on Facebook Mueller related ads U.S. 2020
  • Basic Statistic Highest spending presidential candidates on Facebook climate related ads U.S. 2020
  • Basic Statistic Most spending U.S. presidential candidates on Facebook ads on affordable college 2020
  • Basic Statistic Highest spending presidential candidates on Facebook criminal justice ads U.S. 2020
  • Basic Statistic Highest spending presidential candidates on Facebook dark money related ads U.S. 2020
  • Basic Statistic Highest spending presidential candidates on Facebook economy related ads U.S. 2020
  • Basic Statistic Highest spending presidential candidates on Facebook gun violence ads U.S. 2020
  • Basic Statistic Highest spending presidential candidates on Facebook healthcare related ads U.S. 2020
  • Basic Statistic Highest spending presidential candidates on Facebook immigration ads U.S. 2020
  • Basic Statistic Highest spending presidential candidates on Facebook opioid crisis ads U.S. 2020
  • Basic Statistic Highest spending president candidates on Facebook reproductive rights ads U.S. 2020

Social media buzz

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. presidential election 2020: Democratic party debate Twitter mentions
  • Basic Statistic 2020 U.S. election: Democratic candidates with most Twitter followers 2020
  • Basic Statistic Amount of Trump's tweets believed by U.S. adults 2020, by party ID
  • Basic Statistic U.S. acceptance of President Trump's tweets in certain situations 2018, by gender
  • Premium Statistic U.S. opinion on President Trump's tweets being inappropriate 2018, by gender
  • Premium Statistic U.S. opinion on President Trump's tweets being appropriate 2018, by gender
  • Basic Statistic U.S. adult opinion regarding Donald Trump's use of Twitter as POTUS 2018
  • Basic Statistic U.S. Millennials who think that Trump tweets too much 2018
  • Basic Statistic U.S. Millennials who think that Trump tweets too much 2018, by party ID
  • Basic Statistic U.S. Millennials who think that Trump tweets too much 2018, by gender

Social media influence

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  • Premium Statistic Global influence of social media on polarization in politics 2019, by country
  • Premium Statistic Global influence of social media on foreign meddling in politics 2019, by country
  • Basic Statistic Social media: influence on political opinions of U.S. social media users 2018
  • Premium Statistic Recall of political ads shared by friends on social media or e-mail U.S. 2019
  • Premium Statistic Adults sharing political ads on social media or in e-mail in the United States 2019
  • Premium Statistic Adults sharing political ads on social media or e-mail in the U.S. 2019, by age
  • Premium Statistic Views on social media implementing stricter rules for political ads U.S. 2019, gender
  • Premium Statistic Views on social media implementing stricter rules for political ads U.S. 2019, by age
  • Premium Statistic Views on government regulation of social media running political ads U.S. 2019
  • Premium Statistic Views on govt regulation of social media running political ads U.S. 2019, ethnicity

Political news sources

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  • Basic Statistic Government and politics news viewing in the U.S. 2019, by medium
  • Basic Statistic Sources of government and politics news in the U.S. 2019
  • Premium Statistic Trusted sources for news on politics and government in the U.S. 2019
  • Basic Statistic U.S. political news sources more likely to be trusted by Republicans 2019
  • Basic Statistic U.S. political news sources more likely to be distrusted by Republicans 2019
  • Basic Statistic U.S. political news sources more likely to be trusted by Democrats 2019
  • Basic Statistic U.S. political news sources more likely to be distrusted by Democrats 2019
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