The use of social media is becoming a feature of political and
civic engagement for many Americans. Some 60% of American adults
use either social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter, and
a new survey by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American
Life Project finds that 66% of those social media users—or 39%
of all American adults—have done at least one of eight civic or
political activities with social media. 66% of social media
users have employed the platforms to post their thoughts about
civic and political issues, react to others’ postings, press
friends to act on issues and vote, follow candidates, ‘like’ and
link to others’ content, and belong to groups formed on social
networking sites. Read more ... About the Survey These findings
come from a nationally representative survey of 2,253 adults
ages 18 and older that was conducted between July 16 and August
7, 2012. The survey included 900 interviews on cell phones and
was conducted in English and Spanish. Some 1,209 of the
respondents use either