This statistic illustrates the share of registered voters who have been following the news about the United States midterm elections in September 2018. During the survey, 26 percent of respondents reported following the news very closely, and 35 percent of respondents reported following the news fairly closely.
How closely have you followed news about candidates and election campaigns in your state and district?
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Pew Research Center. (September 26, 2018). How closely have you followed news about candidates and election campaigns in your state and district? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://internal.statista.com/statistics/924677/share-voters-following-news-about-us-midterms/
Pew Research Center. "How closely have you followed news about candidates and election campaigns in your state and district?." Chart. September 26, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/924677/share-voters-following-news-about-us-midterms/
Pew Research Center. (2018). How closely have you followed news about candidates and election campaigns in your state and district?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/924677/share-voters-following-news-about-us-midterms/
Pew Research Center. "How Closely Have You Followed News about Candidates and Election Campaigns in Your State and District?." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Sep 2018, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/924677/share-voters-following-news-about-us-midterms/
Pew Research Center, How closely have you followed news about candidates and election campaigns in your state and district? Statista, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/924677/share-voters-following-news-about-us-midterms/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
How closely have you followed news about candidates and election campaigns in your state and district? [Graph], Pew Research Center, September 26, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/924677/share-voters-following-news-about-us-midterms/