A 2023 survey held in the United States found that 47 percent of responding adults whose political standpoint was Conservative Republican said it was important to them that the news they got came from journalists who share their political views. Moderate or Liberal Republicans were less concerned with this issue, whereas Democrats at the Liberal end of the spectrum were the most likely to want news from journalists who were open about their political stance.
News consumers who feel it is important for their news to come from journalists who share their political views in the United States as of March 2023, by political affiliation
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Total Republican/leaning Republican
40%
Conservative Republican
47%
Moderate/Liberal Republican
29%
Total Democrat/leaning Democrat
41%
Conservative/Moderate Democrat
33%
Liberal Democrat
50%
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%55%
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Pew Research Center. (May 15, 2024). News consumers who feel it is important for their news to come from journalists who share their political views in the United States as of March 2023, by political affiliation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478592/journalists-politics-importance-to-audiences-us-by-politics/
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