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Many Americans don't follow any public figures or teams on social media

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More than a third of Americans (37%) say they do not follow any celebrities, sports teams, or political figures and institutions on social media, according to a September 2023 Verasight survey of 2,000 U.S. adults.

A celebrity (34%) and a sports team (34%) are the most widely followed, ahead of the President (22%). Fewer follow their governor or a government agency (15% each), their member of Congress (13%), or their Senators (12%).

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Many Americans don't follow any public figures or teams on social media.

Which of these do you follow on social media?

  • None of the above 36.8%
  • A celebrity 34.1%
  • A sports team 33.6%
  • The President 21.7%
  • Your governor 15.4%
  • A government agency 14.7%
  • Your member of Congress (House of Representatives) 12.5%
  • Your Senator(s) 12.5%

2023 · base n 2,000 · +/- 2.3%

APSA Omnibus Survey #2023-071

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Methodology

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Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
Field dates
2023-09-07 → 2023-09-13
Base (unweighted)
2,000
Margin of error
+/- 2.3%
Module
2023 APSA Omnibus Survey #2023-071

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2023 APSA Omnibus Survey #2023-071, fielded September 7-13, 2023, N=2,000 United States adults, +/- 2.3%.

https://verasight-apsa-2023.tiiny.co

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Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting.
Population
US adults age 18+.
Sample design
Surveys are run as omnibus or single-topic waves. Omnibus waves are split into modules with their own respondent set, typically around one thousand respondents per module.
Field window
Each wave specifies its own field dates. Most omnibus waves field across roughly two weeks.
Weighting
Per-module weighting to CPS targets including age, race and ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, and metropolitan status.
Partisanship benchmark
Pew Research Center's NPORS benchmarking surveys, three-year running average.
Vote benchmark
2024 presidential vote population benchmarks.
Margin of error
Typically about plus or minus 3.4 to 3.6 percent per module at standard module sizes. Question-level MoE is recomputed when a base shrinks materially below the module baseline.
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