Few Americans credit video games for shaping their politics
Core finding
Just 15% of Americans agree that video games played an important role in forming their political belief system, including 5% who strongly agree, according to an October 2024 Verasight survey.
Most take the opposite view, with 65% disagreeing, including 48% who strongly disagree, and another 20% say they have never played video games.
Topline scale
Few Americans credit video games for shaping their politics.
Please rate your level of agreement with this statement: Video games played an important role in my political socialization, that is how I determined my political belief system.
n = 1,000 · Oct 1–11, 2024 · MoE ±3.4%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | US adults age 18+ |
| Field dates | Oct 1–11, 2024 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.4% |
| Module | media_fin |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co
Please rate your level of agreement with this statement: Video games played an important role in my political socialization, that is how I determined my political belief system.
Cite this question
Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2024-103, fielded October 1-11, 2024, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.4%.