# Most Americans follow politics regularly

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/politics/most-americans-follow-politics-regularly/

> Indexed question in Politics.

## Reading

Verasight surveyed 1,000 U.S. adults from September 25 to 30, 2026. Just 4.8% of Americans never pay attention to government and politics, while 61.2% follow it always or most of the time.

Another 14.7% follow politics about half the time and 19.3% some of the time. Following politics always accounts for 23.0%.

## Topline

How often do you pay attention to what’s going on in government and politics?

Most Americans follow politics regularly.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Most of the time: 38.2%
- Always: 23.0%
- Some of the time: 19.3%
- About half of time: 14.7%
- Never: 4.8%

## 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: 2026-09-25 → 2026-09-30
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.5%
- Module: Democracy, Politics, & Participation
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-1](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-1)

## Citation

APSA Omnibus Survey #2026-153, fielded September 25-30, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.5%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-1](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-1)