Conservative Viewers Are Better Informed About Important Topics

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Survey of 2,000 Likely Voters by Pulse Opinion Research

April 29-May 3, 2021

Final Question=24

 

1. How often do you consume news or opinion content online, in print, or on television each week?  Nearly every day, three to five days per week, or one to two days per week?

 

66%       Nearly every day

19%       Three to five days per week

10%       One to two days per week 

5%          You don’t typically consume news content

 

 

2. Where do you primarily read or watch news and opinion content? Cable television (such as CNN or Fox News), network television, online news or commentary websites, Youtube or other social media, talk radio, streaming services, or a mix of services?

               

30%       Cable television

12%       Network television

14%       Online news or commentary websites

8%          Youtube or other social media

4%          Talk radio

3%          Streaming services

28%       A mix of services

2%          Aren’t sure, or use another source

 

3.  Among cable news outlets, which one would you characterize as your favorite? CNN, MSNBC, Fox News or another?

               

20%        CNN

                17%        MSNBC

                34%        Fox News

                19%        Another

                10%        You don’t watch cable news outlets

 

 

4.  Among network news outlets, which one would you characterize as your favorite?  ABC, CBS, NBC, or another?

               

18%        ABC

                16%        CBS

                21%        NBC

                30%        Another

                10%       Don’t watch network news outlets

 

 

5. Generally speaking, would you say the news and opinion content you read and watch is mostly conservative, somewhat conservative, mostly liberal, somewhat liberal, or neither conservative nor liberal?

 

22%     Mostly conservative

22%     Somewhat conservative

20%     Mostly liberal

14%     Somewhat liberal

20%     Neither conservative nor liberal

3%       Not sure

 

 

6. At present, how large is the U.S. national debt? $500 billion to $1 trillion, $1 trillion to $5 trillion, $5 trillion to $10 trillion, $10 trillion to $20 trillion, $20 trillion to $30 trillion, $30 trillion to $40 trillion, or more that $40 trillion?

               

                5%          $500 billion to $1 trillion

17%        $1 trillion to $5 trillion

17%        $5 trillion to $10 trillion

17%        $10 trillion to $20 trillion

28%        $20 trillion to $30 trillion

9%          $30 trillion to $40 trillion

7%          More than $40 trillion

 

7. What is the top marginal federal income tax rate (the highest rate one can pay in federal income taxes) for Americans who earn at the top income bracket?  This does not include state income taxes or payroll taxes like Social Security.  0% to 10%, 10% to 20%, 20% to 30%, 30% to 40%, 40% to 50%, or more that 50%?

 

                8%          0% to 10%

17%        10% to 20%

33%        20% to 30%

31%        30% to 40%

9%          40% to 50%

2%          More than 50%

 

8. What percent of the U.S. population did not have private health insurance or government-provided health insurance coverage in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic? 0% to 10%, 10% to 20%, 20% to 30%, 30% to 40%, or more that 40%?

 

                13%        0% to 10%

35%        10% to 20%

30%        20% to 30%

14%        30% to 40%

8%          More than 40%

 

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 2 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence