Convention of States Action, in partnership with The Trafalgar Group—one of America’s most accurate pollsters—is releasing the results of a new national survey. Results were from surveys conducted May 9th through May 12th of over 1,000 likely general election voters.
“President Obama’s recent comments lamenting that there are too many news outlets and differing opinions once again reveals how out of touch political insiders are to the rest of the nation,” said Mark Meckler, President of the Convention of States. “As this poll shows, Americans want and respect debate and different points of view, while D.C. politicians and bureaucrats see that as a threat. The free exchange of ideas is fundamental to our unique nation and the freedoms our founding fathers intended us to exercise. This is especially true in the case of freedom of religion, which is why you see the huge majority of faith voters saying the more alternative news outlets and podcasts the better.”
For complete details on the poll, including graphics, please visit:
https://www.thetrafalgargroup.org/news/nat-issues-podcasts-0517/
KEY INSIGHT: Large Majority of American Voters Say Alternative News Media and Podcasts are Vital to American Public:
- 77.4 percent of voters say alternative news media sources and podcasts are important to having a fully informed American public:
- 48.1 percent say very important
- 29.3 say somewhat important
- 22.6 percent of voters say alternative news media sources and podcasts are not important to having a fully informed American public:
- 10.1 percent say not very important
- 12.5 percent say not important at all
KEY INSIGHT: More Than 3/4 of Faith Voters Say Alternative News Media and Podcasts are Vital to American Public:
- 81.3 percent of faith voters say alternative news media sources and podcasts are important to having a fully informed American public:
- 53.6 percent say very important
- 27.7 say somewhat important
- 18.7 percent of faith voters say alternative news media sources and podcasts are not important to having a fully informed American public:
- 9.5 percent say not very important
- 9.2 percent say not important at all
KEY INSIGHT: Bipartisan Support for Importance of Alternative News Media and Podcasts to American Public:
- 62.7 percent of Democratic voters say alternative news media sources and podcasts are important to having a fully informed American public. 37.3 percent say it is not important.
- 77 percent of Independent voters say alternative news media sources and podcasts are important to having a fully informed American public. 23 percent say it is not important.
- 92 percent of Republican voters say alternative news media sources and podcasts are important to having a fully informed American public. 8 percent say it is not important.
