From the report: "On Election Day
2012, the Pew Internet & American Life Project finds social media to be a
significant part of the process by which voters are talking about their ballot
selections, especially younger voters:
- 22% of registered voters have let
others know how they voted on a social networking site such as Facebook or
Twitter.
Social media
platforms have also become a notable venue for people to try to convince their
friends to vote.
- 30% of registered voters have been
encouraged to vote for Democrat Barack Obama or Republican Mitt Romney by
family and friends via posts on social media such as Facebook or Twitter.
- 20% of registered voters have
encouraged others to vote by posting on a social networking site such as
Facebook or Twitter." Read more
