54% of Americans think social media companies should not allow any political ads on their platforms % ofus adults who say social media companies should political ads on their platforms
The sentiments against political ads extend across most groups, though there are some differences tied to factors like partisanship and age. For instance, just 15% of Democrats and independents who lean toward the Democratic Party say that social media companies should allow all political ads on their platforms, compared with 38% of Republicans and GOP leaners. Some 27% of Democrats say only some political ads should be allowed on these platforms, compared with a much smaller share of Republicans (10%) who say the same. When it comes to not allowing any political ads on these sites at all, 56% of Democrats and half of Republicans express this view.
54% of Americans think social media companies  | should not allow any political ads on their platforms  | % ofus adults who say social media companies should political ads on  | their platforms  | Only allow some Not allow any  | Allow all  | U.S. adults  | 26  | 19  | 54  | Ages 18-29  | 24  | 30  | 45  | 30-49  | 26  | 21  | 52  | 50-64  | 30  | 15  | 54  | 65+  | 23  | 11  | 64  | Rep/Lean Rep  | 38  | 10  | 50  | 43  | Conservative  | 48  | 30  | 16  | 54  | Mod/Lib  | Dem/Lean Dem  | 15  | 56  | 27  | Cons/Mod  | 14  | 27  | 57  | 17  | 55  | 28  | Liberal  | Note: Those who did not give an answer are not shown.  | Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Sept. 8-13, 2020.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 