When social media changes minds 20% of social media users have changed their views on a political or social issue based on something they saw on social media 20% When asked to describe a recent instance, these are some issues they mentioned:
Many of the responses we received in this survey, conducted this summer, mentioned one of the major presidential candidates as the “political or social issue” they changed their minds on. Around one-in-five users mentioned either Hillary Clinton (21%) or Donald Trump (18%), and around one-in-ten referenced Bernie Sanders:
When social media changes minds  | 20% of social media users have changed their  | views on a political or social issue based  | on something they saw on social media  | 20%  | When asked to describe a recent instance,  | these are some issues they mentioned:  | Hillary Clinton  | 21%  | Donald Trump  | 18  | Racial issues, Black Lives  | 13  | Matter/ police brutality  | Bernie Sanders  | 8  | Unnamed candidate  | Gun control/ gun rights  | Republicans) conservatives  | Gay rights  | Immigration  | Note: Unclassifiable responses and those mentioned by  | fewer than 2% of respondents are not included here.  | Source: Survey conducted July 12. Aug 8, 2016.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 