{"id":8015,"date":"2025-06-05T11:56:03","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T15:56:03","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-06-05T11:56:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T15:56:06","slug":"republicans-and-democrats-on-x-differ-over-the-sites-politics-and-their-experiences","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2025\/06\/05\/republicans-and-democrats-on-x-differ-over-the-sites-politics-and-their-experiences\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans and Democrats on X differ over the site\u2019s politics and their experiences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><img data-dominant-color=\"1d4d63\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #1d4d63;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_featured.png?w=640\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-261178 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_featured.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_featured.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_featured.png?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_featured.png?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_featured.png?resize=720,405 720w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_featured.png?resize=200,113 200w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_featured.png?resize=260,146 260w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_featured.png?resize=310,174 310w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_featured.png?resize=420,236 420w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_featured.png?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_featured.png?resize=740,416 740w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_featured.png?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_featured.png?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_featured.png?resize=540,304 540w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_featured.png?resize=564,317 564w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_featured.png?resize=1128,634 1128w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_featured.png?resize=690,388 690w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_featured.png?resize=268,151 268w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_featured.png?resize=536,302 536w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_featured.png?resize=194,110 194w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_featured.png?resize=148,84 148w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_featured.png?resize=296,168 296w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>X (formerly Twitter) has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/twitter-rebrand-x-name-change-elon-musk-what-it-means\/\">rebranded<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/musk-owned-xs-content-moderation-shift-complicated-effort-win-back-brands-former-2023-09-07\/\">relaxed some of its content rules<\/a> and made other sweeping changes since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/10\/27\/technology\/elon-musk-twitter-deal-complete.html\">Elon Musk bought the platform<\/a> in 2022. Amid these shifts, Republicans view the social media platform far more positively than Democrats do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Below, we explore the following questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2025\/06\/05\/republicans-and-democrats-on-x-differ-over-the-sites-politics-and-their-experiences\/#how-do-users-rate-their-experiences-on-x\">How do users rate their experiences on X?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2025\/06\/05\/republicans-and-democrats-on-x-differ-over-the-sites-politics-and-their-experiences\/#do-users-think-x-leans-conservative-or-liberal\">Do users think X leans conservative or liberal?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2025\/06\/05\/republicans-and-democrats-on-x-differ-over-the-sites-politics-and-their-experiences\/#how-do-users-view-x-s-impact-on-american-democracy\">How do users view X\u2019s impact on American democracy?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2025\/06\/05\/republicans-and-democrats-on-x-differ-over-the-sites-politics-and-their-experiences\/#how-do-x-users-view-the-platform-s-environment\">How do X users view the platform\u2019s environment?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-plus-icon has-border-color has-ui-gray-light-border-color has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-background has-sans-serif-font-family is-layout-flow wp-container-core-details-is-layout-e226097c wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(0.875em, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2em) * 0.009), 0.88em);\"><summary>How we did this<\/summary>\n<p>Pew Research Center conducted this analysis as an ongoing effort to explore views of X (formerly known as Twitter) among the site\u2019s users. This study aims to show how these views have changed over time. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For this analysis, we surveyed 5,123 adults from Feb. 24 to March 2, 2025. Everyone who took part in this survey is a member of the Center\u2019s American Trends Panel (ATP), a group of people recruited through national, random sampling of residential addresses who have agreed to take surveys regularly. This kind of recruitment gives nearly all U.S. adults a chance of selection. Interviews were conducted either online or by telephone with a live interviewer. The survey is weighted to be representative of the U.S. adult population by gender, race, ethnicity, partisan affiliation, education and other factors. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/the-american-trends-panel\/\">Read more about the ATP\u2019s methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_questionnaire.pdf\">questions used for this analysis<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_topline.pdf\">topline<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_methodology.pdf\">survey methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-do-users-rate-their-experiences-on-x\">How do users rate their experiences on X?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, 37% of X users say their recent experiences using the platform have been mostly positive, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted Feb. 24-March 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A statistically equal share of users (40%) describe their recent experiences as neither positive nor negative. Another 23% say their experiences have been mostly negative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Views by political party<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-640-wide is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/?attachment_id=261176\"><img data-dominant-color=\"daddda\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"485\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_1.png?w=640\" alt=\"A horizontal stacked bar chart showing that more Democrats than Republicans on X report negative experiences on the platform.\" class=\"wp-image-261176 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #daddda; width:420px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_1.png 840w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_1.png?resize=300,227 300w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_1.png?resize=768,581 768w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_1.png?resize=535,405 535w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_1.png?resize=200,151 200w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_1.png?resize=260,197 260w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_1.png?resize=310,235 310w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_1.png?resize=420,318 420w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_1.png?resize=640,485 640w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_1.png?resize=740,560 740w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_1.png?resize=160,121 160w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_1.png?resize=320,242 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Majorities in both parties say their recent experiences on X have been mostly positive or neutral. However, Republican and Republican-leaning X users are more likely than Democratic and Democratic-leaning users to report upbeat experiences on the site. About half of Republican users (51%) describe their time there as positive, compared with 20% of Democratic users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Democrats on the platform are more likely than Republicans to say their recent experience has been mostly negative (40% vs. 11%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, similar shares of Republican (38%) and Democratic (41%) users say their experience on X is neither positive nor negative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"97a7a5fedce8c298c6ceb22de3365978\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Views by race and ethnicity<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>White adults on X stand out in saying their experience on the platform these days has been mostly positive. Roughly four-in-ten White X users (41%) say this, higher than Hispanic (36%), Black (29%) and Asian (28%) users. The shares of Hispanic, Black and Asian users who say this are not statistically different from each other. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2025\/05\/29\/bluesky-has-caught-on-with-many-news-influencers-but-x-remains-popular\/\"><em>Bluesky has caught on with many news influencers, but X remains popular<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"do-users-think-x-leans-conservative-or-liberal\">Do users think X leans conservative or liberal?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-640-wide is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/?attachment_id=261177\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e7e8e8\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"497\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_2.png?w=640\" alt=\"A bar chart showing that 55% of Democratic X users think the site supports the views of conservatives over liberals.\" class=\"wp-image-261177 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e7e8e8; width:420px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_2.png 840w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_2.png?resize=300,233 300w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_2.png?resize=768,596 768w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_2.png?resize=522,405 522w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_2.png?resize=200,155 200w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_2.png?resize=260,202 260w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_2.png?resize=310,241 310w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_2.png?resize=420,326 420w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_2.png?resize=640,497 640w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_2.png?resize=740,574 740w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_2.png?resize=160,124 160w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_2.png?resize=320,248 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>More X users say the site favors conservative views over liberal ones, but this is even more common among Democrats. Overall, 31% of X users think the platform tends to support conservative views over liberal views. Far fewer \u2013 5% \u2013 say X supports liberal views more, while 38% say it supports both sets of views equally. Another 26% are not sure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"6c8f1fb27c36bea3a6f366eb144c8269\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Views by political party<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Few users in either party think the site supports liberal views over conservative ones. But views differ on whether X backs conservatives over liberals or treats both groups equally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Among X users:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>55% of Democrats say X supports conservative views over liberal views, compared with 13% of Republicans.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>56% of Republicans think the platform supports liberal and conservative views equally, compared with 16% of Democrats.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-do-users-view-x-s-impact-on-american-democracy\">How do users view X\u2019s impact on American democracy?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-640-wide is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/?attachment_id=261175\"><img data-dominant-color=\"efeeee\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"634\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_3.png?w=640\" alt=\"Line chart showing steep increase in the share of Republican X users who say the platform is good for American democracy, decrease among Democrats since 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-261175 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #efeeee; width:420px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_3.png 840w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_3.png?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_3.png?resize=300,297 300w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_3.png?resize=768,761 768w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_3.png?resize=409,405 409w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_3.png?resize=200,198 200w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_3.png?resize=260,258 260w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_3.png?resize=310,307 310w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_3.png?resize=420,416 420w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_3.png?resize=640,634 640w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_3.png?resize=740,733 740w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_3.png?resize=75,75 75w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_3.png?resize=140,140 140w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_3.png?resize=160,158 160w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_3.png?resize=320,317 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The share of Republicans on X who say the platform is mostly good for American democracy has risen from 17% in 2021 to 58% today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, fewer Republican users than in 2021 say the platform is mostly bad for democracy (60% in 2021 vs. 11% in 2025).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Democrats\u2019 views have moved in the opposite direction. The share of Democrats on X who say the platform is good for democracy has decreased from 47% to 17% over the past four years. At the same time, 53% of Democratic users now say X is bad for democracy, far higher than the 28% in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The shares in both parties who say X doesn\u2019t impact American democracy have remained relatively stable over the past four years. In 2021, roughly a quarter each of Republican and Democratic X users said this, and about three-in-ten in each party say this now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-do-x-users-view-the-platform-s-environment\">How do X users view the platform\u2019s environment?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Musk has been a <a href=\"https:\/\/whyy.org\/episodes\/elon-musk-twitter-and-free-speech\/\">vocal advocate for protecting free speech<\/a> on the site and <a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/elon-musk-twitter-12000-banned-accounts-restored-data-1849848764\">reinstating some banned users<\/a>. But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2022\/11\/22\/elon-musk-twitter-content-moderations\/\">critics have raised concerns<\/a> that misinformation and harassment could go unchecked on the platform under Musk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-640-wide is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/?attachment_id=261174\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f1f0f1\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"945\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_4.png?w=640\" alt=\"Line chart showing that partisan divides have grown drastically since 2021 over whether misleading information, harassment or the tone of discussions are major problems on X.\" class=\"wp-image-261174 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f1f0f1; width:420px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_4.png 840w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_4.png?resize=203,300 203w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_4.png?resize=768,1134 768w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_4.png?resize=694,1024 694w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_4.png?resize=274,405 274w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_4.png?resize=200,295 200w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_4.png?resize=260,384 260w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_4.png?resize=310,458 310w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_4.png?resize=420,620 420w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_4.png?resize=640,945 640w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_4.png?resize=740,1092 740w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_4.png?resize=160,236 160w, https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/SR_25.06.05_x-users_4.png?resize=320,472 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2021, a similar share of Republican and Democratic users said inaccurate or misleading information on X was a major problem. By 2023, Democratic users were more likely than Republican users to say this (68% vs. 37%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today the gap has widened further, to nearly 50 percentage points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also asked users about harassment and abuse, as well as the tone or civility of discussions on X. The shares who say these are major problems on the platform follow a fairly similar pattern as misleading information. Where we saw Republicans and Democrats more on par in 2021, we now see wide divides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Republicans\u2019 and Democrats\u2019 views about X banning users have shifted in the opposite direction from each other. In 2021, Republican users were far more likely than Democrats to see it as a major issue (61% vs. 6%). 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