America's Voters: Misinformed, and Misinformed About It
by Anthony Sibley (AJ) on Jul 28, 2013 | Views: 200 | Score: 0
Voted Democratic | Voted Republican | |
---|---|---|
Most Scientists Do Not Believe Climate Change Is Occuring | 26 | 62 |
The Economy Is Getting Worse | 36 | 72 |
Obama Has Not Increase Troop Levels in Afghanistan | 51 | 39 |
The Auto Industry Bailout Did Not Occur Under Both Bush and Obama | 68 | 71 |
Most Economists Estimate Stimulus Saved/Created Few or No Jobs | 82 | 92 |
Income Taxes Have Not Decreased During Obama Administration | 82 | 92 |
Americans Misinformed On Issue
Americans Believing False Claim (%)
Sources:
worldpublicopinion.org, savvyroo.com
94% of Americans regularly watch news media, and 57% of Democratic voters and 53% of Republican voters felt they encountered false information during the 2010 election cycle. However, evidently, Americans are still grossly unaware. When asked which issues most influenced their vote, income taxes, the stimulus package, and the state of the economy were among the 5-most-common responses.
savvyroo.com/chart-1758829596…