An analysis of the most active users
on Twitter -- the top 10% who account for 92% of all tweets -- shows a pronounced political bias towards Democrats vs. Republicans. That's one of the top findings of a detailed analysis of U.S. adults
tweeting on Twitter leading up to the 2020 presidential election, released this morning by the Pew Research Center.
"Most U.S. adults on Twitter post only rarely. But a small share of highly
active users, most of whom are Democrats, produce the vast majority of tweets," reads the report: "Differences in How Democrats and Republicans Behave on Twitter."
The center's analysis found
that just 10% of U.S. users accounted for 92% of all tweets from U.s. adults since last November, and that 69% of them identify as Democrats or Democratic-leaning independents.
Beyond posting
volume, the study found Democrats and Republicans also differ from each other in their actual behaviors on the platform:
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"For instance, the two accounts followed by the largest share of U.S.
adults are much more likely to be followed by users from one party than the other. Former President Barack Obama (@BarackObama) is followed by 42% of Democrats but just 12% of Republicans, while
President Donald Trump (@realDonaldTrump) is followed by 35% of Republicans and just 13% of Democrats."
