People Believing They Can Be Well-informed About Local News Without Following the News

% in the nation and in each community type who said: "I can be well-informed about local news and events even when I don’t actively follow the news."

National
44%
African American South
45%
Aging Farmlands
75%
Big Cities
44%
College Towns
43%
Evangelical Hubs
42%
Exurbs
42%
Graying America
45%
Hispanic Centers
48%
LDS Enclaves
51%
Middle Suburbs
46%
Military Posts
41%
Native American Lands
73%
Rural Middle America
50%
Urban Suburbs
42%
Working Class Country
47%
Chart: American Communities ProjectSource: American Communities Project/Ipsos Fragmentation Study, 2024, using Ipsos’ probability-based KnowledgePanel® from June 14–July 1, 2024, and using RDD Telephone from June 27–July 6, 2024. The poll is based on a sample of 5,312 Americans aged 18 or older, with 4,712 interviews taking place online and 600 interviews via telephone.Get the dataCreated with Datawrapper