Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project made a post-election nationwide survey of U.S. adults to find out how and whether U.S. adults have used mobile phones in the 2010 mid-term election campaign. The results are in, suggesting that more than a quarter of American adults (26%) used their mobile phones to learn about or participate in the campaign.
Of those people, 71% used their phone for texting and 39% for accessing the internet. With that as context, the Pew Internet survey found that:
- 14% of all American adults used their mobile phones to tell others that they had voted.
- 12% used their phones to keep up with news about the election or politics.
- 10% sent text messages relating to the election to friends, family members and others.
- 6% let others know about conditions at their local voting stations on election day, including insights about delays, long lines, low turnout or other issues.
- 4% monitored results of the election as they occurred.
- 3% have shoot and shared photos or videos related to the election.
- 1% provided updates from a candidate or group about election news.
- 1% contributed money by text message to a candidate or group connected to the election like a party or interest group.
Pew Research Center’s results come from a survey of 2,257 adults conducted November 3 through November 24, 2010. Among them, 1,918 are mobile phone users.