Share of Americans who trust each outlet, by party and ideology
% of U.S. adults who trust each source for political and election news
| Outlet | All U.S. adults | Democrat/ Lean Dem |
Republican/ Lean Rep |
Liberal Dem/ Lean Dem |
Conservative/ Moderate Dem/Lean Dem |
Moderate/ Liberal Rep/Lean Rep |
Conservative Rep/ Lean Rep |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC News | 48% | 60% | 33% | 57% | 63% | 47% | 24% |
| BBC | 35% | 48% | 21% | 64% | 36% | 28% | 17% |
| Breitbart | 6% | 1% | 12% | 1% | 0% | 4% | 18% |
| Business Insider | 9% | 11% | 6% | 14% | 9% | 7% | 6% |
| BuzzFeed | 7% | 10% | 3% | 13% | 8% | 5% | 3% |
| CBS News | 45% | 59% | 30% | 57% | 60% | 42% | 23% |
| CNN | 47% | 67% | 23% | 70% | 65% | 36% | 16% |
| Daily Caller | 2% | 0% | 4% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 5% |
| Fox News | 43% | 23% | 65% | 12% | 32% | 51% | 75% |
| HuffPost | 12% | 20% | 4% | 27% | 14% | 6% | 3% |
| MSNBC | 34% | 48% | 18% | 52% | 45% | 26% | 13% |
| NBC News | 47% | 61% | 30% | 61% | 61% | 41% | 23% |
| New York Post | 10% | 13% | 7% | 12% | 15% | 7% | 7% |
| Newsweek | 22% | 31% | 12% | 33% | 30% | 16% | 10% |
| NPR | 31% | 46% | 16% | 63% | 33% | 21% | 13% |
| PBS | 42% | 56% | 27% | 66% | 48% | 35% | 22% |
| Politico | 13% | 21% | 6% | 31% | 13% | 7% | 5% |
| Rush Limbaugh Show (radio) | 12% | 1% | 27% | 0% | 1% | 10% | 38% |
| Sean Hannity Show (radio) | 14% | 0% | 30% | 0% | 1% | 10% | 43% |
| Guardian | 11% | 17% | 5% | 25% | 10% | 6% | 4% |
| Hill | 8% | 10% | 5% | 15% | 6% | 4% | 6% |
| New York Times | 35% | 53% | 15% | 66% | 42% | 23% | 10% |
| Wall Street Journal | 31% | 38% | 24% | 44% | 34% | 27% | 23% |
| Time | 32% | 46% | 17% | 52% | 41% | 24% | 12% |
| Univision | 9% | 13% | 3% | 13% | 13% | 5% | 3% |
| USA Today | 28% | 35% | 21% | 32% | 38% | 29% | 16% |
| Vice | 8% | 12% | 3% | 17% | 8% | 5% | 1% |
| Vox | 6% | 10% | 1% | 17% | 5% | 2% | 0% |
| Washington Examiner | 4% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 6% |
| Washington Post | 30% | 47% | 13% | 58% | 38% | 19% | 9% |
Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Oct. 29-Nov. 11, 2019.
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