The majority of Americans think Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter will make the social media platform better, according to a new poll from Rasmussen Reports.
Twitter confirmed on Monday that it had accepted an offer from Musk worth $44 billion. In a survey conducted after that announcement, most Americans said that they think the company will improve:
- 62% said Musk’s purchase will make Twitter better.
- 13% said the purchase will make Twitter worse.
- 12% said the purchase won’t make much of a difference.
- 13% said they are unsure.
In addition:
- 43% are more likely to use Twitter following the purchase.
- 19% are less likely to use Twitter.
- 21% said the purchase won’t affect how often they use Twitter.
- 17% are not sure.
When broken down by party, Rasmussen found that Republicans are more likely than independents or Democrats to think the purchase will improve Twitter:
- 70% of Republicans think Musk’s purchase will make Twitter better.
- 57% of Democrats think Musk’s purchase will make Twitter better.
- 61% of independents think Musk’s purchase will make Twitter better.
Of those surveyed:
- 61% use Twitter multiple times per week.
- 30% use Twitter every day or nearly every day.
- 25% use Twitter once per week.
- 10% rarely or never use Twitter.
Rasmussen surveyed 1,000 U.S. American adults from April 26-27, 2022 with a margin of error of +/- 3 percentage points.
Theodore Bunker ✉
Theodore Bunker, a Newsmax writer, has more than a decade covering news, media, and politics.