Attention to national news is on the decline overall, but for the first time in four years, Democrats are reporting less interest in it than Republicans and independents.
A new poll from Gallup and the Knight Foundation found that Democrats are 35% less likely to monitor national news than a year ago.
“The decline in Democrats who pay a great deal of attention to national news is significant,” the Knight Foundation stated.
The drop among Democrats aged 18-34 is perhaps the most surprising. Only 24% said they paid great attention to national news in 2021 in comparison to 70% in November 2020. Democrats aged 35-54 notched a 41% drop in interest.
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Republicans’ interest stayed relatively the same at 36% in 2021 compared to 38% in 2020, bucking the trend for viewership when the opposing party is in the White House.
Noting the trend, the Knight Foundation pointed to other factors such as COVID-19 fatigue and a general sense of “news burnout.”
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“Trump era and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic created a one-of-a-kind media moment that will be hard for news companies to replicate,” Axios reported.
