On Election Day, as on most days, Americans took to social media to air their views and voice their opinion. Social media platform Twitter captured some of Tuesday’s #Election2014 tweets and analyzed them to see what was on voters’ minds.
Twitter looked at the posts of people using #Election2014 Tuesday between noon and 3 p.m. Education was a top election issue for our nation’s youth and younger voters, while the over age 55 set was most concerned about Ebola, according Twitter’s analysis.
Here’s a breakdown what the company found:
• Ages 13-17 and ages 18-24 were most concerned about education
• Ages 25-34 tweeted most about gay rights
• Ages 35-54 were most concerned with privacy
• Ages 55+ were most concerned with Ebola
Across the nation, the economy — including issues like equal pay and jobs — and the government were the top issues with voters, according to a Gallup poll conducted in late September.
• Jennifer Pompi can be reached at jpompi@washingtontimes.com.
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