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Sunday, April 6, 2025

U.S. Media Outlets by Partisan Leaning

U.S. Media Outlets by Partisan Leaning
Media Outlet Type Perceived Leaning Notes
CNN TV/Online Pro-DP Heavily trusted by Democrats (64% per YouGov 2020); distrusted by 58% of Republicans (Pew 2020).
MSNBC TV/Online Pro-DP 95% Democratic viewership (Pew 2020); distrusted by 66% of Republicans.
The New York Times Print/Online Pro-DP 63% of Democrats trust it (YouGov 2020); 42% of Republicans distrust it (Pew 2020).
The Washington Post Print/Online Pro-DP Trusted by 65% of Democrats; distrusted by 39% of Republicans (Pew 2020).
NPR Radio/Online Pro-DP Appeals to younger, educated Democrats; 64% of its audience under 50 (Pew 2020).
PBS TV/Online Pro-DP Trusted more by Democrats (47%) than Republicans (34%), but less polarized (Pew 2020).
HuffPost Online Pro-DP Distrusted by 34% of Republicans; trusted by Democrats (Pew 2020).
Vox Online Pro-DP Left-leaning editorial stance; popular among progressive Democrats.
Slate Online Pro-DP Consistently liberal commentary; minimal Republican trust.
The Atlantic Print/Online Pro-DP Left-leaning; appeals to urban, educated Democrats.
BuzzFeed News Online Pro-DP Distrusted by both parties, but more aligned with younger Democrats.
TIME Print/Online Pro-DP Leans liberal; trusted more by Democrats than Republicans.
Newsweek Print/Online Pro-DP Historically centrist, now leans left; trusted more by Democrats.
ABC News TV/Online Pro-DP Mixed audience (57% DP vs. 38% RP per Pew 2020), but leans DP in perception.
CBS News TV/Online Pro-DP 70% of its audience is 50+; more trusted by Democrats (Pew 2020).
NBC News TV/Online Pro-DP 57% Democratic audience; distrusted by 40% of Republicans (Pew 2020).
Fox News TV/Online Pro-RP 93% Republican viewership (Pew 2020); 61% of Democrats distrust it.
One America News (OANN) TV/Online Pro-RP Far-right; trusted by 24% of Republicans (YouGov 2020).
Newsmax TV/Online Pro-RP Conservative; growing influence among Republicans post-2020.
Breitbart Online Pro-RP Distrusted by 36% of Democrats; trusted by conservative Republicans.
The Wall Street Journal Print/Online Pro-RP (Editorial) Newsroom centrist, but editorial board leans RP; 34% RP trust (YouGov 2020).
New York Post Print/Online Pro-RP Murdoch-owned; distrusted by both, but aligns with RP base.
Washington Examiner Print/Online Pro-RP Conservative; distrusted more by Democrats than trusted by Republicans.
The Daily Caller Online Pro-RP Right-leaning; founded by Tucker Carlson, appeals to RP base.
The Federalist Online Pro-RP Strongly conservative; minimal Democratic trust.
National Review Print/Online Pro-RP Conservative magazine; core RP readership.
Rush Limbaugh Show Radio Pro-RP 17% of Republicans tuned in (Pew 2020); distrusted by 43% of Democrats.
Sean Hannity Show Radio/TV Pro-RP 19% Republican audience (Pew 2020); distrusted by 38% of Democrats.
The Blaze Online/TV Pro-RP Founded by Glenn Beck; staunchly conservative.
Washington Times Print/Online Pro-RP Right-leaning; contrasts with The Washington Post.