There Are Big Differences Between Republicans and Republicans Who Watch Fox News

ERIC LEVENSON

On almost every category of political and social importance, Republicans and the smaller set of Republicans who watch Fox News have significantly differing opinions and understandings of the world, a recent study shows.

The June 2014 study (PDF) comes courtesy the Public Religion Research Institute/Brookings Institute and ostensibly focuses on opinions on immigration reform. But the most interesting numbers include the impact of Fox News on shaping the reform debate.

According to the surveys, "Only 42% of Republicans who most trust Fox News to provide accurate information about politics and current events support a path to citizenship, compared to 60% of Republicans who most trust other news sources." Overall, 51 percent of Republicans support creating a path to citizenship, giving a nine percentage point edge in each direction depending on whether the respondent goes to Fox for their news.

That Fox News-infused opinion isn't just seen on immigration reform, though. On almost every polling question — raising the minimum wage, gay marriage, Obama's approval — Republicans who trust Fox News above other sources had less progressive views than those who most trusted another TV news source.

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