Rasmussen: Most Americans Think Musk Will Improve Twitter

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.

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