Note : Twitter trends rarely mirror those of the general public . Pew Research said the most significant difference is that it 's more negative . Twitter users are younger than the average and more perceived as politically liberal . But during some events , the site skewed too conservative vis - a - vis opinion polls .
Study : Twitter opinions rarely reflect those of the general public . Pew Research says the most significant difference is that Twitter 's more negative . Twitter users are younger than the public and more identify as politically liberal . But during some events , the site skewed too conservative vis-a-vis opinion polls .