A strong majority of all Americans and roughly 70 percent of Democrats have largely tuned out of political news coverage since the November election. The post AP Poll: Majority of ‘Exhausted’ Americans Have Tuned Out Politics Since Election – Including 7 in 10 Democrats first appeared on Mediaite.

A lot of Americans, after an intense presidential election campaign, are looking for a break in political news.

Most adults want a break from political news due to overload and fatigue, according to a new survey from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

Results from a new poll may explain why CNN, MSNBC, and other broadcast news channels are experiencing such a sharp drop in viewership since the election: Most adults are fatigued by political news. According to a NORC poll,

About two-thirds of Americans have recently felt the need to limit their political news consumption, according to a recent poll. Why it matters: The reluctance to consume political news is reflected in TV ratings.