Presidential debate pageviews on Ballotpedia, 2020
Date: November 3, 2020 |
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This page provides pageview statistics for 2020 Democratic presidential primary debates before, during, and after each debate. The pageview statistics on these articles are a proxy for reader interest in the debate and the primary process over time.
The higher the number of pageviews on these articles in the days surrounding the debate, the more likely it was that people were heading to their browser to search for information about the debate.
Pageview statistics are captured for the following debate overview pages:
- Debate 1: June 26-27, 2019
- Debate 2: July 30-31, 2019
- Debate 3: September 12, 2019
- Debate 4: October 15, 2019
- Debate 5: November 20, 2019
- Debate 6: December 19, 2019
- Debate 7: January 14, 2020
- Debate 8: February 7, 2020
- Debate 9: February 19, 2020
- Debate 10: February 25, 2020
- Debate 11: March 15, 2020
Pageviews by debate overview page
The following chart shows the number of pageviews each debate overview page received two days before through one day after each debate.
For the June and July 2019 debates, which each took place over two days, the number of pageviews during both nights of the debate were averaged together.
Of the eleven debates that have taken place, the February 19, 2020, debate received the most interest with more than 41,000 pageviews during the measured time period. The debate with the least interest took place in June 2019 with less than 8,500 pageviews total. The eleventh debate on March 15, 2020, received the least interest of any debate that took place in 2020.
Pageviews by candidate for each debate
Ballotpedia also tracks pageviews for 2020 presidential campaign pages. Our objective in publishing these figures is to provide readers with the same information that we have on the levels of interest that 2020 presidential candidates are drawing.
Visiting a page is not an endorsement of a candidate, so pageviews should not be equated with support. Readers come to a campaign page because they think the candidate is worth knowing more about, whether the reader believes the candidate has a strong chance of winning or is an unknown who warrants a closer look.
June 2019 debate
On June 26-27, 2019, NBC and Telemundo hosted the first round of Democratic presidential primary debates. Of the 25 noteworthy Democrats who had entered the race, 10 debated on each night and the remaining five did not qualify. The following chart shows each candidate's pageviews between the day before and the day after the debate. Candidates are sorted by the night on which they debated. Every candidate (except Kamala Harris) recorded the most pageviews on June 27, including those who did not qualify for the debate. The three largest day-over-day pageview jumps during this period all took place between June 25 and June 26, each involving candidates who participated in the June 26 round of the debate. The largest such jump was 435.12% for Tulsi Gabbard, followed by 378.78% for John Delaney and 293.60% for Tim Ryan. Marianne Williamson had the most pageviews in a single day out of any candidate, receiving 4,902 pageviews on June 27. No other candidate received more than 2,750 pageviews in a single day.
During the four-day period above, the top five Democratic candidates by pageviews were:
- Marianne Williamson (8.80% of all Democratic candidate pageviews)
- Kamala Harris (6.66%)
- Andrew Yang (5.93%)
- Pete Buttigieg (5.88%)
- Amy Klobuchar (5.62%)
For comparison, in the week before the debates, the top five Democratic candidates by pageviews were:
- Joe Biden (8.38% of all Democratic candidate pageviews)
- Pete Buttigieg (7.62%)
- Elizabeth Warren (7.02%)
- Andrew Yang (6.77%)
- Kamala Harris (6.75%)
July 2019 debate
On July 30-31, 2019, CNN hosted the second round of Democratic presidential primary debates. Of the 25 noteworthy Democrats in the race at the time, 10 debated on each night and the remaining five did not qualify. The following chart shows each candidate's pageviews between the day before and the day after the debate. Candidates are sorted by the night on which they debated. With the exception of Tulsi Gabbard and Cory Booker, every candidate recorded the most pageviews on July 31, including those who did not qualify for the debate. The three largest pageview jumps during this period took place between July 29 and July 30 and all involved candidates who participated in the July 30 round of the debate. The largest jump was 363.75% for Tim Ryan, followed by 354.20% for Marianne Williamson and 332.20% for John Delaney. As in the first debate, Marianne Williamson recorded the most pageviews in a single day for any candidate with 2,276 pageviews. The only other candidate whose Ballotpedia page received more than 2,000 views in a single day was Tulsi Gabbard with 2,067 pageviews.
During the four-day period above, the top five Democratic candidates by pageviews were:
- Marianne Williamson (8.52% of all Democratic candidate pageviews)
- Tulsi Gabbard (6.78%)
- Joe Biden (6.72%)
- Andrew Yang (6.19%)
- Kamala Harris (5.81%)
For comparison, in the week before the debates, the top five Democratic candidates by pageviews were:
- Joe Biden (9.47% of all Democratic candidate pageviews)
- Kamala Harris (8.35%)
- Elizabeth Warren (6.79%)
- Pete Buttigieg (6.40%)
- Bernie Sanders (6.22%)
September 2019 debate
On September 12, 2019, ABC hosted the third round of Democratic presidential primary debates. Of the 20 noteworthy Democrats in the race at the time, 10 qualified and 10 did not. The following chart shows each candidate's pageviews on the day before the debate, the day of the debate, and the day following the debate. Four candidates (Amy Klobuchar, Beto O'Rourke, Tom Steyer, and Andrew Yang) recorded the most pageviews the day after the debate, while the remaining 16 candidates each had the most pageviews the day of the debate. Each of the three largest pageview jumps occurred between the day before and the day of the debate. The largest jump was 233.21% for Amy Klobuchar, followed by 202.99% for Julian Castro and 199.09% for Cory Booker. The largest single-day pageview count was 1,091 pageviews for Andrew Yang the day after the debate. Yang recorded 1,070 pageviews the day of the debate and was the only Democratic candidate to receive more than 1,000 pageviews in a single day during this period.
During the three-day period above, the top five Democratic candidates by pageviews were:
- Andrew Yang (15.46% of all Democratic candidate pageviews)
- Amy Klobuchar (12.02%)
- Joe Biden (11.20%)
- Elizabeth Warren (10.88%)
- Pete Buttigieg (10.46%)
For comparison, in the week before the debates, the top five Democratic candidates by pageviews were:
- Andrew Yang (10.53% of all Democratic candidate pageviews)
- Joe Biden (8.75%)
- Elizabeth Warren (7.66%)
- Kamala Harris (6.60%)
- Pete Buttigieg (6.51%)
October 2019 debate
On October 15, 2019, Otterbein University hosted the fourth Democratic primary debate, which was sponsored by CNN and The New York Times. Of the 19 noteworthy Democrats in the race at the time of the debate, 12 qualified and seven did not. The following chart shows each candidate's pageviews on the day before the debate, the day of the debate, and the day following the debate.
During these three days, 10 candidates had the most pageviews the day of the debate, while nine had the most pageviews the day after. Each of the three largest day-over-day pageview jumps occurred between the day before the debate and the day of the debate. Amy Klobuchar's pageviews jumped by 212.00% during this time, followed by Bernie Sanders (141.81%) and Tulsi Gabbard (131.25%). The largest single-day pageview count was 850 for Andrew Yang on the day following the debate.
During the three-day period above, the top five Democratic candidates by pageviews were:
- Andrew Yang (9.27% of all Democratic candidate pageviews)
- Elizabeth Warren (8.56%)
- Joe Biden (8.28%)
- Amy Klobuchar (8.11%)
- Tom Steyer (7.37%)
For comparison, in the week before the debates, the top five Democratic candidates by pageviews were:
- Elizabeth Warren (10.89% of all Democratic candidate pageviews)
- Joe Biden (10.04%)
- Andrew Yang (10.03%)
- Bernie Sanders (6.43%)
- Tom Steyer (6.43%)
November 2019 debate
On November 20, 2019, MSNBC and The Washington Post held the fifth Democratic presidential primary debate at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia. Of the 17 noteworthy Democrats in the race at the time of the debate, 10 qualified and seven did not. The following chart shows each candidate's pageviews on the day before the debate, the day of the debate, and the day following the debate. During these three days, 13 candidates had the most pageviews the day of the debate, while four had the most pageviews the day after. Each of the three largest day-over-day pageview jumps occurred between the day before the debate and the day of the debate. Tulsi Gabbard's pageviews jumped by 330.34% during this time, followed by Amy Klobuchar (261.74%) and Marianne Williamson (242.57%). The only two candidates to receive more than 1,000 pageviews in a single day were Pete Buttigieg on the day of the debate and the day after and Tulsi Gabbard on the day after the debate.
During this period, the top five Democratic candidates by pageviews were:
- Pete Buttigieg (10.17% of all Democratic candidate pageviews)
- Tulsi Gabbard (9.64%)
- Tom Steyer (7.79%)
- Andrew Yang (7.60%)
- Amy Klobuchar (7.50%)
For comparison, during the week before the debate, the top five Democratic candidates by pageviews were:
- Joe Biden (10.01% of all Democratic candidate pageviews)
- Andrew Yang (9.22%)
- Elizabeth Warren (8.87%)
- Pete Buttigieg (8.55%)
- Bernie Sanders (8.41%)
December 2019 debate
On December 19, 2019, PBS NewsHour and Politico held the sixth Democratic presidential primary debate at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California. Of the 15 noteworthy Democrats in the race at the time of the debate, seven qualified and eight did not. The following chart shows each candidate's pageviews on the day before the debate, the day of the debate, and the day following the debate. During these three days, every candidate other than Julián Castro had the most pageviews the day of the debate. Castro had the most pageviews the day before the debate. Each of the three largest day-over-day pageview jumps occurred between the day before the debate and the day of the debate. Amy Klobuchar's pageviews jumped by 230.49% during this time, followed by Tom Steyer (74.75%) and Pete Buttigieg (62.21%). The largest single-day pageview figure was 737 pageviews for Klobuchar on the day of the debate, followed by 588 pageviews for Yang and 519 for Steyer.
During this period, the top five Democratic candidates by pageviews were:
- Andrew Yang (11.80% of all Democratic candidate pageviews)
- Amy Klobuchar (11.61%)
- Joe Biden (9.35%)
- Bernie Sanders (9.31%)
- Tom Steyer (8.69%)
For comparison, during the week before the debate, the top five Democratic candidates by pageviews were:
- Joe Biden (11.85% of all Democratic candidate pageviews)
- Andrew Yang (10.16%)
- Bernie Sanders (10.09%)
- Pete Buttigieg (8.22%)
- Elizabeth Warren (8.05%)
January 2020 debate
On January 14, 2020, CNN and The Des Moines Register held the seventh Democratic presidential primary debate at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Of the 12 noteworthy Democrats in the race at the time of the debate, six qualified and six did not. The following chart shows each candidate's pageviews on the day before the debate, the day of the debate, and the day following the debate. During these three days, every qualified candidate and Andrew Yang had the most pageviews the day of the debate. The remaining five unqualified candidates had the most pageviews the day before the debate. Each of the three largest day-over-day pageview jumps occurred between the day before the debate and the day of the debate. Amy Klobuchar's pageviews jumped by 30.95% during this time, followed by Tom Steyer (24.78%) and Bernie Sanders (21.97%). The largest single-day pageview figure was 710 pageviews for Sanders on the day of the debate, followed by 497 pageviews for Elizabeth Warren and 482 for Joe Biden.
During this period, the top five Democratic candidates by pageviews were:
- Bernie Sanders (15.17% of all Democratic candidate pageviews)
- Joe Biden (10.59%)
- Elizabeth Warren (10.13%)
- Amy Klobuchar (9.15%)
- Tom Steyer (8.98%)
For comparison, during the week before the debate, the top five Democratic candidates by pageviews were:
- Andrew Yang (13.55% of all Democratic candidate pageviews)
- Bernie Sanders (13.17%)
- Joe Biden (11.55%)
- Tom Steyer (9.96%)
- Pete Buttigieg (9.20%)
See also
- Presidential campaign pageviews on Ballotpedia, 2020
- Presidential election, 2020
- Presidential candidates, 2020
- Timeline of announcements in the presidential election, 2020
- Democratic presidential nomination, 2020
- Republican presidential nomination, 2020
- Presidential election endorsements, 2020
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