16% Americans have sent or received emails with friends and family regarding candidates and the campaign, and 14% have received email messages from political groups or organizations about the campaign, according to the Pew Internet Project.
| Type of e-mails | Total | Rep | Dem | Ind |
| Emails with friends/family | 16 | 21 | 14 | 16 |
| Emails from groups/political orgs | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
| Visit candidate websites | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
| Visit news satire sites | 8 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
| Get information from social networking sites | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |