NEW YORK, July 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nexxen, the advertising technology platform powered by unique data and media, today launched a new predictions report on the 2026 U.S. midterm elections. Leveraging Nexxen’s proprietary data and resources to track past, present and future voter behavior, the report offers political advertisers directional insights into how, and where, “news-avoiding voters” are engaging, helping guide campaign strategy in an increasingly fragmented and non-linear media landscape.
Nearly 40% of Americans actively avoid news due to overwhelm, fatigue and distrust, yet these voters remain engaged in the political process. In fact, according to Nexxen’s research, 86% say they plan to vote in the 2026 midterms, and 80% reported voting in the 2024 presidential election. Rather than opting out of politics entirely, these voters are opting out of how traditional news is delivered – turning instead to entertainment channels, social platforms and audio experiences, where political content is encountered more organically. This creates both a challenge and an opportunity for campaigns seeking to reach persuadable audiences, regardless of political affiliation.
Specifically, Nexxen’s report highlights several key dynamics for which political advertisers should be preparing, including:
- 91% of news-avoiding voters passively encounter political content in non-traditional news environments such as social media, streaming and creator content
- 41% of these voters say creators influence their opinions, highlighting the growing role of personality-driven content over institutional messaging
- More than 35% of these voters use search engines or AI tools to help shape their views, signaling the emergence of new, intent-driven moments
- Nearly 1 in 3 news-avoiding voters decide how they will vote in the final weeks of the campaign or later, extending the window for influence
These findings underscore that campaigns relying solely on news environments risk sacrificing not just reach, but impact. Instead, effective strategies require always-on, cross-channel engagement – particularly across streaming, search, social and audio, where news-avoiding voters spend much of their time.
Through Nexxen’s unified platform – spanning a supply-side platform (“SSP”) and demand-side platform (“DSP”), with the Nexxen Data Platform at its core – political advertisers can activate these insights to reach voters across the full campaign journey. This includes the ability to connect with audiences across converged TV, digital and emerging environments, ensuring messaging remains visible and relevant as many voters form opinions closer to election day.
The report combines data from Nexxen Discovery, the company’s proprietary planning and insights tool that tracks audience behavior across screens, with analysis of historical media consumption trends and a survey of 1,500 U.S. adults who intend to vote in the 2026 midterm elections.
Nexxen’s full 2026 U.S. Midterm Elections report is available now.
About Nexxen
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Headquartered in Israel, Nexxen maintains offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific and is traded on Nasdaq (NEXN). For more information, please visit nexxen.com.
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For more information, please contact:
Genevieve Wheeler
Director, Communications
gwheler@nexxen.com
