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Google notes election-related searches in 2016 have increased 240% over a similar time frame for the 2012 cycle.
The data goes in-depth with national search interest, state-by-state interest, trending queries, issue searches, voter registration searches and even YouTube view metrics.
With Google in a unique position to process such a substantial quantity of data related to this year’s election, the breakdown and organization of some of it offers users an interesting viewpoint.