Can YouTube predict the election? Interactive map reveals most watched candidates in every state - and Donald Trump tops the chart with over a million having watched a tour of his private jet

  • Researchers found views typically increased when a state was about to vote in its primary 
  • During March and April, nearly every state watched more of Trump’s content than Clinton’s 
  • Trump's jet tour is the most viewed - followed by Clinton's attack ad, and Trump's ALS ice bucket challenge 

It is a social media election - and YouTube has revealed exactly what candidate videos are being watched in each state.

This amazing interactive map, created by Polygraph and Google's NewsLab, shows what each state is watching and when, tracking the popularity of candidates at key moments in their campaigns.

It reveals one of the biggest hits of the campaign has been a tour of Donald Trump's private 757.

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The map was created by using YouTube's geographical data on its users.  

Overall, Donald Trump's tour of his private 757 has been the most viewed video by any candidate, with over a million views of the video, which claims to give viewers an insight of its like to 'travel Trump style'.

In second Was Hillary Clinton's 'speak' video, which puts together a selection of Trump's most famous soundbites. 

Trump also takes third place with a video of his ALS Ice Bucket challenge

TOP OF THE CHARTS FOR CANDIDATE VIDEOS 

Overall, Donald Trump's tour of his private 757 has been the most viewed video by any candidate, with over a million views of the video, which claims to give viewers an insight of its like to 'travel Trump style'.

 In second Was Hillary Clinton's 'speak' video, which puts together a selection of Trump's most famous soundbites.

Trump also takes third place with a video of his ALS Ice Bucket challenge 

The interactive map also reveals major changes in fortune over time.

From November until January, Trump’s YouTube channels were averaging 4,000-5,000 views per day, while Clinton was averaging 50,000 to 100,000 views per day or 5x to 10x more than Trump). 

'Things changed in late January,' Polygraph said.

'Trump improved 10x, beginning to average 30,000 to 50,000 views per day. 

Overall, Donald Trump's tour of his private 757 has been the most viewed video by any candidate, with over a million views of the video, which claims to give viewers an insight of its like to 'travel Trump style'. however, Trump does not appear in the video, leaving presenting duties to a staff member (right) 

'On February 1st, the day of the first caucus in Iowa, his views surged to 90,000, led by a tour of his 757 and an Ivanka Trump video about Iowa caucus locations.'

By examining month-to-month trends, the firm found that, unsurprisingly, views typically increased when a state was about to vote in its primary. 

For example, in the month leading up to Iowa’s primary (also the first state to vote), the state had the highest views per 10,000 people in the country.

Clinton outpaced Trump until late February. 

During March and April, nearly every state watched more of Trump’s content than Clinton’s. 

In May, Clinton regained the lead when Priorities USA, a Clinton Super PAC, released two Trump attack ads about his comments toward women.

In May, the attack ads were the first and second most popular videos from either candidate, receiving a combined 550,000 views in the US.

 #3 was a newly released Trump video titled "My Dad" from Donald J Trump Jr.

In second Was Hillary Clinton's 'speak' video, which puts together a selection of Trump's most famous soundbites.

 

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