The second presidential debate was viewed and searched online by millions of voters across the country.
Both Twitter and Facebook said it was the most talked about presidential debate on their social media platforms. According to Twitter, more than 17 million debate-related tweets were sent.
41 Action News decided to break down what you wanted to know most about the candidates and their policies.
We looked at what trends voters in the metro tweeted about and what policies were most searched on Google:
According to Twitter, the top five policies users tweeted about before, during and after the debate included terrorism, the economy, healthcare, foreign affairs and guns.
Twitter said there were more tweets discussing Trump's treatment of women than any policy discussed during the night.
Top 3 Tweeted Moments of the US presidential #debate: pic.twitter.com/ZxUsdrLLMK
— Twitter Government (@gov) October 10, 2016
Both candidates also got more followers during and after last night's debate compared to any prior event.
Hillary Clinton gained 25,000 followers and Donald Trump gained 16,000 followers.
Final share of Twitter #debate conversation around the presidential candidates on stage:
64% - @realDonaldTrump
36% - @HillaryClinton pic.twitter.com/jD338cX5Rr— Twitter Government (@gov) October 10, 2016
Before, during and after the debate Google kept track of search results across the country in real-time.
While searches on the candidates went back and forth minute by minute, Donald Trump had the highest number of searches in Kansas, Missouri and the rest of the country.
Nationwide, voters were most interested in searching Google for Hillary Clinton's policies and stance on abortion and ISIS. For Donald Trump, most voters were interested in learning about his policies on race issues and abortion.
In Missouri, voters were most interested in voter registration, policing and race relations, as well as the Affordable Care Act.
Voters in Kansas had similar interests. Voter registration, police and race relations and the economy were the top three topics searched.
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Ariel Rothfield can be reached at Ariel.Rothfield@KSHB.com.
