The Decoder· Matthias Bastian·· 5 h ago
Exit polls show AI ranked last among voter priorities in the 2026 U.S. midterms
Exit polls show AI ranked last among voter priorities in the 2026 U.S. midterms
AI summary
In the 2026 U.S. midterm elections, AI ranked last among campaign issues: only 56 percent of respondents cited AI and data centers as an important factor. According to NBC exit polls, corruption (90 percent) and the cost of living (89 percent) clearly dominated, despite growing public attention to the issue.
Selection record
Threshold 76Media and individualsFirst 52Second 52
Not admittedSum of both 104 < twice the threshold 152
- Source tier
- Media and individuals; this tier's threshold is 76
- Pre-filter
- passed：民调显示AI是选民议题，属AI社会影响
A model scores each item twice, independently, against one written standard, out of 100. An item is admitted only when the two scores add up to twice the threshold. The threshold is set per source tier.
Source: The Decoder · the-decoder.com