Exit poll: AI ranks last among 2026 US midterm election issues
What happened
On 4 November 2026, The Decoder reported the results of an NBC News/SSRS exit poll: among the five issues surveyed for the 2026 US midterm elections, AI and data centres ranked last, with 56% of respondents saying the issue was a decisive or important factor in their vote. In the same poll, government corruption led at 90%, followed by cost of living at 89%, the Iran war at 74% and immigration enforcement at 73%. The report gave no comparison data for this issue from previous election cycles and did not state the sample size or margin of error. So far the only development is the release of this poll result, with no response from other organisations or follow-up reporting.
Written by AI from the reports · updated 4 h ago
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- The DecoderExit polls show AI ranked last among voter priorities in the 2026 U.S. midterms
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.
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