US voters rank AI last in 2026 midterm priorities
ai ranked last among voter priorities in the 2026 us midterms with 56 percent of respondents calling it decisive or important. this trails behind issues like government corruption and cost of living.
according to exit polls conducted by nbc news and ssrs in the 2026 us midterms, ai and data center expansion were ranked last among voter priorities. 56 percent of respondents considered ai and data centers decisive or important in their voting decision, placing it at the bottom of five surveyed topics. in comparison, 90 percent of voters rated government corruption as decisive or important, followed by 89 percent for cost of living, 74 percent for the war in iran, and 73 percent for immigration enforcement. despite a surge in public interest in ai in recent months, it still trailed every other issue by a wide margin.