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Is AI Technology Good or Bad?

registered voters

April 26, 2025—November 18, 2025: 19,942 Responses

In general, do you think that Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is a good thing or a bad thing?

100% - Very good

100% - Somewhat good

100% - Somewhat bad

100% - Very bad

100% - Neither good nor bad

100% - Unsure

100% - Net Good

2025-11-18

Uncertainty Range

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Sum Totals

All Respondents

November 18, 2025

100% of population

Total

Very good7%

Somewhat good28%

Somewhat bad26%

Very bad20%

Neither good nor bad12%

Unsure8%

Subgroups

100% of population

Total

Very good6%

Somewhat good28%

Somewhat bad26%

Very bad20%

Neither good nor bad12%

Unsure8%

Very good7%

Somewhat good24%

Somewhat bad27%

Very bad24%

Neither good nor bad12%

Unsure5%

Very good7%

Somewhat good25%

Somewhat bad28%

Very bad22%

Neither good nor bad13%

Unsure6%

Very good6%

Somewhat good29%

Somewhat bad25%

Very bad20%

Neither good nor bad12%

Unsure9%

Very good6%

Somewhat good32%

Somewhat bad23%

Very bad14%

Neither good nor bad11%

Unsure13%

education: Non-College Graduate

Very good6%

Somewhat good26%

Somewhat bad26%

Very bad22%

Neither good nor bad11%

Unsure9%

education: College Graduate

Very good7%

Somewhat good30%

Somewhat bad26%

Very bad16%

Neither good nor bad12%

Unsure8%

education: Postgraduate

Very good8%

Somewhat good30%

Somewhat bad24%

Very bad17%

Neither good nor bad14%

Unsure6%

Very good8%

Somewhat good31%

Somewhat bad22%

Very bad18%

Neither good nor bad13%

Unsure8%

Very good5%

Somewhat good25%

Somewhat bad29%

Very bad21%

Neither good nor bad11%

Unsure9%

party: Democrat

Very good6%

Somewhat good26%

Somewhat bad27%

Very bad19%

Neither good nor bad13%

Unsure8%

party: Republican

Very good7%

Somewhat good33%

Somewhat bad23%

Very bad18%

Neither good nor bad11%

Unsure9%

party: Independent

Very good6%

Somewhat good25%

Somewhat bad27%

Very bad22%

Neither good nor bad12%

Unsure8%

Very good5%

Somewhat good28%

Somewhat bad26%

Very bad21%

Neither good nor bad12%

Unsure8%

race: Black or African-American

Very good8%

Somewhat good27%

Somewhat bad25%

Very bad16%

Neither good nor bad14%

Unsure11%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Very good10%

Somewhat good27%

Somewhat bad24%

Very bad19%

Neither good nor bad12%

Unsure9%

Very good9%

Somewhat good27%

Somewhat bad26%

Very bad18%

Neither good nor bad13%

Unsure7%

All Respondents

November 18, 2025100% of population

Very good

Somewhat good

Somewhat bad

Very bad

Neither good nor bad

Unsure

Total

7%

28%

26%

20%

12%

8%

Subgroups

100% of population

age

Very good

Somewhat good

Somewhat bad

Very bad

Neither good nor bad

Unsure

7%

24%

27%

24%

12%

5%

7%

25%

28%

22%

13%

6%

6%

29%

25%

20%

12%

9%

6%

32%

23%

14%

11%

13%

education

Very good

Somewhat good

Somewhat bad

Very bad

Neither good nor bad

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

6%

26%

26%

22%

11%

9%

College Graduate

7%

30%

26%

16%

12%

8%

8%

30%

24%

17%

14%

6%

gender

Very good

Somewhat good

Somewhat bad

Very bad

Neither good nor bad

Unsure

8%

31%

22%

18%

13%

8%

5%

25%

29%

21%

11%

9%

party

Very good

Somewhat good

Somewhat bad

Very bad

Neither good nor bad

Unsure

6%

26%

27%

19%

13%

8%

7%

33%

23%

18%

11%

9%

6%

25%

27%

22%

12%

8%

race

Very good

Somewhat good

Somewhat bad

Very bad

Neither good nor bad

Unsure

5%

28%

26%

21%

12%

8%

Black or African-American

8%

27%

25%

16%

14%

11%

Hispanic/Latino

10%

27%

24%

19%

12%

9%

9%

27%

26%

18%

13%

7%

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