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Is AI Technology Good or Bad?

registered voters

April 26, 2025—October 20, 2026: 45,009 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

2026-10-20

Uncertainty Range

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Sum Totals

All Respondents

October 20, 2026

100% of population

Total

Very good8%

Somewhat good28%

Somewhat bad24%

Very bad22%

Neither good nor bad11%

Unsure8%

Subgroups

100% of population

Total

Very good8%

Somewhat good28%

Somewhat bad23%

Very bad22%

Neither good nor bad11%

Unsure8%

Very good7%

Somewhat good23%

Somewhat bad24%

Very bad29%

Neither good nor bad10%

Unsure6%

Very good6%

Somewhat good25%

Somewhat bad24%

Very bad27%

Neither good nor bad12%

Unsure6%

Very good8%

Somewhat good29%

Somewhat bad25%

Very bad19%

Neither good nor bad10%

Unsure9%

Very good9%

Somewhat good33%

Somewhat bad22%

Very bad14%

Neither good nor bad11%

Unsure12%

education: Non-College Graduate

Very good7%

Somewhat good27%

Somewhat bad23%

Very bad23%

Neither good nor bad10%

Unsure9%

education: College Graduate

Very good8%

Somewhat good28%

Somewhat bad24%

Very bad21%

Neither good nor bad11%

Unsure8%

education: Postgraduate

Very good9%

Somewhat good29%

Somewhat bad24%

Very bad19%

Neither good nor bad12%

Unsure7%

Very good10%

Somewhat good32%

Somewhat bad20%

Very bad19%

Neither good nor bad11%

Unsure8%

Very good5%

Somewhat good24%

Somewhat bad27%

Very bad25%

Neither good nor bad10%

Unsure9%

party: Democrat

Very good6%

Somewhat good23%

Somewhat bad26%

Very bad24%

Neither good nor bad12%

Unsure8%

party: Republican

Very good10%

Somewhat good35%

Somewhat bad19%

Very bad17%

Neither good nor bad9%

Unsure10%

party: Independent

Very good7%

Somewhat good25%

Somewhat bad25%

Very bad25%

Neither good nor bad11%

Unsure8%

Very good7%

Somewhat good27%

Somewhat bad24%

Very bad23%

Neither good nor bad10%

Unsure9%

race: Black or African-American

Very good9%

Somewhat good26%

Somewhat bad24%

Very bad20%

Neither good nor bad12%

Unsure9%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Very good8%

Somewhat good28%

Somewhat bad22%

Very bad23%

Neither good nor bad11%

Unsure7%

Very good9%

Somewhat good28%

Somewhat bad24%

Very bad19%

Neither good nor bad13%

Unsure7%

All Respondents

October 20, 2026100% of population

Very good

Somewhat good

Somewhat bad

Very bad

Neither good nor bad

Unsure

Total

8%

28%

24%

22%

11%

8%

Subgroups

100% of population

age

Very good

Somewhat good

Somewhat bad

Very bad

Neither good nor bad

Unsure

7%

23%

24%

29%

10%

6%

6%

25%

24%

27%

12%

6%

8%

29%

25%

19%

10%

9%

9%

33%

22%

14%

11%

12%

education

Very good

Somewhat good

Somewhat bad

Very bad

Neither good nor bad

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

7%

27%

23%

23%

10%

9%

College Graduate

8%

28%

24%

21%

11%

8%

9%

29%

24%

19%

12%

7%

gender

Very good

Somewhat good

Somewhat bad

Very bad

Neither good nor bad

Unsure

10%

32%

20%

19%

11%

8%

5%

24%

27%

25%

10%

9%

party

Very good

Somewhat good

Somewhat bad

Very bad

Neither good nor bad

Unsure

6%

23%

26%

24%

12%

8%

10%

35%

19%

17%

9%

10%

7%

25%

25%

25%

11%

8%

race

Very good

Somewhat good

Somewhat bad

Very bad

Neither good nor bad

Unsure

7%

27%

24%

23%

10%

9%

Black or African-American

9%

26%

24%

20%

12%

9%

Hispanic/Latino

8%

28%

22%

23%

11%

7%

9%

28%

24%

19%

13%

7%

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