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Trust AI to be Helpful
registered voters
April 26, 2025—October 20, 2026:
44,361 Responses
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Do you generally trust AI technology to be helpful?
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100%
- Yes, completely trust
100%
- Yes, mostly trust
100%
- No, do not trust very much
100%
- No, do not trust at all
100%
- Unsure or no opinion
100%
- Net Trust
2026-10-20
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12M
6M
3M
Yes, mostly trust
No, do not trust very much
No, do not trust at all
Unsure or no opinion
Yes, completely trust
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All Respondents
October 20, 2026
100% of population
Total
Yes, completely trust
2%
Yes, mostly trust
36%
No, do not trust very much
28%
No, do not trust at all
19%
Unsure or no opinion
14%
Subgroups
Refined by:
Clear All
100% of population
Total
Yes, completely trust
2%
Yes, mostly trust
36%
No, do not trust very much
28%
No, do not trust at all
19%
Unsure or no opinion
14%
age:
18-34
Yes, completely trust
3%
Yes, mostly trust
35%
No, do not trust very much
26%
No, do not trust at all
24%
Unsure or no opinion
12%
age:
35-49
Yes, completely trust
2%
Yes, mostly trust
37%
No, do not trust very much
29%
No, do not trust at all
21%
Unsure or no opinion
11%
age:
50-64
Yes, completely trust
2%
Yes, mostly trust
37%
No, do not trust very much
29%
No, do not trust at all
17%
Unsure or no opinion
15%
age:
65+
Yes, completely trust
2%
Yes, mostly trust
36%
No, do not trust very much
28%
No, do not trust at all
16%
Unsure or no opinion
18%
education:
Non-College Graduate
Yes, completely trust
2%
Yes, mostly trust
34%
No, do not trust very much
28%
No, do not trust at all
20%
Unsure or no opinion
16%
education:
College Graduate
Yes, completely trust
2%
Yes, mostly trust
37%
No, do not trust very much
29%
No, do not trust at all
18%
Unsure or no opinion
13%
education:
Postgraduate
Yes, completely trust
3%
Yes, mostly trust
43%
No, do not trust very much
27%
No, do not trust at all
17%
Unsure or no opinion
10%
gender:
Male
Yes, completely trust
2%
Yes, mostly trust
41%
No, do not trust very much
25%
No, do not trust at all
17%
Unsure or no opinion
14%
gender:
Female
Yes, completely trust
2%
Yes, mostly trust
32%
No, do not trust very much
30%
No, do not trust at all
21%
Unsure or no opinion
15%
party:
Democrat
Yes, completely trust
2%
Yes, mostly trust
32%
No, do not trust very much
32%
No, do not trust at all
21%
Unsure or no opinion
13%
party:
Republican
Yes, completely trust
2%
Yes, mostly trust
42%
No, do not trust very much
23%
No, do not trust at all
16%
Unsure or no opinion
16%
party:
Independent
Yes, completely trust
2%
Yes, mostly trust
35%
No, do not trust very much
29%
No, do not trust at all
20%
Unsure or no opinion
13%
race:
White
Yes, completely trust
2%
Yes, mostly trust
37%
No, do not trust very much
28%
No, do not trust at all
20%
Unsure or no opinion
14%
race:
Black or African-American
Yes, completely trust
4%
Yes, mostly trust
32%
No, do not trust very much
28%
No, do not trust at all
18%
Unsure or no opinion
18%
race:
Hispanic/Latino
Yes, completely trust
3%
Yes, mostly trust
37%
No, do not trust very much
29%
No, do not trust at all
19%
Unsure or no opinion
12%
race:
Other
Yes, completely trust
3%
Yes, mostly trust
34%
No, do not trust very much
30%
No, do not trust at all
16%
Unsure or no opinion
16%
All Respondents
October 20, 2026
100% of population
Yes, completely trust
Yes, mostly trust
No, do not trust very much
No, do not trust at all
Unsure or no opinion
Total
2%
36%
28%
19%
14%
Subgroups
Refined by:
Clear All
100% of population
age
Yes, completely trust
Yes, mostly trust
No, do not trust very much
No, do not trust at all
Unsure or no opinion
18-34
3%
35%
26%
24%
12%
35-49
2%
37%
29%
21%
11%
50-64
2%
37%
29%
17%
15%
65+
2%
36%
28%
16%
18%
education
Yes, completely trust
Yes, mostly trust
No, do not trust very much
No, do not trust at all
Unsure or no opinion
Non-College Graduate
2%
34%
28%
20%
16%
College Graduate
2%
37%
29%
18%
13%
Postgraduate
3%
43%
27%
17%
10%
gender
Yes, completely trust
Yes, mostly trust
No, do not trust very much
No, do not trust at all
Unsure or no opinion
Male
2%
41%
25%
17%
14%
Female
2%
32%
30%
21%
15%
party
Yes, completely trust
Yes, mostly trust
No, do not trust very much
No, do not trust at all
Unsure or no opinion
Democrat
2%
32%
32%
21%
13%
Republican
2%
42%
23%
16%
16%
Independent
2%
35%
29%
20%
13%
race
Yes, completely trust
Yes, mostly trust
No, do not trust very much
No, do not trust at all
Unsure or no opinion
White
2%
37%
28%
20%
14%
Black or African-American
4%
32%
28%
18%
18%
Hispanic/Latino
3%
37%
29%
19%
12%
Other
3%
34%
30%
16%
16%
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