national
Trust AI to be Helpful
registered voters
April 26, 2025—May 13, 2026: 33,390 Responses

Do you generally trust AI technology to be helpful?

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education: 
Postgraduate
2026-05-13
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Sum Totals

All Respondents

May 13, 2026
100% of population
Total
Yes, completely trust2%
Yes, mostly trust31%
No, do not trust very much32%
No, do not trust at all20%
Unsure or no opinion15%

Subgroups

Refined by:
education: 
Postgraduate
14% of population
Total
Yes, completely trust2%
Yes, mostly trust39%
No, do not trust very much32%
No, do not trust at all16%
Unsure or no opinion10%
age: 18-34
Yes, completely trust3%
Yes, mostly trust37%
No, do not trust very much31%
No, do not trust at all20%
Unsure or no opinion9%
age: 35-49
Yes, completely trust2%
Yes, mostly trust38%
No, do not trust very much32%
No, do not trust at all20%
Unsure or no opinion8%
age: 50-64
Yes, completely trust2%
Yes, mostly trust43%
No, do not trust very much32%
No, do not trust at all14%
Unsure or no opinion10%
age: 65+
Yes, completely trust1%
Yes, mostly trust38%
No, do not trust very much33%
No, do not trust at all13%
Unsure or no opinion14%
gender: Male
Yes, completely trust3%
Yes, mostly trust46%
No, do not trust very much29%
No, do not trust at all13%
Unsure or no opinion11%
gender: Female
Yes, completely trust2%
Yes, mostly trust34%
No, do not trust very much35%
No, do not trust at all19%
Unsure or no opinion10%
party: Democrat
Yes, completely trust2%
Yes, mostly trust37%
No, do not trust very much35%
No, do not trust at all16%
Unsure or no opinion10%
party: Republican
Yes, completely trust2%
Yes, mostly trust45%
No, do not trust very much28%
No, do not trust at all13%
Unsure or no opinion12%
party: Independent
Yes, completely trust2%
Yes, mostly trust39%
No, do not trust very much31%
No, do not trust at all19%
Unsure or no opinion9%
race: White
Yes, completely trust2%
Yes, mostly trust39%
No, do not trust very much33%
No, do not trust at all17%
Unsure or no opinion10%
race: Black or African-American
Yes, completely trust3%
Yes, mostly trust41%
No, do not trust very much28%
No, do not trust at all14%
Unsure or no opinion13%
race: Hispanic/Latino
Yes, completely trust4%
Yes, mostly trust46%
No, do not trust very much26%
No, do not trust at all14%
Unsure or no opinion11%
race: Other
Yes, completely trust3%
Yes, mostly trust36%
No, do not trust very much37%
No, do not trust at all15%
Unsure or no opinion9%

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