AI Ranks Last Among US Midterm Voter Priorities
Exit polls from the 2026 US midterm elections show AI ranked last among voter concerns. Only 56 percent of people said AI and data centres were an important factor. Corruption and the cost of living were the top issues, cited by 90 and 89 percent.
Quick glossaryNBC, midterms, exit polls
- NBC
- A US television network best known for its news and entertainment programmes.
- midterms
- Elections held halfway through a US president's term to choose members of Congress across the country.
- exit polls
- Surveys of voters taken as they leave polling stations, used to estimate how people voted in an election.
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