Poll Finds 70% Say AI Is Moving Too Fast as Only 4% Rank It Top Voting Issue
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Updated · Yahoo Finance · Sep 17
Poll Finds 70% Say AI Is Moving Too Fast as Only 4% Rank It Top Voting Issue
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Finance · Sep 17
Summary
A Sept. 8-11 Who Decides survey found 70% of Americans think AI development is moving too fast or should be rolled back, underscoring a gap with President Trump's push for rapid AI expansion.
Just 4% called AI their single most important issue for this fall's midterms, making it the least salient of 12 issues and far behind cost of living at 38%.
Even so, 51% said AI is at least a very important issue, suggesting concern is broad but not yet strong enough to drive many votes less than seven weeks before the election.
The polling also showed little partisan edge: 41% said neither party has a plan for AI, while Democrats led Republicans only narrowly, 32% to 27%.
That leaves AI as a growing regulatory debate with unclear 2026 electoral impact, while other issues such as tariffs and the broader economy are weighing more heavily on voters.