# Was AI a major issue in the 2026 US midterm elections?

> Original title: Was this the AI election?

- Source: Transformer
- Published: 2026-10-30T14:32:31.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/mlb3mcovosgi8c7o96f4w3p4t
- Original: https://www.transformernews.ai/p/was-this-the-ai-election

## Summary

Polls show AI is a minor top issue for voters, with less than 0.5% ranking it as their most important in a NYT/Siena free-choice poll. Campaigns, however, are running ads on AI and data centers, with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee referencing them in almost half of key battleground races.