Exit polls show AI ranked last among voter priorities in the 2026 U.S. midterms Matthias Bastian View the LinkedIn Profile of Matthias Bastian Nov 4, 2026 AI and data center expansion ranked last among voter priorities in the 2026 U.S. midterm elections. In exit polls by NBC News and SSRS, 56 percent of respondents called AI and data centers a decisive or important factor in how they voted. That put the issue at the bottom of the five topics surveyed. Gove