Oct. 30, 2026

Few Americans Say They Are Asking AI Chatbots for 2026 Election Information

New Research from the Pew Research Center American Trends Panel (ATP). The Pew Research Center works with SSRS to recruit panelists, manage the panel and conduct ATP surveys.

About one-in-ten adults (8%) say they are using AI chatbots to find election-related information this year, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.

For people who are using chatbots for the election this fall, most have specifically done so to get information about:

Where the candidates stand on the issues (76%)
The accuracy of things they have heard or read elsewhere about the candidates or issues (71%)
The candidates’ lives and careers (65%)

Survey Methodology

We surveyed 5,273 U.S. adults from Oct. 12 to 18, 2026. Everyone who took part in this survey is a member of the Center’s American Trends Panel. The survey represents the views of the full U.S. adult population.

Here are the survey questions used for this analysis, the detailed responses and the survey methodology.