About this research We did this survey to understand whether and how Americans are using chatbots to find election-related information ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

Why did we do this?

Pew Research Center does research to help the public, media and decision-makers understand important topics. We have studied Americans’ views of politics for decades, and we’ve also explored their views of artificial intelligence and chatbots in recent years.

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How did we do this?

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 .

Americans’ use of artificial intelligence chatbots like ChatGPT, Copilot and Gemini has increased substantially in recent years. Today, about half of U.S.…