{"id":456612,"date":"2026-09-16T14:58:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T18:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?post_type=short-read&#038;p=456612"},"modified":"2026-09-16T15:03:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T19:03:30","slug":"democrats-are-now-more-worried-than-republicans-about-ai-and-its-impact-on-jobs","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/09\/16\/democrats-are-now-more-worried-than-republicans-about-ai-and-its-impact-on-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats are now more worried than Republicans about AI and its impact on jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the first time, Democrats are now more likely than Republicans to be concerned about the growing role of <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/topic\/internet-technology\/emerging-technology\/artificial-intelligence\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/topic\/internet-technology\/emerging-technology\/artificial-intelligence\/\">artificial intelligence<\/a> in daily life and its potential to take jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignright wp-block-prc-chart-builder-synced-chart\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:420px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller--freeform wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"b3011063-3424-4ed2-a135-89af6ffbb694\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" 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data-prc-v-col=\"2\">38<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">35<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">42<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2025<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Equally concerned and excited<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">38<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">39<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">39<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2026<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Equally concerned and excited<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">37<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">40<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">34<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2021<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">More excited than concerned<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">18<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">14<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">21<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2022<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">More excited than concerned<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">15<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">13<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">19<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2023<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">More excited than 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data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a June Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults, 56% of Democrats said they are more concerned than excited about AI\u2019s increased use in daily life, compared with about half of Republicans. (Democrats and Republicans include independents who lean toward each party.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This reflects movement in both parties:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Democrats have grown more wary of AI<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> Among Democrats, the share who say they are more concerned than excited about AI has risen from 46% in 2023 to 56% today. And their concern is up 25 percentage points since 2021.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fewer Republicans are concerned about AI<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> Since 2023, the share of Republicans who say this has fallen 10 percentage points to 49%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These changes are largely driven by those at the ends of the ideological spectrum. Among liberal Democrats, concern about the increased use of AI rose from 45% in 2023 to 63% today. During the same period, it dropped 14 percentage points among conservative Republicans. Views among moderate and conservative Democrats, as well as among moderate and liberal Republicans, have not changed significantly since 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These findings come as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2026\/08\/14\/ai-becomes-major-election-issue-first-time-data-shows\/\">AI emerges as a midterm election issue<\/a>. Candidates in both parties are debating the development of data centers, government regulation for AI and its impact on jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Americans overall <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/08\/18\/young-adults-in-the-us-are-increasingly-wary-of-ai-concerned-it-will-take-jobs\/\">have become more concerned than excited<\/a> about AI\u2019s growing presence in recent years. About half of U.S. adults now say this, up from 37% in 2021. Few adults are more excited than concerned, while just over a third say they\u2019re equally concerned and excited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-plus-icon has-border-color has-ui-gray-light-border-color has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-background has-sans-serif-font-family is-layout-flow wp-container-core-details-is-layout-4031d49d wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(0.875em, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2em) * 0.009), 0.88em);\"><summary>About this research<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This Pew Research Center analysis looks at how Americans feel about AI and its impact on jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"why-did-we-do-this\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why did we do this?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pew Research Center does research to inform the public, journalists and decision-makers. This research builds on our past work on <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/science\/2025\/09\/17\/how-americans-view-ai-and-its-impact-on-people-and-society\/\">how people feel about AI<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2025\/04\/03\/public-and-expert-predictions-for-ais-next-20-years\/#will-ai-lead-to-fewer-jobs\">what they think it will do to jobs<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/07\/23\/what-americans-think-about-the-global-ai-race\/\">how views differ across partisan lines<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/about\/\">Learn more about Pew Research Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"how-did-we-do-this\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How did we do this?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We surveyed 3,488 U.S. adults from June 22 to 28, 2026. Everyone who took part in this survey is a member of the Center\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/the-american-trends-panel\/\">American Trends Panel<\/a>. The survey represents the views of the full U.S. adult population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/SR_09.16_26_ai-partisan-views_questionnaire.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/SR_09.16_26_ai-partisan-views_questionnaire.pdf\">questions used for this analysis<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/SR_09.16_26_ai-partisan-views_topline.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/SR_09.16_26_ai-partisan-views_topline.pdf\">topline<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/SR_09.16_26_ai-partisan-views_methodology.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/SR_09.16_26_ai-partisan-views_methodology.pdf\">survey methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"how-will-ai-affect-jobs\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How will AI affect jobs?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In another shift, Democrats are now more likely than Republicans to predict that AI will lead to fewer jobs over the next 20 years (75% vs. 68%).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignright wp-block-prc-chart-builder-synced-chart\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:420px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"9cd4469b-4e82-4845-b65f-ead09beede79\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" 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data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2026<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Dem\/Lean Dem<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">75<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">8<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">4<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__download-data-button-hr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__download-data-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"has-sans-serif-font-family\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tDownload data as .csv\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;9cd4469b-4e82-4845-b65f-ead09beede79-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\">Note: Those who were not sure or did not give an answer are not shown. <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted June 22-28, 2026. <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 420px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:420px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"9cd4469b-4e82-4845-b65f-ead09beede79\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"9cd4469b-4e82-4845-b65f-ead09beede79\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--download-image\" 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