{"id":303665,"date":"2026-06-17T09:46:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T13:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?post_type=chart&#038;p=303665"},"modified":"2026-06-24T14:00:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T18:00:20","slug":"in-a-shift-democrats-are-now-more-skeptical-than-the-gop-of-the-u-s-governments-ability-to-regulate-ai","status":"publish","type":"chart","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/chart\/in-a-shift-democrats-are-now-more-skeptical-than-the-gop-of-the-u-s-governments-ability-to-regulate-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"In a shift, Democrats are now more skeptical than the GOP of the U.S. government\u2019s ability to regulate AI"},"content":{"rendered":"<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=\"9dc0ec3f-7ad6-44f4-b0a4-10050f591e90\" 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data-meta-field=\"title\">In a shift, Democrats are now more skeptical than the GOP of the U.S. government\u2019s ability to regulate AI<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% of U.S. adults who say they have <strong>not too much or no confidence <\/strong>in each of the following<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-chart-builder-freeform-chart has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0a63e7b6 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-46e0f82c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center 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shown.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Feb. 17-23, 2026.<br>\u201cAmericans and AI 2026: Chatbots, Smart Devices and Views on Impact\u201d<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0px; max-width:420px;\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- register a callback on this div to see if the native share is supported -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__overlay\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"share-modal__overlay-9dc0ec3f-7ad6-44f4-b0a4-10050f591e90\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- TODO: I would like to be able to use the social 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