AI's Populist Moment
ReviewedNational
Study Details
- Pollster
- Blue Rose Research
- Sponsor
- Blue Rose Research
- Sponsor Category
- Advocacy
- Field Dates
- Dec 8, 2025 – Dec 9, 2025
- Published
- Dec 9, 2025
- Geography
- National
- Mode
- online
- Population
- Registered Voters
Questions (4)
Q1. Voters oppose new data centers in their local community by 13 points (31% support, 44% oppose).
Support/OpposeData Centers
Q2. 41% believe data centers strain the grid and could drive up costs, vs 16% who think it could fund more power generation.
TradeoffData CentersEnergy
Q3. 37% say data centers employ very few people compared to the land and energy they use vs 25% who say they bring high-paying tech jobs.
TradeoffData CentersLabor
Q4. By 13 points, voters are more pessimistic (39%) about AI's long-term impact than optimistic (18%). 57% say it's moving too fast.
ConcernAI