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# In each of 39 US states, 27% to 38% are unsure whether federal AI regulation will go too far or not far enough
- URL: https://aiadoption.org/data/unsure-about-federal-ai-regulation-by-us-state/
- Published: 2026-10-19T16:56:12.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-21T06:04:03.000Z
- Description: Between 27% and 38% of people in each of 39 US states are unsure whether federal AI regulation will go too far or not far enough. 'Not sure' is the top answer in Mississippi, Nebraska and Nevada.
- Author: Manu
- Tags: Data, Public Opinion on AI, AI in the US, #chart, #ai-index-2026, #hub-opinion, #country-us

38%

Share in Nebraska and Mississippi who are not sure whether federal AI regulation will go too far or not far enough, the highest of 39 states; Pennsylvania is lowest at 27%

Not sure

Nebraska38%

Mississippi38%

Pennsylvania27%

## What the chart shows

The CHIP50 survey found large shares unsure whether federal regulation of AI will go too far or not far enough: from 27% in Pennsylvania to 38% in Nebraska and Mississippi. In 24 of the 39 states, 33% or more were unsure.

‘Not sure’ is the most common answer in Mississippi, Nebraska and Nevada, and ties with ‘not far enough’ in Georgia (35% each). In the other 35 states ‘not far enough’ leads, highest in Missouri and Washington (48% each). ‘Too far’ is highest in New York and Tennessee (31% each).

## Key numbers

| Measure                    | Value |
| -------------------------- | ----- |
| Nebraska, not sure         | 38%   |
| Mississippi, not sure      | 38%   |
| Pennsylvania, not sure     | 27%   |
| Missouri, not far enough   | 48%   |
| Washington, not far enough | 48%   |
| New York, too far          | 31%   |

## How to read it

- CHIP50 (Civic Health and Institutions Project) survey, 2025\. The data covers 39 states; Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Maine, Montana, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont and Wyoming are not in it.
- Rows add to between 99% and 101% because of rounding.

**Source:** [CHIP50](https://aiadoption.org/sources/#chip50), 2025, via the AI Index Report 2026 (Stanford HAI), figure 9.3.5: *Support for AI federal regulation by US state, 2025*. Chart and text by AI Adoption.  
Numbers checked against the published data on 20 October 2026.  
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