--- title: Iowa and Ohio voters back AI safety measures over... description: A new poll finds 67% of voters in Iowa and Ohio want AI safety rules even if the US isn't always first in the global AI race. Inquire, run by Republican... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/iowa-and-ohio-voters-back-ai-safety-measures-over-winning-the-ai-race-pujfppglr twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Iowa and Ohio voters back AI safety measures over winning the AI race | daily.dev og:description: A new poll finds 67% of voters in Iowa and Ohio want AI safety rules even if the US isn't always first in the global AI race. Inquire, run by Republican... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/iowa-and-ohio-voters-back-ai-safety-measures-over-winning-the-ai-race-pujfppglr og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/puJfppGlR.png og:image:alt: Iowa and Ohio voters back AI safety measures over winning the AI race og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Iowa and Ohio voters back AI safety measures over winning the AI race **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A new poll finds 67% of voters in Iowa and Ohio want AI safety rules even if the US isn't always first in the global AI race. Inquire, run by Republican pollster Rob Schmidt, surveyed 501 Iowa and 504 Ohio voters from October 19 to 22. All ten tested safety proposals won at least 73% support, with keeping dangerous AI from enemy hands scoring 94% in Iowa and 93% in Ohio. Separately, the AFL-CIO's Liz Shuler says the union federation is drafting 'gold-standard' AI legislation covering worker protections and data privacy for the next Congress. A Heatmap Pro poll found 71% of people would oppose a data center near their home. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What percentage of Iowa and Ohio voters support AI safety regulations over winning the AI race 67% of voters in both Iowa and Ohio said the US should pass reasonable AI safety measures even if it means not always being first in the global AI race. The poll, run by Republican pollster Rob Schmidt's firm Inquire, surveyed 501 likely voters in Iowa and 504 in Ohio from October 19 to 22, with a margin of error of 4.4 points. _Policy shifts like this shape how AI companies operate, so daily.dev keeps builders informed on regulatory trends._ ### Which AI safety proposals have the strongest bipartisan voter support Keeping the most dangerous AI out of enemy hands polled highest, at 94% in Iowa and 93% in Ohio. Stronger parental controls followed at 90% and 93%. Pre-deployment government safety testing drew 85% and 87%, while requiring chatbots to disclose they are AI drew 81% and 85%. All ten proposals tested won at least 73% support in both states. _Developers building AI products can track emerging safety expectations on daily.dev before regulation catches up._ ### What is the AFL-CIO's proposed AI legislation about The AFL-CIO is drafting what it calls 'gold-standard' AI legislation covering worker protections, privacy and data protection, and the economic impact of AI. Union president Liz Shuler says it will be the federation's top priority for the next Congress. The federation's existing AI principles already have bipartisan backing, including a letter from Republican congressman Brian Fitzpatrick and Democratic senator Mark Kelly. _Engineers weighing AI's workplace impact can follow labor policy developments like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [America’s coming war over AI regulation](https://daily.dev/posts/america-s-coming-war-over-ai-regulation-43avff7sx) · MIT Technology Review · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [AI was supposed to win people over by now -- it hasn't](https://daily.dev/posts/ai-was-supposed-to-win-people-over-by-now----it-hasn-t-ggygshkxv) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Congress has three AI bills and no timetable for a vote on any of them](https://daily.dev/posts/congress-has-three-ai-bills-and-no-timetable-for-a-vote-on-any-of-them-fnslyffls) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai-safety](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-safety), [#ai-governance](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-governance), [#regulation](https://daily.dev/tags/regulation) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/iowa-and-ohio-voters-back-ai-safety-measures-over-winning-the-ai-race-pujfppglr) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Iowa and Ohio voters back AI safety measures over winning the AI race","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/iowa-and-ohio-voters-back-ai-safety-measures-over-winning-the-ai-race-pujfppglr","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/iowa-and-ohio-voters-back-ai-safety-measures-over-winning-the-ai-race-pujfppglr"},"datePublished":"2026-10-30T11:58:06.177Z","dateModified":"2026-10-30T12:04:29.173Z","description":"A new poll finds 67% of voters in Iowa and Ohio want AI safety rules even if the US isn't always first in the global AI race. 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