Synthetic surveys misrepresent Republican views of Israel and Democratic views of billionaires
Note: Figures for U.S. adults may differ slightly from those previously published by the Center because they are based on a subset of respondents to the original survey.
Source: Survey of U.S. adults and “digital twins” synthetic analysis using Claude Opus 4.6 set to low reasoning with extended profile information and expert reflection. Survey was conducted March 23-29, 2026 (replicated March 30-April 2).
“Can AI Stand In for Human Survey-Takers? Not Really”
“Can AI Stand In for Human Survey-Takers? Not Really”
PEW RESEARCH CENTER
Synthetic surveys misrepresent Republican views of Israel and Democratic views of billionaires
| Do you think the fact that there are some people in this country who have personal fortunes of a billion dollars or more is … | A good thing for the country | A bad thing for the country | Neither a good thing or a bad thing | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synthetic respondents | Dem/Lean Dem | 1 | 86 | 14 | |
| Synthetic respondents | Rep/Lean Rep | 35 | 9 | 56 | |
| US adults | Dem/Lean Dem | 9 | 45 | 45 | |
| US adults | Rep/Lean Rep | 31 | 14 | 54 | |
| Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Israel? | Very favorable | Somewhat favorable | Somewhat unfavorable | Very unfavorable | |
| Synthetic respondents | Dem/Lean Dem | 0 | 22 | 68 | 9 |
| Synthetic respondents | Rep/Lean Rep | 18 | 77 | 4 | 0 |
| US adults | Dem/Lean Dem | 3 | 14 | 37 | 44 |
| US adults | Rep/Lean Rep | 20 | 38 | 27 | 14 |
Note: Figures for U.S. adults may differ slightly from those previously published by the Center because they are based on a subset of respondents to the original survey.
Source: Survey of U.S. adults and “digital twins” synthetic analysis using Claude Opus 4.6 set to low reasoning with extended profile information and expert reflection. Survey was conducted March 23-29, 2026 (replicated March 30-April 2).
“Can AI Stand In for Human Survey-Takers? Not Really”
“Can AI Stand In for Human Survey-Takers? Not Really”
PEW RESEARCH CENTER
