Just over half (53%) of voters claim to know what a flock camera is. Among all voters, 39% connect the term to license plate reading, vehicle tracking, or general public surveillence. Roughly 7% gave an answer involving government spying or law enforcement, and another 7% gave an answer involving AI or something else entirely.

When informed what a flock camera is, voters are evenly split: 44% think they are important for helping law enforcement, and 44% think they are tools to allow the government to spy on citizens almost everywhere.

By a 52% to 38% margin, Republicans say they are an important tool for helping law enforcement. Democrats disagree and say they are tools that allow government spying by a margin of 50% to 42%. These numbers are likely highly influenced by the fact that Republicans are the party in power.

The Trust Issue

Unsurprisingly, among voters who talk politics on a daily basis, 60% say flock cameras are important tools for helping law enforcement. That is identical to the 60% of voters who talk politics on a daily basis who trust the government to do the right thing a majority of the time.

For context, less than 30% of all voters trust the government to that degree.