Data Center Expansion Faces Resistance After U.S. Midterm Elections: 76% of Voters Oppose Building Data Centers in Their Communities

According to The Verge, U.S. midterm election results indicate that data center expansion faces greater political resistance. An NBC News election-day poll showed that 76% of surveyed voters oppose the construction of data centers in their communities. Nationwide, 45 local referendums involve data center development, and as of the morning of November 4, 33 of them have already resulted in votes to restrict data center construction.