Voters rebuff data centers in every ballot measure except one during the 2026 midterms

Data Centers Were Another Big Loser on Tuesday

There was a backlash against data centers as well as Republicans in the midterm elections. There were 41 local ballot measures in 10 states on Tuesday seeking to restrict the construction of data centers in various ways, and voters sided against data centers everywhere except Harwood, North Dakota, CNBC reports....

Voters rebuff data centers in every ballot measure except one during the 2026 midterms

Voters in the states at the heart of the AI data center boom pushed back on the buildout on Election Night.

Data Centers Have Brutal Election Night

Americans overwhelmingly voted to halt or hinder constructing data centers in the 2026 midterms.

Data centers have brutal election night - The Daily Bo Snerdley

Americans across the country voted in the midterms to halt or hinder constructing data centers as the country becomes more critical of artificial intelligence (AI) projects near their homes. Voters in nearly 40 localities passed either bans or tighter rules on data centers on Tuesday, according to The Washington Post. Americans voted against building these AI facilities in states that were the center of the data center boom such as Ohio and Cali…