2026 election results show widespread opposition to AI data centers
Scientific American · Peter Hall ·
Across 10 states this Election Day, voters overwhelmingly backed restrictions on data center development or rejected measures that would have eased their construction
The data center boom was on Tuesday ballots 41 times. It won once
Across 10 states this Election Day, voters overwhelmingly backed restrictions on data center development or rejected measures that would have eased their construction
On Tuesday the artificial intelligence boom was on the ballot 41 times in 10 states. By Wednesday, with most results in, voters had sided with it just once.
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