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404 Media American Voters Overwhelmingly Reject AI Data Centers
Widespread voter opposition, municipal bans, and power restrictions directly threaten the physical infrastructure and energy access needed to scale AI compute in the United States.
US voters in the 2026 midterm elections voted against AI data centers in at least 38 of more than 40 ballot measures across 13 states, passing outright bans in six cities and power limits in 12. Pro-data center politicians also lost offices nationwide, including Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who was defeated by Democratic challenger Gina Hinojosa after his support for AI data centers became a central campaign issue.
