How Voters Weighed In on Data Centers

Data centers were on the ballot this week and Americans resoundingly voted against them.

Across more than 40 local measures in 10 states, voters weighed everything from outright bans on large data centers and temporary moratoriums to rules requiring a public vote on big projects. Of the 41 local measures that have already been called, the public voted to limit development in all but one.

And across the various elections, data centers were a key pillar in most campaigns.

The most consequential might be the gubernatorial races, where 29 of the 34 governors who won this week had some form of data center restriction or moratorium as part of their platform.

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