Data Revolt and Midterms

A poll of US midterm voters found 56% considered data centres a major or crucial factor in their vote, while 76% opposed building one in their community. Democrats won Senate and governor races in Texas, Georgia and Ohio, where candidates called for tighter data-centre regulation, but the analysis could not establish how many votes or seats were directly influenced by opposition. New rules or construction pauses could raise costs and slow AI infrastructure expansion, though analysts said they were unlikely to stop it entirely.

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