Americans Divided On New Data Centers
Polling Correspondent
– June 4, 2026
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The polling indicates that new data centre construction is broadly unpopular among US adults, with a net rating of -26% overall. Women and Harris voters express the strongest opposition, at -37% and -46% respectively, while men and Trump voters are more divided, at -14% and -10%.
The partisan split is striking given that the current administration has actively promoted the AI and data centre buildout, yet even Trump voters lean negative. The education pattern points less to disagreement over whether data centres are good or bad than to who has formed a definite opinion, with graduates far more decided than non-graduates, only 8% of whom were unsure against 17% of those without a degree.
Overall, the result shows little public enthusiasm for the data centre expansion across nearly every demographic group.