US midterms: voters rebuff data centers in every ballot measure but one
Local opposition to data center buildouts is now showing up at the ballot box and hitting AI infrastructure stocks, a live risk for power-heavy crypto mining and hosting too.
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- CoinDeskWall Street turns cautious on AI data center boom after Democrats' Texas victory
- NBC NewsData centers rejected by voters across the country - challenging the AI boom
- Business InsiderHow a Blue Wave Crushed the Tech Right
- Yahoo FinanceDemocrats' victories in Texas laid bare voter unease over data centers - and signal new hurdles for the industry
- ForbesHere’s Where Voters Are Rejecting Data Centers At The Ballot (Full List)
- WIREDThe Results Are In: Voters Hate Data Centers
- The AtlanticSilicon Valley’s Very Bad Night
- ReutersTrump's midterm drubbing demonstrates the power of data center opponents
- The Washington PostA nationwide backlash against data centers erupts at the polls
- WSJVoters Rejecting Data Center Development in Ballot Measures
- Bloomberg.comMidterm Elections 2026: Voters Reset the Debate on Data Centers and Billionaires
- FortuneOhio just poured onto its existing 125 data center moratoriums. Transparency pushes and grid safeguards could now 'dominate policy agendas' nationwide
- Tom's HardwareAI data centers comprehensively defeated at US midterm elections - 45 measures put on the ballot as Americans overwhelmingly vote against developments
- The New Republic10 States With Data Centers on the Ballot All Voted to Ban Them