--- title: A growing political reckoning is coming for data... description: A new POLITICO Poll reveals rapidly shifting American attitudes toward data centers, with opposition growing from 28% to 41% in just six months. The trend is... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/a-growing-political-reckoning-is-coming-for-data-centers-politico-poll-shows-ihy0gmlwm twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: A growing political reckoning is coming for data centers, POLITICO Poll shows | daily.dev og:description: A new POLITICO Poll reveals rapidly shifting American attitudes toward data centers, with opposition growing from 28% to 41% in just six months. The trend is... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/a-growing-political-reckoning-is-coming-for-data-centers-politico-poll-shows-ihy0gmlwm og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ihY0gmlWM.png og:image:alt: A growing political reckoning is coming for data centers, POLITICO Poll shows og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # A growing political reckoning is coming for data centers, POLITICO Poll shows **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 7 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A new POLITICO Poll reveals rapidly shifting American attitudes toward data centers, with opposition growing from 28% to 41% in just six months. The trend is especially pronounced among Democratic voters, where Harris 2024 voters opposing nearby data centers jumped from 33% to 53%. The political divide is deepening ahead of November midterms, with New York becoming the first state to impose a moratorium on new data center construction. While progressive lawmakers push for federal moratoriums citing energy costs and water consumption concerns, Democratic and Republican leaders remain divided on how to respond. The AI industry, represented by companies like Google, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon, is pushing back with community engagement efforts as the issue becomes a potential electoral flashpoint. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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