March 30, 2026      11:24 AM

Poll finds 65 percent of Americans oppose construction of data centers in their communities

The Quinnipiac poll comes as Texas lawmakers prepare to delve into the issue in the interim

The pollsters gave respondents a chance to list the reasons for support or opposition:

Those who oppose the building of an AI data center in their community were given a list of three possible reasons and asked if any are part of the reason for their opposition: 72 percent say electricity costs, 64 percent say

water use, and 41 percent say noise.

Those who support the building of an AI data center in their community were given a list of three possible reasons and asked if any are part of the reason for their support: 77 percent say job creation, 53 percent say increasing tax revenue, and 47 percent say the potential for creating a tech hub.

You can download the findings of the pollsters right here.

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