Just 30% of voters initially favor building new data centers in their community. That number is down significantly from 49% in May. Currently, 62% are opposed. The concerns are many, and environmental ones seem to be at the top of the list. Of those who oppose data centers in their community, just over half (51%) mention water or environmental concerns in some way in response to an open ended question.

Who Would Voters Pick?

Consequently, voters say they would be more likely to vote for a candidate who opposes data centers over one who supports them by a 49% to 28% margin. However, if data centers are required to produce their own electricity, two thirds (64%) would be more likely to choose a candidate who proposed that, compared to 28% who would prefer a candidate who sought to ban new data centers entirely.

In fact, 8 in 10 voters (81%) favor a proposal to require data centers to produce their own electricity. That includes 45% who Strongly Favor it.

How Important Are Data Centers To Voters?

Still, data centers are far from voters' minds relative to other issues when it comes to affecting their choice at the ballot box. Just 33% consider the issue Very Important to their vote, placing it last among voter priorities. For reference, 76% consider the economy Very Important, while 72% say the same of Inflation. Sixty-eight percent (68%) say the same of Healthcare. In fact, all 10 issues in our regular monthly survey of issue importance rank higher than data centers.

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, July 28-29, 2026. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.