AI data centers also lost big in the 2026 midterm elections

Data center projects have proved broadly unpopular in areas where they have been proposed, a sentiment reflected by voters on Tuesday.

A sign at a property near a proposed data center development called “Project Hazelnut” in Sugarloaf Township, Pennsylvania, on October 6, 2026. [Photo: Matthew Hatcher/AFP/Getty Images]

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