Results talliedNearly every measure restricts data centers
4 Nov 4 7:42 AM · 4d ago · 34 articles · 28 posts · 17 comments · 7 sources · development 4 of 7
Ballotpedia and news outlets confirmed that 35 of 35 (and later counts of 44) data-center ballot measures passed restricting or banning facilities, with 28 of 35 passing by over 70% support; only one town, Harwood, North Dakota, voted in favor of data centers.
“Voters in at least 29 jurisdictions across the country passed bans or restrictions on data centers Tuesday, reflecting the widespread public revulsion to the facilities”
Washington Post
Sam Altman OpenAI CEODina Powell McCormick Meta president
Elon Musk Tech executive cited in backlash narrative
Abdul El-Sayed Michigan senator-electAmerican voters Electorate across ~40 localities in 13 states
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first by Bloomberg Politics, 3d ago · also Bloomberg
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first by The GridSight, 4d ago · also Fortune
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Tuesday's election was a wholesale rejection of Silicon Valley's worldview and AI-powered kleptocracy.
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There’s no question Donald Trump took a hit in the US midterms. But the tech industry may prove to be an even bigger loser. Across the country, electoral races were won and lost based on where candidates stood on data centers. The public was clear: they want moratoriums and for AI ambitions to be reined in. https:// disconnect.blog/us-midterms-de…
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The literal pitch these guys have been using is:* We've built a technology that has obliterated entry level hiring* That technology might obliterate all the other "normal" person white collar jobs. The kinds of jobs you can clock in and out and not think about them outside of that. Instead, every new job will be a managerial one working with 500…
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I don't? Are you sure about that? https://www.jpmorganchase.com/institute/all-topics/household-financial-health/drawing-on-investment-wealth Edit: This is another article from yahoo finance in case you want to say you don't trust JP Morgan cuz they're evil or some shit.
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Quick, another tech CEO lunch with Trump and another big donation to the ballroom! Voters clearly see AI data centers as a proxy for AI and all Big Tech. Sure, they'll try to pivot the way they rapidly pivoted to Trump but this anger is deep, wide, bipartisan and long-brewing.
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WAPO: “.. Voters in at least 29 jurisdictions across the country passed bans or restrictions on data centers Tuesday, reflecting the widespread public revulsion to the facilities ..” @washingtonpost.com
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"Voters in at least 29 jurisdictions across the country passed bans or restrictions on data centers Tuesday, reflecting the widespread public revulsion to the facilities and adding to the growing pushback on the ambitions of the artificial intelligence industry." https://www. washingtonpost.com/technology/…
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A lot of people here are portraying the opposition to data centers as being uneducated hypocrites who are against anything getting built. When you look at what the opposition are saying, they generally know what they are talking about. Here's Abdul El-Sayed (new Michigan senator) talking about his ideas for regulating the AI industry…
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Data centers were on the ballot and they lost big time. Voters in about 29 jurisdictions approved restrictions on data centers. Hyperscalers have committed trillions to AI infrastructure they may not be able to build. The AI bubble is inflated by the idea they’d all be built to meet demand for AI.
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And, in nearly every conceivable way, voters aggressively rejected Trump and Silicon Valley’s vision for America. It turns out people do not want to accept “some bad things happening” to pad the valuations and pocketbooks of billionaires and trillionaires when the “bad things” include worsening wealth inequality, a housing and cost of living…
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Kevin Oleary's data center is going to be built one hour from my town. A lot of people here seem upset about it but when I talk to them I can't get a single good reason to oppose the data center. Here's what I hear and my response:"It'll use too much water." - It's going to use less water than the farm that used to run on this land. The county is…
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Voters selected candidates with tough policies on data centers at all levels of government, in a clear rebuke to the industry's buildout in states across the country.
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# Altman 's worldview🚨*masses must shut up & suffer while # oligarchs centralize power, self-deal, spend wildly to capture the pol process, & automate away human endeavors so they can amass yet more wealth—was⚡wholly repudiated in Tues’s election as people rejected the # cruelty , # corruption , & depravity # economy we’ve seen over the last few…
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This comment section blows my mind! Are we that insulated from the world? Are these all bots? Am I crazy???Tech is now viewed in the same lense as dirty greedy oil companies. If an oil company opened a candy store most people I know would not go because "Oh those oil companies can't be trusted"Anytime I talk to anyone not in tech they're extremely…
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US voters in 29+ jurisdictions overwhelmingly pass data center bans or restrictions; S&P says 145+ US projects were delayed or canceled through early August (Washington Post) https://www. washingtonpost.com/technology/ 2026/11/04/voters-pass-over-20-ballot-measures-ban-or-restrict-data-centers/ http://www. techmeme.com/261104/p24#a26110 4p24
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> They're generating their own electricity and excess power will be put back into the gridGenerating their own electricity how? I would be pissed if I got one of these xAI power turbines near my area [1]. And even if they weren't loud, gas plants are environmentally bad.> They're generating their own electricity and excess power will be put back…
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“The people at the top — the Elon Musks, the Rupert Murdochs, the Mark Zuckerbergs of the world — they spend so much time and energy keeping us angry and divided because our unity is a threat to their wealth and their power.” https://www. 404media.co/there-is-one-fight -american-voters-reject-tech-oligarchy/ # election # oligarchy # tech
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>>“- There must be community benefits agreements negotiated transparently with the local community- Any new datacenters being built cannot raise utility rates- Some of the revenue generated by the datacenter must be set aside to improve power reliability- Datacenters must not touch our waterways at all- Datacenters must be built using union…
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Good rundown by Ben Thompson about how the election results will affect data centers: "Many of the theories about AI assume that it becomes a commodity; I think it’s just as likely we are looking at scarcity for much longer than we expected, which will have ripple effects on everything."
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The fact that Americans can be made to vote for NIMBY policies was well known. My question is what Americans think economic growth in the 21st century looks like?As someone who grew up in a country with near zero growth (some would call it “sustainable growth”) and the resultant stagflation, I wouldn’t wish that feeling of growing into an economy…
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People across America rejected data centers during last night's midterm election. Proposals related to data centers were explicitly on the ballot in more than 40 races across 13 states. People voted against data centers in 38 of them and counting
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I don't think people are a ignorant or provincial as people here are suggesting.Broadly, the people in areas with datacenters understand that AI is leading to a loss of control and concentration in power and money. A lot of people in these rural areas have been on the receiving end of this sort of screw job for generations. Their skepticism is…
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Data centers lost the midterms https://www. theverge.com/policy/1026365/da ta-centers-midterms-results?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into The Verge on Artificial Intelligence @ the-verge-on-artificial-intelligence-theverge
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The thing that gets me is why the hell are these things being powered with loud generators and fossil fuels? These facilities are billed as being 21st century technological marvels. But what's actually delivered looks like something out of the industrial revolution. Harvesting old jet engines from decommissioned planes in order to power your…
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