Most Americans Oppose AI Data Centers, Poll Finds

A New York Times and Siena University poll of 1,503 likely voters found 61 percent oppose building data centers to power AI, with only 14 percent strongly in support. The survey was conducted in early September. Opposition cuts across political lines. While Trump voters were nearly split at 49 percent support versus 45 percent oppose, Harris voters and non-voters leaned heavily against, at 74 percent and 67 percent opposed, respectively.