Data center politics are becoming inescapable across the country — but most ordinary people are barely paying attention, a new poll has found.
The findings suggest that even as electricity costs turn into a major campaign issue for both parties, the politics around energy-hungry data centers remain fluid.
A majority of Americans have heard little to nothing about data centers, according to a nationwide poll released Tuesday by Navigator Research, a Democratic-aligned firm that focuses on message testing. And only about one-quarter of the public has heard even a little about a data center coming to their community.
That has left the public split over whether to support more data center development. Data center development in people’s own communities even drew mixed opinions, with 36 percent supporting it, 32 percent opposed and 32 percent unsure.
