Voters in the 2026 midterms sided against data centers in every one of the 41 local ballot measures across 10 states except one, and Democrats who campaigned on pausing or regulating projects won key races in Ohio, Wisconsin, Georgia, and Texas. Elon Musk, the cycle's largest individual donor at $474 million, wrote on X after losing both of Texas's marquee races that data centers in space are looking appealing.