Datacenters were on the ballot. US voters rejected them
The Guardian reports that US voters in the 2026 midterms delivered a broad rebuke of datacenters: measures appeared on ballots in at least 40 jurisdictions across 10 states, and voters approved nearly every moratorium, including bans or restrictions in 14 Ohio municipalities, eight in Maine, and a high-impact ban in Emporia, Kansas. New governors including Texas's Gina Hinojosa pledged datacenter moratoriums, and analyst Dan Ives called the results a sign the buildout pace will slow.
