When many rural Americans flock to the polls on November 3rd, a crucial issue will be looming over the voting booths: AI data centers.
According to new polling by YouGov and the Economist, data centers are emerging as a kind of kryptonite for Republican candidates banking on the rural, conservative vote.
New survey data shows that between May and October, voters living within a mile of a data center facility are swinging hard to the Democratic ticket — with the share of those planning to vote blue rising from 54 percent to 61 percent.
While that swing becomes diluted as you zoom out, it seems large enough to impact the national share of voters planning to back Democrats, which rose from 53 to 55 percent across the US over the same time period.
