{"id":531164,"date":"2026-09-22T14:50:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T18:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?post_type=short-read&#038;p=531164"},"modified":"2026-09-22T16:43:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T20:43:27","slug":"americans-views-of-data-centers-have-turned-more-negative","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/09\/22\/americans-views-of-data-centers-have-turned-more-negative\/","title":{"rendered":"Americans\u2019 views of data centers have turned more negative"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Americans have grown more negative toward the possible environmental and economic effects of data centers since the beginning of the year. And a majority say they\u2019d be uncomfortable if a new data center started operating in their area, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignright wp-block-prc-chart-builder-synced-chart\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:310px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"6406f8e7-5a1a-45fc-a1c2-7fe94c569e5b\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;6406f8e7-5a1a-45fc-a1c2-7fe94c569e5b&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:531164,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/short-reads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/22\\\/americans-views-of-data-centers-have-turned-more-negative\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/americans-have-become-more-likely-to-say-data-centers-have-a-negative-impact-in-various-areas\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-09-22&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:539023,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/americans_have_become_more_likely_to_say_data_centers_have_a_negative_impact_in_various_areas-476716-1790104456.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Americans have become more likely to say data centers have a negative impact in various areas&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% of U.S. adults who say data centers are &lt;strong&gt;mostly bad&lt;\\\/strong&gt; 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max-width:310px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\">Americans have become more likely to say data centers have a negative impact in various areas<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% of U.S. adults who say data centers are <strong>mostly bad<\/strong> for &#8230;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"6406f8e7-5a1a-45fc-a1c2-7fe94c569e5b-chart\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/americans_have_become_more_likely_to_say_data_centers_have_a_negative_impact_in_various_areas-476716-1790104456.png\" alt=\"Chart\" class=\"chart-fallback chart-fallback--png\" style=\"width:310px;height:auto;\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\">Note: Respondents who did not answer are not shown.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted July 20-Aug. 9, 2026. <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0; 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max-width: 310px;\">\n\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;6406f8e7-5a1a-45fc-a1c2-7fe94c569e5b-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\">Americans have become more likely to say data centers have a negative impact in various areas<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% of U.S. adults who say data centers are <strong>mostly bad<\/strong> for &#8230;<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table__inner\" style=\"max-width: 310px !important; margin-bottom: 0; overflow: auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table is-scroll-on-pc is-scroll-on-mobile chart-builder-data-table has-sans-serif-font-family has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout is-sticky-first-column\"><colgroup><col\/><col\/><col\/><\/colgroup><thead><tr><th>Topic<\/th><th>Jan \u201926<\/th><th>Aug \u201926<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">The environment<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">39<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">54<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Home energy costs<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">38<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">50<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">People\u2019s quality of life nearby<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">30<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">49<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Local jobs<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">15<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">24<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Local tax revenue<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">12<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">21<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__download-data-button-hr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__download-data-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"has-sans-serif-font-family\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tDownload data as .csv\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;6406f8e7-5a1a-45fc-a1c2-7fe94c569e5b-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\">Note: Respondents who did not answer are not shown.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted July 20-Aug. 9, 2026. <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 310px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:310px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"6406f8e7-5a1a-45fc-a1c2-7fe94c569e5b\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"6406f8e7-5a1a-45fc-a1c2-7fe94c569e5b\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--download-image\" data-chart-id=\"6406f8e7-5a1a-45fc-a1c2-7fe94c569e5b\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadImage\">Download Image<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" data-chart-view=\"share\" data-chart-id=\"6406f8e7-5a1a-45fc-a1c2-7fe94c569e5b\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The survey comes as <a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/future-society\/ai-data-center-finances-protests-opposition-social-risk\">protests against new data center construction<\/a> have spread, and as some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncsl.org\/fiscal\/which-states-are-banning-data-centers\">state<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlc.org\/resource\/data-center-local-action-tracker\/\">local<\/a> politicians have spoken out against data centers. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump has been a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/08\/31\/trump-data-centers-midterms\">vocal supporter of data centers<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than half of Americans (54%) now say data centers are <strong>mostly bad for the environment,<\/strong> up from 39% in January. Half say they are <strong>mostly bad for home energy costs,<\/strong> up from 38%. And 49% say they are <strong>mostly bad for people\u2019s quality of life nearby,<\/strong> up from 30%. The new survey was conducted from July 20 to Aug. 9 among 10,548 U.S. adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just 4% of Americans think data centers have a mostly good impact in each of these areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Views on how data centers impact local tax revenue and jobs are mixed.<\/strong> Similar shares (between 21% and 24%) say data centers are mostly good and mostly bad for these things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since January, there have been increases of 9 percentage points in the shares of Americans who say data centers are mostly bad for local jobs (from 15% to 24%) and local tax revenue (from 12% to 21%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Many Americans are still unsure or unfamiliar with data centers altogether.<\/strong> Shares ranging from 18% to 32% say they are not sure how data centers impact the five things we asked about. And overall, 12% say they haven\u2019t heard of data centers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jump to the following sections for more:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/09\/22\/americans-views-of-data-centers-have-turned-more-negative\/#views-of-data-centers-have-become-more-negative-across-groups\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/09\/22\/americans-views-of-data-centers-have-turned-more-negative\/#views-of-data-centers-have-become-more-negative-across-groups\">Views of data centers have become more negative across groups<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/09\/22\/americans-views-of-data-centers-have-turned-more-negative\/#changing-partisan-views-about-impact-on-local-jobs-and-tax-revenue\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/09\/22\/americans-views-of-data-centers-have-turned-more-negative\/#changing-partisan-views-about-impact-on-local-jobs-and-tax-revenue\">Changing partisan views on data centers\u2019 impact on local jobs and tax revenue<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/09\/22\/americans-views-of-data-centers-have-turned-more-negative\/#a-majority-of-americans-would-be-uncomfortable-with-a-new-local-data-center\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/09\/22\/americans-views-of-data-centers-have-turned-more-negative\/#a-majority-of-americans-would-be-uncomfortable-with-a-new-local-data-center\">A majority of Americans would be uncomfortable with a new local data center<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/09\/22\/americans-views-of-data-centers-have-turned-more-negative\/#awareness-of-data-centers-continues-to-grow\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/09\/22\/americans-views-of-data-centers-have-turned-more-negative\/#awareness-of-data-centers-continues-to-grow\">Awareness of data centers continues to grow<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-plus-icon has-border-color has-ui-gray-light-border-color has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-background has-sans-serif-font-family is-layout-flow wp-container-core-details-is-layout-4031d49d wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(0.875em, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2em) * 0.009), 0.88em);\"><summary>About this research<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This Pew Research Center analysis looks at how Americans\u2019 views of data centers have changed since the beginning of 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"why-did-we-do-this\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why did we do this?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pew Research Center does research to help the public, media and decision-makers understand important topics. This analysis builds on our recent work about <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/topic\/internet-technology\/technology-policy-issues\/\">technology policy issues<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/topic\/internet-technology\/emerging-technology\/artificial-intelligence\/\">artificial intelligence<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/about\/\">Pew Research Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"how-did-we-do-this\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How did we do this?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We surveyed 10,548 U.S. adults from July 20 to Aug. 9, 2026. Everyone who took part in this survey is a member of the Center\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/the-american-trends-panel\/\">American Trends Panel<\/a>. The survey represents the views of the full U.S. adult population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the survey <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/SR_26.09.22_data-centers_questionnaire.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/SR_26.09.22_data-centers_questionnaire.pdf\">questions we used for this analysis<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/SR_26.09.22_data-centers_topline.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/SR_26.09.22_data-centers_topline.pdf\">detailed responses<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/SR_26.09.22_data-centers_methodology.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/SR_26.09.22_data-centers_methodology.pdf\">survey methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"views-of-data-centers-have-become-more-negative-across-groups\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Views of data centers have become more negative across groups<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Americans in a variety of demographic and partisan subgroups have become more negative in their views of data centers. Men and women alike, as well as adults across age groups and education levels, have become more likely since January to say data centers have a mostly bad impact on the things we asked about.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignright wp-block-prc-chart-builder-synced-chart\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:310px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller--freeform wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"ecd1fb07-22ac-4fd6-9e12-1512bde68b7b\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;ecd1fb07-22ac-4fd6-9e12-1512bde68b7b&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:531164,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/short-reads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/22\\\/americans-views-of-data-centers-have-turned-more-negative\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/across-groups-americans-are-now-more-likely-to-say-data-centers-are-bad-for-the-environment\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-09-22&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:538399,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/strongstrongacross_groups_americans_are_now_more_likely_to_say_data_centers_are_bad_for_the_environmentstrongstrong-471103-1790103101.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Across groups, Americans are now more likely to say data centers are bad for the environment&lt;\\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\\/strong&gt;&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% who say data centers are &lt;strong&gt;mostly bad&lt;\\\/strong&gt; 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max-width:310px;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;ecd1fb07-22ac-4fd6-9e12-1512bde68b7b-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\"><strong><strong>Across groups, Americans are now more likely to say data centers are bad for the environment<\/strong><\/strong><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% who say data centers are <strong>mostly bad<\/strong> for the environment<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-chart-builder-freeform-chart has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=530684\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f8f8f9\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f8f8f9;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/data-centers-5.png?resize=480,646 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/data-centers-5.png?resize=646,870 646w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"862\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/data-centers-5.png?w=640\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-530684 not-transparent\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;ecd1fb07-22ac-4fd6-9e12-1512bde68b7b-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\">Note: Respondents who did not answer are not shown. <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted July 20-Aug. 9, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0px; 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max-width: 310px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:310px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"ecd1fb07-22ac-4fd6-9e12-1512bde68b7b\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"ecd1fb07-22ac-4fd6-9e12-1512bde68b7b\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--download-image\" data-chart-id=\"ecd1fb07-22ac-4fd6-9e12-1512bde68b7b\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadImage\">Download Image<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" data-chart-view=\"share\" data-chart-id=\"ecd1fb07-22ac-4fd6-9e12-1512bde68b7b\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, rural Americans have become more likely to say data centers are mostly bad for the environment (from 32% in January to 50% in August), home energy costs (32% to 46%) and the quality of people living nearby (28% to 45%). Most data centers currently being planned or under development <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/04\/13\/most-new-data-centers-in-the-us-are-coming-to-rural-areas\/\">will be in rural areas<\/a>. Americans in urban and suburban areas have also become more likely to say data centers areas are mostly bad for these things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As was the case <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/03\/12\/how-americans-view-data-centers-impact-in-key-areas-from-the-environment-to-jobs\/#partisan-differences-over-data-centers-impact\">earlier this year<\/a>, Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents are more likely than Republicans and Republican leaners to view the impacts of data centers negatively. Still, Republicans\u2019 views have also turned more negative: In the new survey, for example, 42% say the facilities are mostly bad for the quality of life of people nearby, up from 24% in January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republican elected officials have staked out varying positions on data centers. While Trump has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/08\/31\/trump-data-centers-backlash-elections-congress.html\">consistently supported<\/a> their construction in his second term, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott previously supported expansion but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/08\/23\/greg-abbott-texas-data-centers-01046867\">issued a statewide moratorium<\/a> on new data centers in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some Democrats, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/whyy.org\/articles\/shapiro-data-centers-executive-order-pennsylvania\/\">Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/capitolnewsillinois.com\/news\/gov-jb-pritzker-to-suspend-tax-breaks-for-data-centers-urging-more-discussion\/\">Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker<\/a>, have also recently shifted their positions to support additional rules and oversight on data center construction and operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"changing-partisan-views-about-impact-on-local-jobs-and-tax-revenue\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Changing partisan views about impact on local jobs and tax revenue<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among Democrats and Republicans alike, views on the effects of data centers on local jobs and tax revenue are somewhat more negative than they were at the start of the year. But many people in both partisan groups either say that they\u2019re not sure or that the effects are neither good nor bad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More Democrats now say the effects of data centers in these two areas are mostly bad than mostly good. Liberal Democrats have primarily driven this shift: For example, 34% of liberals now say data centers are mostly bad for local tax revenue, up from 19% in January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More Republicans continue to say the effects of data centers on local jobs and tax revenue are mostly good than mostly bad. Still, Republicans are now 7 percentage points more likely than in January to say the effects in both areas are mostly bad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"a-majority-of-americans-would-be-uncomfortable-with-a-new-local-data-center\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">A majority of Americans would be uncomfortable with a new local data center<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignright wp-block-prc-chart-builder-synced-chart\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:310px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"17bcbbfb-3e7e-4152-b39b-98e7de6a350f\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" 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data-prc-v-col=\"5\">party<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Cons\/Mod<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">6<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">22<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">58<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">14<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">party<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Liberal<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">3<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">10<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">81<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">5<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">party<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Heard a lot<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">11<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">16<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">73<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\"><\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">heard<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Heard a little<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">6<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">26<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">66<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\"><\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" 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CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 310px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:310px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"17bcbbfb-3e7e-4152-b39b-98e7de6a350f\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"17bcbbfb-3e7e-4152-b39b-98e7de6a350f\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--download-image\" data-chart-id=\"17bcbbfb-3e7e-4152-b39b-98e7de6a350f\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadImage\">Download Image<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" 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Liberal Democrats stand out, with 81% saying they\u2019d be uncomfortable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Majorities of urban, suburban and rural Americans say they would be not too or not at all comfortable with a new data center in their area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"awareness-of-data-centers-continues-to-grow\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Awareness of data centers continues to grow<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignright wp-block-prc-chart-builder-synced-chart\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:310px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"0ea65c50-7d12-4323-aff9-f1b9d125d693\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;0ea65c50-7d12-4323-aff9-f1b9d125d693&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:531164,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/short-reads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/22\\\/americans-views-of-data-centers-have-turned-more-negative\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/about-9-in-10-americans-now-say-theyve-heard-about-data-centers\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-09-22&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:538423,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/about_9_in_10_americans_now_say_theyve_heard_about_data_centers-477783-1790103137.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;About 9 in 10 Americans now say they\\u2019ve heard about data centers&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% of U.S. adults who say they have heard or read __ about data centers&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;Note: Respondents who did not answer are not shown.&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted July 20-Aug. 9, 2026.&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;PEW RESEARCH CENTER&quot;,&quot;tableData&quot;:{&quot;header&quot;:[&quot;&quot;,&quot;A lot&quot;,&quot;A little&quot;,&quot;Nothing at all&quot;],&quot;rows&quot;:[[&quot;Aug \\u201926&quot;,&quot;35&quot;,&quot;53&quot;,&quot;12&quot;],[&quot;Jan \\u201926&quot;,&quot;25&quot;,&quot;50&quot;,&quot;25&quot;]],&quot;footer&quot;:[]},&quot;isFreeformChart&quot;:false}\" data-wp-init--detect-web-share-support=\"callbacks.detectWebShareSupport\" data-wp-init--sync-table-height=\"callbacks.syncTableHeight\" data-wp-init--watch-chart=\"callbacks.watchChart\" data-wp-init--reset-tab-on-navigation=\"callbacks.resetTabOnNavigation\" data-png-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/about_9_in_10_americans_now_say_theyve_heard_about_data_centers-477783-1790103137.png\" data-has-csv=\"true\" data-allow-data-download=\"true\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/09\/22\/americans-views-of-data-centers-have-turned-more-negative\/\" data-chart-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/chart\/about-9-in-10-americans-now-say-theyve-heard-about-data-centers\/\" data-chart-title=\"About 9 in 10 Americans now say they\u2019ve heard about data centers\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-allow-overlay=\"true\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-inner wp-block-prc-chart-builder-chart\" id=\"chart-block-7\" data-wp-key=\"0ea65c50-7d12-4323-aff9-f1b9d125d693-chart\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-prc-chart-id=\"0ea65c50-7d12-4323-aff9-f1b9d125d693-chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;0ea65c50-7d12-4323-aff9-f1b9d125d693-chart&quot;}\" data-wp-watch--init-render=\"callbacks.watchForRender\" data-wp-watch--sync-navigation=\"callbacks.syncOnNavigation\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.watchForResize\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__text-wrapper\" style=\"max-width:310px;width:100%;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; 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The share of Americans who say they have heard or read <em>a lot<\/em> about them has increased from 25% in January to 35% today. About nine-in-ten adults (88%) have now heard at least a little about data centers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/03\/12\/how-americans-view-data-centers-impact-in-key-areas-from-the-environment-to-jobs\/#how-awareness-of-data-centers-relates-to-views-of-their-impact\">As was the case in January<\/a>, awareness of data centers is higher among men than women, and higher among people with at least a bachelor\u2019s degree than those with less education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Note: Here are the survey <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/SR_26.09.22_data-centers_questionnaire.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/SR_26.09.22_data-centers_questionnaire.pdf\">questions we used for this analysis<\/a>, the <a 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;539ef1d0-1df4-4808-84a6-4a867182e8c5-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\"><strong>How Americans\u2019 views of data centers have changed in 2026<\/strong><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% of U.S. adults who say data centers are __ for each of the following things<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-chart-builder-freeform-chart has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table is-scroll-on-mobile\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:640px;min-width:640px\"><colgroup><col\/><col\/><col\/><col\/><col\/><col\/><\/colgroup><thead><tr><th><\/th><th style=\"text-align:center;width:100px;vertical-align:bottom\">Mostly bad<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center;width:100px;vertical-align:bottom\">Neither good nor bad<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center;width:100px;vertical-align:bottom\">Mostly good<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center;width:100px;vertical-align:bottom\">Not sure<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center;width:100px;vertical-align:bottom\">Have not heard of data centers<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td style=\"border-top-style:dotted;border-top-width:1px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\"><strong>The environment<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px;border-top-style:dotted;border-top-width:1px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\"><\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px;border-top-style:dotted;border-top-width:1px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\"><\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px;border-top-style:dotted;border-top-width:1px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\"><\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px;border-top-style:dotted;border-top-width:1px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\"><\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px;border-top-style:dotted;border-top-width:1px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Aug 2026<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">54<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">12<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">18<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Jan 2026<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">39<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">14<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">17<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">25<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"border-top-style:dotted;border-top-width:1px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\"><strong>Home energy costs<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px;border-top-style:dotted;border-top-width:1px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\"><\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px;border-top-style:dotted;border-top-width:1px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\"><\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px;border-top-style:dotted;border-top-width:1px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\"><\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px;border-top-style:dotted;border-top-width:1px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\"><\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px;border-top-style:dotted;border-top-width:1px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Aug 2026<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">50<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">10<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">23<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Jan 2026<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">38<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">10<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">6<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">21<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">25<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"border-top-style:dotted;border-top-width:1px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\"><strong>People&#8217;s quality of life nearby<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px;border-top-style:dotted;border-top-width:1px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\"><\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px;border-top-style:dotted;border-top-width:1px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\"><\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px;border-top-style:dotted;border-top-width:1px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\"><\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px;border-top-style:dotted;border-top-width:1px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\"><\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px;border-top-style:dotted;border-top-width:1px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Aug 2026<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">49<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">13<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">21<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Jan 2026<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">30<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">17<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">6<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">22<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">25<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"border-top-style:dotted;border-top-width:1px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\"><strong>Local jobs<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px;border-top-style:dotted;border-top-width:1px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\"><\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px;border-top-style:dotted;border-top-width:1px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\"><\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px;border-top-style:dotted;border-top-width:1px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\"><\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px;border-top-style:dotted;border-top-width:1px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\"><\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px;border-top-style:dotted;border-top-width:1px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Aug 2026<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">24<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">19<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">22<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">23<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Jan 2026<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">15<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">17<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">25<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">17<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">25<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"border-top-style:dotted;border-top-width:1px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\"><strong>Local tax revenue<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px;border-top-style:dotted;border-top-width:1px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\"><\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px;border-top-style:dotted;border-top-width:1px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\"><\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px;border-top-style:dotted;border-top-width:1px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\"><\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px;border-top-style:dotted;border-top-width:1px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\"><\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px;border-top-style:dotted;border-top-width:1px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Aug 2026<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">21<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">12<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">22<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">32<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Jan 2026<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">12<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">12<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">23<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">27<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:100px\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">25<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;539ef1d0-1df4-4808-84a6-4a867182e8c5-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\">Note: Respondents who did not answer are not shown.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Survey of U.S. adults conducted July 20-Aug. 9, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0px; max-width:640px;\" 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style=\"max-width:640px;width:100%;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; max-width:640px;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;1df4c8f9-60c5-43c6-9543-f251a850fcd7-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\">Views of data centers have turned more negative across demographic and partisan groups in the U.S.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% who say data centers are <strong>mostly bad <\/strong>for &#8230;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-chart-builder-freeform-chart has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table is-scroll-on-mobile\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\" style=\"border-collapse:collapse;padding:4px;width:640px;max-width:640px;min-width:640px\"><colgroup><col\/><col\/><col style=\"width:50px\"\/><col\/><col\/><col\/><col\/><col style=\"width:48px\"\/><col\/><col style=\"width:54px\"\/><col\/><\/colgroup><thead><tr><th style=\"width:120px;line-height:1.1\"><\/th><th colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);vertical-align:bottom;line-height:1.1;width:20%\">The environment<\/th><th colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:20%;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;line-height:1.1\">Home energy costs<\/th><th colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:20%;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);vertical-align:bottom;line-height:1.1\">People&#8217;s quality of life nearby<\/th><th colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;line-height:1.1;width:20%\">Local jobs<\/th><th colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:20%;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);vertical-align:bottom;line-height:1.1\">Local tax revenue<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><th style=\"width:120px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\"><\/th><th style=\"width:20%;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Jan \u201926<\/th><th style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">Aug \u201926<\/th><th style=\"width:50px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">Jan \u201926<\/th><th style=\"width:50px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">Aug \u201926<\/th><th style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">Jan \u201926<\/th><th style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">Aug \u201926<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center;width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"7\">Jan \u201926<\/th><th style=\"width:20%;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"8\">Aug \u201926<\/th><th style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"9\">Jan \u201926<\/th><th style=\"width:20%;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"10\">Aug \u201926<\/th><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:120px;border-bottom-color:light-dark(#000000, #f0f0f0);border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Total<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;border-bottom-color:light-dark(#000000, #f0f0f0);border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">39<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;border-bottom-color:light-dark(#000000, #f0f0f0);border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">54<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;border-bottom-color:light-dark(#000000, #f0f0f0);border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">38<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;border-bottom-color:light-dark(#000000, #f0f0f0);border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">50<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;border-bottom-color:light-dark(#000000, #f0f0f0);border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">30<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;border-bottom-color:light-dark(#000000, #f0f0f0);border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">49<\/td><td style=\"border-bottom-color:light-dark(#000000, #f0f0f0);border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;text-align:center;width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"7\">15<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;border-bottom-color:light-dark(#000000, #f0f0f0);border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"8\">24<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;border-bottom-color:light-dark(#000000, #f0f0f0);border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"9\">12<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;border-bottom-color:light-dark(#000000, #f0f0f0);border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"10\">21<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:120px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Men<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">43<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">57<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">46<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">56<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">33<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">51<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"7\">16<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"8\">25<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"9\">14<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"10\">23<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:120px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Women<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">35<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">52<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">29<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">44<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">27<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">47<\/td><td style=\"border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"7\">13<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"8\">22<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"9\">10<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"10\">19<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:120px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Ages 18-29<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">54<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">64<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">45<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">61<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">42<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">59<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"7\">23<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"8\">37<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"9\">19<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"10\">35<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:120px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">30-49<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">44<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">59<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">41<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">53<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">34<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">53<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"7\">18<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"8\">28<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"9\">14<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"10\">25<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:120px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">50-64<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">35<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">51<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">36<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">47<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">27<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">46<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"7\">10<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"8\">19<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"9\">10<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"10\">15<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:120px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">65+<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">26<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">42<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">28<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">40<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">19<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">37<\/td><td style=\"border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"7\">7<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"8\">14<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"9\">6<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"10\">13<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:120px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Postgrad<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">52<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">66<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">50<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">60<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">36<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">55<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"7\">12<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"8\">20<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"9\">10<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"10\">18<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:120px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">HS or less<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">28<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">41<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">25<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">39<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">21<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">37<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"7\">13<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"8\">21<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"9\">11<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"10\">20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:120px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Some college<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">40<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">56<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">38<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">52<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">32<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">51<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"7\">17<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"8\">27<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"9\">14<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"10\">23<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:120px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">College grad<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">51<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">65<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">50<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">60<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">40<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">59<\/td><td style=\"border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;text-align:center;width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"7\">16<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"8\">26<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"9\">13<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"10\">23<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:120px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Urban<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">41<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">51<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">38<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">48<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">33<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">46<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"7\">18<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"8\">25<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"9\">15<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"10\">22<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:120px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Suburban<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">43<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">58<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">40<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">54<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">30<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">52<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"7\">13<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"8\">24<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"9\">12<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"10\">22<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:120px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Rural<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">32<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">50<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">32<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">46<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">28<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">45<\/td><td style=\"border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"7\">14<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"8\">22<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"9\">10<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"10\">20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:120px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Rep\/Lean Rep<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">31<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">47<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">33<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">44<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">24<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">42<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"7\">12<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"8\">19<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"9\">10<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"10\">17<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:120px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Dem\/Lean Dem<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">50<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">62<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">44<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">58<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">37<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">57<\/td><td style=\"border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"7\">18<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"8\">29<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"9\">15<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"10\">25<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:120px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Heard <strong>a lot<\/strong> about data centers<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">63<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">73<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">67<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">72<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">51<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">68<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"7\">26<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"8\">35<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"9\">23<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"10\">32<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:120px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Heard <strong>a little<\/strong> about data centers<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">48<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">54<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">42<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">47<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">35<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"6\">47<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center;width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"7\">16<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"8\">22<\/td><td style=\"width:50px;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"9\">13<\/td><td style=\"width:20%;text-align:center;background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D);--hover-background-color:light-dark(#EEECE4, #302D1D)\" data-prc-v-col=\"10\">19<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;1df4c8f9-60c5-43c6-9543-f251a850fcd7-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\">Note: Respondents who did not answer are not shown. <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted July 20-Aug. 9, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0px; max-width:640px;\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- register a callback on this div to see if the native share is supported -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__overlay\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"share-modal__overlay-1df4c8f9-60c5-43c6-9543-f251a850fcd7\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- TODO: I would like to be able to use the social share block here. 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