Survey finds only 8% of data center opponents live near one, signaling nationalized AI backlash
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Tristan Bove
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A survey by Milltown Partners reveals that only 8% of Americans who oppose data centers actually live near one, indicating that opposition to data center construction—and AI backlash more broadly—is driven by national anxiety about the future rather than local experience. This presents a significant challenge for tech giants like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft as they pursue massive data center buildout plans to support AI infrastructure, facing widespread public skepticism even in communities far from proposed construction sites.
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· 3 pulledOnly 8% of Americans who say they oppose data centers actually live near one
Data center opposition is no longer contained to the individual towns and counties playing host to new construction
Disdain for data centers, and the AI backlash at large, has gone national
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