A NYT/Siena Poll Puts 61% of US Voters Against New AI Data Centers, With Under 1% Calling AI a Top Issue
Axios·high signal
A New York Times/Siena poll of 1,503 likely voters in early September found 61% opposed to constructing data centers to power AI, with only 14% strongly supportive. Opposition is bipartisan but uneven: 49% of 2024 Trump voters support construction against 45% opposed, while opposition reaches 74% among Harris voters and 67% among non-voters, and of those opposed 56% want limits versus 38% wanting a total ban. Republicans edge Democrats 42-40 on AI trust, and fewer than 1% named AI as their top voting issue, so the hostility is broad but not yet electorally mobilized.