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A new poll from Milltown Partners, a global public affairs and communications firm that advises leading AI labs and tech startups, found that 49% of American registered voters support a temporary moratorium on new data centre construction — a finding that points to growing political risk for the AI infrastructure sector at the precise moment capital commitments are accelerating.
The survey of 6,872 registered voters, conducted between May 10 and May 20, reveals that opposition is driven far more by broad unease about AI's economic trajectory than by any direct proximity to the facilities.
Sentiment Outpaces Direct Experience The gap between what voters fear and what they have actually witnessed is striking.
Only 8% of respondents who oppose data centres say they are aware of one near their home, suggesting the structures have become a proxy for wider grievances about technological disruption and its costs.
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