Most Californians Oppose Data Centers in Their Communities, Poll Finds
Source: USA Today |By Daniella Segura
At the same time, the poll — conducted with a sample of 850 likely November 2026 voters between May 17 and May 24 with a sampling error of +/-3.5 percentage points — found that three in five voters support legislation that puts certain safeguards on data centers. Twenty-six percent, however, said they would totally oppose such a law.
“California already ranks third in the nation for data center capacity, and that capacity is only growing,” TURN Executive Director Mark Toney said in a statement announcing the survey’s release. “This poll makes it clear that voters expect lawmakers to set clear, enforceable standards that stop data centers from passing their infrastructure costs to families who receive little, if any, benefit.”
