Voters fiercely reject data centers
Eliot Chen
Eliot Chen
Senior Reporter · Lititz, PA
A graduate of Penn State University, Eliot has spent the last decade covering economic development and corporate landscapes across Central Pennsylvania. He previously reported for the Lancaster New Era, where he focused on small businesses adapting to changing markets.
More from Eliot →Senior Reporter · Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 11:02 AM · 1 min read
Fierce pushback to data centers helped carry Democrats to victory in key races across the nation this week, and where the centers were explicitly on the ballot, they lost overwhelmingly. Midterm voters both rejected industry-backed candidates and overwhelmingly backed resolutions to halt data center construction, dealing a major blow to the sector. Election Day marked [...]