Overall, do you think that the construction of new data centers — which are large facilities that house computer servers for storing and transmitting data — has a positive or negative effect on the country?

Overall, do you think that the construction of new data centers — which are large facilities that house computer servers for storing and transmitting data — has a positive or negative effect on the country? Published on December 17, 2025 → Survey conducted on December 17, 2025 on 10181 U.S. adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

Race

Very positive

10%

Somewhat positive

20%

Neither positive nor negative

23%

Somewhat negative

16%

Very negative

16%

Not sure

16%

Very positive

10%

Somewhat positive

20%

Neither positive nor negative

23%

Somewhat negative

16%

Very negative

16%

Not sure

16%

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