盖洛普：71%美国人反对本地建AI数据中心

Gallup found that 71% of Americans oppose building local AI data centers.

Women (55%) are also more likely than men (43%) to register strong opposition to data center construction.

There are no meaningful differences in total opposition by age, race, education, income or urbanicity. Opposition is slightly lower among those living in the West (63%) and East (68%) than in the Midwest (76%) and South (75%).

The opposition is not mainly abstract fear of AI, because 50% of opponents mention resource strain, including 18% water use and 18% electricity demand.

Local residents are reacting to AI as a land, grid, water, noise, traffic, and bill-pressure issue.

Supporters see the other side of the bargain, with 66% citing local economic benefits and 55% naming jobs.

The political risk is unusually broad because majorities of Democrats, independents, and Republicans all oppose local construction, even though Democrats show the strongest opposition at 56% strongly opposed.