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As Trump pushes for data centers, voters in key midterm races say they don’t want them
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DES MOINES, Iowa, Dawn Vogel, a Republican county supervisor in rural Buchanan County, Iowa, doesn’t have a lot in common with the leading democratic socialists in Congress.
Key facts
- An NBC News Decision Desk Poll powered by SurveyMonkey, conducted from Aug. 20 through Sept
- Vogel voted earlier this year for a moratorium that temporarily bans data centers from setting up shop in her heavily Republican county, which favored President Donald Trump 63% to 35% in 2024
- While Republican voters are more supportive of data centers than Democrats and independents, most them remain opposed, 57% to 43%, according to the NBC News Decision Desk poll
- That worker said he can make as much as $5,000 in a week, including overtime, at a relatively low-level union job
Summary
Vogel voted earlier this year for a moratorium that temporarily bans data centers from setting up shop in her heavily Republican county, which favored President Donald Trump 63% to 35% in 2024. “I don’t think this is a Republican or Democratic issue,” Vogel said on the sidelines of the Iowa State Association of Counties’ annual conference here in late August, adding that she hasn’t talked to a single voter at home who wants data centers. “It’s an issue of what’s the best use for the land, what’s the best use for our natural resources,” she said.