[Data Center Expansion Faces Headwinds After US Midterm Elections: 76% of Voters Oppose Building Data Centers in Their Communities] According to a report by The Verge on November 5th, the US midterm election results show that data center expansion faces greater political resistance. An NBC News election day poll showed that 76% of surveyed voters oppose building data centers in their communities. A total of 45 local referendums across the US involve data center development, and as of the morning of November 4th, 33 votes supported restricting data center construction. Regarding local referendums, the town of Wells, Maine, supported a 180-day construction halt for large data centers, while several cities in Ohio voted to ban the construction of data centers with a capacity exceeding 25 MW. Furthermore, Texas Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa and Michigan Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed both supported a halt to data center development. The report points out that with rising community opposition, US data center construction may face stricter approval and regulatory restrictions.