According to data from the US polling and data consulting company Redbud Consulting, in the midterm elections on November 3, there were 45 local voting topics related to data centers across the US. Of these, only the voting results in the small North Dakota town of Harwood were favorable to the data center industry, and the relevant results are still unofficial statistics. Contrary to national trends, voters in the small North Dakota town of Harwood have vetoed a bill that could increase the threshold for local data center projects. The town has a population of about 940 people. Out of 430 votes, about 75%, or 325 votes, opposed this “Bill No. 2.”

According to data from the US polling and data consulting company Redbud Consulting, in the midterm elections on November 3, there were 45 local voting topics related to data centers across the US. Of these, only the voting results in the small North Dakota town of Harwood were favorable to the data center industry, and the relevant results are still unofficial statistics. Contrary to national trends, voters in the North Dakota town of Harwood have vetoed a bill that could increase the threshold for local data center projects. The town has a population of about 940 people. Out of 430 votes, about 75%, or 325 votes, opposed this “Bill No. 2.”