Democrats’ midterm gains put US data centre boom under pressure
The National · 5 Nov 2026

Democrats’ midterm gains put US data centre boom under pressure

The AI industry's biggest building boom now sits largely under US Democratic leadership, with incoming governors promising tougher restrictions and voters widely signalling approval of data centre measures offered to them in Tuesday's midterm elections. Democrats flipped five governorships in Tuesday's elections: Texas, Georgia, Ohio, Iowa and Nevada.


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