Data Centers on the Ballot · Election Night 2026

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November 3, 2026 · Local ballot measures on data centers · United States

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How the night is going

Every measure is mapped to the same two sides so results add up across differently worded questions: Restrict (the anti-data-center outcome) and Allow (the pro-data-center outcome).

Where voters are deciding

One dot per measure, colored by the side that is ahead. Hover for the latest count; click to open the race.

Restrict aheadAllow aheadToo close (under 2 pts)No results yet

By state

Every measure

Bars show YES on the left and NO on the right, colored by what a YES vote means for data centers. The center tick is 50 percent. Star a measure to pin it to the top of this list; stars are saved in your browser.

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When to expect results

Poll closing times in Eastern time, and a running log of every count change the tracker has seen.

Update log

    Poll closing schedule (ET)

    Already decided in 2026

    Data center questions voters settled earlier this year, plus party-primary advisory questions and measures that did not make the November ballot.

    Party-primary advisory questions (non-binding)

    Also watching: not on the Nov 3 ballot

      About this tracker

      What counts

      A measure is included when the question itself is about data centers: bans and megawatt caps, zoning referendums on data center sites, agreements with data center developers, voter-approval requirements written to stop a data center, and advisory questions asking whether to allow them.

      Compiled from Ballotpedia's 2026 data center measure tracking, MultiState's September 2026 roundup, county election offices, and local reporting as of mid-October 2026. Ballot language is quoted where an official text was available and marked as a paraphrase otherwise.

      How the numbers work

      Restrict / Allow
      Each question's YES and NO are mapped to the anti-data-center side (Restrict) and the pro-data-center side (Allow), so a NO vote on a "should the council approve data centers" question counts as Restrict.
      Average share
      The unweighted mean of each side's percentage across measures with votes, so a small village counts the same as a city. The pooled figure adds up raw votes instead.
      Too close
      Margin under 2 points while counting continues.
      Votes remaining
      A rough estimate that assumes unreported precincts are the same size as reported ones. Treat it as a hint, not a projection.
      Final
      Marked by hand once a county posts a complete unofficial count. Nothing here is certified.

      Sources and data

      Every race card links to the county election office page the numbers come from. Results refresh automatically every minute from results.json; the race registry is races.json.

      Built by Redbud Consulting, a polling, qualitative research and data strategy firm. Questions or corrections: redbud.consulting.