Data Centers on the Ballot · 2026 Results

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

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Where the results stand

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).

Every measure on one line

Each dot is one measure, placed by how its vote splits: left of center, Restrict is winning; right of center, Allow is. Group by What YES does to see whether voters are choosing to restrict data centers or just voting no. Diamonds in the bottom lane are the measures decided earlier in 2026, shown for comparison and not in the Nov 3 counts.

Every measure

Grouped by where the count stands, with the measures decided earlier in 2026 last. Bars always put Restrict on the left in blue and Allow on the right in orange; YES and NO mark which side each ballot answer supports. The center tick is 50 percent.

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Which measures are winning

Where voters are deciding

One dot per measure. Hover for the latest count; click to open the race.

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Count log

Every change in a count the tracker has recorded, newest first, and when the polls closed.

Every count change

    Poll closing times, Nov 3 (ET)

    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.
    Complete, partly counted, no results
    A count is complete when every precinct is in and one side leads by 2 points or more; in states that count mail ballots for days, such as California and Nevada, only when the county calls its count final. Partly counted means some votes are in. When a partial count has not moved for three hours, the page says when it last changed. Nothing here is certified.
    Leading, early, won
    Leading means ahead by 2 points or more. An early count has under half the precincts in. Won means a complete count.
    Too close
    Margin under 2 points, however much is counted.
    Typical share
    The median of the Restrict 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.
    Votes remaining
    A rough estimate that assumes unreported precincts are the same size as reported ones. Treat it as a hint, not a projection.
    Changed since you last looked
    Your browser remembers the counts from when you last left the page for more than a few minutes (or closed it) and marks what moved since. Nothing is sent anywhere.

    Sources and data

    Every race links to the election office page the numbers come from. The tracker reads county results pages every few minutes on election night and hourly through Nov 13; towns and counties that post scans or PDFs are entered by hand. A count here can trail the county's own page, so check the source for the latest. Maine's Secretary of State does not report local questions, so its towns' counts come from each town.

    Built by Redbud Consulting, a polling, qualitative research and data strategy firm. Questions or corrections: [email protected].

    Data Centers on the Ballot · 2026 Results

    Every measure on one line · left of center, Restrict is winning

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