Explained: Data centers took a beating in the midterm elections. A reckoning may be ahead for tech giants

The midterm elections brought a wave of Democrats pledging to clamp down on data centers

Data Center Watch

A project of AI security consultancy 10a Labs that tracked winning candidates' positions on data center regulation

AdImpact

A firm that provided data on television ad spending related to data centers during the campaign

moratorium

A temporary ban, in this context on new data center construction, supported by some winning candidates

AP Voter Poll

A survey used in the article to gauge voter opinion on data centers in their communities

Redbud Consulting

A polling and data science firm that analyzed local referendum results on data center restrictions