# Red counties with data center projects swung away from GOP in midterms, analysis finds

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/red-counties-with-data-center-projects-swung-away-from-gop-in-midterms-analysis-finds/
- Published: 2026-11-10T06:20:16+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T07:23:37+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/red-counties-data-center-projects-swung-away-gop-midterms-analysis-finds
- Topics: Elections, Politics, World

## Key points

- Data-centre host counties shifted further towards Democrats.
- The analysis found an association, not proof of cause.
- 114 proposed projects were identified in deep-red counties.

## Summary

A conservative group’s analysis found that counties hosting large data centres shifted further towards Democrats in the 2026 midterm elections than similar counties without projects. The findings point to a possible political cost for Republicans as data centre development becomes a local issue, but they show an association and cannot establish that the projects caused the shift.

The analysis covered election returns and project records in 1,540 counties across 16 states. Host counties shifted an additional 2.2 percentage points towards Democrats, with a 2.1-point gap in deep-red counties; among deep-red counties with proposed projects, the adjusted gap was 1.1 points. The group identified 114 proposed projects in 92 deep-red counties, while separate reporting found voters backed restrictions or rejected supportive measures in 46 of 47 local data-centre ballot measures in 2026.

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