“"when voters were asked about building data centers in their communities, they were overwhelmingly opposed by a roughly 3-to-1 margin, according to CNN’s Voter Poll." — CNN, Patrick Svitek, Nov. 7, 2026”
The claim: “"when voters were asked about building data centers in their communities, they were overwhelmingly opposed by a roughly 3-to-1 margin, according to CNN’s Voter Poll." — CNN, Patrick Svitek, Nov. 7, 2026”
Why we rated it this way: Early CNN Voter Poll results reported from the SSRS survey show 76% of voters rejecting data centers in their local community—about a 3.2-to-1 opposition ratio, which matches CNN’s “roughly 3-to-1” description. The same poll package CNN cites for the midterms (Oct. 19–Nov. 3, ~80,000 respondents) is the source of that community-opposition figure.
See the evidenceWhat would change our rating: A final CNN/SSRS Voter Poll release putting local data-center opposition well below ~75% (far from a 3-to-1 split), or showing CNN meant a different question, would move this verdict.
Our read
Early CNN Voter Poll results reported from the SSRS survey show 76% of voters rejecting data centers in their local community—about a 3.2-to-1 opposition ratio, which matches CNN’s “roughly 3-to-1” description. The same poll package CNN cites for the midterms (Oct. 19–Nov. 3, ~80,000 respondents) is the source of that community-opposition figure.
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Nov 7, 2026, 6:30 AM CST
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Morning Check. CNN says its Voter Poll found roughly 3-to-1 opposition to building data centers in local communities. Early CNN/SSRS results show 76% rejecting local data centers. Verdict: matches record.
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