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· June 3, 2026

climate-change-american-mind-politics-policy-spring-2026-7.3

This bar chart shows the percentage of registered voters, broken down by political party and ideology, who think that if a data center opened in their local area, their electricity bills would increase a lot, increase a little, not be affected, decrease a little, or decrease a lot. Across political lines, a majority of registered voters think their electricity bills would increase if a data center opened in their local area. Data: Climate Change in the American Mind, Politics & Policy, Spring 2026. Refer to the data tables in Appendix 1 of the report for all percentages.