A statewide poll finds most Texas voters oppose a data center in their own community for a second survey running
The Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin polled 1200 registered Texas voters from August 5th to 13th, 2026. It reported that 57 percent oppose the construction of a data center in their community. Only 30 percent expressed support. The project calls the result statistically indistinguishable from its June reading. Republicans split closely in August at 45 percent supporting against 43 percent opposing. Democrats and independents stayed decisively opposed.
How to take part
The project publishes its own results and its field dates and its margin of error. It points readers to a summary document carrying the detailed methodology. This is a measurement rather than a proceeding. No room is open and nothing is being decided here.
Where
Statewide. This decision applies across Texas rather than to a named county.
Timeline
- filed
Last day of the polling field period
- Today
How this decision moved
One dated line per check, oldest first. A line that says nothing changed means somebody looked and it had not.
- 2026-08-27
Admitted. The project's own release carries the split, the field dates, the sample size and the margin of error.
- 2026-08-30
The poll result stands. A majority of Texas voters still say they do not want a data center in their own community.
- 2026-09-01
The statewide survey continues to show local opposition to data-center development in its published results.
- 2026-09-02
Checked and unchanged. The decision still stands as decided.
- 2026-09-05
The poll finding that most Texas voters oppose a data center in their own community still stands as published across two surveys.
- 2026-09-08
The statewide poll finding most Texas voters oppose a data center in their own community still stands, and it is still the second survey to find it.
- 2026-09-09
The statewide poll finding most Texas voters against a data center in their own community is still the most recent reading of the question.
- 2026-09-12
Checked and unchanged. The decision still stands as decided.
- 2026-09-13
Checked and unchanged. The decision still stands as decided.
- 2026-09-16
The poll finding that most Texas voters oppose a data center in their own community still stands as published for a second survey running. Neither survey has been corrected.
- 2026-09-19
The poll stands as published, and it is still the second survey running to find most Texas voters against a data center near them.
- 2026-09-23
The second survey still finds most Texas voters against one in their own community.
- 2026-09-26
The poll's finding still stands. Most Texas voters opposed a data center in their own community in a second survey.
- 2026-09-29
The poll stands as published. In a second survey most Texas voters opposed a data center in their own community.
- 2026-10-02
The poll stands as published, with most Texas voters opposed to a data center in their own community.
- 2026-10-05
The poll finding that most Texas voters oppose a data center in their own community still reads as published.
- 2026-10-08
The poll showing most Texas voters oppose a data center near their own home reads as it was published.
- 2026-10-11
The poll on Texans opposing a data center near home still reads as published.
- 2026-10-15
The poll finding most Texas voters oppose a data center near home reads as published.
- 2026-10-18
The poll reads as published. Most Texas voters it asked still oppose a data center in their own community.
- 2026-10-21
Checked and unchanged. The decision still stands as decided.
The evidence
Every fact above rests on one of these. The words are the source's own.
For the second consecutive survey, a majority of Texans, 57%, said that they oppose the construction of a data center in their community, while only 30% expressed support, with the remaining 14% expressing no opinion.Texas Politics Project, University of Texas at Austin, August 2026 poll release Primary source, official · texaspolitics.utexas.edu
The poll was conducted August 5-13, 2026, among 1200 registered voters in Texas. The margin of error for the survey is +/- 2.83% (3.58% when accounting for the weighted sample).Texas Politics Project, University of Texas at Austin, August 2026 poll release, methodology note Primary source, official · texaspolitics.utexas.edu
Republicans remained closely divided on the subject in August – 45% supported while 43% opposed local data center construction.Texas Politics Project, University of Texas at Austin, August 2026 poll release, partisan crosstab Primary source, official · texaspolitics.utexas.edu
Questions about this decision
Answered from the record itself. Every answer is assembled from stored fields, so an answer the record has no basis for is left out rather than guessed.
What is this decision?
The Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin polled 1200 registered Texas voters from August 5th to 13th, 2026. It reported that 57 percent oppose the construction of a data center in their community. Only 30 percent expressed support. The project calls the result statistically indistinguishable from its June reading. Republicans split closely in August at 45 percent supporting against 43 percent opposing. Democrats and independents stayed decisively opposed.
Who decides it?
Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin decides. The record names the deciding body for every entry it carries.
Can the public take part?
The project publishes its own results and its field dates and its margin of error. It points readers to a summary document carrying the detailed methodology. This is a measurement rather than a proceeding. No room is open and nothing is being decided here. No dated public window is on the record. The deciding body is named and reachable.
Where in Texas does it apply?
It applies statewide.
Has it been decided?
It has been decided. The dates on the item page carry when.
What happens next?
No future date is on the record. The last dated step on it was filed on August 13th.
When did it start?
The earliest date on its record is August 13th, 2026.
What kind of decision is it?
It is filed under data centers.
What sources back it?
One source backs it. It is primary.
Is it on the ERCOT grid?
No. It sits outside the ERCOT interconnection.
When was it last checked?
Every fact on it was last verified against its source on October 21st, 2026.
Cite this
Texas AI Docket, A statewide poll finds most Texas voters oppose a data center in their own community for a second survey running. Tracked since August 13th, 2026. Last verified October 21st, 2026. https://texasaidocket.com/item/tx-2026-0105/. Reuse permitted under CC BY 4.0 with attribution. The same entry is in the docket JSON as item tx-2026-0105.
Beat
Filed under Data centers, with every other decision on that beat.