Americans favor a local veto on property sales to data centers
Core finding
Verasight surveyed 1,500 U.S. adults from September 16 to 21, 2026. 53.9% say a community should be able to block a neighbor’s sale to a data center company if most people object, compared with 46.1% who say neighbors should have no say.
The scenario describes a neighbor receiving an offer for double the property’s value. It asks about community objections to a sale, not about an existing local rule.
Topline distribution
Americans favor a local veto on property sales to data centers.
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n = 1,500 · Sep 16–21, 2026 · MoE ±2.6%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | US adults age 18+ |
| Field dates | Sep 16–21, 2026 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,500 |
| Margin of error | ±2.6% |
| Module | Current Events Survey #2026-243 |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/2026-243-current-events-report
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Cite this question
September Verasight National Survey: Current Events and Prediction Markets, fielded September 16-21, 2026, N=1,500 US adults age 18+, +/- 2.6%.