# Americans favor a local veto on property sales to data centers

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## Reading

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

Which comes closest to your view?

Americans favor a local veto on property sales to data centers.

- The local community should be able to block the sale if most people object: 53.9%
- It is entirely their decision — neighbors should have no say: 46.1%

## 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: 2026-09-16 → 2026-09-21
- 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

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-243-current-events-report#q-22](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-243-current-events-report#q-22)

## Citation

September Verasight National Survey: Current Events and Prediction Markets, fielded September 16-21, 2026, N=1,500 US adults age 18+, +/- 2.6%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-243-current-events-report#q-22](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-243-current-events-report#q-22)