Image: A person holds signs during a nationwide protest against AI data center expansion in New Port Richey, Florida on July 18, 2026. Thomas Simonetti/AFP via Getty Images

Maham Jav of NPR reports: “In campaign ads airing everywhere from Georgia to Iowa, Republicans and Democrats are confronting the same enemy: data centers powering the artificial intelligence boom.

An NPR analysis of political advertising data from the firm AdImpact found that since January, campaigns and outside groups have spent more than $45 million on ads mentioning data centers in this year’s gubernatorial, House and Senate races.

The two major parties driving that spending are largely making the same argument: the sprawling facilities get too many tax breaks, drive up electricity bills and need reining in…”

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