New polling shows data center deeply unpopular among rural, suburban voters

News Clip8:28KSL News Utah·Box Elder County, UT·5/21/2026

New polling from Deseret News and Hinckley Institute of Politics reveals strong opposition to a proposed AI data center in Box Elder County, Utah. A majority of rural (53%) and suburban (61%) voters oppose the plans, while urban voters show more support (52% for). The data center is reportedly backed by Kevin O'Leary.

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Who do you think is more against the data center in Box Elder County: rural, suburban, or urban voters? It's not even close. New polling just out this morning from the Deseret News and Hinckley Institute of Politics shows that 61% of suburban and 53% of rural voters oppose the plans. On the flip side, more urban voters actually support the project: 52% for versus 42% against. Deseret News politics reporter Brigham Tomco joins Inside Sources to explain. Read: https://www.deseret.com/politics/2026/05/20/new-poll-reveals-how-voters-feel-about-ai-data-center-in-utah-backed-by-kevin-oleary/ ---- Socials for KSL TV: https://twitter.com/KSL5TV https://www.facebook.com/ksltv https://www.instagram.com/kslnews/ Socials for KSL NewsRadio: https://twitter.com/kslnewsradio https://www.facebook.com/KSLNewsradio/ https://www.instagram.com/ksl_newsradio/