Wyoming Survey Finds 70% Oppose More AI Data Centers

Oct 29, 2026
A University of Wyoming survey finds that 70% of residents with a stated view oppose allowing more large AI data center projects in the state.

Among Wyoming residents who expressed a view, 70 percent oppose allowing more large AI data center projects in the state, according to the 2026 Wyoming Election Year Survey from the University of Wyoming. Thirty percent support more projects, while 15 percent of respondents were unsure and were excluded from that split.

Opposition was recorded among 61 percent of Republicans, 76 percent of independents and 90 percent of Democrats. It also reached 80 percent among residents ages 18 to 34, compared with 65 percent among those ages 35 to 54 and 69 percent among people ages 55 and older.

The survey collected 660 responses from randomly selected Wyoming adults from September 29 to October 25. Results were weighted by gender, age, county, party affiliation and education, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.7 percentage points for questions asked of all respondents.

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