Data - SquareOffs

Should Missouri communities welcome data centers?

Asked by ABC 17 News

392 Votes

Should Missouri communities welcome data centers?

15%

Yes Yes

85%

No No

15%

Yes

1 Comments

Harry D

Only if they want massive investment that dramatically expands their taxbase and builds modern infrastructure close to the end users to support a growing futuristic economy. Unfortunately, Columbia city council listens to misguided special interests who live in leftist utopia dreamworld.

Max

City leaders would rather tax the citizens. They don't want the city to grow.

85%

No

3 Comments

Judy Batton

Taking rural land away, hurts the environment. We're destroying our world. Notice none are close to the people that want them.

Kaitlyn Gebhard

Bad for communities, environment, humanity, climate, pretty much everything.

Mushin Zenkoans

Large data centers can consume up to 5 million gallons of water per day, which is equivalent to the water use of a small city. Additionally, they can draw as much electricity as 100,000 homes or more, significantly impacting local resources. That is simply unacceptable.

Max

Sure Jan

Asked by 13 On Your Side

4/20/2026

Are you in favor of data centers?

11%

Yes

89%

No WINNER

11%

Yes

0 Comment

No one has commented yet

89%

No

3 Comments

Ron Gayler

According to a report from Cambridge university data centers raise temperatures on average 3.2 degrees and up to 16 degrees of the surrounding area of up to 6 miles. We don't need extra heat here.

raoverton@yahoo.com

Data centers benefit the corporations who profit from this technology, but AI robs the country of jobs and spends massive energy resources on memes and false information. There are good uses for AI, but the technology is moving way too fast and should be slowed to balance energy needs with AI value.

Robert Johnson

We are in a drought and Data Centers should go where water is a seasonal commodity.

Should local communities have concerns about data center projects?

Asked by ABC 17 News

178 Votes

Should local communities have concerns about data center projects?

77%

Yes Yes

23%

No No

77%

Yes

2 Comments

Max

People should always be concerned about their community.

Gman Gman

They use a large amount of resources

23%

No

1 Comment

Toasty

Main stream media again stirring up fake outrage?

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Data SquareOffs

Should Missouri communities welcome data centers?

15% Yes Yes

85% No No

15% Yes

85% No

Are you in favor of data centers?

11% Yes

89% No WINNER

11% Yes

89% No

Should local communities have concerns about data center projects?

77% Yes Yes

23% No No

77% Yes

23% No

About Data

15%

Yes Yes

85%

No No

15%

Yes

85%

No

11%

Yes

89%

No WINNER

11%

Yes

89%

No

77%

Yes Yes

23%

No No

77%

Yes

23%

No