A recent CNBC survey found that despite Donald Trump prioritizing U.S.-China AI competition as a national security imperative and promoting AI technology development and data center construction, his Republican voters are politically divided on the issue: nearly 55% of MAGA supporters want to continue developing AI, but only 29% support building data centers within 10 miles of their homes, with 40% opposing it. Among all Republican and Republican-leaning voters, the proportion of supporters drops to 24%. The survey, conducted from October 14 to 18, shows that among all voters, 63% do not want an AI data center nearby, and only 13% support it. This resistance is forcing Donald Trump and Republicans to readjust their strategy ahead of the midterm elections, as voters' concerns about data centers' high electricity and water demands, noise, land use, and job displacement are growing.