Residents protest a data center in Box Elder County in Utah. Natalie Behring/Getty Images

A new Gallup survey shows that 7 in 10 Americans oppose data center construction.

Opposition crosses party lines, though Democrats are more likely to take a harder stance.

Environmental concerns drive anti-AI sentiment.

You know AI data centers have an image problem when more people say they'd rather live near a nuclear reactor.

A new Gallup poll found that 71% of Americans say they don't want a data center being built where they live, far more than the 53% who would oppose construction of a nearby nuclear power plant.

Of those opposed to data center construction , 48% said they were strongly in opposition.

The survey, conducted in March, found that data centers are broadly unpopular across the political spectrum.

Democrats were more likely to express strong opposition.…