Harwood
City of about 800 people in Cass County, North Dakota, just north of Fargo.
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Why was Harwood the only town to side with data centres?
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Approved its data-centre measure
US Midterms 2026: Voters side against data centres in 40 of 41 votesBackground
Harwood voters on 3 November 2026 rejected a Charter amendment that would have put new rules on large industrial projects, including data centres. More than 75% voted no, the Forum reported. CNBC and Ballotpedia counted 41 local data-centre measures in 10 states; Harwood was the only one where voters did not side against data centres.
Harwood is a city of 794 people (2020 census) in Cass County, a commuter town for the Fargo-Moorhead area. It was platted in 1881 when the Great Northern railway reached it. The city approved an Applied Digital data-centre project in 2025; a local group, Voices of Harwood, gathered the signatures for the amendment, which the mayor called cost-prohibitive.
The vote stands out against national opinion: a Gallup poll published in May 2026 found 71% of Americans opposed to a data centre in their area.
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Written with AI from Lowdown's published reporting. Not individually reviewed by an editor. Updated 5 November 2026. Editorial standards.