Polk County, Iowa
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Your county: 20 data center sites, 1 with a sourced job figure, 4 officials who represent them.
| Site | Status | Construction | Permanent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edged Ankeny (Des Moines) Data Center | Under construction | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Facebook Altoona Data Center 2 | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Meta Altoona Data Center Campus | Operating | 1,3001 | more than 4001 company figure Verified |
| Microsoft Project Alluvion Data Center | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Microsoft Project Ginger East Data Center | Under construction | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Microsoft Project Ginger West Data Center | Under construction | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Microsoft West Des Moines | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Tract Altoona Technology Park | Permitted | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Aureon 616 Data Center | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Cologix DSM1 (Financial Center) | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Cologix DSM3 Altoona | Announced | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Edged DSM01-1 Data Center | Under construction | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Fidium Des Moines Data Center | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| IP Pathways Urbandale Data Center | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| LightEdge Altoona Data Center Campus | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Lightedge Des Moines 1 | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Lightedge Des Moines 2 | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Lumen Pleasant Hill Data Center | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Oppidan Des Moines Data Center | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Uniti Des Moines Data Center (formerly Windstream Wholesale) | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
Sources
- 1.Meta, United States, accessed Nov 5, 2026. ↩
- 2.Associated Press race call, 2026 Governor IA result. ↩
- 3.Associated Press race call, 2026 U.S. Senate IA result. ↩
- 4.Associated Press race call, 2026 U.S. House IA-3 result. ↩
- 5.Sand campaign data centers plan, Sand campaign data centers plan statement. ↩
- 6.Iowa PBS Senate debate, Iowa PBS Senate debate statement, Oct 7, 2026. ↩
- 7.Iowa Legislature bill history, Iowa Legislature bill history statement. ↩
Who represents this county
Serving now · leaving Jan 2027
Kim Reynolds (R) · Governor2026 Governor IA: won by Rob Sand (D), AP call2, not yet certified · official count
No public statement on data centers found yet.
Serving now · not on 2026 ballot
Chuck Grassley (R) · U.S. Senator · term ends Jan 3, 2029No public statement on data centers found yet.
Contact: website · DC 202-224-3744 · contact form
Serving now · leaving Jan 2027
Joni Ernst (R) · U.S. Senator · term ends Jan 3, 20272026 U.S. Senate IA: won by Josh Turek (D), AP call3, not yet certified · official count
No public statement on data centers found yet.
Contact: website · DC 202-224-3254 · contact form
Outgoing · lost 2026 race · leaves Jan 2027
Zachary Nunn (R) · U.S. Representative (119th) · IA-32026 U.S. House IA-3: won by Sarah Trone Garriott (D), AP call4, not yet certified · official count
Lost 2026 race to Sarah Trone Garriott4
No public statement on data centers found yet.
Contact: website · DC 202-225-5476
Incoming · takes office Jan 2027
Rob Sand (D) · Governor-elect2026 Governor IA: won by Rob Sand (D), AP call2, not yet certified · official count
As governor, I'd want a bill on my desk to make sure these data centers pay their own way, including covering any increase in costs on utilities so that your bills don't go up one cent.5
Sand campaign data centers plan
Incoming · takes office Jan 2027
Josh Turek (D) · U.S. Senator-elect2026 U.S. Senate IA: won by Josh Turek (D), AP call3, not yet certified · official count
I think one, we need to have no more tax breaks to these corporations. Pay their fair share. Secondly, we need to make sure that these data centers are not driving up the energy rates to the end user.6
Iowa PBS Senate debate, Oct 7, 2026
I think they should be mandated to be on a closed loop circuit, which can reduce water consumption somewhere between 70 and 90%.6
Iowa PBS Senate debate, Oct 7, 2026
Incoming · takes office Jan 2027
Sarah Trone Garriott (D) · U.S. Representative-elect (120th) · IA-32026 U.S. House IA-3: won by Sarah Trone Garriott (D), AP call4, not yet certified · official count
Paraphrase: Focuses on keeping data centers from shifting electricity costs onto households and sponsored Iowa SF 2,249 on customer classes for large energy users.7
Questions
How many data centers are in this county?
This page lists every data center campus we track in the county: operating, under construction, permitted and announced. Figures are listed site by site and never added up across claim types. Source
What trades build data centers?
Electricians lead, then pipefitters, HVAC mechanics, ironworkers, equipment operators, laborers and controls technicians. Apprenticeships through union halls and state programs are the main way in. Source
How do I find a data center job near me?
Open any site page and use Find jobs here or use our national jobs page to filter by state and trade. Source
Every figure links to a public source. A blank means we have not linked a source yet, not zero. Sources and methods