Harwood, North Dakota Approves $3B Applied Digital Data Center 325-105, Only US Town to Vote Yes

The 845-person town of Harwood, ND voted 325-105 against a Home Rule Charter amendment that would have forced more hearings on industrial projects, clearing Applied Digital's $3B, 160-acre data center and roughly $1.65M in annual property tax — about six times Harwood's 2024 collection. Of 40-plus data-center ballot measures across the US last Tuesday, Harwood was the only community to vote yes.