The Digital Gateway project, which would put dozens of massive warehouses adjacent to Manassas Battlefield, has been a political lighting rod for years.

Key wins in Northern Virginia races helped the Democrats keep a majority in the state Senate and flip the House of Delegates.

The tech behemoth released new figures on the economic and social impact of data centers in the commonwealth on Wednesday.

The National Parks Conservation Association poll did not ask about the economic benefits of data centers, which local officials argue are significant.

The hulking, land-hogging complexes already occupy millions of square feet in Ashburn, Virginia, which is nicknamed Data Center Alley.