> in those areas people largely approve of these cameras

How sure of that are you? I’m thinking it’s mostly a mix of indifference and ignorance. Has anywhere you know of voted specifically on these cameras?

Alright, but in those areas did the politicians run on having those cameras installed everywhere? Were the voters given a proposition to approve?

Data centers seem to be widely unpopular on both the left and right, so I'm wonder where the representative democracy comes into play. More often than not local politicians approve these projects despite there being majority opposition from the public.