EnergyAug 9, 2024
Republicans and Democrats Divided Over Energy 🔋
What We're Showing
The percentage of Democrat/Democrat-leaning and Republican/Republican-leaning U.S. adults who favor expanding various energy sources in the United States.
The figures come from a Pew Research Center survey of over 8,500 U.S. adults conducted in May 2024.
Key Takeaways
- Nuclear energy has the smallest partisan gap out of any energy source (18 percentage points). Around two-thirds of Republicans support expanding nuclear energy compared to just a bit under half of Democrats.
- Democrats are far more supportive of expanding renewable energy sources like solar and wind compared to Republicans, while Republicans are more supportive of fossil fuels like oil and coal.
Dataset
Republican/Lean Republican | Democrat/Lean Democrat | |
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Solar panel farms | 64 | 91 |
Wind turbine farms | 56 | 88 |
Nuclear power plants | 67 | 49 |
Offshore oil and gas drilling | 73 | 26 |
Hydraulic fracturing (fracking) | 68 | 23 |
Coal mining | 64 | 16 |
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