Gallup reported yesterday,
Less Support in U.S. for Solar, Wind Energy; More for Nuclear
The Hill newspaper reported on the poll results.
The poll found that 66 percent of Americans prefer the U.S. to put more emphasis on solar energy and 55 percent prefer the same with wind energy. Both dropped from Gallup’s previous polling on the question in 2021, when 73 percent preferred emphasis on solar and 66 percent preferred emphasis on wind.
That would seem like a significant drop in just five years. Meanwhile,
Nuclear energy saw a rise in support to 46 percent. Gallup called this “notable given that preferences for nuclear energy had historically been more evenly divided among responses of more, less and the same.”
Gallup notes,
Democrats have become significantly more likely since 2021 (up 10 points, to 42%) to want increased emphasis on nuclear power, while Republicans’ views have edged up gradually since 2019. The current 10-point partisan gap in views of nuclear power is the narrowest of any energy source in the survey.
Gallup results over the years,
Gallup conducted their most recent survey from March 2 to 18. American Experiment launched its “Free the Nukes” campaign on February 27. We’d like to think that we made a contribution to the Gallup results.
Onward!
