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.