The position of the public in the United States in regard to the Keystone XL pipeline project changed considerably between 2013 and 2017. In March 2013, 66 percent of the respondents were in favor of this project. However, by February 2017 public opinion had changed, with the majority of surveyed U.S. adults opposing the construction. Most supporters of Keystone XL identified as Republican.
The Keystone XL pipeline project would transport oil from Canada's oil sands region through the Midwest to refineries located in Texas via a more direct route than the already existing Keystone pipeline system.
Public opinion on proposed Keystone XL pipeline in the United States from 2013 to 2017
* Date of surveys: March 13-17, 2013; September 4-8, 2013; January 23 to March 16, 2014; November 6-9, 2014; February 7-12, 2017.
Number of respondents: n=1,501 (March 2013); n=1,506 (September 2013); n=10,013 (January-March 2014); n=1,353 (November 2014); n=3,006 (February 2017).
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