According to the results of a March 2022 survey, there was a gap of over 20 percentage points in the support of nuclear energy in the United States when Republicans and Democrats were compared. The respondents identifying themselves as Republicans represented the largest share of supporters for nuclear energy as of 2022, at 60 percent. Compared to 2010, the opinion on the use of nuclear energy in the U.S. worsened regardless of the political orientation.
Conducted on landline telephones and cellular phones
Method of interview
Telephone interview
Supplementary notes
This statistic shows the results of the same survey question over selected years from 2010 to 2022. The most recent survey was conducted between March 1-18, 2022.
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Gallup. (May 20, 2022). Favorable opinion on the use of nuclear energy among adults in the United States based on political party identification from 2010 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356746/united-states-support-of-nuclear-energy-by-party-identification/
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