U.S. support on taxing fossil fuel companies by state 2023

An estimated 68 percent of U.S. adults stated that they supported taxing fossil fuel companies while reducing other taxes, according to surveys conducted from 2008 to 2023 on attitudes toward climate change. District of Columbia had the highest share of respondents agreeing to such a statement, with 77 percent. On the other hand, North Dakota, West Virginia, and Wyoming were the only states where less than 55 percent of the interviewees were in favor of higher taxes for fossil fuel companies.

Share of adults who support taxing fossil fuel companies while equally reducing other taxes in the United States in 2023, by state

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Release date

December 2023

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Region

North America, United States

Survey time period

2008 to 2023

Number of respondents

>28,000

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

The state values are estimates based on a national survey*.

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The question was phrased by the source as follows: "How much do you support or oppose the following policies? Require fossil fuel companies to pay a carbon tax and use the money to reduce other taxes (such as income tax) by an equal amount."

* Notes on the methodology:

- The data underlying the maps come from a large national survey dataset ( >28,000 respondents) collected between 2008 through 2023 as part of the Climate Change in the American Mind project led by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication.

- The data depict estimates of the percentage of American adults (age 18 and over) who hold particular beliefs, attitudes, and policy preferences about global warming. The estimates were generated from a statistical model that incorporates actual survey responses, but combines these responses with demographic data from the U.S. Census.

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