As of May 2020, the majority of Republicans or Republican-leaning adults favored the expansion of offshore oil and gas drilling in the United States, at 63 percent. In 2018 figures were higher, 85 percent of Republicans or Republican-leaning adults favored offshore oil and gas drilling, and 56 percent of Democrats or Democrat-leaning favored this expansion. By 2020, 22 percent of Democrats and Democrat-leaning favored the expansion of offshore gas and oil drilling in the United States of America.
Share of adults who favor more offshore oil and gas drilling in the United States from 2008 to 2020, by political ideology
In case of no value, there was no data available. Surveys conducted between 2008 and 2015 surveys were conducted on the phone using somewhat different question wording than those in 2016 and 2018. No data available for 2019.
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Pew Research Center. (May 23, 2020). Share of adults who favor more offshore oil and gas drilling in the United States from 2008 to 2020, by political ideology [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/869459/share-of-us-adults-who-favor-more-offshore-oil-and-gas-drilling/
Pew Research Center. "Share of adults who favor more offshore oil and gas drilling in the United States from 2008 to 2020, by political ideology." Chart. May 23, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/869459/share-of-us-adults-who-favor-more-offshore-oil-and-gas-drilling/
Pew Research Center. (2020). Share of adults who favor more offshore oil and gas drilling in the United States from 2008 to 2020, by political ideology. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/869459/share-of-us-adults-who-favor-more-offshore-oil-and-gas-drilling/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Adults Who Favor More Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling in The United States from 2008 to 2020, by Political Ideology." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/869459/share-of-us-adults-who-favor-more-offshore-oil-and-gas-drilling/
Pew Research Center, Share of adults who favor more offshore oil and gas drilling in the United States from 2008 to 2020, by political ideology Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/869459/share-of-us-adults-who-favor-more-offshore-oil-and-gas-drilling/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Share of adults who favor more offshore oil and gas drilling in the United States from 2008 to 2020, by political ideology [Graph], Pew Research Center, May 23, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/869459/share-of-us-adults-who-favor-more-offshore-oil-and-gas-drilling/
