Since 2012, the majority of the US adults who favor more hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas are Republicans and Republican-leaning. In 2020, 56 percent of the respondents who favored the expansion of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas were Republicans and Republican-leaning and 21 percent were Democrats and Democrat-leaning. However, in 2012, 71 percent of the respondents favoring hydraulic fracturing expansion were Republicans and Republican-leaning and 37 percent were Democrats and Democrats-leaning.
Share of adults who favor more hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas in the United States from 2012 to 2020*, by political ideology
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 released for 2019.
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Pew Research Center. (June 23, 2020). Share of adults who favor more hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas in the United States from 2012 to 2020*, by political ideology [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/869468/share-of-us-adults-who-favor-more-hydraulic-fracturing/
Pew Research Center. "Share of adults who favor more hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas in the United States from 2012 to 2020*, by political ideology." Chart. June 23, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/869468/share-of-us-adults-who-favor-more-hydraulic-fracturing/
Pew Research Center. (2020). Share of adults who favor more hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas in the United States from 2012 to 2020*, by political ideology. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/869468/share-of-us-adults-who-favor-more-hydraulic-fracturing/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Adults Who Favor More Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Natural Gas in The United States from 2012 to 2020*, by Political Ideology." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/869468/share-of-us-adults-who-favor-more-hydraulic-fracturing/
Pew Research Center, Share of adults who favor more hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas in the United States from 2012 to 2020*, by political ideology Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/869468/share-of-us-adults-who-favor-more-hydraulic-fracturing/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Share of adults who favor more hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas in the United States from 2012 to 2020*, by political ideology [Graph], Pew Research Center, June 23, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/869468/share-of-us-adults-who-favor-more-hydraulic-fracturing/
