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Americans favor investing in solar energy

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Nearly two-thirds of Americans (64%) say the U.S. should invest in solar energy, a broader endorsement than any other technology draws, according to an October 2024 Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults.

Wind (48%) and hydroelectric dams (44%) also draw wide support, with gas and oil close behind at 41%. About a third (35%) would put nuclear power on the list, 19% back coal, and just 5% say the U.S. should invest in none of these technologies.

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Americans favor investing in solar energy.

In which of these energy technologies should the US invest?

  • Solar 63.9%
  • Wind 48.3%
  • Hydro-electricity (Dams) 44.0%
  • Gas/Oil 41.5%
  • Nuclear 34.8%
  • Coal 18.7%
  • None of the above 5.0%

2024 · base n 1,000 · +/- 3.4%

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Methodology

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Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
Field dates
2024-10-01 → 2024-10-11
Base (unweighted)
1,000
Margin of error
+/- 3.4%
Module
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Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2024-103, fielded October 1-11, 2024, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.4%.

https://verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co

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Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting.
Population
US adults age 18+.
Sample design
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Field window
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Weighting
Per-module weighting to CPS targets including age, race and ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, and metropolitan status.
Partisanship benchmark
Pew Research Center's NPORS benchmarking surveys, three-year running average.
Vote benchmark
2024 presidential vote population benchmarks.
Margin of error
Typically about plus or minus 3.4 to 3.6 percent per module at standard module sizes. Question-level MoE is recomputed when a base shrinks materially below the module baseline.
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