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Zogby Post-Election Poll: 78% Believe Investing in Clean Energy Is Vital to Boosting U.S. Economy
Support for clean energy investment is particularly strong among younger voters - 87% of those age 18-24 and 80% of those age 18-29 believe this type of investment is necessary to help improve the U.S. economy. African American voters (94%) and Hispanic voters (84%) also showed overwhelming support for clean energy investment.
While the vast majority of Democrats (96%) and independent voters (77%) view clean energy investment as a key means to boost the U.S. economy, more than half of Republican voters (58%) also said the same.
The Zogby Interactive survey of 3,357 voters nationwide was conducted Nov. 5-6, 2008, and carries a margin of error of +/- 1.7 percentage points. The survey was commissioned by the National Wildlife Federation.
"While the economy was the top issue in the 2008 election, clean energy clearly emerged as part of voter expectations for getting the economy back on track," said John Zogby, President and CEO of Zogby International. "Support for action on global warming, already strong in the 2006 election, was even stronger in 2008, particularly among young voters that are the future electorate."
This post-election survey also found that most voters want their elected officials to focus on global warming - 61% said they agree their elected officials should make combating global warming a high priority, an increase from 58% of voters who said the same in 2006. Among young voters age 18-24, 69% want a greater emphasis put on combating global warming. The desire for a greater political emphasis on global warming has increased to 88% among African American voters from 78% in 2006 and to 73% among Hispanic voters from 64% two years ago. This post-election survey also shows independent voters are increasingly likely to want their elected officials to make sure combating global warming is a high priority.
More than half of voters (57%) said voting for candidates who support reducing global warming pollution was important to them in this election, up from 50% of voters in 2006. This was particularly significant to younger voters and has increased in importance from two years ago - among those 18-24, 70% said a candidate's support for reducing global warming pollution was important to their vote, up from 56% who said the same in 2006. This issue also has also increased in importance among independent voters, African American voters and Hispanic voters in since the election two years ago.
For content, contact: Miles Grant, National Wildlife Federation Communications Manager, 703-864-9599 (cell) or grantm@nwf.org
For methodology, contact: Fritz Wenzel, Zogby International Communications Director, 315-624-0200 ext. 229 or 419-205-0287 or fritz@zogby.com
Please click the link below to view the full news release:
Zogby International
Support for clean energy investment is particularly strong among younger voters - 87% of those age 18-24 and 80% of those age 18-29 believe this type of investment is necessary to help improve the U.S. economy. African American voters (94%) and Hispanic voters (84%) also showed overwhelming support for clean energy investment.
While the vast majority of Democrats (96%) and independent voters (77%) view clean energy investment as a key means to boost the U.S. economy, more than half of Republican voters (58%) also said the same.
The Zogby Interactive survey of 3,357 voters nationwide was conducted Nov. 5-6, 2008, and carries a margin of error of +/- 1.7 percentage points. The survey was commissioned by the National Wildlife Federation.
"While the economy was the top issue in the 2008 election, clean energy clearly emerged as part of voter expectations for getting the economy back on track," said John Zogby, President and CEO of Zogby International. "Support for action on global warming, already strong in the 2006 election, was even stronger in 2008, particularly among young voters that are the future electorate."
This post-election survey also found that most voters want their elected officials to focus on global warming - 61% said they agree their elected officials should make combating global warming a high priority, an increase from 58% of voters who said the same in 2006. Among young voters age 18-24, 69% want a greater emphasis put on combating global warming. The desire for a greater political emphasis on global warming has increased to 88% among African American voters from 78% in 2006 and to 73% among Hispanic voters from 64% two years ago. This post-election survey also shows independent voters are increasingly likely to want their elected officials to make sure combating global warming is a high priority.
More than half of voters (57%) said voting for candidates who support reducing global warming pollution was important to them in this election, up from 50% of voters in 2006. This was particularly significant to younger voters and has increased in importance from two years ago - among those 18-24, 70% said a candidate's support for reducing global warming pollution was important to their vote, up from 56% who said the same in 2006. This issue also has also increased in importance among independent voters, African American voters and Hispanic voters in since the election two years ago.
For content, contact: Miles Grant, National Wildlife Federation Communications Manager, 703-864-9599 (cell) or grantm@nwf.org
For methodology, contact: Fritz Wenzel, Zogby International Communications Director, 315-624-0200 ext. 229 or 419-205-0287 or fritz@zogby.com
Please click the link below to view the full news release:
Zogby International
