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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U.S. adults favoring more fracking by political view 2012-2020
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, ** percent of the respondents who favored the expansion of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas were Republicans and Republican-leaning and ** percent were Democrats and Democrat-leaning. However, in 2012, ** percent of the respondents favoring hydraulic fracturing expansion were Republicans and Republican-leaning and ** percent were Democrats and Democrats-leaning.
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/869468/share-of-us-adults-who-favor-more-hydraulic-fracturing/
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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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /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." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 23 Jun 2020, /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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/869468/share-of-us-adults-who-favor-more-hydraulic-fracturing/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
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: /statistics/869468/share-of-us-adults-who-favor-more-hydraulic-fracturing/
