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Abstract: A lack of renewable energy and energy efficient (RE3) policies in the Unites States has contributed to faster erosion for infrastructure and habitable land in the United States. Previous research has demonstrated that state politics have an influence over voter perceptions of proposed legislation. However, these investigations have focused on longitudinal analyses of general information; there was no connection established to RE3 policies–critical information that could inform lawmakers on what solutions their citizens support. We used data from the 2017 National Survey on Energy and the Environment (NSEE), a nationally representative sample of non-institutionalized adults in the U.S. Using this survey, we gathered information related to (a) region residency and (b) political party affiliation to determine what connections existed between these variables and the support of RE3 policies. Despite earlier predictions, there was no association found between region residency and average support for RE3 policies. These findings indicate that while some regions hold varying views around renewable energy solutions, there is not enough evidence that their political views influence them further.
Keywords: climate, energy, efficient, policy, United States, state, renewable, region, political party
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