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National Review
National Review
2 May 2024
James Lynch


NextImg:Swing-State Voters Broadly Oppose Biden Administration’s Electric Car Agenda, Poll Finds

The Biden administration’s stringent environmental regulations and prioritization of electric vehicles are both deeply unpopular among swing-state voters, according to new polling shared exclusively with National Review.

Americans are disinterested in electric vehicles and opposed to the Environmental Protection Agency’s latest plan to further regulate tailpipe emissions, an 85 Fund poll conducted by CRC Research found. The 85 Fund is a nonprofit that supports conservative causes.

The EPA’s tailpipe emissions regulation imposing stricter standards on gasoline-powered vehicles was somewhat or strongly opposed by 57 percent of respondents, including 37 percent who strongly oppose it. Less than a third of respondents, or 31 percent, strongly or somewhat support the tailpipe regulation, with 10 percent strongly supportive. These results came in response to a question that posed arguments from proponents and opponents of the regulation.

Similarly, a majority of respondents, or 57 percent, strongly or somewhat oppose paying more for cars and trucks and having fewer options if it means promoting climate emissions goals. Generally, Republicans and independents do not favor paying more for cars for the sake of climate goals, while Democrats are in favor of the trade-off.

Only 7 percent of respondents are planning on buying an electric vehicle the next time they purchase a vehicle, the poll shows. The interest in electric vehicles pales in comparison to the 48 percent of respondents expecting to buy a traditional gasoline or diesel-powered vehicle and 18 percent planning on buying a gasoline-based hybrid when they next purchase a vehicle.

A little over half of respondents, or 52 percent, said they are more likely to support elected officials who fight against the Biden administration’s effort to push electric vehicles onto consumers, while 29 percent would be more likely to support politicians who advocate for Biden’s electric vehicle policies. Responses to this question were markedly divided along partisan lines between Republicans and Democrats.

The poll was taken from April 12 to 18 with 2,800 registered swing-state voters in a nationally representative sample. The sample was divided into 400 voter samples from Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

The survey has a 1.95 percent margin of error overall and a 4.9 margin of error for the state level samples.

The unpopularity of President Biden’s energy policies with a crucial set of voters could become a stumbling block to his general election campaign against former president Donald Trump.

Biden has made electric vehicle subsidies and climate initiatives major components of his “Bidenomics” messaging campaign and outreach to youth voters. Republican candidates in swing-states, particularly those hoping to flip Democratic senate seats, have emphasized the Biden administration’s efforts to enact tougher regulations on the oil and gas industry and how those efforts jeopardize manufacturing jobs.