Each year, EPIC partners with The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research to survey the American public on key climate and energy issues. This year’s poll found that younger Republicans (18-29) disagree with their older counterparts (60+) on a wide variety of energy and climate policies. Generally, more younger Republicans think it is important to expand clean energy and support incentives for electric vehicles and funding to help communities adapt to climate change. The divide between younger and older Republicans on these issues ranges from a 16-point to a 21-point difference. This follows in line with the trend that an increasing share of younger Republicans believes in human-driven climate change. Conversely, older Republicans support the expansion of traditional fossil fuel energy. While 39 percent of young Republicans support expanding U.S. oil and gas production, 80 percent of older Republicans said the same—a 40-point difference. There was less divide over support for nuclear development.
EPIC Chart·Oct 23, 2025