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A recent poll from the chief pollster for President Trump, Fabrizio Lee and Associates, showed that a clear majority of Republicans support expanding solar power in the United States. In the survey, 68 percent of Republican Party voters surveyed agreed that “we need all forms of electricity generation, including utility solar, to be built to lower electricity costs”. Meanwhile, 70 percent of respondents said they support utility-scale solar deployment when projects use U.S.-produced materials.
A separate poll from Kellyanne Conway’s KA Consulting revealed that three-quarters of Trump voters surveyed in Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Ohio, and Texas believe that solar power should be used to strengthen and increase the U.S. energy supply. The results of the polls reflect the outcome of a Pew Research Centre survey conducted last spring, which showed that six in 10 Republican respondents were in favor of solar power, as well as nine out of 10 Democrats surveyed.
The results of the polls are at odds with Trump’s suggestion that Republican voters do not support renewable energy and prefer a national energy policy focused solely on fossil fuel development. In fact, red States are now leading the country in terms of solar deployment, as operators seek out the lowest-cost and fastest-to-build resources. Last year, approximately 73 percent of all new U.S. solar capacity was developed in states that voted for President Trump in 2024, such as Texas, Florida, Indiana, Ohio, and Arkansas.
Texas recently achieved a new energy milestone when it surpassed California in solar power production to become the top U.S. producer of utility-scale solar electricity. Texas produced over 58.6 GWh of solar power in 2025, compared to California’s 53.7 GWh, according to recent data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. In February, the Texas electricity grid was running on 30 GW of solar power, meaning solar resources contributed around 60 percent of the total electricity demand. During a time of geopolitical turmoil, solar power is helping to keep Texas’s electricity prices stable.
With no end in sight for the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, severe supply chain disruptions to the oil and gas sector are expected to continue. This has already driven fossil fuel prices upwards in recent weeks, a trend that is likely to continue until the conflict comes to an end. The vulnerabilities in the global energy market, highlighted by the conflict, are expected to encourage several countries to invest heavily in the acceleration of renewable energy deployment to reduce their dependency on fossil fuel imports from foreign powers. This will likely result in U.S. consumers shifting more greatly in favor of a diverse energy mix, as they see their energy bills rise.
Despite the best efforts by President Trump to reduce public favor for renewable energy, focusing the national policy instead on fossil fuels, many Republican voters appear to continue supporting a more diverse energy mix. The rapid growth of solar energy resources in red states demonstrates a clear shift in the U.S. energy market during the Biden administration, which is not expected to change lanes any time soon.
Edited and reviewed by Robert W. Benedict III
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