Following the major oil spill off the Orange County coastline, there have been renewed calls to ban drilling off the California coast. Strong majorities of Californians have opposed allowing more oil drilling off the California coast in recent years. When we last asked this question in our July 2021 survey, 72% were opposed. …
Across parties, overwhelming majorities of Democrats and independents oppose more drilling, while far fewer Republicans are opposed. There is solid majority opposition across regions, though opposition is higher in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles than elsewhere in the state. Notably, residents who live along the coast (75%) are more likely than inland Californians (64%) to be opposed. CONTINUED
Dean Bonner, Public Policy Institute of California
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