Trump's Own Pollster Says 70% of Republicans Support American Solar. Here's the Data.
Trump’s Own Pollster Says 70% of Republicans Support American Solar. Here’s the Data.
March 1, 2026 · 5 min read · ConservativeSolar.net Editorial Team
If you’ve hesitated on solar because you thought it was a politically liberal product, the most compelling counterargument comes from an unlikely source: Fabrizio, Lee & Associates, the polling firm that served as chief pollster for Donald Trump’s 2016 and 2024 presidential campaigns.
Commissioned by First Solar — the largest American-owned solar manufacturer, headquartered in Arizona with factories in Ohio, Alabama, Louisiana, and South Carolina — Fabrizio ran a detailed survey of Republican voters on energy attitudes. The findings are unambiguous.
What the Polling Found
| Question / Finding | Result |
|---|---|
| Support building all energy types including solar to lower costs | 68% in favor |
| Support utility-scale solar when panels use American-made materials | 70% in favor |
| More likely to support a candidate who backs American solar manufacturing | 51% more likely |
Source: Fabrizio, Lee & Associates survey conducted for First Solar. Fabrizio, Lee served as chief pollster for Trump 2016 and 2024.
A separate survey by KA Consulting — Kellyanne Conway’s firm — found that 75% of Trump voters in Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Ohio, and Texas believe solar energy should be used in the United States. That’s not a fringe position. It’s a supermajority in the five states that matter most to Republican electoral strategy.
Why This Matters for Homeowners
The political framing of solar as a “liberal” technology has always been a marketing problem, not a factual one. Solar panels generate electricity regardless of the homeowner’s political affiliation, and the financial case — a 30% federal tax credit, locked-in energy costs for 25 years, and an average $15,000 property value increase — is identical regardless of who you voted for.
What the polling confirms is that the objection “solar isn’t for people like me” has no basis in how Republican voters actually feel about the technology when it’s presented as an American-made, cost-reducing, energy-independent investment. Which is exactly what it is.