Poll shows strong support among Midwest Trump voters for ethanol
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2017 - A survey taken after the
election shows strong support for ethanol among Trump voters in six battleground
states in the Midwest.
According to Growth Energy, an ethanol producers group, the survey
of 3,000 Trump voters in Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Iowa,
Indiana and Minnesota found that more than eight in 10 respondents agree with
the president-elect’s vocal support for ethanol and believe the homegrown
biofuel is vital to American jobs and energy security.
“Conservatives and liberals alike need to take a fresh look
at Trump voters in the Midwest – they are staunchly pro-ethanol,” Growth Energy
CEO Emily Skor said in a release. “These are voters who clearly understand that
biofuels like ethanol are delivering greater U.S. energy security, more jobs,
cleaner air, and better fuel options for consumers. The road to victory is
powered by clean-burning, homegrown biofuels.”
Some 83 percent of respondents said they agreed with Trump’s
campaign promise to promote the addition of more ethanol, mostly made from corn
in the U.S., to the country’s fuel supply. In addition, 85 percent of respondents said
ethanol was important to U.S. energy security and 88 percent indicated that
ethanol was important to creating American jobs.
“Support for biofuels is something that resonates across
party lines, especially in America’s heartland, and President-elect Trump
tapped into that,” added Skor. “Lawmakers can see what happens when you
underestimate rural and Midwestern voters.”
The poll was conducted
between
Dec. 6 and Dec. 22 by Quadrant Strategies. The overall margin of error for this
survey is plus or minus 1.8 percent.
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