LANSING, MI — Today, Evergreen Action and Data for Progress released new polling that shows that a bipartisan majority of Michigan voters support policies to continue progress toward building out clean energy projects in Michigan, grow the state’s clean energy workforce, hold utility companies accountable to their customers, and ensure clean, affordable transportation and energy is accessible to all Michigan communities. 

Following the passage of 2023’s Clean Energy Future package, Michigan became a national leader in clean energy and climate policy, including a landmark 100 percent clean energy standard by 2040. And despite recent policy rollback threats, Michiganders of all political affiliations still support clean energy progress in the state. A strong majority of voters favored transitioning to clean energy by 2035, including 85 percent of Democrats and 61 percent of Independents. Voters across party lines also emphasized the importance of new statewide reforms that streamline the approval process for clean energy projects to make this transition possible, with 87 percent of Democrats, 68 percent of Independents, and 65 percent of Republicans supporting easier approval to get new projects on the grid. Additionally, there is broad bipartisan agreement on policies to create local manufacturing and clean energy jobs, with only 18 percent of voters opposed.

The poll also found widespread public support for a cleaner, more efficient transportation system across the state. Michigan voters responded in favor of  additional investments in electric car infrastructure, including a 22-point margin in favor of building more EV chargers and a 35-point margin for transitioning school fleets to electric buses. And beyond electric vehicles, policies aimed at improving the state’s public transit system are overwhelmingly popular, with voters backing increased access to transit by a 58-point margin and supporting improvements in transit quality by a 57-point margin. 

Some additional key findings from the poll are below and the full results are available online here. 

Additional key findings:

• Nearly four in five voters believe communities who have historically faced higher rates of pollution should be prioritized in pollution reduction efforts
• 85 percent believe utility companies should be more transparent about their efforts in response to increasingly prevalent power outages    
• 64 percent believe the Michigan Legislature should be doing more to ensure utility companies keep energy prices affordable
• 51 percent want utility companies to be held accountable by the Legislature when they fail to weatherize the power grid against extreme climate events

“With a new federal administration working to dismantle federal climate and clean energy policies, Michigan voters are standing firm in their support of the state’s leadership in addressing climate change and building a sustainable energy future,” said Courtney Brady, Evergreen Action Midwest deputy director. “From electric vehicle chargers to energy efficiency upgrades, Michiganders want to see the state continue investing in the cost-saving clean technologies, ensuring that the benefits of clean transportation and affordable energy reach every corner of the state. Voters agree with recent legislative efforts that will help streamline clean energy projects and create  local jobs—both of which are key to ensuring all Michiganders benefit from the state’s growing clean energy economy.” 

“Across our polling, we have seen consistent and steady support from Michigan voters for building out clean energy infrastructure,” said Danielle Deiseroth, executive director of Data for Progress. “While leaders in D.C. come and go, Michigan voters continue to favor climate policies that will lower costs, create jobs, and hold bad actors accountable. And these policies have bipartisan support—a sign that building towards a clean energy future does not have to be a partisan endeavor in the state.”

From January 28 to 30, 2025, Data for Progress and Evergreen Action conducted a survey of 566 likely voters in Michigan using web panel respondents. The sample was weighted to be representative of likely voters by age, gender, education, race, geography, and recalled presidential vote. The survey was conducted in English. The margin of error associated with the sample size is ±4 percentage points. Results for subgroups of the sample are subject to increased margins of error.