ALT Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress. Title: Voters Strongly Support Having a Publicly Owned Utility as Their Utility Provider. Description: Publicly owned utility companies allow consumers to elect local utility board representatives, who oversee the utility provider by setting policies that affect energy rates, services, and the energy sources that provide electricity to an area. Would you support or oppose having a publicly owned utility as your local utility provider? All likely voters — Support: 68%, Oppose: 18% Democrat — Support: 71%, Oppose: 16% Independent / Third party — Support: 66%, Oppose: 18% Republican — Support: 67%, Oppose: 19% October 20–21, 2023 survey of 1,222 likely voters.

ALT Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress. Title: Voters Strongly Support Having a Publicly Owned Utility as Their Utility Provider. Description: Publicly owned utility companies allow consumers to elect local utility board representatives, who oversee the utility provider by setting policies that affect energy rates, services, and the energy sources that provide electricity to an area. Would you support or oppose having a publicly owned utility as your local utility provider? All likely voters — Support: 68%, Oppose: 18% Democrat — Support: 71%, Oppose: 16% Independent / Third party — Support: 66%, Oppose: 18% Republican — Support: 67%, Oppose: 19% October 20–21, 2023 survey of 1,222 likely voters.