POLL: 74% of Arizona Voters Support Expanding Solar Energy Investment

74% of Arizona Voters Support Expanding Solar Energy Investment

Bipartisan Consensus Reflects Economic, Environmental, and Energy Independence Rationales

PHOENIX (November 6th, 2025) – Arizona voters are enthusiastically supportive of expanding solar energy investment, with 74% in favor and only 23% opposed, according to a new AZPOP survey from OH Predictive Insights. Solar energy expansion is one of the most broadly popular policy positions in the current AZPOP survey cycle, crossing partisan lines more decisively than almost any other issue tested.

Arizona receives more solar energy per square mile than virtually any state in the nation, and its solar industry has grown to become one of the state's most significant economic sectors — employing approximately 28,000 workers in installation, manufacturing, and operations. The state's utility-scale solar capacity has grown tenfold over the past decade, and residential solar adoption is among the highest in the nation.

Republican support for solar expansion (63%) is notably high compared to national Republican attitudes toward renewable energy, and reflects both the economic reality of solar's dominance in Arizona's energy mix and the energy independence argument that resonates with conservative voters. Among Independents, support reaches 76%, and Democrats back solar expansion 86% to 10%.

"Solar in Arizona isn't a partisan issue — it's an economic reality," says OHPI Chief of Research Mike Noble. "The industry creates jobs, reduces electricity costs through competition, and leverages Arizona's most abundant natural resource. That's a compelling case that crosses party lines."

Voters cite multiple reasons for supporting solar expansion. Energy independence from foreign oil and gas (mentioned by 52% of solar supporters) tops the rationale list, followed by job creation and economic development (44%), reduced electricity costs over time (41%), and environmental and climate benefits (38%). The predominance of economic and national security rationales over environmental ones suggests that solar's political durability in Arizona is rooted in practical benefits rather than ideological positioning.

The survey also found strong support for several specific solar policies: net metering requirements (allowing homeowners to sell excess solar power back to the grid) draws 71% support; state incentives for commercial solar adoption gets 68% support; and utility requirements to purchase a minimum percentage of power from solar and other renewables earns 66% support — even when described as potentially increasing electricity bills modestly in the short term.

Community opposition to large solar farms on agricultural land is the primary tension point: 52% support, 42% oppose using agricultural land for utility-scale solar — a contentious issue in rural communities where both water and land use are politically charged.

Methodology: AZPOP conducted November 1–3, 2025. n=600 Arizona Registered Voters. ±4.0% MOE.