Madeleine Mermall for Fat Finger
Q1. The average US price for a gallon of gas is currently $4.2. The 1978-2020 inflation-adjusted average is $2.3, the inflation-adjusted US peak was $5.3 (2008), and the current average price in the UK is $7.7.
Do you feel the current US price is too high, and if so whom or which do you think is most to blame? (Please choose up to two)
Do you feel the current US price is too high, and if so whom or which do you think is most to blame? (Please choose up to two)
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
It's not too high
14%
13%
15%
12%
11%
16%
10%
17%
12%
18%
I blame President Biden
41%
53%
31%
79%
44%
7%
49%
37%
37%
46%
Democratic Party
28%
41%
16%
53%
39%
2%
30%
35%
18%
33%
Republican Party
7%
7%
7%
1%
11%
13%
9%
6%
9%
5%
Environmentalists
17%
25%
10%
35%
22%
0%
28%
20%
7%
21%
Oil companies
38%
31%
45%
7%
39%
66%
42%
37%
33%
46%
Russia
37%
38%
36%
20%
33%
54%
44%
45%
36%
21%
OPEC
20%
21%
21%
12%
22%
27%
21%
24%
19%
15%
Donald Trump
9%
5%
12%
1%
6%
17%
7%
6%
16%
3%
Other
5%
4%
6%
1%
6%
8%
7%
6%
4%
3%
No one, it happens
3%
4%
2%
2%
6%
3%
2%
6%
3%
0%
Don't know
2%
0%
3%
2%
0%
2%
0%
4%
3%
0%
Don't care
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Q2. Are you currently making an effort to use less gasoline? if so, which are you doing or plan to start doing? (Check all that apply)
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
I'm not doing anything to curtail my gas use
28%
36%
21%
45%
22%
14%
26%
27%
33%
23%
Drive slower
13%
18%
9%
9%
17%
16%
14%
8%
15%
18%
Remove excess weight from car
11%
14%
8%
8%
11%
14%
14%
20%
4%
5%
Take public transit
4%
3%
5%
0%
6%
8%
9%
0%
4%
3%
Don't go out/travel as much
51%
47%
55%
41%
56%
59%
49%
55%
45%
62%
Keep tires properly inflated
28%
28%
30%
25%
33%
33%
23%
31%
30%
36%
Keep engine properly tuned
22%
20%
25%
14%
28%
27%
9%
14%
30%
33%
Use recommended grade of motor oil
20%
22%
20%
15%
17%
24%
14%
22%
21%
23%
I've done something else to curtail gas use
8%
10%
5%
5%
11%
9%
7%
8%
9%
8%
Moot, my main car is electric
4%
4%
3%
0%
0%
7%
5%
6%
3%
0%
Moot, I don't drive
12%
8%
16%
5%
11%
19%
9%
20%
9%
8%
None of these
2%
1%
2%
1%
0%
2%
2%
4%
1%
3%
Don't care
0%
1%
0%
1%
0%
0%
0%
0%
1%
0%
Q3. The United Arab Emirates said it will encourage fellow OPEC members to increase oil production. The UAE is a close ally of Saudi Arabia, the de facto leader of OPEC, which has resisted US calls to raise production.
President Biden has been a critic of Saudi Arabia on human rights since he took office. Your view? (Please choose two, one from each pair)
President Biden has been a critic of Saudi Arabia on human rights since he took office. Your view? (Please choose two, one from each pair)
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
None of these
9%
8%
10%
16%
11%
1%
9%
2%
15%
10%
Don't care
5%
5%
5%
5%
6%
5%
12%
4%
4%
0%
In our poll of a week ago, 61% were in favor of banning all US imports of Russian oil and gas. Another 22% were in favor of significant reductions. On Tuesday the US announced a ban of all Russian oil and gas imports.
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