A new poll released on January 17 shows a growing number of Maryland voters and a strong majority – 72 percent – , across all political and geographic subgroups, support investing in the development of offshore wind power. These results represent an 8% increase since similar polling was conducted in December 2011.

“With popularity increasing among voters, legislators who vote for offshore wind power stand to benefit at the ballot box,” stated Jen Brock-Cancellieri, Deputy Director for Maryland League of Conservation Voters . According to the poll, Marylanders are almost four times as likely to vote for a legislator who supports offshore wind power rather than against them in the next election. From the mountains to the coast, offshore wind enjoys broad bi-partisan support across the state. The poll showed that a majority of Western Maryland (69%) and Eastern Shore (70%) voters support offshore wind.