Alaskans Support Opening ANWR's Coastal Plain
More than three out of four Alaskans (75%) report they support exploration on the Coastal Plain of ANWR. Polling conducted in February of 2000 by the Dittman Research Corporation demonstrated that a vast majority of Alaskans continue to support opening ANWR to oil and gas exploration.
For more than 10 years, Alaskans have continually supported opening the region to oil and gas exploration. Below is a summary of prior polling results conducted by Dittman Research Corporation of Alaska.
"Do you feel oil and gas exploration should or should not be allowed within the ANWR coastal plain?"
| year | should open | should not | unsure |
| 2000-Feb. | 75% | 23% | 3% |
| 1999-Feb. | 71% | 26% | 3% |
| 1995-April | 75% | 19% | 8% |
| 1993-Sept. | 69% | 26% | 5% |
| 1992-July | 71% | 21% | 8% |
| 1991-Aug. | 66% | 28% | 7% |
| 1990-Nov. | 72% | 21% | 7% |
| 1989-Nov. | 64% | 29% | 8% |
| 1989-Apr. | 54% | 40% | 6% |
| 1988-Oct. | 68% | 26% | 6% |
| 1987-Oct. | 77% | 19% | 4% |
| 1986-Nov. | 69% | 26% | 5% |
| average | 69% | 25% | 6% |
* post Valdez oil spill
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