Americans identifying as LGBTQ+

As more Americans have identified as LGBTQ+, more EV charging stations have been installed, a correlation of 0.984 that connects identity expression to electric vehicle infrastructure with the progressive confidence of a chart that sees both trends as measures of the same modernizing nation. The identity is expressed, the car is charged, and both numbers climb because barriers—social and electrical—have been removed.

LGBTQ+ identification grew from about 3.5 percent to over 7.6 percent between 2012 and 2022. EV chargers grew from about 15,000 to over 160,000. Both are measures of progressive modernization: LGBTQ+ identification increases because stigma decreases and survey methodology improves, EV chargers increase because policy mandates and market demand grow. Both trends are correlated with urbanization, education levels, and progressive governance—the same states that are most LGBTQ+-inclusive also tend to have the most EV infrastructure.

Eleven years of LGBTQ+ identification and EV chargers is a correlation that maps onto the same progressive geography: urban, educated, and invested in both social inclusion and environmental infrastructure. The identity is affirmed, the charger is installed, and both trends are measures of a nation modernizing unevenly but measurably. The outlet works. The acceptance grows. The chart notes both.