Onshore wind is supported by two-thirds of Scots living in rural areas, according to a survey by Survation.
The poll found even higher backing for solar and tidal energy (83% each) and offshore wind power (78%).
Only 11% of people surveyed were opposed to onshore wind, with 42% supporting new fossil fuel plants and 31% fracking.
Eighty percent think the next Scottish government should continue to develop renewable energy.
Scottish Renewables deputy chief executive Jenny Hogan said: “This latest poll was focussed, for the first time ever, on discovering what Scots in rural areas think about renewables like wind and solar power.
“The nature of Scotland’s renewable energy resource – our wind, tides, forestry and even our long summer evenings, among others – means many renewable energy developments take place in rural areas, providing jobs and economic opportunities which otherwise may not have existed.
“This independent polling shows that not only do rural Scots support the development of renewables, but that their opposition to policies which promote extracting and burning fossil fuels is unmistakeable.”
WWF Scotland described the poll as “another nail in the coffin for the myth that renewables are unpopular”.
WWF Scotland head of policy Gina Hanrahan said: “Not only is onshore wind the cheapest form of new energy, this poll shows it’s also one of the most popular, alongside solar, wave and tidal.”