Drawing on a nationally representative survey (N = 1,291; including 1,097 registered voters), this report describes how Democratic, Independent, and Republican registered voters view global warming, climate and energy policies, and personal and collective action.
Most registered voters (70%) think global warming is happening, including 95% of liberal Democrats, 87% of moderate/conservative Democrats, and 63% of liberal/moderate Republicans. Only 38% of conservative Republicans think global warming is happening.
A majority of registered voters (55%) think global warming is caused mostly by human activities. This includes 86% of liberal Democrats, 71% of moderate/conservative Democrats, but fewer than half of liberal/moderate Republicans (46%), and only 21% of conservative Republicans. …
Nearly four in ten registered voters (38%) say a candidates’ position on global warming will be very important when they decide who they will vote for in the 2020 presidential election.
Of 29 issues asked about, registered voters indicated that global warming was the 17th most important voting issue. However, it was the third most important issue for liberal Democrats and the eighth most important issue for moderate/conservative Democrats.
Half of registered voters (50%) think global warming should be a high or very high priority for the president and Congress, including a majority of Democrats (81%), but fewer Independents (47%) and Republicans (16%). CONT.
Yale Program on Climate Change Communication & George Mason U. Center for Climate Change Communication
