This Earth Day, 41% of Americans identify themselves as “environmentalists,” including 22% who say they are “strong environmentalists.” Far fewer Americans today than in the 1980s and 1990s think of themselves as environmentalists, with the historical high of 78% measured in 1991. …
Before 1999, there were not meaningful party differences in the percentage of Americans who considered themselves environmentalists. Today, 50% of Democrats, 44% of independents and 24% of Republicans think of themselves in this way. CONTINUED
Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup
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