… Social science theory and prior research suggest that people have a “finite pool of worry,” such that worrying about one issue will decrease concern about other issues. In a national survey on American Responses to COVID-19, conducted separately from this survey, we found that most American adults were quite […] Read more »
More than Half think the Environment Will be Worse for the Next Generation
Many Americans remain pessimistic about the condition of the environment that will be left for the next generation, though most nevertheless think it is within humanity’s power to stop. How Americans view global warming largely determines how they view these issues, and large partisan divisions persist. … While majorities of […] Read more »
Environmental Ratings, Global Warming Concern, Flat in 2020
Gallup’s 2020 update of its annual Environment survey, conducted March 2-13, records little change in Americans’ views on a number of ratings of the environment as well as the government’s handling of the issue. Interviewing for this survey was conducted as coronavirus-related concerns and closures were mounting across the U.S., […] Read more »
The Public Opinion Context for Trump’s Reelection Bid
Political observers most frequently focus on presidential job approval and “horse race” questions to estimate the probability of an incumbent president’s getting reelected. But there is a broader context that forms the backdrop of incumbent reelection campaigns — what Americans are thinking and feeling about the world in general. At […] Read more »
Western Voters Demand Ambitious Agenda to Protect Public Lands
The tenth annual Colorado College State of the Rockies Project Conservation in the West Poll released today shows voters in the Mountain West are calling for an aggressive agenda to protect more public lands in the face of threats from climate change impacts and energy development. The poll, which surveyed […] Read more »
Republican and Democratic voters actually agree on many climate change fixes. So why no action?
… Despite all the squabbling, the majority of Americans – of all political parties – say climate change is real and agree on many things we need to do to fix it. There’s substantial accord on several areas that would help fight global warming while strengthening the economy. That consensus […] Read more »