Reflecting a strong U.S. economy, Americans’ policy priorities have changed in recent years. The public now places less priority on economic and job concerns than it did just a few years ago. At the same time, environmental protection and global climate change are rising on the public’s agenda for the […] 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 »
2019 in CBS News polling: What Americans thought about Trump, the economy, the 2020 race and more
In 2019, CBS News polled thousands of people across the country asking about a wide range of topics including President Trump, the Russia investigation, the 2020 race for the presidency, climate change and even the national anthem. The CBS News Poll also asked the public to weigh in on some […] Read more »
Climate change became a burning issue in the past decade, but also an opportunity
Reality bites. In the last few years, the intensity of extreme weather events and their cost for communities and economies has skyrocketed. … The drumbeat of climate-intensified natural disasters appears to have increased public certainty that climate change is real, man-caused and worrying. But more important, it has taken climate […] Read more »
Climate Change in the American Mind: About 7 in 10 Americans think global warming is happening
Our latest national survey finds that the highest percentage of Americans since our surveys began are “extremely” or “very” sure global warming is happening. Additionally, an increasing percentage of Americans understand that most scientists think global warming is happening. The report includes many other interesting findings, including how often Americans […] Read more »
19 striking findings from 2019
Every year, Pew Research Center publishes hundreds of reports, blog posts, digital essays and other studies on a wide range of topics, from the demographic and political changes that are reshaping the United States to the attitudes and experiences of people in dozens of other countries. At the end of […] Read more »