64% Of Americans Are ‘Somewhat’ Or ‘Very Worried’ About Climate Change – Will They Vote?
from Forbes
Joan Michelson | Aug 24, 2022
A new study from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communications found that 64% of Americans say they are “at least ‘somewhat worried’ about global warming and climate change, and 30% say they are “very worried” about it. In addition, 65% think that global warming will “harm people in the U.S.,” and over half, 51%, think it will harm their own family. Severe storms are engulfing parts of Texas and other areas of the U.S. this week, leaving thousands stranded, and causing many car crashes and at least one death so far.
The demographics of this Yale study were 51% women, and 49% men, and the age demographics of the study are fairly evenly split among Millennials, Gen Xers and Baby Boomers (at 26%, 28% and 29% respectively), with a few percent of Gen Z and the Silent Generation on either side of them.
Majority of Americans think climate change is important – Yale study April-2022
Another Yale study, on Politics & Global Warming, 2022, found that “six in 10 registered Democrats say the climate crisis will be a very important factor when they decide who to vote for in November, By contrast, global warming is near or at the bottom of congressional voting priorities among Republicans.” This study was done from mid-April to mid-May and, therefore, would not include responses to the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act.
Global warming is a ‘high’ priority for voters
According to the politics study, “50% of registered voters say global warming should be a high or very high priority for the president and Congress; and 61% of registered voters say developing sources of clean energy should be a high or very high priority for the president and Congress.”