According to a 2019 survey, 17 percent of U.S. adults who lean towards the Republican Party and who have a high level of scientific knowledge say the Earth is warming due to human activity. This compares to 89 percent of Democrats with a similar level of scientific knowledge.
Share of adults who say the Earth is warming due to human activity in the U.S. in 2019, by political affiliation and level of scientific knowledge
* Include independents and other non-partisans who “lean” toward the parties. Respondents who do not lean toward a political party and other responses on each question are not shown.
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Pew Research Center. (April 21, 2020). Share of adults who say the Earth is warming due to human activity in the U.S. in 2019, by political affiliation and level of scientific knowledge [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 24, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078587/us-adults-belief-human-caused-climate-change-political-party-scientific-knowledge/
Pew Research Center. "Share of adults who say the Earth is warming due to human activity in the U.S. in 2019, by political affiliation and level of scientific knowledge." Chart. April 21, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 24, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078587/us-adults-belief-human-caused-climate-change-political-party-scientific-knowledge/
Pew Research Center. (2020). Share of adults who say the Earth is warming due to human activity in the U.S. in 2019, by political affiliation and level of scientific knowledge. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 24, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078587/us-adults-belief-human-caused-climate-change-political-party-scientific-knowledge/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Adults Who Say The Earth Is Warming Due to Human Activity in The U.S. in 2019, by Political Affiliation and Level of Scientific Knowledge." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078587/us-adults-belief-human-caused-climate-change-political-party-scientific-knowledge/
Pew Research Center, Share of adults who say the Earth is warming due to human activity in the U.S. in 2019, by political affiliation and level of scientific knowledge Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078587/us-adults-belief-human-caused-climate-change-political-party-scientific-knowledge/ (last visited May 24, 2022)
