Around half of U.S. adults eligible to vote believe that global warming should be a high priority for the president and Congress. Such opinions vary depending on the political affiliation of the interviewees. For instance, almost three-quarters of Democrats stated that global warming should be at the top of the agenda. In contrast, only 21 percent of Republican respondents answered the same way.
Share of people who think global warming should be a high priority for the president and Congress in the U.S. in 2024, by political view
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Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. (August 7, 2024). Share of people who think global warming should be a high priority for the president and Congress in the U.S. in 2024, by political view [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1490135/usa-opinion-priority-global-warming-goverment-by-political-view/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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