This statistic shows the public perception on the impacts climate change will very likely cause on the environment among U.S. adults as of May 2016, by political view. During the survey, approximately 69 percent of the liberal Democrats said that climate change will very likely cause more droughts or water shortages.
Public perception of climate change impacts on nature in the United States as of May 2016, by political affiliation*
* 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.
Original question: Percent of adults in each who group say the following about global climate change - "Very likely to occur because of climate change."
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Pew Research Center. (October 4, 2016). Public perception of climate change impacts on nature in the United States as of May 2016, by political affiliation* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 17, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/654710/public-perception-of-climate-change-impacts-on-nature-us-by-political-party/
Pew Research Center. "Public perception of climate change impacts on nature in the United States as of May 2016, by political affiliation*." Chart. October 4, 2016. Statista. Accessed January 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/654710/public-perception-of-climate-change-impacts-on-nature-us-by-political-party/
Pew Research Center. (2016). Public perception of climate change impacts on nature in the United States as of May 2016, by political affiliation*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/654710/public-perception-of-climate-change-impacts-on-nature-us-by-political-party/
Pew Research Center. "Public Perception of Climate Change Impacts on Nature in The United States as of May 2016, by Political Affiliation*." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Oct 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/654710/public-perception-of-climate-change-impacts-on-nature-us-by-political-party/
Pew Research Center, Public perception of climate change impacts on nature in the United States as of May 2016, by political affiliation* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/654710/public-perception-of-climate-change-impacts-on-nature-us-by-political-party/ (last visited January 17, 2022)
