U.S. public perception of effectiveness in combating climate change by political party 2016

This statistic shows the public opinion on the effectiveness of various actions used to combat climate change in the United States as of May 2016, by political view. During the survey, 76 percent of the surveyed liberal Democrats said that placing restrictions on power plant carbon emissions can make a big difference in addressing climate change.

Public opinion on the effectiveness of actions used to combat climate change in the United States as of May 2016, by political affiliation*

Characteristic	Conservative Republican	Moderate/liberal Republican	Moderate/conservative Democrat	Liberal Democrat
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Release date

October 2016

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Region

United States

Survey time period

May 10 to June 6, 2016

Number of respondents

1,534 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* 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 - "Can make a big difference to address climate change."

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