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*
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Conservative Republican
Moderate/liberal Republican
Moderate/conservative Democrat
Liberal Democrat
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* 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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Pew Research Center. (October 4, 2016). Public opinion on the effectiveness of actions used to combat climate change in the United States as of May 2016, by political affiliation* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/654724/public-perception-of-the-effectiveness-of-actions-used-to-combat-climate-change-by-political-party/
Pew Research Center. "Public opinion on the effectiveness of actions used to combat climate change in the United States as of May 2016, by political affiliation*." Chart. October 4, 2016. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/654724/public-perception-of-the-effectiveness-of-actions-used-to-combat-climate-change-by-political-party/
Pew Research Center. (2016). Public opinion on the effectiveness of actions used to combat climate change in the United States as of May 2016, by political affiliation*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/654724/public-perception-of-the-effectiveness-of-actions-used-to-combat-climate-change-by-political-party/
Pew Research Center. "Public Opinion on The Effectiveness of Actions Used to Combat Climate Change in The United States as of May 2016, by Political Affiliation*." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Oct 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/654724/public-perception-of-the-effectiveness-of-actions-used-to-combat-climate-change-by-political-party/
Pew Research Center, Public opinion on the effectiveness of actions used to combat climate change in the United States as of May 2016, by political affiliation* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/654724/public-perception-of-the-effectiveness-of-actions-used-to-combat-climate-change-by-political-party/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Public opinion on the effectiveness of actions used to combat climate change in the United States as of May 2016, by political affiliation* [Graph], Pew Research Center, October 4, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/654724/public-perception-of-the-effectiveness-of-actions-used-to-combat-climate-change-by-political-party/
