Understanding pro-climate voters in the United States

The report identifies that 37% of registered U.S. voters are 'pro-climate voters'—those who view global warming as a very important voting issue and prefer candidates who support climate action. This group, estimated at nearly 60 million people, shows higher levels of social engagement regarding climate change and stronger support for the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) than other voters, although awareness of the IRA remains relatively low even among them.

• Approximately 37% of registered voters in the U.S. are classified as pro-climate voters, which equates to nearly 60 million individuals based on Census Bureau data. This group is most prevalent among Liberal Democrats (70%), urban residents (47%), Moderate/Conservative Democrats (47%), those with a Bachelor’s degree or higher (45%), and Hispanics/Latinos (43%).
• Pro-climate voters exhibit significantly higher social engagement than other voters, including higher rates of discussing global warming (67% vs 19%), hearing about it in the media monthly (66% vs 48%), and believing climate action is important to family and friends (66% vs 29%).
• While 97% of pro-climate voters support the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) after reading a description of it, only 47% of this group reported having heard 'some' or 'a lot' about the law prior to the description.
• There is a distinct segment of the electorate—25% of registered voters—who prefer a candidate who supports climate action despite not ranking global warming as a 'very important' voting issue.
• Pro-climate voters demonstrate a higher likelihood of participating in the November 2024 presidential election, with 89% stating they are 'very likely' to vote, compared to 82% of other voters.

APA

J., C., M., B., M., V., S., R., J., K., E., M., & A., L. (2024). Understanding pro-climate voters in the United States. Center for Climate Change Communication. https://climatecommunication.gmu.edu/all/understanding-pro-climate-voters-in-the-united-states/

Chicago

J., Carman,, Ballew, M., Verner, M., Rosenthal, S., Kotcher, J., Maibach, E., and Leiserowitz, A. Understanding pro-climate voters in the United States. Center for Climate Change Communication, 2024. https://climatecommunication.gmu.edu/all/understanding-pro-climate-voters-in-the-united-states/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{j2024understanding, author = {J., Carman, and M., Ballew, and M., Verner, and S., Rosenthal, and J., Kotcher, and E., Maibach, and A., Leiserowitz,}, title = {{Understanding pro-climate voters in the United States}}, institution = {Center for Climate Change Communication}, year = {2024}, month = jun, url = {https://climatecommunication.gmu.edu/all/understanding-pro-climate-voters-in-the-united-states/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }