A majority of registered voters want federal agencies to increase their efforts to protect people from the health harms of global warming

A December 2024 survey of registered U.S. voters found that 55% believe federal agencies should increase their efforts to protect people from the health harms of global warming, while 75% want these agencies to either maintain or increase their current efforts. Support for increased federal action varies significantly by political affiliation, with the highest support among liberal Democrats (86%) and the lowest among conservative Republicans (22%).

• A majority of registered voters believe federal agencies should increase their current efforts to protect the public from health harms caused by global warming, with 55% supporting more action and 15% supporting less action.
• Three-quarters of registered voters want federal agencies to either maintain their current level of effort or increase it to protect people from climate-related health harms.
• Public support for increased federal agency action on climate and health is split along political lines: 86% of liberal Democrats support more action, whereas only 22% of conservative Republicans do.
• Among moderate Republicans, 39% support increased federal action on climate and health, while 19% believe there should be less action.

APA

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (2025). A majority of registered voters want federal agencies to increase their efforts to protect people from the health harms of global warming. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/a-majority-of-registered-voters-want-federal-agencies-to-increase-their-efforts-to-protect-people-from-the-health-harms-of-global-warming-2/

Chicago

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. A majority of registered voters want federal agencies to increase their efforts to protect people from the health harms of global warming. 2025. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/a-majority-of-registered-voters-want-federal-agencies-to-increase-their-efforts-to-protect-people-from-the-health-harms-of-global-warming-2/.

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@techreport{yaleprogramonclimatechangecommunication2025majority, author = {{Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}}, title = {{A majority of registered voters want federal agencies to increase their efforts to protect people from the health harms of global warming}}, institution = {Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}, year = {2025}, month = may, url = {https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/a-majority-of-registered-voters-want-federal-agencies-to-increase-their-efforts-to-protect-people-from-the-health-harms-of-global-warming-2/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }