Not All Republicans Think Alike About Global Warming

The study reveals a divided Republican electorate, where moderate and liberal Republicans are significantly more likely to acknowledge global warming and support carbon dioxide regulations and energy-efficient tax rebates than conservative or Tea Party Republicans.

• Belief that global warming is occurring varies significantly by political subgroup within the Republican party: 68% of liberal and 62% of moderate Republicans believe it is happening, compared to 38% of conservative Republicans and 29% of Tea Party Republicans.
• A majority of all Republicans (56%) support the regulation of carbon dioxide as a pollutant, including a majority of conservatives (54%). Support is highest among moderate (74%) and liberal (71%) Republicans and lowest among Tea Party Republicans (36%).
• Support for strict carbon dioxide limits on existing coal-fired power plants is split: majorities of moderate (62%) and liberal (73%) Republicans support the policy, while only 40% of conservative Republicans and 23% of Tea Party Republicans do.
• There is broad support among Republicans for tax rebates for solar panels or energy-efficient vehicles, with 64% of all Republicans in favor. This includes 77% of moderates, 73% of liberals, 63% of conservatives, and 46% of Tea Party Republicans.

APA

Leiserowitz, A., Feinberg, G., Rosenthal, S., Marlon, J., Maibach, E., & Roser-Renouf, C. (2015). Not All Republicans Think Alike About Global Warming. Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/not-all-republicans-think-alike-about-global-warming/

Chicago

Leiserowitz, Anthony, Geoff Feinberg, Seth Rosenthal, Jennifer Marlon, Edward Maibach, and Connie Roser-Renouf. Not All Republicans Think Alike About Global Warming. Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, 2015. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/not-all-republicans-think-alike-about-global-warming/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{leiserowitz2015not, author = {Leiserowitz, Anthony and Feinberg, Geoff and Rosenthal, Seth and Marlon, Jennifer and Maibach, Edward and Roser-Renouf, Connie}, title = {{Not All Republicans Think Alike About Global Warming}}, institution = {Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}, year = {2015}, month = jan, url = {https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/not-all-republicans-think-alike-about-global-warming/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }