Voters will support pro-climate candidates with pledges, time and money

The document finds that millions of registered U.S. voters are open to supporting pro-climate candidates if prompted by a trusted person. Approximately 27% of registered voters who are worried about global warming would sign a pledge to vote for such candidates, while 17% would volunteer their time and 16% would donate money.

• Approximately 27% of registered voters who believe global warming is happening and are worried about it would either 'definitely' (7%) or 'probably' (20%) sign a pledge to vote only for candidates sharing their views. This represents about 41 million voters, with Democrats being the most likely to participate (41% in total), followed by Independents (18%) and Republicans (11%).
• About 17% of registered voters who are worried about global warming would 'definitely' (2%) or 'probably' (15%) volunteer time to elect a candidate who shares their views, totaling an estimated 26 million voters (3 million definitely; 23 million probably). Democrats show the highest willingness to volunteer at 31% in total.
• Approximately 16% of registered voters who are worried about global warming would 'definitely' (2%) or 'probably' (14%) donate money to a candidate sharing their views, which translates to roughly 24.5 million voters (3 million definitely; 21.5 million probably). Democrats are the most likely to donate (29% in total).

APA

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (2014). Voters will support pro-climate candidates with pledges, time and money. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/voters-will-support-pro-climate-candidates-with-pledges-time-and-money/

Chicago

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. Voters will support pro-climate candidates with pledges, time and money. 2014. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/voters-will-support-pro-climate-candidates-with-pledges-time-and-money/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{yaleprogramonclimatechangecommunication2014voters, author = {{Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}}, title = {{Voters will support pro-climate candidates with pledges, time and money}}, institution = {Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}, year = {2014}, month = jul, url = {https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/voters-will-support-pro-climate-candidates-with-pledges-time-and-money/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }