Public Support for Climate Action by the President and Congress

The report finds a significant increase in public support for climate action by the US president and Congress across various political affiliations, with record-high priority levels among Democrats and notable increases among Republicans.

• There has been a significant increase in the proportion of registered voters who believe global warming should be a high or very high priority for the president and Congress. This includes a record high of 94% of liberal Democrats and 80% of moderate/conservative Democrats, as well as 45% of liberal/moderate Republicans and 17% of conservative Republicans.
• A majority of voters across different political leanings believe the Democratic Party should do more to address global warming, with support reaching 90% among liberal Democrats, 76% among moderate/conservative Democrats, 49% among liberal/moderate Republicans, and 21% among conservative Republicans.
• There is substantial and increasing pressure for the Republican Party to do more regarding global warming. This is particularly evident among liberal/moderate Republicans, where support for more action rose by 21 percentage points since March 2021 to reach 61%. Additionally, 24% of conservative Republicans, 92% of liberal Democrats, and 85% of moderate/conservative Democrats believe the Republican Party should do more.

APA

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (2021). Public Support for Climate Action by the President and Congress. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/public-support-for-climate-action-by-the-president-and-congress/

Chicago

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. Public Support for Climate Action by the President and Congress. 2021. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/public-support-for-climate-action-by-the-president-and-congress/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{yaleprogramonclimatechangecommunication2021public, author = {{Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}}, title = {{Public Support for Climate Action by the President and Congress}}, institution = {Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}, year = {2021}, month = sep, url = {https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/public-support-for-climate-action-by-the-president-and-congress/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }