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· June 3, 2026

climate-change-american-mind-politics-policy-spring-2026-11.1

These dot plots show the percentage of registered voters, broken down by political party and ideology, who strongly or somewhat trust the following as a source of information about global warming: family and friends, climate scientists, national news organizations, local news organizations, social media posts, artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots (e.g., ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude), television weather reporters, and their primary care doctor. Registered voters trust family & friends, climate scientists, their primary care doctor, and TV weather reporters most as sources of information about global warming. Data: Climate Change in the American Mind, Politics & Policy, Spring 2026. Refer to the data tables in Appendix 1 of the report for all percentages.