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· June 3, 2026

climate-change-american-mind-politics-policy-spring-2026-11.2

These dot plots show the percentage of registered voters, broken down by political party and ideology, who are extremely, very, or moderately interested in news stories about the following topics: whether global warming is or is not happening, the causes of global warming, the impacts of global warming on their local community, the impacts of global warming elsewhere in the United States, the impacts of global warming around the world, actions that are being taken in their local community in response to global warming, actions that are being taken by the U.S. government in response to global warming, actions that are being taken by foreign governments in response to global warming, actions that are being taken by businesses in response to global warming, how global warming is affecting the cost of living, actions being taken that make global warming worse, and actions being taken to oppose solutions to global warming. About half of registered voters are interested in news stories about topics related to 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.