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· June 3, 2026

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This bar chart shows the percentage of registered voters, broken down by political party and ideology, who think the president and Congress should either increase or decrease funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), or think they should keep FEMA's funding about the same as it is now. Nearly all registered voters think FEMA’s funding should be kept the same or increased. 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.