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· June 3, 2026

climate-change-american-mind-politics-policy-spring-2026-4.1

These dot plots show the percentage of registered voters, broken down by political party and ideology, who think global warming is affecting the cost of living in the United States and their own cost of living a lot, some, or a little. Two-thirds of registered voters think global warming is affecting the cost of living in the United States. 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.