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· June 3, 2026

climate-change-american-mind-politics-policy-spring-2026-8.2

This bar chart shows the percentage of registered voters, broken down by political party and ideology, who strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose making fossil fuel companies pay for a portion of the damages to local communities caused by global warming. A majority of registered voters support making fossil fuel companies pay for a portion of the damages to local communities caused by 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.