Americans Are Deeply Split on Climate Change

A new Pew Research poll finds Americans are deeply divided on the causes, cures and urgency of climate change, and party identification is one of the strongest predictors of individual views.

“Just over a third of Americans say they care a great deal about climate change. Among them, 72% are Democrats and 24% are Republicans; both numbers include independents who say they generally lean toward one party.”

“On other questions on climate change, Americans remain starkly divided: Nearly 7 out of 10 Democrats believe climate change is mainly a result of human activity; less than a quarter of Republicans believe that.”