Poll: Voters of Faith Worried About Climate Change
| Young Evangelicals for Climate Change news release Tori Goebel A new poll finds that American voters of faith not only know that climate change is happening, they also want their elected officials to support policies that combat climate change and uplift clean energy. The poll from Nexus Polling, in partnership with the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication, also finds that voters of faith are worried about the impact climate change is already having on their communities and the world. POLL HIGHLIGHTS American voters, including voters of faith, overwhelmingly know climate change is happening. 74% of American voters know climate change is happening, including: 80% of religiously unaffiliated voters 63% of white evangelical Protestant voters 80% of Black Protestant voters 80% of white Catholic voters 77% of Jewish (religious and cultural) voters 77% of nonwhite Catholic voters 72% of white mainline Protestant voters American voters, including voters of faith, support policies that address climate change. 64% of voters support a multi-trillion-dollar federal economic stimulus to invest in clean energy infrastructure as part of the covid recovery, including: 72% of Black Protestant voters 68% of unaffiliated voters 76% of nonwhite Catholic voters 54% of white evangelical Protestant voters 68% of Jewish (religious and cultural) voters 68% of white Catholic voters 57% of white mainline Protestant voters Voters of faith are motivated to address climate change. When asked how important they find each of the following reasons to address climate change, strong majorities say: Creating a better world for our children and future generations (92%) Respecting and taking care of the Earth (92%) Preventing human harm and suffering (91%) Caring for our neighbors (88%) Helping those who are less fortunate and more vulnerable (88%) Living up to our responsibility to protect animals and wildlife (81%) Fulfilling our responsibility to protect God’s creation (81%), including: 75% of Jewish (religious and cultural) voters 94% of Black Protestant voters 90% of white evangelical Protestant voters 88% of nonwhite Catholic voters 90% of white Catholic voters 86% of white mainline Protestant voters |
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