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Thursday, April 23rd, 2015

Conservative Republicans Alone on Global Warming’s Timing

Author:     Andrew Dugan
Source:     The Gallup Organization
Publication Date:     22 April 2015 (used)
 Link: Conservative Republicans Alone on Global Warming’s Timing
Stephan:   This is one of the most important and alarming polls I have ever read. How is a democracy to survive, how are we to make correct decisions that affect our ability to survive as a civilization, when one of our two major political parties has decided facts are not dispositive, are not necessary in making policy? Holding strong beliefs is enough, and they have very strong beliefs.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — While notable majorities of all other political party/ideology groups say the effects of global warming will happen within their lifetime, fewer than four in 10 conservative Republicans (37%) agree, a sign of that political identity’s strident skepticism on this issue.

Americans' Views on Global Warming, by Party and Ideology

Conservative Republicans not only decisively reject the notion that the effects of global warming will happen in this lifetime — a position in sharp contrast to all other political identities — but another 40% say global warming will never happen. This is significantly higher than the percentages of moderate/liberal Republicans (16%), non-leaning independents (14%), conservative/moderate Democrats (5%) and liberal Democrats (3%) who say the same. (emphasis added)

These results are based on an aggregate of more than 6,000 interviews conducted as part of Gallup’s annual Environment poll each March from 2010 to 2015. Both party affiliation and ideological association are self-reported. The party definitions take into account both respondents’ initial party preference — as Democratic, Republican or independent — and independents’ leanings toward either party, which are ascertained in a follow-up question. Therefore, the group of “Republicans” reported here includes Republican identifiers and Republican-leaning independents. “Democrats” […]

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1 Comment

  1. Sam Crespi on Thursday, April 23, 2015 at 9:23 am

    And very few are commenting on the fact that what’s up there now will stay there for 15 years before it clears, and so on and so forth with each year of emmissions.