Environmental Polling Roundup – November 15, 2024
HEADLINES
2024 American Electorate Voter Poll – Voters who participated in the election, especially voters of color, overwhelmingly support expanding clean energy and investing in climate resilience [Website]
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Polls continue to show that 2024 had a pro-climate electorate. The 2024 Fox News Voter Analysis, released last week, showed that majorities of participating voters were concerned about climate change and wanted the country to prioritize clean energy over fossil fuels. The 2024 American Electorate Voter Poll released this week provides further evidence of the electorate’s pro-climate tilt, with more than four in five voters saying that they support expanding clean energy and providing more resources to protect Americans from the impacts of climate change.
- Voters of color remain the strongest supporters of clean energy and climate action. The 2024 American Electorate Voter Poll also finds that Black and Latino voters were the most likely to support investments in clean energy and climate resilience, which is a consistent finding in polling about these issues. As the Democratic Party looks for answers as to why voters of color shifted away from them in the election, the data is clear that pro-climate stances are not part of the problem.
GOOD DATA POINTS TO HIGHLIGHT
- [Clean Energy] 84% of voters who participated in the election support expanding clean energy investments to create more manufacturing jobs in the U.S. [2024 American Electorate Voter Poll]
- [Clean Energy] 83% of voters who participated in the election support expanding clean energy investments to lower electricity bills and energy costs [2024 American Electorate Voter Poll]
- [Climate Resilience] 84% of voters who participated in the election support providing more resources to protect families against the impacts of climate change and to prepare for and recover from future climate disasters [2024 American Electorate Voter Poll]
FULL ROUNDUP
2024 American Electorate Voter Poll – Voters who participated in the election, especially voters of color, overwhelmingly support expanding clean energy and investing in climate resilience [Website]
Post-election polls continue to show that this was a pro-climate electorate. Following up on the 2024 Fox News Voter Analysis last week, which found that majorities of voters were concerned about climate change and wanted the country to prioritize clean energy over fossil fuels, the 2024 American Electorate Voter Poll finds overwhelming and intense support for investments in clean energy and climate resilience among voters who participated in last week’s election:
- 84% of participating voters support providing more resources to protect families against the impacts of climate change and to prepare for and recover from future climate disasters, including 38% who “strongly” support the idea
- 84% of participating voters support expanding clean energy investments as a way to create more manufacturing jobs in the U.S., including 41% who “strongly” support the idea
- 83% of participating voters support expanding clean energy investments as a way to lower electricity bills and energy costs, including 40% who “strongly” support the idea
Voters of color are the most likely to support investments in clean energy and climate resilience. Polls regularly show that Black and Latino voters over-index in support for clean energy and climate action, and the 2024 American Electorate Voter Poll affirms that support for clean energy and climate investments is highest among Black and Latino voters.
Among Black voters:
- 92% support providing more resources to protect families against the impacts of climate change and to prepare for and recover from future climate disasters, including 56% who “strongly” support the idea
- 91% support expanding clean energy investments as a way to lower electricity bills and energy costs, including 59% who “strongly” support the idea
- 89% support expanding clean energy investments as a way to create more manufacturing jobs in the U.S., including 51% who “strongly” support the idea
Among Latino voters:
- 90% support expanding clean energy investments as a way to lower electricity bills and energy costs, including 46% who “strongly” support the idea
- 90% support expanding clean energy investments as a way to create more manufacturing jobs in the U.S., including 45% who “strongly” support the idea
- 88% support providing more resources to protect families against the impacts of climate change and to prepare for and recover from future climate disasters, including 47% who “strongly” support the idea
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