How Much Should the Government Do About Climate Change (October 2019)

How Much Should the Government Do About Climate Change (October 2019)

  • Table |
  • Share
  • |
    More

    Respondents were asked, "How much do you think the U.S. government should be doing about climate change?"
Loading chart...
categoryTotal
A great deal30%
A lot17%
A moderate amount16%
A little10%
Nothing21%
Don't know/No opinion6%
  • Table |
  • Share
  • |
    More

    Respondents were asked, "How much do you think the U.S. government should be doing about climate change?"
    Measurement of Party ID for this figure is based on two questions. First, respondents were asked whether they consider themselves to be a Democrats, Republicans, independents, other, or not sure. Those who responded that they are independents or "other" were then asked if they lean toward either the Democrats or Republicans. If they indicated that they lean toward one party or the other, they are considered Democrats or Republicans for the purposes of this figure. Only "pure" independents or members of a third party who indicate that they have no preference for Democrats vis-a-vis Republicans are considered independents . Respondents who answered that they are "not sure" for either of the two aforementioned questions are not incorporated into this figure.
Loading chart...
categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
A great deal54%15%11%
A lot25%26%7%
A moderate amount9%21%20%
A little3%4%18%
Nothing5%19%37%
Don't know/No opinion3%15%7%
  • Table |
  • Share
  • |
    More

    Respondents were asked, "How much do you think the U.S. government should be doing about climate change?"
    Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
Loading chart...
categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
A great deal63%34%58%
A lot23%28%26%
A moderate amount5%17%9%
A little4%5%1%
Nothing4%10%3%
Don't know/No opinion1%6%4%
  • Table |
  • Share
  • |
    More

    Respondents were asked, "How much do you think the U.S. government should be doing about climate change?"
    Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
Loading chart...
categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
A great deal11%19%9%
A lot7%11%5%
A moderate amount16%28%19%
A little25%18%14%
Nothing38%19%43%
Don't know/No opinion3%5%9%
  • Table |
  • Share
  • |
    More

    Respondents were asked, "How much do you think the U.S. government should be doing about climate change?"
    Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
Loading chart...
categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
A great deal61%30%13%
A lot18%29%10%
A moderate amount14%15%17%
A little1%7%16%
Nothing5%7%38%
Don't know/No opinion1%12%6%
  • Table |
  • Share
  • |
    More

    Respondents were asked, "How much do you think the U.S. government should be doing about climate change?"
    The ideology measure is based on respondent self-placement in response to the following question: "On a scale from 1 to 7, where 1 is extremely liberal, 7 is extremely conservative, and 4 is exactly in the middle, where would you place yourself?" The placements are further classified such that 1 is extremely liberal, 2 is very liberal, 3 is somewhat liberal, 4 is moderate, 5 is somewhat conservative, 6 is very conservative, and 7 is extremely conservative.
Loading chart...
categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
A great deal50%58%77%
A lot29%18%7%
A moderate amount17%16%7%
A little0%1%2%
Nothing3%5%6%
Don't know/No opinion1%1%1%
  • Table |
  • Share
  • |
    More

    Respondents were asked, "How much do you think the U.S. government should be doing about climate change?"
    The ideology measure is based on respondent self-placement in response to the following question: "On a scale from 1 to 7, where 1 is extremely liberal, 7 is extremely conservative, and 4 is exactly in the middle, where would you place yourself?" The placements are further classified such that 1 is extremely liberal, 2 is very liberal, 3 is somewhat liberal, 4 is moderate, 5 is somewhat conservative, 6 is very conservative, and 7 is extremely conservative.
Loading chart...
categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
A great deal11%10%17%
A lot19%9%5%
A moderate amount26%18%10%
A little24%17%11%
Nothing17%38%50%
Don't know/No opinion3%8%7%
  • Table |
  • Share
  • |
    More

    Respondents were asked, "How much do you think the U.S. government should be doing about climate change?"
    Race is calculated according to the race variable.
Loading chart...
categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
A great deal27%38%32%
A lot12%27%25%
A moderate amount15%15%17%
A little12%2%8%
Nothing28%8%11%
Don't know/No opinion6%10%7%
  • Table |
  • Share
  • |
    More

    Respondents were asked, "How much do you think the U.S. government should be doing about climate change?"
    Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
Loading chart...
categoryMaleFemale
A great deal25%34%
A lot15%19%
A moderate amount16%16%
A little13%7%
Nothing27%17%
Don't know/No opinion4%8%
  • Table |
  • Share
  • |
    More

    Respondents were asked, "How much do you think the U.S. government should be doing about climate change?"
    Community is based on the following question, " Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
Loading chart...
categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
A great deal37%29%20%
A lot23%15%13%
A moderate amount16%17%12%
A little6%10%15%
Nothing11%24%31%
Don't know/No opinion7%5%9%
  • Table |
  • Share
  • |
    More

    Respondents were asked, "How much do you think the U.S. government should be doing about climate change?"
    Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
Loading chart...
category18-2930-4445-6465+
A great deal40%35%25%22%
A lot20%20%14%16%
A moderate amount21%12%18%12%
A little7%8%10%14%
Nothing10%13%28%31%
Don't know/No opinion3%12%5%5%
  • Table |
  • Share
  • |
    More

    Respondents were asked, "How much do you think the U.S. government should be doing about climate change?"
    Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
Loading chart...
categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
A great deal24%27%31%27%31%40%
A lot24%16%19%20%16%11%
A moderate amount18%18%15%17%15%12%
A little9%7%8%12%13%10%
Nothing12%24%20%19%21%24%
Don't know/No opinion13%8%7%5%4%4%
  • Table |
  • Share
  • |
    More

    Respondents were asked, "How much do you think the U.S. government should be doing about climate change?" Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
Loading chart...
categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
A great deal26%26%30%45%
A lot14%21%24%14%
A moderate amount16%17%15%13%
A little9%12%14%7%
Nothing28%16%10%19%
Don't know/No opinion6%9%7%3%
  • Table |
  • Share
  • |
    More

    Respondents were asked, "How much do you think the U.S. government should be doing about climate change?" Fundamentalism is calculated according to the LITERAL variable.
Loading chart...
categoryThe Bible is the word of God, to be taken literallyThe Bible is the word of God, not to be taken literallyThe Bible is a book written by men
A great deal24%25%48%
A lot15%15%20%
A moderate amount18%18%12%
A little8%13%6%
Nothing30%22%12%
Don't know/No opinion5%7%2%

Latest Poll News

June 2023 University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll

The June 2023 University of Texas / Texas Politics Project poll included extensive questioning about the performance of state leaders during the 2023 Legislative session.
State on the Wrong Track

For only the second time in UT polling, but the second time in less than a year, a majority of Texas voters say that the state is on the wrong track.
Inflation on Texans' minds

More than half of Texans think the state is on the wrong track, while border security and immigration continue to loom large, especially among Texas Republicans.
June 2021 University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll

The latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll has been released in full. Check out the latest poll page to explore results related to the 87th legislative session, the coronavirus pandemic, assessments of state leaders, and more.
March 2021 Texas Politics Project/UT Energy Institute Poll

The Texas Politics Project just released the results of a March poll developed in conjunction with a team of researchers at the UT Energy Institute that asked dozens of questions about Texans’ experience during the winter storm, their attitudes toward causes and consequences of the storm, their views of, and expectations about, possible policy responses, and their views of how a wide range of actors from their neighbors and utility providers to state political leaders, regulatory bodies, and corporate actors. 

Related Results