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In this story, RFF University Fellow Jon Krosnick discusses the results of his new survey, Climate Insights 2024: Partisan Views.
Jon A. Krosnick, a social psychologist at Stanford University and a fellow with DC-based independent research organization Resources for the Future, has surveyed attitudes on climate change for more than 25 years. His latest survey, released October 22 by the organization and Stanford, shows that a majority of Republicans (57 percent), independents (77 percent) and Democrats (95 percent) generally endorse US government action to deal with climate change.
The findings, he says, show voters are knowledgeable and care about these issues to a degree above the standard messages found in either Democratic or Republican campaigns.
“If the candidates want to win over the independents, they should be talking about climate and they should be taking a green position,” Krosnick said.
