Environmental Polling Roundup – July 23rd, 2021

This post includes climate and environment headlines, data points, and key takeaways from recent public polls – including polling on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework, extreme weather, trust in science, and more.

HEADLINES

Yahoo/YouGov – Public support for the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure compromise slightly exceeds support for Biden’s full $2 trillion plan; a plurality of Americans want to pass both (Topline, Crosstabs)

Navigator – Nearly two-thirds of voters support the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework, but Republican support lags below 50% (Release, Slide Deck)

Economist/YouGov – Among recent extreme weather events, Americans continue to be most likely to link rising sea levels and the Pacific Northwest heat wave to climate change (Topline, Crosstabs)

Data for Progress + Rewiring America – Voters broadly support federal investment in home energy efficiency, including consumer rebates (Memo)

Gallup – Confidence in institutions varies widely by party; less than half of Republicans are confident in science (Article on Confidence in Science, Article on Confidence in Institutions, Topline + Crosstabs PDF Download)

GOOD DATA POINTS TO HIGHLIGHT

-Voters support the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework by a three-to-one margin, 66%-22% (Navigator)

-When given a choice, more voters support passing both the bipartisan infrastructure proposal and full $2 trillion Biden infrastructure proposal than support passing just the bipartisan proposal or not passing either (Yahoo/YouGov)

-76% of voters, including 67% of Republicans, would be more likely to take actions in their lives to reduce pollution and combat climate change if they were given a financial incentive from the federal government (Data for Progress)

-71% of voters, including 60% of Republicans, support consumer rebates for the purchase and installation of zero-emission and energy-efficient electric appliances (Data for Progress)

-Climate/environment is the most important single issue area for as many Americans as jobs/economy and ahead of any other issue area besides health care (Economist/YouGov)