Poll: As Americans Experienced the Warmest May on Record Their Acceptance of Global Warming Reaches a New High

More Americans (73%) think that there is solid evidence of global warming than at any time since 2008. A record 60% of Americans now think global warming is happening and that humans are at least partially responsible for the rising temperatures. While half of Republicans think there is solid evidence of global warming, the divide between the 90% of Democrats that hold this view and the 50% of Republicans that maintain this position is as large as any time since 2008. The divide between Democrats and Republicans on the existence of anthropogenic induced global warming is also at record levels with 78% of Democrats now holding the view that humans are at least partially responsible for warming on the planet compared to only 35% of Republicans.