Partisans at odds over effects of climate policies on environment, economy % of U.S. global adults who say policies aimed at reducing the effects of global climate change generally Do more good than harm for environment Make no difference for environment Do more harm than good for environment % ofus adults who say policies aimed at reducing the effects of global climate change generally Make no difference to U.S economy
Republicans and Democrats in the ideological middle within their respective parties (that is, moderate/liberal Republicans and moderate/conservative Democrats) fall somewhere in between in terms of how they see human activity influencing climate change. For instance, 35% of moderate or liberal Republicans say human activity has a great deal of impact on climate change, while roughly two-thirds of moderate or conservative Democrats (64%) see it as a major contributor.
Partisans at odds over effects of climate  | policies on environment, economy  | % of U.S. global adults who say policies aimed at reducing the  | effects of global climate change generally  | Do more good than harm for environment  | Make no difference for environment  | Do more harm than good for environment  | U.S adults  | 54  | 29  | 15  | Conservative Rep  | 25  | 47  | 26  | Mod/lib Rep  | 49  | 35  | 15  | Mod/cons Dem  | 64  | 23 11  | Liberal Dem  | 81 11  | % ofus adults who say policies aimed at reducing the  | effects of global climate change generally  | Help U.S economy  | Make no difference to U.S economy  | Hurt U.S economy  | U.S adults  | 33  | 35  | 30  | Conservative Rep 10  | 26  | 62  | Mod/lib Rep  | 24  | 39  | 35  | Mod/cons Dem  | 39  | 42  | 16  | Liberal Dem  | 57  | 34  | Note: Republicans and Democrats include independents and others  | who "lean toward the parties. Respondents who Adid not give an  | answer are not shown.  | Source: Survey conducted Oct 1-13, 2019  | U.S. Public Views on Climate fand Energy"  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 