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POLLING MEMO: Using Climate and Clean Energy Economy Messages to Make the Case Against Donald Trump
This memo summarizes key findings from an online survey fielded May 20-26, 2024 among 1,921 voters in battleground states (AZ, GA, MN, NV, PA, WI), including oversamples of voters ages 18-34 (680 interviews), Black voters (430 interviews), Latino voters (295 interviews) and AAPI voters (125 interviews).
June 26, 2024
Latinos in Battleground States Must Be Reminded of Biden-Trump Climate Contrast
May 21, 2024
MEMO: Trump’s $1 Billion “Deal” with Big Oil and Gas is a Political Liability with Voters
May 20, 2024
Research Shows Democrats Have Opportunity to Hold Big Oil Accountable for Higher Gas Prices
May 16, 2024
MEMO: The Climate Contrast Young Voters Need to Hear
Climate Power and Data for Progress recently surveyed likely voters nationwide, including an oversample of 100 voters ages 18-34, to understand perceptions of recent climate actions taken by the Biden administration. The poll finds that U.S. likely voters back Biden’s most notable climate achievements, as well as ambitious pollution reduction regulations pursued over the course of his term.
March 14, 2024
Latino Electoral Power: The Climate Case Against Trump
On January 23 – 28, 2024, Hart Research Associates conducted an online survey on behalf of Climate Power. Hart Research interviewed 2,265 likely 2024 voters in the battleground states of Arizona, Georgia, Minnesota, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, including 502 Latino voters. This online survey has a margin of error of ± 2.0 percentage points for the full sample of 2,265, a margin of error of ± 4.4 percentage points for the Latino voter sample of 502, and higher margins of error for subgroups of the sample.
March 13, 2024
MEMO: Latino Voters Support Clean Energy Investments and Climate Accountability
For Latino voters, the rising cost of goods and services is a top issue. Majorities of Latinos report spending more on groceries, home electricity bills, energy costs, housing costs, and home insurance costs over this past year. Furthermore, Latino voters recognize extreme weather events driven by climate change and pollution have a direct impact on increasing kitchen table costs, and view climate action, including expanding the clean energy industry, as important.
March 11, 2024
MEMO: New youth voter polling shows climate is a motivating issue, but there’s more work to be done
A new poll from the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning at Tufts University (CIRCLE), supported by Climate Power and Climate Emergency Advocates (CEA), shows that addressing the climate crisis is a deciding issue for young people in the 2024 election.
November 29, 2023
MEMO: Georgia Latinos, Climate Change, and the Biden Administration’s Clean Energy Plan
BSP Research recently conducted a survey of Latinos in Georgia on behalf of Climate Power and GALEO. The survey included interviews with a total of 500 Latinos across the state. The purpose of the survey was to measure awareness and favorability of the Biden Administration’s Clean Energy Plan and to evaluate economic elements that resonate the most with Latinos in Georgia.
November 15, 2023
MEMO: New Polling on Oil and Gas Accountability
New polling from Data for Progress, Climate Power, and Fossil Free Media finds that voters strongly blame high energy prices on large oil companies and their CEOs, and believe these companies have too much power in government. Yet, voters remain optimistic about a transition away from fossil fuels and toward clean energy.
November 1, 2023