Conservative Republicans stand alone in views toward climate change

A recent Gallup survey revealed that most conservative Republicans believe that climate change will not occur or will not take place during their lifetime. According to Jake Miller from CBS News:

"Forty percent of self-identified conservative Republicans believe global warming will never happen, according to the data, while 17 percent believe it will affect future generations. Only 37 percent of GOP conservatives believe the current generation will have to deal with the effects of a changing climate."

All other ideological groups surveyed responded quite differently than the Conservative Republicans concerning climate change occurrence during their lifetime.

• Liberal Democrats: 89%
• Moderate Democrats: 78%
• Independents: 66%
• Moderate Republicans: 64%
• Conservative Republicans: 37%

I find these responses quite interesting. As you move from one end of the political spectrum, you see a decreasing trend that really drops off when you reach the Conservative Republican category. The accompanying graph I created from the above numbers visually drives home this point. Climate change is and will be a hot topic of discussion among politicians and non-politicians alike. If a majority of most political groups feel climate change is something that is or will be an issue for the current generation, and Conservative Republicans feel the opposite, I will be watching with great interest to see how this issue is handled in upcoming elections. A link to the recently released Gallup survey results is provided below.This webpage also provide some other insightful tidbits of data you can read more about.

Andrew Dugan.
Conservative Republicans Alone on Global Warming's Timing. 4/22/2015.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/182807/conservative-republicans-alone-global-warming-timing.aspx?utm_source=Politics&utm_medium=newsfeed&utm_campaign=tiles