Congressional District 7 (116th Congress), Florida

Public Opinion on Climate Change, 2021

Public opinion data come from the Yale Climate Opinion Maps (YCOM), which are based on a statistical model that employs nationally representative Climate Change in the American Mind (CCAM) surveys conducted between 2008 and 2021. The model combines geographic, census, socioeconomic, and political data with CCAM survey data collected by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication (combined n > 28,000). For more information about the survey question wording and methodology, please visit YCOM: climatecommunication.yale.edu/visualizations-data/ycom-us

Note: Members of Congress elected in November 2022 will serve in districts not represented in this resource.

Global warming is happening
72%
Congressional District 7 (116th Congress), Florida
Global warming is caused mostly by human activities
53%
Most scientists think global warming is happening
58%
Global warming is affecting the weather
64%
Worried about global warming
64%
Congressional District 7 (116th Congress), Florida
Global warming will harm future generations
72%
Global warming will harm people in the developing countries
69%
Global warming will harm people in the US
65%
Global warming will harm me personally
47%
Has personally experienced the effects of global warmings
45%
Schools should teach about global warming
80%
Congressional District 7 (116th Congress), Florida
Fund research into renewable energy sources
79%
Provide tax rebates for energy efficient vehicles or solar panels
77%
Regulate CO2 as a pollutant
72%
Set strict CO2 limits on existing coal-fired power plants
66%
Discuss global warming at least occasionally
37%
Hear about global warming in the media at least once a week
36%
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