The Political Divide on Climate Change: Partisan Polarization Widens in the U.S.
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The November 2008 election of Barack Obama as 44th President of the United States created great optimism among supporters of many progressive causes, including environmental protection and action o...
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Regarding climate change, 83% of Democrats believe that global warming is caused by human activity, but only 43% of Republicans share this position.
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- Authors
- Dunlap, R. E., McCright, A. M., & Yarosh, J. H.
- Affiliations
- Oklahoma State University (US)
- Michigan State University (US)
- Venue
- Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2016-08-25
- Volume
- 58
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 4-23
- ISSN
- 0013-9157 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-9154
- OpenAlex
- W2512471079
- Cited by
- 786
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 63 · 2025: 61 · 2024: 70 · 2023: 66 · 2022: 74 · 2021: 105 · 2020: 143 · 2019: 92 · 2018: 70 · 2017: 32 · 2016: 9
- FWCI
- 193.45
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Environment Science and Policy for Sustainable Development (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Electoral Systems and Political Participation
- Keywords
- climate change, partisan polarization, political attitudes, environmental protection, Barack Obama, 2008 presidential election, public opinion, United States
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