5 lessons from 20 years of climate surveys: Political party matters, but it doesn’t explain everything

Why would a young Republican back solar but reject a carbon tax? Twenty years of survey data shows climate opinion is more complex than party labels suggest.

By: Mayank Kejriwal, University of Southern California and Yidan Sun, University of Southern California, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: July 21, 2026

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Last Updated: 4 weeks, 2 days ago

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By Mayank Kejriwal, University of Southern California and Yidan Sun, University of Southern California

Why would a young Republican back solar power but reject a carbon tax? Why would two Democrats agree that climate change is real but split over a policy that would charge households more if they exceeded a monthly limit on energy use?

Those patterns may go against the partisan rhetoric of our times, but they reflect the reality that Americans do …

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