Poll Finds NH Presidential Primary Voters See Global Warming as a Serious Problem

Clear the Air and Clean Air Cool Planet have released polling results that find a majority of both Democratic and Republican likely primary voters in New Hampshire see global warming as a serious threat requiring immediate action.  

In the poll, 94% of Democratic and 70% of Republican primary goers say they see global warming as a serious threat.  An overwhelming 96% of Democrats and 82% of Republicans favor taking action now to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 

Most respondents reported that they were familiar with the topic of global warming, with 88% of Democrats and 81% of Republicans claiming at least some knowledge. Human pollution was seen as the major cause of global warming by 80% of Democrats and 52% of Republicans.

See the poll results.

Democratic primary voters expressed strong levels of concern, commitment and awareness.  Republican primary voters had similar but less intense views.

The poll was conducted in Manchester, New Hampshire by the Mellman Group, which gathered information in November and December of 2006.  The survey included 400 Democratic and 400 Republican likely primary election voters.

For further details about the findings, please see www.cleartheair.org.