* Include independents and other non-partisans who 鈥渓ean鈥 toward the parties. Respondents who do not lean toward a political party and other responses on each question are not shown.
Original question: Percent of adults in each who group say the following about global climate change - "Can make a big difference to address climate change."
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U.S. adults' view on actions to combat climate change 2016, by political view
This statistic shows the public opinion on the effectiveness of various actions used to combat climate change in the United States as of May 2016, by political view. During the survey, ** percent of the surveyed liberal Democrats said that placing restrictions on power plant carbon emissions can make a big difference in addressing climate change.
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