Poll: 58% of voters say climate change threatens the American Dream
A Data for Progress survey for Grist finds most voters, including many Republicans, link a warming climate to eroding economic aspirations.
What to know
- 58% of likely U.S. voters, including 42% of Republicans, believe climate change will hinder their ability to achieve or maintain the American Dream over the next 20 years.
- Only 2% of voters currently name climate change as the top threat to the American Dream, with more than half citing cost of living instead — but over half are 'very worried' climate will raise costs over the next 20 years.
- The poll lands as the Trump administration cites 'the American Dream' to justify rolling back greenhouse gas reporting, vehicle emissions rules, and coal regulations.
- Findings are released days ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, as climate advocacy groups push messaging tying energy costs to climate policy in battleground districts.
Donald Trump U.S. PresidentGrace Adcox Senior climate strategist, Data for ProgressData for Progress Progressive think tank and pollster
How it unfolded 2 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump articlesposts
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Story circulates on Bluesky and Mastodon ahead of midterms
Climate-focused social accounts reposted the Grist/Data for Progress findings on Bluesky and Mastodon as the story spread with minimal added commentary, days before the 2026 midterm elections.
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# ClimateCrisis "Exclusive: Most voters believe climate change threatens the American Dream As the cost of living rises, a poll for Grist from Data for Progress suggests voters are connecting the dots to a warming world. In his inaugural address in January 2025, President Donald Trump promised that 'the American Dream will soon be back and…
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# USA # US Exclusive: Most voters believe climate change threatens the American Dream As the cost of living rises, a poll for Grist from Data for Progress suggests voters are connecting the dots to a warming world https:// grist.org/culture/american-dre am-climate-change-poll-costs/ # ClimateChange # UpheavalClimate # ClimateInstability #…
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Grist publishes exclusive Data for Progress poll results
Grist reports that 58 percent of likely voters, including 42 percent of Republicans, think climate change will hurt their chance at the American Dream over the next 20 years, even though only 2 percent currently name climate as the top threat compared with cost of living.
“We identify a strong concern about climate change as a threat to achieving the American Dream…”
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first by Mastodon, 6d ago · also Grist
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background
Data for Progress polls 1,167 likely voters this spring — Data for Progress conducted the survey underlying the Grist story, asking likely U.S. voters about climate change's effect on their ability to reach or maintain the American Dream and what they see as the greatest threats to it today.
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background
Trump invokes 'American Dream' to justify climate rollbacks — In his inaugural address, President Trump promised the American Dream would be 'back and thriving like never before,' a framing his administration later used to justify ending mandatory greenhouse gas reporting, reversing vehicle emissions rules, and deregulating coal.
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