Climate Opinion Factsheets

• This tool provides information about Americans' beliefs, risk perceptions, and policy preferences about climate change for all 50 states, 435 congressional districts, and 3,142 counties across the United States. 
• The tool allows you to customize the survey questions displayed on your factsheet.

Positives

• The factsheet generator is easy to use.
• The generated factsheet can be printed or downloaded as a PDF.

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should be familiar with how public opinion affects policy and what influences public opinion.
• The educator should review the material before deciding on how to implement it with students.

Differentiation

• This resource could be used for political science, media literacy, or environmental law courses to research which geographic areas "feel" differently about the issue of climate change.
• Have students research their local district to see what the prevailing opinions are and then research another location in another state to compare and contrast.
  
• You can also check out Yale Climate Opinions Map 2021 for comprehensive data on public opinion on climate change.