Seventy-four percent of Biden voters said addressing climate change was very important in deciding whom to vote for this year, Morning Consult’s exit polling shows, while just 19 percent of Trump voters said the same.
Meanwhile, 22 percent of Trump voters and only 1 percent of Biden voters said the issue is not at all important to their vote.
Black voters, who have historically leaned heavily Democratic in their preferences, were 13 points likelier than their white counterparts to say climate change was very important to their vote (65 percent and 52 percent, respectively), while a 63 percent share of Hispanic voters and a 62 percent share of other voters of color said the same.
And roughly half of rural voters (48 percent), who tend to skew Republican, cite climate change as a very important factor, a smaller share than that of urban or suburban voters.
While Biden has made addressing climate change a central part of his campaign, airing two ads focused on the issue in the campaign’s final weeks, Trump makes no mention of climate change in his list of priorities for a potential second term, though he does commit to continuing his “deregulatory agenda for energy independence.”
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the air time he devotes to the issue, virtually all (95 percent) Biden voters trust the former vice president over Trump on the issue.
However, the same is not true of the incumbent’s voters: While a 58 percent majority trust Trump more on climate change, 16 percent name his opponent and 26 percent say they don’t know or have no opinion.
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