Highlights
- Most Floridians are more likely to support candidates who fight climate change: 52% agree with the statement: “A candidate’s political record reducing the impacts of climate change would make me more likely to vote for that candidate.”
- There were differences based on the political parties of the respondents on the above question – 74% of Democrats agree with the statement, as compared to 35% of Republicans and 39% of respondents reporting no party affiliation.
- A large majority of Floridians support using more renewable energy in the state: 75% agree with the statement, “Florida should diversify its energy sources to include more electricity produced by renewable sources.”
- There was strong support across party lines with the above statement: 87% of Democrats agree, 68% of Republicans and 66% of respondents reporting no party affiliation.
- Most Floridians are worried about the impact of climate change on insurance: 58% agree with the statement, “Climate change has me concerned about being able to afford and maintain my homeowner’s insurance in Florida.”
- Most Floridians are also worried about their electricity bills: 73% report being concerned about their home energy costs.
- A significant majority of Floridians want government to do more to address climate change: 68% agree that the state should do more to address the impacts of climate change, while 67% agree that the federal government should do more.
- The vast majority of Floridians continue to believe that climate change is happening: 88% agree that climate change is occurring, regardless of the cause. The finding has been around 90% for all 11 surveys conducted since October 2019.
- A significant majority of Floridians continue to support teaching climate science in schools: 69% support the statement, “Florida schools should teach the causes, consequences, and solutions to climate change in our K-12 classrooms.” More than two-thirds of respondents have supported climate education in schools in 10 of the 11 surveys conducted since October 2019.
Methodology
CES has conducted polling of Floridians’ views on climate-related issues since October 2019 and now does so every spring and fall. The survey was renamed in fall 2024 after The Invading Sea, a nonpartisan environmental journalism website that is managed by CES. The latest edition was conducted in English and Spanish from March 18-21, 2024. The sample consisted of 1,400 Floridians, ages 18 and older, with a survey margin of error of +/- 2.53 percentage points. The data were collected using an online panel provided by GreatBlue Research. Responses for the entire sample were weighted to adjust for age, race, income, education and gender, according to the 2022 U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Surveys. It is important to remember that subsets carry higher margins of error. For more information, survey results, and full cross-tabulations, visit www.ces.fau.edu/ces-bepi/ or contact Colin Polsky, Ph.D., at cpolsky@fau.edu.
Banner image: A solar array in Broward County (Paul Krashefski/U.S. Department of Energy, via Wikimedia Commons).
