Huh: Polling Shows That 62% Of Floridians Polled Think Hurricanes Getting Worse (But Only 40% Of Republicans Do)
A new poll conducted for MediaLab indicates that a majority of Floridians are concerned about worsening hurricanes and rising temperatures, and many of the state's conservative voters are concerned that climate change is making the problem worse.
Asked whether hurricanes have become more destructive due to climate change, 62% answered yes. Nearly 90% of voters for former Vice President Kamala Harris agreed that climate change is impacting the intensity of our storms, while only about 40.6% of Floridians who voted for Donald Trump last November agreed with the same statement, underscoring the partisan divide on climate science. Independents were more divided: 63.6% said they believe climate change is contributing to hurricane severity, 19.1% said no, and 17.3% remained unsure.
The MediaLab poll, conducted in early April 2025 by Mainstreet Research in cooperation with Florida Atlantic's PolCom Lab, showed that a relatively high percentage of Republicans in Florida are concerned about the impact of climate change on hurricane activity, in comparison to Republicans nationwide. For example, a Pew Research poll published in December found that "Republicans are far less likely to see a human impact: 20% say humans contribute a great deal to climate change."
Dr. Kevin Wagner, the co-founder of PolCom Lab at Florida Atlantic University and a professor of political science, said that it isn't surprising to see a partisan divide on this issue, and to see that Republicans in Florida tend to answer the question differently than their counterparts elsewhere. "People's views are a product of their environment,"
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