Figures showing Americans' views about global warming by generation, demographics, and politics from Marlon, J., Neyens, E., Everett-Lane, B., Rosenthal, S., Maibach, E., Leiserowitz, A. (2022). How do climate change views differ by generation? <i>Ge

It is often assumed that younger Americans are more engaged with the issue of climate change than older Americans. Nationally representative survey data conducted from April 2020 and September 2021, however, indicate that differences in partisanship and race are more pronounced than differences in age. A notable exception is younger Republicans. Younger Republicans, including Gen Z, Millennials, and Gen X, are more likely than Boomers and older Republicans to think that global warming is happening and caused by human activities, that there is a strong scientific consensus, and to support policies to address it.