POLL: Most Democrats Believe Climate Change Sparked Maui Wildfire
Jose Nino
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According to a recently released Rasmussen report, 47% of likely United States voters believe it is likely that climate change brought about the Maui wildfire, which includes 26% who believe it’s very likely. By contrast, 45% said it’s unlikely that climate change caused the wildfire, which includes 27% who believe it is unlikely.
Over 100 people perished during the wildfire that blazed across Maui in early August.
79% of Democratic voters believe it’s at least somewhat likely climate change caused the Maui wildfire. However, only 22% of Republican voters were in agreement. Among independent voters, 40% believe it’s at least somewhat likely that climate change caused the Maui wildfire.
59% of likely voters believe climate change is a serious problem, which includes 40% who indicated it’s a very serious problem. 39% don’t view climate change as a serious problem, which includes 21% who say it’s unserious
85% of Democrat voters believe climate change is a serious problem, which includes 63% who view it as a very serious issue. 37% of Republican voters and 54% of independent voters believe climate change is at least a somewhat serious problem.
56% of white voters, 67% of black voters, and 64% of non-black minorities view climate change to be at least a somewhat serious problem. 47% of white voters, 58% of black voters, and 53% of other non-black minorities believe it is at least somewhat likely that climate change brought about the Maui wildfire.
With respect to income earners, 83% of voters making over $200,000 annually believe it’s at least somewhat likely climate change was the principal factor behind the Maui wildfire.
However, only 35% of individuals making between $100,000 and $200,000 hold that view.
All told, the Maui wildfire is a telltale sign of the decline of the US’s infrastructure. After decades of spending untold billions of dollars on never-ending wars and profligate welfare programs, the US barely has the resources to keep the lights on.
It doesn’t help that the US has embraced affirmative action policies across all levels of government which further harms the upkeep of critical infrastructure. If the US doesn’t get its act together and doesn’t start focusing more on domestic affairs, more incidents like the Mau wildfire will proliferate, thereby making the US’s quality of life ever more squalid after each passing year.
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