New Poll Reveals Strong Voter Support for Tackling Climate and Rising Costs Together
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April 15, 2026
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New Poll Reveals Strong Voter Support for Tackling Climate and Rising Costs Together
A new poll of 1,122 U.S. likely voters conducted on February 20-24 by Data for Progress and the Climate and Community Institute (CCI) shows voters agree that climate and the cost of living are challenges that should be addressed together.
Respondents recognize that rising insurance premiums, higher energy bills, housing instability, and the growing cost of recovering from disasters are all connected, and they want policymakers to address these pressures as part of the same conversation.
“Households across the country recognize how the climate and cost-of-living crises intersect — from rising insurance costs after major disasters to soaring electricity bills during severe heat waves — and are demanding bold action from policymakers to make their lives better and more affordable,” said Moira Birss, Senior Fellow at the Climate & Community Institute. “Elected leaders must respond to this call, and they can look to CCI’s ‘Stop Greed Build Green’ strategy, which provides a pathway to bring down costs, rebuild the government, and remake the economy to actually deliver for working class people—not billionaires—all while taking the climate crisis seriously as an economic disrupter.”
Key findings:
80% say extreme weather is driving up the cost of living
60% report higher home insurance costs, with 63% expect them to keep rising
56% support expanding government action through policies, investments, and regulation to address climate and cost pressures
Overwhelming majorities want action on key priorities: protecting homes from disasters (91%), ensuring affordable home insurance (89%), reducing pollution (88%), strengthening the public sector (84%), and advancing environmental sustainability (82%)
“Families are already feeling the financial strain of climate-driven costs, and they expect leaders to respond with solutions that bring those costs down,” said TJ Helmstetter, a spokesperson for the Insurance Fairness Project. “This poll shows that people don’t see climate and affordability as separate issues, they see them as part of the same crisis. For the insurance market in particular, if we don’t address the underlying risks and hold companies accountable, costs will keep rising and more households will be priced out of coverage. Policymakers need to act now to make insurance more affordable and our communities more resilient.”
Together, the results point to a clear public call for coordinated policies that ease financial burdens for families while addressing the root drivers of those costs. Read the full poll results here.
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