# Local government climate adaptation has slim-majority support

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## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 2,000 U.S. adults conducted Sept. 7 to 13, 2023, 52% of Americans supported local government efforts to adapt to climate change. This includes 28% who strongly support and 23% who somewhat support.

About one in five opposed these efforts (20%), with 12% who strongly oppose and 8% who somewhat oppose. Another 29% were neutral.

## Topline

How much do you support local government efforts to adapt to climate change?

52% of Americans support local government climate adaptation efforts.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Neither support or oppose: 28.7%
- Strongly support: 28.1%
- Somewhat support: 23.4%
- Strongly oppose: 11.6%
- Somewhat oppose: 8.3%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: United States adults
- Field dates: 2023-09-07 → 2023-09-13
- Base (unweighted): 2,000
- Margin of error: +/- 2.3%
- Module: 2023 APSA Omnibus Survey #2023-071
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-apsa-2023.tiiny.co#support-for-local-government-climate-change-adaptation](https://verasight-apsa-2023.tiiny.co#support-for-local-government-climate-change-adaptation)

## Citation

2023 APSA Omnibus Survey #2023-071, fielded September 7-13, 2023, N=2,000 United States adults, +/- 2.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-apsa-2023.tiiny.co#support-for-local-government-climate-change-adaptation](https://verasight-apsa-2023.tiiny.co#support-for-local-government-climate-change-adaptation)