--- title: Donald Trump's Climate Change Agenda Panned by Voters: Poll description: President Trump's agenda on the environment remains deeply unpopular among U.S. voters, though a fraction rank the issue as their priority canonical: https://time.com/4729014/donald-trump-climate-change-epa-poll/ author: Justin Worland article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-04-06T20:02:49.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T04:16:05.802Z article:section: Politics og:title: Poll: Voters Don't Support Donald Trump's Climate Change Agenda, Poll Says og:description: But they also don't see it as the most important issue og:url: https://time.com/4729014/donald-trump-climate-change-epa-poll/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt16432a1a9e68c664/6988c1b18e06014c39469d5a/donald-trump-coal-miner.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5568 og:image:height: 3132 og:image:alt: donald trump coal miner og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Poll: Voters Don't Support Donald Trump's Climate Change Agenda, Poll Says twitter:description: But they also don't see it as the most important issue twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt16432a1a9e68c664/6988c1b18e06014c39469d5a/donald-trump-coal-miner.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Poll: Voters Don't Support Donald Trump's Climate Change Agenda > Sponsored content. 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Surrounded by miners from Rosebud Mining, US President Donald Trump shows the signed Energy Independence Executive Order at the EPA headquarters in Washington, DC on March 28. Jim Watson—AFP/Getty Images  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Apr 6, 2017 8:02 PM UTC President Donald Trump’s agenda on the environment and climate change remains deeply unpopular among U.S. voters, though only a tiny fraction rank the issue as their top priority, according to a new [poll](https://poll.qu.edu/national/release-detail?ReleaseID=2449). The survey, conducted by Quinnipiac University, found that 66% of voters are “very concerned” or “somewhat concerned” that climate change will harm them or their family personally. And voters said they want those views reflected in policy. More than three fifths of voters — 62% — opposed Trump’s [targeting of regulations](http://time.com/4713731/donald-trump-climate-change-executive-order-president-obama-epa/) intended to fight climate change. A total of 72% of respondents said the government should not cut [funding](http://time.com/4703638/donald-trump-budget-energy-arpa-epa/) for scientific research—something proposed by the White House. The poll is the latest evidence to show public opinion shifting in favor of action on climate change. A Gallup [poll](http://www.gallup.com/poll/190010/concern-global-warming-eight-year-high.aspx) released last month found that concern over global warming hit an eight-year high this year with 64% of Americans expressing concern. But nonetheless the issue has also struggled to gain traction as a political winner. Only 4% of people surveyed by Quinnipiac ranked the issue as the biggest issue facing the country. 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