On Trump and climate, America is split in two by these demographics | Dana Nuccitelli
by Dana Nuccitelli from Environment | The Guardian on (#21HCF)
Rural white men support Trump and oppose stopping climate change; the opposite is true of urban minorities
The world is shocked that America elected Donald Trump as its 45th president. Exit polls show that the country is sharply divided on Trump along the same lines as its sharp divisions on climate change.
Political ideology was the single strongest determining factor in the election. 90% of Republicans voted for Trump, while 89% of Democrats voted for Clinton. Ideology is also the primary factor associated with acceptance or denial of human-caused global warming, as climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe explained eloquently in this video:
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