{"id":2513792,"date":"2025-11-23T14:23:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T19:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/climate-change-concern-no-longer-popular-plummets-in-big-cities-poll\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T14:25:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T19:25:07","slug":"climate-change-concern-no-longer-popular-plummets-in-big-cities-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/climate-change-concern-no-longer-popular-plummets-in-big-cities-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate Change Concern No Longer Popular, Plummets in Big Cities: Poll"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fclimate-change-concern-no-longer-popular-plummets-in-big-cities-poll%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2513792&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent poll by the american Communities Project (ACP) and Ipsos, reported by the Associated Press, reveals that Americans living in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-likely-to-end-face-mask-mandate-on-june-15\/\" title=\"California likely to end face mask mandate on June 15\">major urban areas<\/a> no longer see climate change as a top concern. While climate change ranked as the fifth most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-has-a-long-list-of-legislation-for-2024\/\" title=\"Schumer has an extensive lineup of bills for 2024\">crucial policy issue<\/a> in 2023, it has dropped to ninth place in 2025. Instead, inflation and affordability, particularly regarding energy and housing costs, have become the foremost worries for city residents. Experts quoted in the report argue that concerns about climate change have waned because many view climate policies as efforts to exert centralized control rather than genuinely address environmental issues. Affordability is emerging as a key political issue, influencing recent gubernatorial elections and expected to play a important role in upcoming midterms. The poll surveyed nearly 5,500 adults and highlights shifting priorities among urban populations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Americans in big cities do not see climate change as a top issue anymore, according to the Associated Press and a new American Communities Project (ACP)\/Ipsos poll.<\/p>\n<p>The poll <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americancommunities.org\/america-in-2025-survey-finds-steady-concerns-amid-constant-national-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">says<\/a> that although Americans in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >major urban areas listed climate change<\/a> as the fifth-highest policy issue in 2023, it has fallen to ninth place in 2025 among the available choices, the AP &mdash; which collaborated with the pollsters on reporting the findings &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/poll-crime-big-cities-rural-america-trump-inflation-f409298f9283cd6606267b204d9b920c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">noted Monday<\/a>. Inflation is the top issue in the minds of Americans in 2025, according to the poll and AP.&nbsp;<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Urban Americans are finally waking up to the reality that the climate alarmists&rsquo; agenda was never about the environment, it was about centralized control over how we live, work, and power our homes. This new poll shows that even big-city residents, who have been bombarded with climate fear messaging for years, are now more worried about paying their bills than appeasing activists,&rdquo; Jason Isaac, CEO of the American Energy Institute, told the Daily Caller News Foundation. &ldquo;Skyrocketing energy and housing costs are exposing the painful truth that the so-called transition only makes life harder and less affordable. When the people who were once the strongest audience for climate alarmism start tuning it out, the political fa&ccedil;ade begins to collapse.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The ACP defines &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.americancommunities.org\/community-type\/big-cities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Big Cities<\/a>&rdquo; as the 48 counties that have the greatest population density.<\/p>\n<p>The study drew data from almost 5,500 American adults over age 18 from Aug. 18 to Sept. 4 through phone interviews and online polls, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.8 percentage points, according to the AP. The 2023 data came from a separate ACP survey of just over 5,000 adults conducted in June and July 2023, the AP said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Notably, affordability has emerged as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/america-wont-survive-if-only-the-left-is-playing-to-win\/\" title=\"America Won\u2019t Survive If Only The Left Is Playing To Win\">major policy issue<\/a>, proving to be a winning ticket for Democratic gubernatorial candidates in New Jersey and Virginia. Affordability is set to be a central theme as the nation prepares for the midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;City dwellers &mdash; and everyone else &mdash; have more pressing concerns than vague notions of climate change,&rdquo; James Taylor, president of the Heartland Institute, told the DCNF. &ldquo;Climate change is to adults what the Boogeyman is to children; a mythical terror that we&rsquo;re warned is always ready to get us, but each passing year reveals to be more fiction than fact.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. 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