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Which party do you think would do a better job of handling the problem of pollution and (1990,1994: protection of) the environment?
Party better at handling pollution and the environment · Asked in 4 waves, 1990–2020 · 13,336 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Kept and flagged: 8 (dk), 9 (no_answer). Codebook notes: GENERAL NOTE: Volunteered responses ‘neither’ have been recoded to 3. In 2020, the response options changed slightly: 1. Democrats would do a much better job 2. Democrats would do a somewhat better job 3. Not much difference between them 4. Republicans would do a somewhat better job 5. Republicans would do a much better job. In VCF9008, response options 1 and 2 were coded “1” (Better by Democrats) while 4 and 5 were coded “5” (Better by Republicans).
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Better by Democrats | Same by both | Better by Republicans | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 56% | 24% | 20% | 8280 |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 2020 Time Series Study Source variable: V201243. | 2020-08-18 to 2021-01-04 | mixed | 8,280 | 8,280 |
| ANES 1998 Time Series Study Source variable: V980385. | 1998-11-04 to 1998-12-23 | mixed | 1,281 | 1,281 |
| ANES 1994 Time Series Study Source variable: V940830. | 1994-11-09 to 1995-01-08 | mixed | 1,795 | 1,795 |
| ANES 1990 Time Series Study Source variable: V900391. | 1990-11-06 to 1991-01-21 | face to face | 1,980 | 1,980 |
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| ±1 |
| Lower income | 51% | 29% | 20% | 2802 | ±3 |
| Middle income | 53% | 25% | 22% | 2626 | ±3 |
| Upper income | 62% | 20% | 19% | 2552 | ±2 |
ANES 2020 Time Series Study · US citizens 18+ (face-to-face samples: contiguous 48 states and DC; web samples: 50 states and DC). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.