• In the wake of the Trump Administration's rollback of EPA regulations, 50% of registered voters say reducing pollution and climate changes is more important than reducing the cost of new vehicles.
  • Thirty-seven (37%) disagree and say it's more important to reduce the cost of new vehicles than it is to reduce pollution and climate change.
  • Three out of 5 Republican voters (61%) say reducing the cost of new vehicles is more important.
  • Democrats have the opposite view as 74% say it's more important to reduce pollution and climate change.
• However, In January, asking about the question from another angle led to different results. By a 52% to 37% margin, voters said that keeping the cost of cars affordable for American families was more important than reducing greenhouse emissions to fight climate change.
  • In the context of both results, it is reasonable to conclude that voters place more value on climate change than simply reducing the costs of vehicles for its own sake, but still value affordability above fighting climate change.
  • This view is supported by a other findings, which show that, while 72% of voters say solar power is at least Somewhat Important, 66% will pay less than $50 more per year to achieve the goal.
• Similarly, 71% say that fighting disease and hunger is more important than reducing carbon emissions.
  • Only 20% say reducing carbon emission is more important than fighting hunger and disease.
  • The political division is not as wide on this topic, as both Republicans (80%) and Democrats (64%) think fighting disease and hunger is more important.
• A majority (54%) of Americans have not been following news about environmental regulations closely.
  • Forty-four percent (44%) say they have been following at least Somewhat Closely.
  • These numbers include just 12% who are following Very Closely, and 19% who are not following it closely at all.

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, February 18-19, 2026. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.