According to the , which surveyed Black and Latino voters in 11 battleground states, climate change and extreme weather was the most important issue for 20% of Black voters That鈥檚 three percentage points higher than .
Moreover, 93% of Black voters in the state support investments that the is making in clean energy to reduce toxic air and carbon pollution.
, climate was a top concern for 17% of Black voters, and 84% support federal legislation efforts to combat the problem.
Henry Fernandez, CEO of the African American Research Collaborative, said the group鈥檚 data out of Nevada and Colorado mirror the national averages.
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Climate change was not as big of a motivating factor for Latino voters. It was the top issue for 17% of the demographic and 12% .
In both Mountain West states, the share of Latino voters that supported the Biden administration鈥檚 investments in clean energy was roughly 80%.
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