Maine Voters’ Level Of Concern About Climate Change Breaks Down By Party Lines

On Thursday at 4 p.m. the Bangor Daily News is hosting the first in a four-event series called Climate Conversations, which will delve into sea level rise in Maine. Our goal is to use these discussions to help Mainers think through how the climate crisis is affecting their communities. You may register for the event here.An overwhelming majority of Maine voters are concerned about the impacts of climate change, but just how concerned they are largely breaks down along party lines, according to a new Bangor Daily News-Digital Research poll. The poll of 500 registered Maine voters found that 95 percent of those supporting Democrat Joe Biden in November say they are very or somewhat concerned about climate change, compared with only 53 percent of those supporting President Donald Trump’s re-election.