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Nationally, 72% of Americans believe global warming is happening. But when public opinion researchers zoom in on Americans, they find that attitudes and opinions about climate change can vary drastically from county to county—even when those counties are next door. Public opinion factors into how policy-makers respond to climate change, including taking steps to reduce CO2 levels and mitigate harmful impacts already being experienced. Stacker compiled a list of counties most concerned about climate change in Idaho using data from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. Counties are ranked by the percent of residents that are worried about global warming.

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#44. Franklin County

- Worried about global warming: 48.4%
--- 9.8% lower than Idaho average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 49.4%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 35.6%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 32.3%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 45.2%
- Total population: 9,087 people
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#43. Butte County

- Worried about global warming: 49.2%
--- 9.0% lower than Idaho average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 43.7%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 35.1%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 35.2%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 43.3%
- Total population: 1,986 people
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#42. Oneida County

- Worried about global warming: 49.3%
--- 9.0% lower than Idaho average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 49.7%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 36.2%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 34.4%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 45.9%
- Total population: 3,081 people
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#41. Boundary County

- Worried about global warming: 50.8%
--- 7.4% lower than Idaho average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 51.4%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 37.2%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 33.0%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 46.9%
- Total population: 9,053 people
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#40. Bear Lake County

- Worried about global warming: 51.5%
--- 6.8% lower than Idaho average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 52.1%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 38.3%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 37.1%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 48.2%
- Total population: 4,416 people

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#39. Jefferson County

- Worried about global warming: 52.0%
--- 6.2% lower than Idaho average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 52.8%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 38.3%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 35.9%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 48.5%
- Total population: 18,896 people
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#38. Benewah County

- Worried about global warming: 52.2%
--- 6.1% lower than Idaho average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 52.5%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 38.0%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 32.3%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 47.9%
- Total population: 7,073 people
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#37. Caribou County

- Worried about global warming: 52.2%
--- 6.0% lower than Idaho average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 52.3%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 38.7%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 37.1%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 48.6%
- Total population: 4,915 people
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#36. Gem County

- Worried about global warming: 52.3%
--- 5.9% lower than Idaho average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 52.9%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 38.0%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 33.8%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 49.7%
- Total population: 13,314 people
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#35. Fremont County

- Worried about global warming: 52.4%
--- 5.8% lower than Idaho average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 52.2%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 37.8%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 34.1%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 48.2%
- Total population: 9,590 people

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#34. Lewis County

- Worried about global warming: 52.9%
--- 5.3% lower than Idaho average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 53.7%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 38.8%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 34.2%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 48.5%
- Total population: 2,971 people
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#33. Payette County

- Worried about global warming: 52.9%
--- 5.3% lower than Idaho average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 52.9%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 38.4%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 30.9%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 49.1%
- Total population: 17,085 people
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#32. Camas County

- Worried about global warming: 53.4%
--- 4.8% lower than Idaho average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 52.6%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 36.7%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 33.6%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 49.3%
- Total population: 777 people
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#31. Cassia County

- Worried about global warming: 53.5%
--- 4.7% lower than Idaho average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 52.1%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 39.9%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 31.6%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 49.0%
- Total population: 16,086 people
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#30. Clearwater County

- Worried about global warming: 53.8%
--- 4.4% lower than Idaho average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 54.2%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 38.6%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 35.7%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 50.2%
- Total population: 7,276 people

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#29. Idaho County

- Worried about global warming: 54.2%
--- 4.0% lower than Idaho average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 54.6%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 40.2%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 38.2%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 50.6%
- Total population: 13,193 people
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#28. Minidoka County

- Worried about global warming: 54.3%
--- 3.9% lower than Idaho average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 52.2%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 40.6%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 29.2%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 48.8%
- Total population: 14,797 people
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#27. Madison County

- Worried about global warming: 54.6%
--- 3.7% lower than Idaho average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 55.5%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 39.6%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 40.2%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 49.7%
- Total population: 28,420 people
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#26. Gooding County

- Worried about global warming: 54.7%
--- 3.5% lower than Idaho average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 53.2%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 40.7%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 31.2%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 49.6%
- Total population: 10,984 people
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#25. Lemhi County

- Worried about global warming: 54.8%
--- 3.4% lower than Idaho average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 55.6%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 39.8%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 38.3%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 51.0%
- Total population: 6,356 people

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#24. Clark County

- Worried about global warming: 54.9%
--- 3.3% lower than Idaho average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 48.1%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 42.3%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 27.2%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 47.2%
- Total population: 648 people
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#23. Bingham County

- Worried about global warming: 55.1%
--- 3.2% lower than Idaho average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 55.2%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 41.2%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 35.3%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 49.5%
- Total population: 31,627 people
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#22. Owyhee County

- Worried about global warming: 55.3%
--- 2.9% lower than Idaho average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 53.9%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 42.2%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 32.5%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 50.3%
- Total population: 8,533 people
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#21. Shoshone County

- Worried about global warming: 55.4%
--- 2.8% lower than Idaho average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 55.7%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 40.4%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 34.5%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 51.2%
- Total population: 10,056 people
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#20. Twin Falls County

- Worried about global warming: 55.4%
--- 2.8% lower than Idaho average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 55.8%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 39.9%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 32.6%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 49.2%
- Total population: 61,328 people

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#19. Kootenai County

- Worried about global warming: 55.5%
--- 2.7% lower than Idaho average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 55.8%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 38.5%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 34.3%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 52.8%
- Total population: 121,138 people
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#18. Adams County

- Worried about global warming: 55.9%
--- 2.4% lower than Idaho average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 56.4%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 40.9%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 38.7%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 52.0%
- Total population: 3,396 people
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#17. Washington County

- Worried about global warming: 56.5%
--- 1.7% lower than Idaho average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 56.0%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 42.4%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 36.7%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 51.8%
- Total population: 7,711 people
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#16. Canyon County

- Worried about global warming: 56.6%
--- 1.6% lower than Idaho average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 54.6%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 40.4%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 33.4%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 48.1%
- Total population: 154,841 people
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#15. Nez Perce County

- Worried about global warming: 56.7%
--- 1.5% lower than Idaho average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 56.6%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 38.7%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 33.6%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 52.0%
- Total population: 31,677 people

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#14. Bonneville County

- Worried about global warming: 57.0%
--- 1.2% lower than Idaho average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 58.9%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 39.5%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 35.6%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 51.6%
- Total population: 79,023 people
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#13. Bonner County

- Worried about global warming: 57.1%
--- 1.1% lower than Idaho average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 58.2%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 40.4%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 37.6%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 53.6%
- Total population: 34,901 people
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#12. Jerome County

- Worried about global warming: 57.9%
--- 0.4% lower than Idaho average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 55.2%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 42.6%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 31.3%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 52.0%
- Total population: 16,420 people
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#11. Elmore County

- Worried about global warming: 57.9%
--- 0.3% lower than Idaho average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 55.9%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 40.9%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 34.5%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 52.4%
- Total population: 20,030 people
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#9. Lincoln County

- Worried about global warming: 58.3%
--- 0.1% higher than Idaho average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 55.8%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 44.1%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 34.6%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 52.8%
- Total population: 3,766 people
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#8. Valley County

- Worried about global warming: 58.6%
--- 0.4% higher than Idaho average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 59.8%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 40.6%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 36.6%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 54.0%
- Total population: 8,891 people
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#7. Power County

- Worried about global warming: 60.0%
--- 1.8% higher than Idaho average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 57.4%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 45.1%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 33.4%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 53.3%
- Total population: 5,347 people
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#6. Boise County

- Worried about global warming: 60.7%
--- 2.5% higher than Idaho average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 59.7%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 42.7%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 42.6%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 56.0%
- Total population: 6,118 people
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#5. Bannock County

- Worried about global warming: 63.1%
--- 4.9% higher than Idaho average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 61.1%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 42.8%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 37.0%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 58.2%
- Total population: 63,178 people

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#4. Ada County

- Worried about global warming: 63.4%
--- 5.2% higher than Idaho average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 64.2%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 41.8%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 37.0%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 57.2%
- Total population: 347,052 people
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#3. Latah County

- Worried about global warming: 67.6%
--- 9.4% higher than Idaho average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 67.7%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 47.5%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 45.6%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 62.6%
- Total population: 32,126 people
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#2. Teton County

- Worried about global warming: 67.8%
--- 9.6% higher than Idaho average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 68.2%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 48.8%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 45.3%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 62.5%
- Total population: 8,547 people
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#1. Blaine County

- Worried about global warming: 68.1%
--- 9.9% higher than Idaho average
- Agree that global warming is affecting weather: 67.8%
- Think global warming will harm them personally: 47.7%
- Hear about global warming in the media at least weekly: 37.8%
- Think Congress should be doing more to address global warming: 62.2%
- Total population: 17,408 people

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