This is how climate protection influences voting decisions

Berlin. Climate policy has recently taken a back seat. A new survey now shows what this could mean for the federal election.

For four out of ten people in Germany, climate protection is one of the most important issues for them Choice decision in the federal election in February. This is shown by a survey by the online survey institute Civey on behalf of the Eon Foundation, which is available to this editorial team.

When asked how strong their attitude towards… Climate protection Compared to other topics, 39.6 percent of those surveyed said “strongly” to “very strongly” influenced their voting decision. For 58.5 percent, the topic plays a less important role or no role at all, 1.9 percent were undecided.

Video graphic: greenhouse effect and climate change

Climate protection: importance for voting decisions has decreased since March

The issue is particularly crucial for supporters of the Greens (86.3 percent “strong”/“very strong”) least role It plays out among supporters of the Union (21.9 percent), supporters of the FDP (25.6 percent) and the AfD (32.0 percent).

Capital Inside by Jörg Quoos, editor-in-chief of the FUNKE central editorial team

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Compared to March 2024, the proportion of people who consider the topic to be of particular importance to them Choice decision concede, sunk; At that time it was just under 50 percent. For the opinion poll, Civey surveyed around 10,000 people online.