More Americans say extreme heat is affecting their lives
<div>Reproduced from <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https%3A//app.datawrapper.de/axios/edit/0qZ0M/publish__;!!Al82Z4c!0cEh8BbcOlqlgL3F3Sj5-jvgW26fkg4sCepQPGZSI9NRCyHF87f44g4xL0JzVvFXev67_Dg6-IEv1beqyEi-KlnLJlmNhQ$" target="_blank">AP</a>; Chart: Axios Visuals</div><p>Greater shares of Americans now say that <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/06/us-heat-wave-death-toll-july-2026" target="_blank">extreme heat</a> has affected various parts of day-to-day life compared to just two years ago.</p><p><strong>Why it matters: </strong>The <a href="https://apnorc.org/projects/most-americans-have-been-affected-by-extreme-heat-this-year/" target="_blank">findings</a>, from the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, suggest that people are increasingly aware of extreme heat's impact on their health, budgets, travel plans and more.</p><hr><p><strong>By the numbers: </strong>90% of Americans now say that extreme heat has had at least a minor impact on their lives broadly, up from 83% two years ago.</p><ul><li>80% now say that extreme heat has had at least a minor impact on their power bills, up from 69% in 2024.</li><li>68% say it's affecting their outdoor activities, up from 57%.</li><li>42% say it's affecting their travel or vacation plans, up from 26%.</li></ul><img src="https://images.axios.com/9qfKsj6Qca-mM_yEsyL_aR_0wIM=/2026/08/06/1786027166504.jpeg"> <div>A youth football coach sweats amid a July 2026 heat wave in Chicago. Photo: Octavio Jones/AFP via Getty Images</div><p><strong>Zoom in: </strong>The shifts were driven in part by people living in the West and Midwest, both of which have recently been hit by dangerous and deadly extreme heat events.</p><ul><li>There's also a partisan divide, with Democrats more likely than Republicans to say that heat has had a major impact on the parts of life included in the survey.</li></ul><p><strong>Between the lines: </strong>Researchers have found that climate change is making extreme heat events more frequent and more intense.</p><ul><li>Yet the share of Americans who say that climate change is happening is dropping: 66% said so in this latest survey, down from 73% last year.</li></ul><p><strong>How it works: </strong>The poll of 1,165 adults was conducted July 23-27, 2026, with a margin of error of +-3.7 percentage points.</p>
<div>Reproduced from <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https%3A//app.datawrapper.de/axios/edit/0qZ0M/publish__;!!Al82Z4c!0cEh8BbcOlqlgL3F3Sj5-jvgW26fkg4sCepQPGZSI9NRCyHF87f44g4xL0JzVvFXev67_Dg6-IEv1beqyEi-KlnLJlmNhQ$" target="_blank">AP</a>; Chart: Axios Visuals</div><p>Greater shares of Americans now say that <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/06/us-heat-wave-death-toll-july-2026" target="_blank">extreme heat</a> has affected various parts of day-to-day life compared to just two years ago.</p><p><strong>Why it matters: </strong>The <a href="https://apnorc.org/projects/most-americans-have-been-affected-by-extreme-heat-this-year/" target="_blank">findings</a>, from the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, suggest that people are increasingly aware of extreme heat's impact on their health, budgets, travel plans and more.</p><hr><p><strong>By the numbers: </strong>90% of Americans now say that extreme heat has had at least a minor impact on their lives broadly, up from 83% two years ago.</p><ul><li>80% now say that extreme heat has had at least a minor impact on their power bills, up from 69% in 2024.</li><li>68% say it's affecting their outdoor activities, up from 57%.</li><li>42% say it's affecting their travel or vacation plans, up from 26%.</li></ul><img src="https://images.axios.com/9qfKsj6Qca-mM_yEsyL_aR_0wIM=/2026/08/06/1786027166504.jpeg"> <div>A youth football coach sweats amid a July 2026 heat wave in Chicago. Photo: Octavio Jones/AFP via Getty Images</div><p><strong>Zoom in: </strong>The shifts were driven in part by people living in the West and Midwest, both of which have recently been hit by dangerous and deadly extreme heat events.</p><ul><li>There's also a partisan divide, with Democrats more likely than Republicans to say that heat has had a major impact on the parts of life included in the survey.</li></ul><p><strong>Between the lines: </strong>Researchers have found that climate change is making extreme heat events more frequent and more intense.</p><ul><li>Yet the share of Americans who say that climate change is happening is dropping: 66% said so in this latest survey, down from 73% last year.</li></ul><p><strong>How it works: </strong>The poll of 1,165 adults was conducted July 23-27, 2026, with a margin of error of +-3.7 percentage points.</p>
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