YouGov’s latest research shows that while, overall, the American public are evenly split over whether free trade has been a good or a bad thing for a America only Democrats (49% to 29%) tend to say that it has been good for the country. Both independents (45% to 37%) and Republicans (48% to 38%) tend to say that free trade has been bad for the country.
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Americans also tend to support increasing taxes on imports. 48% want higher import taxes while 29% oppose higher import taxes. Support is highest among Republicans (52%) but even Democrats (45%) tend to support increasing import taxes.
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