Survey Finds Majority Of Swing State GOP Reject Trump Tariff Proposal

While Kamala Harris has proposed closing tax loopholes for some large corporations and providing support for specific areas of the manufacturing sector like clean energy and semiconductors, Donald Trump has pointed to tariffs as a key component of his trade policy, proposing a 10% or 20% tariff on all imported goods and a 60% tariff on goods imported from China, Kyle Davidson reported for Michigan Advancee.

Biden won by a razor-thin margin in Arizona in 2020.

According to a recent survey from the University of Maryland Program for Public Consultation, voters in six swing states have expressed opposition to Trump’s proposals of raising tariffs by 10 to 20%, with a majority of voters on both sides of the aisle supporting low tariffs on countries that comply with mutual trade rules while continuing to impose high tariffs on China.

The survey found that 80 to 85% of voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin agreed that the U.S. should continue working with other countries to support the current system of tariffs.

It also found that 31% of voters across the U.S. supported a 10 to 20% increase in tariffs, while 68% said the U.S. should maintain low tariffs on other nations, provided they adhere to their trade agreements with the U.S.

Among that 68% were 60% of Republicans surveyed and 77% of Democrats. Additionally, 71% of voters surveyed agreed that the U.S. should continue to impose high tariffs on China, including 69% of Michigan voters.