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Americans view on foreign trade 2001-2017, by political party

Percentage of Americans who view foreign trade as an opportunity for the U.S. from 2001 to 2017, by political party

The data displays the percentage of Americans who view foreign trade as an opportunity for the U.S. from 2001 to 2017, by political party. In 2017, 80% of respondents who identified as Democrats stated that foreign trade presented an opportunity for economic growth.

2001 55 51 49
2002 57 47 51
2003 54 50 46
2005 56 38 41
2006 50 45 34
2008 46 36 43
2009 45 43 43
2011 48 47 42
2012 41 55 44
2013 51 66 54
2014 52 57 52
2015 51 61 61
2016 50 63 63
2017 66 80 71