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Australia and the United States under President Trump

New in 2016

In 2016, 51% said Australia should remain close to the United States under President Donald Trump.

Question Australia and the United States under President Trump

Now that Donald Trump is President of the United States, which one of the following statements comes closest to your personal view?

Responses from 2016.

  1. 0%
  2. 25%
  3. 50%
  4. 75%
Australia should remain close to the United States under President Donald Trump
51
Australia should distance itself from the United States under President Donald Trump
45

In 2016, the responses available were ‘Australia should remain close to the United States regardless of who is elected US President’ and ‘Australia should distance itself from the United States if it elects a president like Donald Trump’.

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2026 observation

In keeping with the ongoing sense of importance placed on the Australia–US alliance, the majority of Australians (57%) say that Australia should remain close to the United States under President Donald Trump. However, this is down seven points from 2018, the last time we asked this question (during Trump’s first presidential term). Four in ten (40%) say Australia should distance itself from the United States, an increase of nine points since 2018.

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