Influence of the United States of America

Q. Thinking about Australia’s relationship with the United States of America, how do you rate the influence of the United States of America on each of the following aspects?

	Very positive	Somewhat positive	Somewhat negative	Very negative	Unsure
Australia’s defence, military, and national security	23%	42%	14%	7%	14%
Australia’s international trade	16%	40%	20%	8%	16%
Australia’s culture	13%	38%	24%	10%	14%
Australia’s politics	12%	30%	26%	14%	18%
American corporations and businesses operating in Australia	14%	43%	19%	7%	16%

• Almost a quarter of participants (23%) believe that the United States of America has a very positive influence on Australia’s defence, military and national security, with another 42% providing a somewhat positive rating.
• Overall, participants were most negative about the influence of American politics on Australia (net 39% negative).
• Broadly those who intend to vote for the Liberal/National Coalition or other political party were more likely to believe that the United States of America had a more positive influence on Australia across all metrics than Labour or Green voters.

Australia’s defence, military, and national security

	Total	Gender		Age
		Male	Female	18-34	35-54	55+
Very positive	23%	27%	20%	25%	20%	26%
Somewhat positive	42%	44%	40%	37%	40%	49%
Somewhat negative	14%	13%	14%	18%	14%	10%
Very negative	7%	7%	7%	6%	8%	8%
Unsure	14%	8%	19%	15%	18%	8%
Base (n)	1,096	536	560	347	364	385

• Males were more positive about the influence of the United States of America on our defence, military, and national security (27%) than females (20%).
• Those who intend to vote for the Liberal/National Coalition (30%) or other political party (26%, independent/One Nation/United Australia Party) were more likely to select very positive than Labour (21%) and Green (10%) voters.
• Participants over 55 years old (75%) were more likely to provide a net positive response than those 18-54 years old (60%).

Australia’s international trade

	Total	Gender		Age
		Male	Female	18-34	35-54	55+
Very positive	16%	17%	14%	23%	13%	12%
Somewhat positive	40%	43%	38%	38%	39%	44%
Somewhat negative	20%	20%	20%	20%	18%	22%
Very negative	8%	9%	7%	6%	9%	9%
Unsure	16%	11%	21%	15%	21%	13%
Base (n)	1,096	536	560	347	364	385

• Those who intend to vote for the Liberal/National Coalition (20%) or other political party (16%) were more likely to believe that the United States of America had a very positive influence on Australia’s international trade than Labour (21%) and Green (10%) voters.
• Participants aged 18-34 were more likely to believe that the United States of America had a very positive influence (23%) on Australia’s international trade than those over 35 years old (13%).

Australia’s culture

	Total	Gender		Age
		Male	Female	18-34	35-54	55+
Very positive	13%	15%	12%	20%	12%	8%
Somewhat positive	38%	42%	34%	34%	41%	39%
Somewhat negative	24%	24%	25%	25%	20%	27%
Very negative	10%	12%	9%	7%	10%	13%
Unsure	14%	7%	21%	13%	17%	12%
Base (n)	1,096	536	560	347	364	385

• Participants aged 18-34 were more likely to believe that the United States of America had a very positive influence (20%) on Australia’s culture than those over 35 years old (10%).

Australia’s politics

	Total	Gender		Age
		Male	Female	18-34	35-54	55+
Very positive	12%	15%	10%	17%	12%	9%
Somewhat positive	30%	33%	28%	27%	30%	34%
Somewhat negative	26%	26%	25%	27%	22%	28%
Very negative	14%	15%	12%	13%	14%	14%
Unsure	18%	11%	24%	16%	22%	15%
Base (n)	1,096	536	560	347	364	385

• Liberal/National and other voters (17% and 14% respectively) believed that the United States of America had a very positive impact on Australia’s politics, compared to 11% of Labour and 8% of Greens voters.
• Those aged between 18-34 were more likely to believe that the United States of America had a very positive impact on Australia’s politics (17% compared to 10%) than those over 35 years old.

American corporations and businesses operating in Australia

	Total	Gender		Age
		Male	Female	18-34	35-54	55+
Very positive	14%	16%	12%	20%	13%	9%
Somewhat positive	43%	47%	40%	41%	40%	48%
Somewhat negative	19%	21%	18%	18%	21%	19%
Very negative	7%	9%	6%	6%	6%	10%
Unsure	16%	8%	23%	15%	20%	13%
Base (n)	1,096	536	560	347	364	385

• Participants aged between 18-34 were more likely to believe that the United States of America had a very positive influence on American corporations and businesses operating in Australia (20%) than those over 35 years old (11%).
• Residents in state or territory capitals were more likely to be very positive about United States of America’s influence on American corporations and businesses operating in Australia (16%) than non-capital residents (10%).
• Those with high incomes were more likely to be very positive about United States of America’s influence on American corporations and businesses operating in Australia (21%) than other income levels (13%).
• Similarly, those in paid employment were very positive about United States of America’s influence on American corporations and businesses operating in Australia (17%) than other participants (11%).