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Influence of United States

8 Nov 2016

Q. Do you think the influence of the United States in the world is becoming stronger or weaker?

  Total   Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens Vote other
Total stronger 19%   23% 18% 25% 12%
Total weaker 52%   51% 58% 53% 54%
Much stronger 5%   6% 4% 4% 5%
A little stronger 14%   17% 14% 21% 7%
A little weaker 41%   40% 48% 39% 39%
Much weaker 11%   11% 10% 14% 15%
No change 16%   16% 16% 12% 23%
Don’t know 13%   9% 78% 9% 12%

19% think the influence of the United States in the world is becoming stronger and 52% think it is becoming weaker.

Those most likely to think the US influence is becoming stronger were Greens voters (25%) and aged 18-34 (29%)

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