Canadian import tariffs face more opposition than support

Dec 3–8, 2025 · n = 1,000 · MoE ±3.2%Source report ↗

Core finding

In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted Dec. 3 to 8, 2025, 48% of Americans opposed the tariffs the United States has placed on products imported from Canada.

About a quarter supported the tariffs (27%), while 19% neither supported nor opposed them and 6% did not know.

Topline scale

48% of Americans opposed tariffs on Canadian imports.

The tariffs the United States has placed on products imported from Canada?

Strongly oppose
34.8%
Neither support nor oppose
19.1%
Strongly support
14.2%
Somewhat support
13.2%
Somewhat oppose
13.1%
Don’t know
5.6%

n = 1,000 · Dec 3–8, 2025 · MoE ±3.2%

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.
ModeVerasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
PopulationUS adults age 18+
Field datesDec 3–8, 2025
Base (unweighted)1,000
Margin of error±3.2%
Modulesoc_pol
SponsorVerasight
Weight variableweight
Weighting targetsage, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

Sources

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    The tariffs the United States has placed on products imported from Canada?

    reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic

Cite this question

Verasight Human/LLM Comparison Survey #2025-172, fielded December 3-8, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.