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The city of Tijuana, Mexico, along its border with the U.S. (Luis Acosta\/AFP\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figure>\n\n
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Amid tense relations<\/a> between the United States and Mexico, one of the factors affecting the way Mexicans and Americans view each other is proximity to the border. But border-dwellers in the two countries don\u2019t lean the same way: Americans living in parts of southern California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas are less<\/em> favorable toward Mexico than Americans further from the border, while in Mexico those near the boundary between the two countries are more<\/em> positive toward the U.S. than other Mexicans.<\/p>\n\n

Nearly six-in-ten Americans (57%) living within 200 miles of the border hold a favorable view of Mexico, compared with 66% in other parts of the U.S. The reverse is true on the Mexican side: 41% of Mexicans who live within 200 miles of the U.S. border have a favorable view of the U.S. compared with only 28% of those who live further away.<\/p>\n\n

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In the U.S., border proximity matters even when controlling for political party affiliation. Overall, however, party support does play a significant role in how Americans view Mexico: 78% of Democrats have a positive view of Mexico, compared with less than half of Republicans (47%). These partisan differences have intensified in recent years: In 2010, 58% of Democrats and 48% of Republicans viewed Mexico positively, resulting in just a 10-point partisan divide.<\/p>\n\n

Proximity to the border does not<\/em> matter when it comes to views about U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s proposed border wall. Only about one-third (32%) of Americans near the border and 35% of those living further away from the border approve of the proposed wall. Mexicans are overwhelmingly united in opposition: Only 3% of Mexicans within 200 miles from the border and 5% of Mexicans further from the border approve of Trump\u2019s plan.<\/p>\n\n

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In general, American views of Mexico have remained quite positive, despite frictions between the U.S. and Mexican presidents<\/a>. In fact, the percentage of Americans with a favorable opinion of Mexico is up 12 points since the last time this question was asked in 2010. But Mexican views of the U.S. have deteriorated<\/a>, plunging from 66% favorable in 2015 to only 30% favorable in 2017.<\/p>\n\n

Note: See <\/em>topline results<\/a> of our survey and\u00a0<\/em>methodology<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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