{"id":13513,"date":"2015-06-23T14:05:21","date_gmt":"2015-06-23T19:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/%year%\/%monthnum%\/%day%\/americans-favor-tpp-but-less-than-other-countries-do\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T03:19:56","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T08:19:56","slug":"americans-favor-tpp-but-less-than-other-countries-do","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2015\/06\/23\/americans-favor-tpp-but-less-than-other-countries-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Americans favor TPP, but less than those in other countries do"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2015\/06\/23\/3-asia-in-focus\/#tpp-americans-among-the-least-supportive\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e7e5d8\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e7e5d8;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"415\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/06\/FT_15.06.23_TPP_GeneralSupport.png?resize=310,415 310w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" class=\"wp-image-25048 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/06\/FT_15.06.23_TPP_GeneralSupport.png\" alt=\"General Support for TPP\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Congress comes to a decision on whether to give President Barack Obama\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/06\/24\/us\/politics\/senate-vote-on-trade-bill.html?_r=0\">broad negotiating powers<\/a> on trade, our <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2015\/06\/23\/global-publics-back-u-s-on-fighting-isis-but-are-critical-of-post-911-torture\">new Pew Research Center report<\/a> shows that while Americans favor the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), they are among the least likely to support it in the nine TPP nations surveyed. And, as with many issues in the U.S., there is a partisan divide on support for TPP.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, 49% of Americans say that TPP would be a good thing for their country, while 29% think it would be a bad thing. When the survey was administered in April and May, the debate over <a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/242914-how-the-senate-got-60-votes-for-obama-on-fast-track\">giving Obama fast-track authority<\/a> \u2014 which would enhance his ability to negotiate TPP without fear of it being modified by Congress \u2014 had not yet gained the full attention of Americans. Consequently, 12% volunteered that they had not heard enough about TPP to make a judgment, and a further 9% did not answer the question. In general, <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2015\/05\/27\/free-trade-agreements-seen-as-good-for-u-s-but-concerns-persist\/\">Americans see free trade agreements as good for the country<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><!--more--><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, support for this free trade agreement is much more robust in most other TPP nations surveyed. This includes two-thirds or more of Vietnamese (89% good thing), Peruvians (70%) and Chileans (67%). And at least half or more in Mexico (61%), Japan (53%), Australia (52%) and Canada (52%) also support the deal. In Malaysia, only 38% support the agreement, but that is due in part to 31% volunteering that they have not heard enough.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2015\/06\/23\/americans-favor-tpp-but-less-than-other-countries-do\/ft_15-06-23_tpp_us-attitudes\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-271076\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f0f0f1\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f0f0f1;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"345\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/06\/FT_15.06.23_TPP_US-Attitudes.png?resize=310,345 310w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" class=\"wp-image-25042 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/06\/FT_15.06.23_TPP_US-Attitudes.png\" alt=\"U.S. Attitudes Toward TPP\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Within the U.S., there are partisan differences on support for TPP. Democrats (51%) are slightly more willing to support the trade negotiations compared with Republicans (43%), while half of independents show their support.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is also an age gap. Younger Americans are much more likely to support the partnership (65% good thing) compared with older Americans (41%).<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, there are differences by gender on support for TPP, with men more likely to support Obama\u2019s ambitious trade agenda. 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