51 percent oppose Trump tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China: Poll

Slightly more than half, 51 percent, of voters in the U.S. oppose President-elect Trump's plan to impose tariffs on imported goods from Mexico, Canada and China, a Quinnipiac University poll revealed.

The poll, released Wednesday, comes as Trump has threatened to impose 25 percent tariffs on all goods from Canada and Mexico and increase tariffs on China.

While 51 percent of respondents opposed Trump's tariff plan, 38 percent supported it, the survey showed.

The majority of Democrats, 89 percent, Republicans, 76 percent, and independents, 53 percent, also opposed the plan, the poll found.

More independents, 34 percent, supported Trump's tariff plan than Republicans, 12 percent, and Democrats, 7 percent, the survey showed.

Trump's tariff threats have been met with a mix of concern and warnings from global leaders, especially those from two of America's top trading partners, Canada and Mexico. Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigned earlier this week, citing Trump's tariff plans in her resignation letter.

Trade experts have also sounded the alarm over Trump's tariff plans and warned of economic consequences.

The Quinnipiac University poll was conducted Dec. 12-16 among 924 self-identified registered voters in the U.S. The margin of error was 3.2 percentage points.

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