BY KEVIN STONE | KTAR
PHOENIX – A new Arizona public opinion poll provides insight into how the state’s voters are thinking with over a year to go until the midterm elections.
Noble Predictive Insights (NPI) surveyed registered Arizona voters on a variety of issues — including tariffs and immigration enforcement — on May 12-16.
The Phoenix-based research firm released its findings on Tuesday.
What did Arizona public opinion poll find about tariffs?
The poll found that a majority of Arizona voters believe tariffs — a key element of President Donald Trump’s economic policy – hurt the economy.
Fifty-one percent of respondents said tariffs are harmful, with 37% saying the import taxes help the economy and 12% unsure.
Unsurprisingly, Republicans were more likely to think tariffs helped, with 66% of GOP respondents holding a favorable view of them.
But a majority of Democrats (82%) and independents (53%) said tariffs are harmful.
David Byler, NPI chief of research, called tariffs “a classic wedge issue.”
