--- description: Nearly 60% of Americans want the United States to deal with its own problems and leave other countries to deal with their own issues title: Donald Trump Foreign Policy Ideas Take Root, Poll Shows image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt90abc553a240cbc4/698892010a4a22015f9c98b5/donald-trump4.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [2016 Election](/tag/2016-election/) ## 2016 Election Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Around 50% of Americans Have Donald Trump-like Views on Foreign Policy and Trade, Poll Shows  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent May 5, 2016 2:33 PM CUT  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a rally at The Palladium in Carmel, Ind., on May 2, 2016. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a rally at The Palladium in Carmel, Ind., on May 2, 2016.Michael Conroy—AP  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent May 5, 2016 2:33 PM CUT Nearly 60% of Americans want the United States to deal with its own problems and leave other countries to deal with their own issues, according to a [new poll](http://www.people-press.org/2016/05/05/public-uncertain-divided-over-americas-place-in-the-world/ "undefined"). The poll, conducted by Pew Research, [follows calls](http://time.com/4309786/read-donald-trumps-america-first-foreign-policy-speech/ "undefined") from presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump to reduce U.S. involvement in conflicts elsewhere around the globe. The U.S. desire for a more [isolationist approach](http://time.com/4277503/debunking-trumps-foreign-policy/ "undefined") extends to economic issues, the poll shows. Nearly 50% of those surveyed said that involvement in the global economy costs jobs. Both the Republican and Democratic Parties have strong contingents that support isolationist policies, but members of GOP were particularly likely to support reduced international engagement. More than 60% of Republicans said the U.S. should focus on its own problems, compared to 47% of Democrats. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4319341/pew-poll-foreign-policy-donald-trump/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4319341/pew-poll-foreign-policy-donald-trump/"},"headline":"Around 50% of Americans Have Donald Trump-like Views on Foreign Policy and Trade, Poll Shows","datePublished":"2016-05-05T14:33:56.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T17:18:34.400Z","description":"The poll follows calls from presumptive Donald Trump to reduce U.S. involvement around the world","url":"https://time.com/4319341/pew-poll-foreign-policy-donald-trump/","keywords":["2016 Election","2016 Election topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt90abc553a240cbc4/698892010a4a22015f9c98b5/donald-trump4.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Justin Worland","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/justin-worland/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt90abc553a240cbc4/698892010a4a22015f9c98b5/donald-trump4.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a rally at The Palladium in Carmel, Ind., Monday, May 2, 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)","caption":"Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a rally at The Palladium in Carmel, Ind., Monday, May 2, 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)","creditText":"Michael Conroy—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/2016-election/","name":"2016 Election"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4319341/pew-poll-foreign-policy-donald-trump/","name":"Around 50% of Americans Have Donald Trump-like Views on Foreign Policy and Trade, Poll Shows"}}]}] ```