Do the majority of Americans support construction of a US-Mexico border wall?
An October 2020 survey reported that 57% of Americans oppose building a wall along the country's southern border, consistent with most other polling in recent years.
The question was rarely asked by pollsters in 2020, as concern over the coronavirus, the economy and other issues took precedence. The October survey, by the Public Religion Research Institute, reported that 33% of Americans found immigration to be a "critical" issue, ranking 13th on its list. Support for the wall remains strong among Republicans, however. "Nearly all Republicans who trust Fox News most among television news sources (96%) favor this policy," the survey found.
Surveys in 2019 found similar levels of overall support and partisan split. According to Gallup, 60% of Americans opposed major new construction along the U.S.-Mexico border. A 2019 Pew Research poll found 58% opposed.