USA control of Greenland is opposed by 75% of Americans, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, as President Donald Trump continues to frame the Arctic territory as a strategic priority ahead of high-level talks with Danish and Greenlandic officials.
Poll shows limited support for USA control of Greenland
The survey finds that only 25% of respondents favour the USA attempting to take control of Greenland, while three in four oppose it. The results suggest that Trump’s territorial push faces broad public resistance at home, even as the issue remains central to the current diplomatic standoff with Denmark and Greenland.
Republicans split, Democrats overwhelmingly opposed
Partisan divides are sharp but not one-directional. Among Republicans and Republican-leaning independents, opinion is evenly split, with 50% supporting an attempt to take control of Greenland and 50% opposed. Democratic and Democratic-leaning respondents are far more aligned against the idea, with 94% opposed overall and 80% saying they strongly oppose it.
Beyond Greenland: voters worry Trump has gone too far
The same polling points to limited appetite for a broader doctrine of USA expansionism. Nearly six in ten Americans say they are concerned Trump has gone too far in trying to expand American power over other countries, and 55% say he has already gone too far in using the USA military to achieve his goals.
On Venezuela, where the Trump administration has recently escalated its posture, Americans are more divided: 52% oppose military action and 48% support it. But when asked about the USA trying to control Venezuela’s government after Nicolás Maduro’s removal from power, 58% are opposed.
