Guardian Essential poll: US gender divide in support for Harris and Trump mirrored among Australian voters

There was strong support for legal abortion among respondents surveyed about the US election, but almost 60% agreed with key elements of former president’s platform

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More Australian men would vote for Donald Trump than vice-president Kamala Harris, and a majority of men and women support key elements of his platform including tariffs and deportation of illegal immigrants.

Those are the results of the latest Guardian Essential poll of 1,131 voters finding that the strong gender divide in Trump and Harris’ support is mirrored in Australia.

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