A majority of voters disapprove of the Trump administration’s decision to reallocate money from the Department of Defense to build his long-promised border wall, according to a new poll released on Thursday.

The Hill-HarrisX poll found that 57 percent of registered voters disagree with a plan to divert money from the Department of Defense to build the southern border wall, compared to 44 percent of voters who said they do support the move.

Republicans overwhelming back the president on this issue at 80 percent.

But just 17 percent of Democrats said they approve of Trump’s reallocation of military funds, as did 38 percent of independent voters.

The survey comes just weeks after the Trump administration announced it was moving forward with its plan to redistribute $3.6 billion in Defense Department funds to build a 175-mile wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

The announcement comes after Trump’s national emergency declaration earlier this year over funding for the border wall.

Democratic leadership have made it clear that they intend to fight the Pentagon’s decision to reallocate defense funds for the wall.

"Canceling military construction projects at home and abroad will undermine our national security and the quality of life and morale of our troops, making America less secure," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiDemocratic senator to party: 'A little message discipline wouldn't kill us' Overnight Health Care: New wave of COVID-19 cases builds in US | Florida to lift all coronavirus restrictions on restaurants, bars | Trump stirs questions with 0 drug coupon plan Overnight Defense: Appeals court revives House lawsuit against military funding for border wall | Dems push for limits on transferring military gear to police | Lawmakers ask for IG probe into Pentagon's use of COVID-19 funds MORE (D-Calif.) said in a statement following the initial announcement.

The Hill-HarrisX poll was conducted online among 1,003 registered voters between Sept. 13 and Sept. 14. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.

—Tess Bonn