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The Harvard poll examined the political beliefs of those between the ages of 18-29

Washington (CNN) More than 40% of millennials support building a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, as Donald Trump has proposed, according to a new poll released on Thursday.

The Harvard University Institute of Politics survey found that 43% of Americans aged 18 to 29 back the idea of building a border wall, while 53% opposed it.

Support differed significantly depending on political affiliation, with 70% of Republican millennials backing a wall, compared with 31% of Democrats who felt the same way. Among independents, 42% said they favor a wall.

Half of millennials describe themselves as political independents, according to a previous study by the Pew Research Center, and 40% identified themselves as independents who don't lean toward either party in the Harvard IOP poll.

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