A new poll from the Cato Institute asks Americans about their views on globalization and trade. As one might expect given Cato’s libertarian views, the think tank is highlighting that the survey finds that about two-thirds of Americans think international trade is good for the U.S. economy and want more of it.

That finding certainly contradicts the protectionist mood that many politicians and commentators have claimed characterizes the American public. When digging into the detailed poll results, though, I was even more interested in the level to which most Americans don’t care or have no opinion on many questions related to globalization.

Politicians and commentators often claim to represent some kind of silent majority of Americans who are staunchly opposed to globalization or feel that they have been personally harmed by it. But the overwhelming verdict of this poll is that a big chunk of Americans don’t have strong views on globalization.

Here are some examples of questions the survey asked, alongside the proportion of respondents who did not take a side:

So, next time someone is claiming to be speaking up for the forgotten American in a screed against the World Trade Organization or in demand for more steel tariffs, remember that their popular mandate does not exist.