{"id":359027,"date":"2026-09-28T18:18:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T18:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/359027\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T18:18:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T18:18:23","slug":"new-map-shows-how-key-midterm-states-hit-by-us-canada-trade-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/359027\/","title":{"rendered":"New map shows how key midterm states hit by US-Canada trade war"},"content":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON \u2014 The raging trade war between the US and Canada<\/a> is hitting home in states hosting some of the 2026 cycle\u2019s most competitive Senate contests, according to an analysis obtained by The Post. <\/p>\n

Iowa, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, Ohio and Texas executed a combined $188 billion in commerce with Canada \u2014 more than a quarter of the $674 billion in annual trade between the two countries \u2014 over the 12 months ending in June 2026, according to the Advancing American Freedom Foundation<\/a>, a conservative group founded by former Vice President Mike Pence. <\/p>\n

President Trump has long feuded with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. Getty Images<\/p>\n

In addition, AAF found that Iowa (29%), Maine (62%), Michigan (29%), Minnesota (30%), Ohio (23%) and New Hampshire (16%) relied on Canada for a double-digit percentage of their annual trade in goods over the same period. <\/p>\n

Earlier this month, the Canadian government slapped retaliatory tariffs<\/a> ranging from 15% to 50% on more than $20 billion worth of American goods, including steel, aluminum, wool, lumber, milk, T-shirts and air conditioners. Trump responded by barring Canadian products from federal contracts.<\/p>\n

On Aug. 22, the US had imposed 50% duties on an estimated $28 billion of Canadian goods \u2014 including beer, cheese, and electronics.<\/p>\n

AAF\u2019s analysis reveals that many battleground Senate states are being impacted by tariffs. AFF<\/p>\n

Some of the states with competitive Senate seats are among the most dependent ones on trade with America\u2019s northern neighbor. AFF<\/p>\n

\u201cA trade war with Canada will negatively impact many states, especially those heavily engaging in trade with Canada, including energy- and mineral-rich states, many heavy-industry dependent states, and our agricultural heartlands,\u201d said AAF, which has distributed the analysis to lawmakers on Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n

Democrats such as Dr. Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan have drawn attention to the trade war with Canada. REUTERS<\/p>\n

Sen. Susan Collins distanced herself from President Trump\u2019s tariff battle with Canada. AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite<\/p>\n

Republicans are defending Senate seats in Iowa, Maine, Ohio and Texas and trying to flip Minnesota and New Hampshire.<\/p>\n

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), has sought to distance herself from the White House\u2019s tariff regime.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe on-again\/off-again trade talks between the US and Canada lead to higher costs, risk, and uncertainty for Maine businesses,\u201d she complained last month<\/a>. \u201cIf the administration proceeds with these tariffs, they will increase costs for Maine families.\u201d<\/p>\n

Democrats need to flip a net of four seats to retake control of the Senate after two years in the minority.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WASHINGTON \u2014 The raging trade war between the US and Canada is hitting home in states hosting some…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":359028,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[10585,425,29329,46937,9,11,10,49,51,50,87,855,2083,10893,58],"class_list":["post-359027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-canada","tag-foreign-policy","tag-global-economy","tag-midterm-elections-2026","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-new-york-state","tag-new-york-state-headlines","tag-new-york-state-news","tag-politics","tag-senate","tag-tariffs","tag-trade","tag-us-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=359027"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359027\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/359028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=359027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=359027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=359027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}