Marquette Law School Supreme Court Poll November 5 - 12, 2025

National Issues only

(Percentages are rounded to whole numbers for reporting of results. Frequencies have been rounded to whole numbers but percentages are calculated based on non-integer weighted sample sizes.)

Results for survey items among all respondents are presented here (unless otherwise indicated). Please note that some questions are only asked of particular groups of respondents. In these instances, the row NAs includes the number and percent of total respondents omitted from the question. These omitted cases are ignored when calculating the Valid and Cumulative percent columns.

Follow politics

Some people seem to follow what’s going on in politics most of the time, whether there’s an election going on or not. Others aren’t that interested. How often do you follow what’s going on in politics…?
National adult sample fielded 11/5-12/25
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Most of the time 507 48% 48% 48%
Some of the time 370 35% 35% 83%
Only now and then 110 10% 10% 94%
Hardly at all 60 6% 6% 100%
Skipped/Ref 5 0% 0% 100%
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Some people seem to follow what’s going on in politics most of the time, whether there’s an election going on or not. Others aren’t that interested. How often do you follow what’s going on in politics…?
National adult samples
Most of the time Some of the time Only now and then Hardly at all n
11/5-12/25 48% 35% 10% 6% 1,052
9/15-24/25 41% 39% 15% 4% 1,043
7/7-16/25 45% 38% 11% 6% 1,005
5/5-15/25 43% 38% 13% 6% 1,004
3/17-27/25 45% 39% 11% 5% 1,021
1/27-2/6/25 44% 40% 12% 5% 1,018
12/2-11/24 46% 39% 11% 4% 1,062
10/1-10/24 41% 41% 14% 4% 1,005
7/24-8/1/24 44% 39% 13% 5% 1,005
5/6-15/24 37% 38% 18% 8% 1,033
3/18-28/24 38% 35% 18% 8% 1,000
2/5-15/24 37% 38% 15% 9% 1,003
11/2-7/23 37% 38% 15% 10% 1,010
9/18-25/23 37% 40% 14% 8% 1,007
7/7-12/23 34% 41% 16% 9% 1,005
5/8-18/23 36% 35% 19% 10% 1,010
3/13-22/23 38% 39% 16% 7% 1,004
1/9-20/23 39% 36% 17% 8% 1,000
11/15-22/22 37% 38% 17% 8% 1,004
9/7-14/22 45% 35% 13% 7% 1,448
7/5-12/22 40% 38% 15% 7% 1,003
5/9-19/22 38% 41% 14% 7% 1,004
3/14-24/22 43% 36% 15% 6% 1,004
1/10-21/22 35% 40% 17% 7% 1,000
11/1-10/21 39% 37% 18% 6% 1,004
9/7-16/21 41% 37% 14% 7% 1,411
7/16-26/21 38% 37% 17% 7% 1,010
9/8-15/20 46% 36% 13% 5% 1,523
9/3-13/19 43% 35% 15% 6% 1,423
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Registered to vote

Are you registered to vote at your present address, or not?
National adult sample fielded 11/5-12/25
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Yes 818 78% 78% 78%
No 233 22% 22% 100%
Skipped/Ref 1 0% 0% 100%
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Are you registered to vote at your present address, or not?
National adult samples
Yes No n
11/5-12/25 78% 22% 1,052
9/15-24/25 78% 22% 1,043
7/7-16/25 78% 22% 1,005
5/5-15/25 76% 24% 1,004
3/17-27/25 76% 24% 1,021
1/27-2/6/25 76% 24% 1,018
12/2-11/24 76% 24% 1,063
10/1-10/24 78% 22% 1,005
7/24-8/1/24 76% 24% 1,005
5/6-15/24 79% 21% 1,033
3/18-28/24 78% 22% 1,000
2/5-15/24 78% 22% 1,003
11/2-7/23 78% 22% 1,010
9/18-25/23 78% 22% 1,007
7/16-26/21 84% 16% 1,010
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Chances will vote

What are the chances that you will vote in the November 2026 general election for congressional and state offices-- are you absolutely certain to vote, very likely to vote, are the chances 50-50, or don't you think you will vote?
National adult sample fielded 11/5-12/25
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Absolutely certain to vote 582 55% 55% 55%
Very likely to vote 177 17% 17% 72%
Chances are 50-50 148 14% 14% 86%
Don't think will vote 113 11% 11% 97%
Not eligible to vote 32 3% 3% 100%
Skipped/Ref 1 0% 0% 100%
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What are the chances that you will vote in the November 2026 general election for congressional and state offices-- are you absolutely certain to vote, very likely to vote, are the chances 50-50, or don't you think you will vote?
National adult samples
Absolutely certain to vote Very likely to vote Chances are 50-50 Don't think will vote Not eligible to vote n
11/5-12/25 55% 17% 14% 11% 3% 1,052
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Generic ballot

If the election for Congress were held today, would you vote for the (Democratic) candidate in your district or the (Republican) candidate in your district?
National adult sample fielded 11/5-12/25
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Democratic candidate 484 46% 46% 46%
Republican candidate 429 41% 41% 87%
Neither 95 9% 9% 96%
Would not vote 44 4% 4% 100%
Web blank 1 0% 0% 100%
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If the election for Congress were held today, would you vote for the (Democratic) candidate in your district or the (Republican) candidate in your district?
National adult samples
Democratic candidate Republican candidate Neither Would not vote Web blank n
11/5-12/25 46% 41% 9% 4% 0% 1,052
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Trump job approval (4-cat)

Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?
National adult sample fielded 11/5-12/25
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Strongly approve 217 21% 21% 21%
Somewhat approve 231 22% 22% 43%
Somewhat disapprove 137 13% 13% 56%
Strongly disapprove 468 44% 44% 100%
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Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?
National adult samples
Strongly approve Somewhat approve Somewhat disapprove Strongly disapprove n
11/5-12/25 21% 22% 13% 44% 1,052
9/15-24/25 23% 20% 16% 40% 1,043
7/7-16/25 23% 22% 11% 44% 1,005
5/5-15/25 24% 22% 13% 41% 1,004
3/17-27/25 26% 20% 13% 41% 1,021
1/27-2/6/25 29% 19% 12% 40% 1,018
9/8-15/20 22% 20% 12% 46% 1,523
9/3-13/19 19% 20% 14% 46% 1,423
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Trump job approval (2-cat)

Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?
National adult sample fielded 11/5-12/25
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Approve 448 43% 43% 43%
Disapprove 604 57% 57% 100%
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Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?
National adult samples
Approve Disapprove n
11/5-12/25 43% 57% 1,052
9/15-24/25 43% 57% 1,043
7/7-16/25 45% 55% 1,005
5/5-15/25 46% 54% 1,004
3/17-27/25 46% 54% 1,021
1/27-2/6/25 48% 52% 1,018
9/8-15/20 41% 58% 1,523
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Congressional Republicans approval (4-cat)

Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Republicans in Congress are handling their job?
National adult sample fielded 11/5-12/25
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Strongly approve 125 12% 12% 12%
Somewhat approve 293 28% 28% 40%
Somewhat disapprove 210 20% 20% 60%
Strongly disapprove 424 40% 40% 100%
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Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Republicans in Congress are handling their job?
National adult samples
Strongly approve Somewhat approve Somewhat disapprove Strongly disapprove n
11/5-12/25 12% 28% 20% 40% 1,052
9/15-24/25 10% 32% 22% 37% 1,043
7/7-16/25 13% 29% 20% 39% 1,005
5/5-15/25 12% 31% 22% 35% 1,004
3/17-27/25 13% 32% 21% 34% 1,021
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Congressional Republicans approval (2-cat)

Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Republicans in Congress are handling their job?
National adult sample fielded 11/5-12/25
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Approve 418 40% 40% 40%
Disapprove 634 60% 60% 100%
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Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Republicans in Congress are handling their job?
National adult samples
Approve Disapprove n
11/5-12/25 40% 60% 1,052
9/15-24/25 42% 58% 1,043
7/7-16/25 42% 58% 1,005
5/5-15/25 43% 57% 1,004
3/17-27/25 45% 55% 1,021
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Congressional Democrats approval (4-cat)

Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Democrats in Congress are handling their job?
National adult sample fielded 11/5-12/25
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Strongly approve 82 8% 8% 8%
Somewhat approve 292 28% 28% 36%
Somewhat disapprove 301 29% 29% 64%
Strongly disapprove 377 36% 36% 100%
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Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Democrats in Congress are handling their job?
National adult samples
Strongly approve Somewhat approve Somewhat disapprove Strongly disapprove n
11/5-12/25 8% 28% 29% 36% 1,052
9/15-24/25 4% 27% 36% 33% 1,043
7/7-16/25 5% 29% 34% 32% 1,005
5/5-15/25 5% 24% 39% 33% 1,004
3/17-27/25 5% 24% 37% 34% 1,021
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Congressional Democrats approval (2-cat)

Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Democrats in Congress are handling their job?
National adult sample fielded 11/5-12/25
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Approve 374 36% 36% 36%
Disapprove 678 64% 64% 100%
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Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Democrats in Congress are handling their job?
National adult samples
Approve Disapprove n
11/5-12/25 36% 64% 1,052
9/15-24/25 31% 69% 1,043
7/7-16/25 34% 66% 1,005
5/5-15/25 29% 71% 1,004
3/17-27/25 29% 71% 1,021
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Fav/Unfav: Trump (4-cat)

[Donald Trump] Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people or haven’t you heard enough yet to have an opinion?
National adult sample fielded 11/5-12/25
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Very favorable 253 24% 24% 24%
Somewhat favorable 182 17% 17% 41%
Somewhat unfavorable 97 9% 9% 51%
Very unfavorable 510 48% 48% 99%
Haven't heard enough 10 1% 1% 100%
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[Donald Trump] Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people or haven’t you heard enough yet to have an opinion?
National adult samples
Very favorable Somewhat favorable Somewhat unfavorable Very unfavorable Haven't heard enough n
11/5-12/25 24% 17% 9% 48% 1% 1,052
9/15-24/25 23% 19% 13% 44% 1% 1,043
7/7-16/25 24% 20% 9% 46% 1% 1,005
5/5-15/25 25% 18% 12% 44% 1% 1,004
3/17-27/25 25% 20% 10% 43% 1% 1,021
1/27-2/6/25 26% 18% 10% 44% 2% 1,018
12/2-11/24 25% 23% 8% 42% 1% 1,063
10/1-10/24 22% 22% 11% 44% 1% 1,005
7/24-8/1/24 26% 20% 8% 44% 2% 1,005
5/6-15/24 23% 18% 11% 46% 2% 1,033
3/18-28/24 22% 22% 12% 42% 2% 1,000
2/5-15/24 23% 21% 7% 47% 2% 1,003
11/2-7/23 22% 20% 10% 46% 2% 1,010
9/18-25/23 24% 18% 11% 45% 2% 1,007
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Fav/Unfav: Trump (2-cat)

[Donald Trump] Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people or haven’t you heard enough yet to have an opinion?
National adult sample fielded 11/5-12/25
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Favorable opinion 435 41% 41% 41%
Unfavorable opinion 607 58% 58% 99%
Haven't heard enough 10 1% 1% 100%
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[Donald Trump] Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people or haven’t you heard enough yet to have an opinion?
National adult samples
Favorable opinion Unfavorable opinion Haven't heard enough n
11/5-12/25 41% 58% 1% 1,052
9/15-24/25 42% 57% 1% 1,043
7/7-16/25 43% 56% 1% 1,005
5/5-15/25 43% 56% 1% 1,004
3/17-27/25 46% 53% 1% 1,021
1/27-2/6/25 44% 54% 2% 1,018
12/2-11/24 49% 50% 1% 1,063
10/1-10/24 44% 55% 1% 1,005
7/24-8/1/24 46% 52% 2% 1,005
5/6-15/24 41% 57% 2% 1,033
3/18-28/24 44% 54% 2% 1,000
2/5-15/24 44% 54% 2% 1,003
11/2-7/23 42% 56% 2% 1,010
9/18-25/23 42% 56% 2% 1,007
7/7-12/23 35% 63% 2% 1,005
5/8-18/23 37% 60% 3% 1,010
3/13-22/23 35% 62% 3% 1,004
1/9-20/23 34% 63% 3% 1,000
11/15-22/22 32% 66% 2% 1,004
9/7-14/22 34% 64% 2% 1,448
7/5-12/22 34% 62% 4% 1,003
5/9-19/22 35% 61% 3% 1,004
3/14-24/22 36% 61% 3% 1,004
1/10-21/22 32% 67% 1% 1,000
11/1-10/21 32% 65% 3% 1,004
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Fav/Unfav: Vance (4-cat)

[J.D. Vance] Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people or haven’t you heard enough yet to have an opinion?
National adult sample fielded 11/5-12/25
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Very favorable 227 22% 22% 22%
Somewhat favorable 149 14% 14% 36%
Somewhat unfavorable 125 12% 12% 48%
Very unfavorable 426 41% 41% 88%
Haven’t heard enough 125 12% 12% 100%
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[J.D. Vance] Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people or haven’t you heard enough yet to have an opinion?
National adult samples
Very favorable Somewhat favorable Somewhat unfavorable Very unfavorable Haven’t heard enough n
11/5-12/25 22% 14% 12% 41% 12% 1,052
9/15-24/25 22% 17% 12% 39% 11% 1,043
7/7-16/25 23% 16% 9% 40% 12% 1,005
5/5-15/25 22% 16% 12% 38% 12% 1,004
3/17-27/25 23% 14% 11% 39% 12% 1,021
1/27-2/6/25 21% 18% 13% 32% 17% 1,018
12/2-11/24 20% 15% 14% 34% 18% 1,063
10/1-10/24 12% 18% 11% 34% 25% 1,005
7/24-8/1/24 10% 17% 12% 31% 30% 1,005
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Fav/Unfav: Vance (2-cat)

[J.D. Vance] Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people or haven’t you heard enough yet to have an opinion?
National adult sample fielded 11/5-12/25
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Favorable 376 36% 36% 36%
Unfavorable 551 52% 52% 88%
Haven't heard enough 125 12% 12% 100%
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[J.D. Vance] Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people or haven’t you heard enough yet to have an opinion?
National adult samples
Favorable Unfavorable Haven't heard enough n
11/5-12/25 36% 52% 12% 1,052
9/15-24/25 39% 50% 11% 1,043
7/7-16/25 38% 49% 12% 1,005
5/5-15/25 38% 50% 12% 1,004
3/17-27/25 37% 50% 12% 1,021
1/27-2/6/25 39% 44% 17% 1,018
12/2-11/24 35% 47% 18% 1,063
10/1-10/24 30% 45% 25% 1,005
7/24-8/1/24 27% 43% 30% 1,005
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Fav/Unfav: RFK, Jr. (4-cat)

[Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.] Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people or haven’t you heard enough yet to have an opinion?
National adult sample fielded 11/5-12/25
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Very favorable 145 14% 14% 14%
Somewhat favorable 271 26% 26% 39%
Somewhat unfavorable 145 14% 14% 53%
Very unfavorable 380 36% 36% 89%
Haven't heard enough 111 11% 11% 100%
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[Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.] Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people or haven’t you heard enough yet to have an opinion?
National adult samples
Very favorable Somewhat favorable Somewhat unfavorable Very unfavorable Haven't heard enough n
11/5-12/25 14% 26% 14% 36% 11% 1,052
9/15-24/25 17% 22% 15% 37% 9% 1,043
10/1-10/24 7% 33% 14% 24% 23% 1,005
7/24-8/1/24 5% 26% 19% 23% 27% 1,005
5/6-15/24 6% 24% 22% 20% 28% 1,033
3/18-28/24 6% 26% 17% 18% 34% 1,000
2/5-15/24 5% 34% 13% 16% 31% 1,003
11/2-7/23 5% 34% 14% 20% 27% 1,010
9/18-25/23 8% 29% 15% 17% 31% 1,007
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Fav/Unfav: RFK, Jr. (2-cat)

[Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.] Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people or haven’t you heard enough yet to have an opinion?
National adult sample fielded 11/5-12/25
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Favorable opinion 415 39% 39% 39%
Unfavorable opinion 525 50% 50% 89%
Haven't heard enough 111 11% 11% 100%
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[Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.] Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people or haven’t you heard enough yet to have an opinion?
National adult samples
Favorable opinion Unfavorable opinion Haven't heard enough n
11/5-12/25 39% 50% 11% 1,052
9/15-24/25 39% 52% 9% 1,043
5/5-15/25 38% 48% 14% 1,004
1/27-2/6/25 39% 46% 14% 1,018
12/2-11/24 44% 44% 11% 1,063
10/1-10/24 39% 38% 23% 1,005
7/24-8/1/24 31% 42% 27% 1,005
5/6-15/24 30% 41% 28% 1,033
3/18-28/24 32% 35% 34% 1,000
2/5-15/24 39% 29% 31% 1,003
11/2-7/23 39% 34% 27% 1,010
9/18-25/23 37% 32% 31% 1,007
7/7-12/23 36% 27% 36% 1,005
5/8-18/23 31% 25% 44% 1,010
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