Marquette Law School Supreme Court Poll June 9 - 15, 2026

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(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.

Age (if refused)

Are you…
National adult sample fielded 6/9-15/26
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
18-24 5 0% 21% 21%
25-29 2 0% 11% 32%
30-44 6 0% 28% 60%
45-49 1 0% 3% 63%
50-64 3 0% 12% 76%
65+ 5 0% 24% 100%
(Missing) 1,492 99% NA NA
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Are you…
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18-24 25-29 30-44 45-49 50-64 65+ 7 n
6/9-15/26 21% 11% 28% 3% 12% 24% 0% 22
5/20-26/26 14% 5% 30% 13% 19% 19% 0% 22
4/8-16/26 39% 0% 4% 0% 18% 38% 0% 12
1/21-28/26 22% 4% 31% 8% 23% 13% 0% 21
11/5-12/25 19% 12% 7% 0% 34% 27% 0% 15
9/15-24/25 20% 0% 25% 14% 8% 34% 0% 12
7/7-16/25 28% 11% 17% 2% 29% 12% 0% 28
5/5-15/25 0% 4% 31% 12% 24% 30% 0% 19
3/17-27/25 14% 15% 37% 0% 19% 16% 0% 17
1/27-2/6/25 21% 0% 25% 8% 26% 19% 0% 25
12/2-11/24 27% 26% 18% 0% 11% 19% 0% 23
10/1-10/24 8% 5% 22% 0% 28% 37% 0% 18
7/24-8/1/24 30% 0% 0% 0% 33% 37% 0% 10
5/6-15/24 0% 4% 0% 0% 96% 0% 0% 9
3/18-28/24 0% 0% 14% 28% 53% 5% 0% 9
2/5-15/24 15% 21% 24% 1% 6% 34% 0% 19
11/2-7/23 36% 8% 24% 0% 12% 20% 0% 11
9/18-25/23 0% 12% 21% 0% 47% 21% 0% 23
7/7-12/23 14% 0% 27% 0% 42% 16% 0% 26
5/8-18/23 10% 23% 14% 16% 10% 28% 0% 26
3/13-22/23 49% 0% 15% 0% 26% 10% 0% 16
1/9-20/23 17% 26% 15% 4% 18% 20% 0% 21
11/15-22/22 0% 0% 14% 0% 40% 46% 0% 4
9/7-14/22 7% 3% 47% 0% 15% 29% 0% 17
7/5-12/22 27% 0% 29% 0% 27% 17% 0% 31
5/9-19/22 28% 0% 42% 0% 23% 8% 0% 16
3/14-24/22 13% 8% 16% 31% 9% 23% 0% 23
1/10-21/22 22% 0% 25% 17% 6% 30% 0% 29
11/1-10/21 4% 4% 42% 2% 13% 35% 0% 27
9/7-16/21 0% 20% 13% 10% 17% 30% 10% 35
7/16-26/21 35% 4% 9% 8% 25% 18% 0% 40
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Marital status

Which group describes your marital status?
National adult sample fielded 6/9-15/26
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Single, that is, never married 372 25% 25% 25%
Single, living with a partner 136 9% 9% 34%
Married 774 51% 51% 85%
Separated 34 2% 2% 87%
Widowed 64 4% 4% 91%
Divorced 131 9% 9% 100%
Skipped/Ref 3 0% 0% 100%
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Which group describes your marital status?
National adult samples
Single, that is, never married Single, living with a partner Married Separated Widowed Divorced n
6/9-15/26 25% 9% 51% 2% 4% 9% 1,514
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Divorce status

Have you ever been divorced?
National adult sample fielded 6/9-15/26
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Yes 267 18% 27% 27%
No 739 49% 73% 100%
Skipped/Ref 2 0% 0% 100%
(Missing) 506 33% NA NA
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Have you ever been divorced?
National adult samples
Yes No n
6/9-15/26 27% 73% 1,008
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Children 18+

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
None 873 58% 58% 58%
One 161 11% 11% 68%
Two 248 16% 16% 85%
Three 145 10% 10% 94%
Four 59 4% 4% 98%
Five 21 1% 1% 100%
Six 7 0% 0% 100%
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None One Two Three Four Five Six n
6/9-15/26 58% 11% 16% 10% 4% 1% 0% 1,514
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Children under 18

How many children do you have who are 17 years old or younger?
National adult sample fielded 6/9-15/26
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
None 1,094 72% 72% 72%
One 193 13% 13% 85%
Two 144 10% 10% 95%
Three 47 3% 3% 98%
Four 21 1% 1% 99%
Five 11 1% 1% 100%
Six or more 2 0% 0% 100%
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How many children do you have who are 17 years old or younger?
National adult samples
None One Two Three Four Five Six or more n
6/9-15/26 72% 13% 10% 3% 1% 1% 0% 1,514
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Adult child nearby

How many of your adult children 18 or over live within 50 miles of your home?
National adult sample fielded 6/9-15/26
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
None 196 13% 26% 26%
One 255 17% 34% 61%
Two 183 12% 25% 85%
Three 81 5% 11% 96%
Four 18 1% 2% 99%
Five 6 0% 1% 100%
Six or more 3 0% 0% 100%
(Missing) 771 51% NA NA
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How many of your adult children 18 or over live within 50 miles of your home?
National adult samples
None One Two Three Four Five Six or more n
6/9-15/26 26% 34% 25% 11% 2% 1% 0% 743
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Adult child further away

How many of your adult children 18 or over live more than 50 miles from your home?
National adult sample fielded 6/9-15/26
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
None 376 25% 51% 51%
One 208 14% 28% 79%
Two 104 7% 14% 93%
Three 37 2% 5% 98%
Four 10 1% 1% 99%
Five 6 0% 1% 100%
Six or more 3 0% 0% 100%
(Missing) 771 51% NA NA
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How many of your adult children 18 or over live more than 50 miles from your home?
National adult samples
None One Two Three Four Five Six or more n
6/9-15/26 51% 28% 14% 5% 1% 1% 0% 743
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Grandchildren

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
None 1,107 73% 73% 73%
One 78 5% 5% 78%
Two 88 6% 6% 84%
Three 55 4% 4% 88%
Four 51 3% 3% 91%
Five 33 2% 2% 93%
Six 102 7% 7% 100%
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How many grandchildren do you have?
National adult samples
None One Two Three Four Five Six or more n
6/9-15/26 57% 8% 10% 6% 5% 4% 11% 977
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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 6/9-15/26
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Most of the time 637 42% 42% 42%
Some of the time 592 39% 39% 81%
Only now and then 200 13% 13% 94%
Hardly at all 84 6% 6% 100%
Skipped/Ref 1 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
6/9-15/26 42% 39% 13% 6% 1,514
5/20-26/26 44% 37% 13% 6% 1,001
4/8-16/26 45% 39% 11% 4% 964
1/21-28/26 46% 37% 12% 5% 1,003
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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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 6/9-15/26
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Absolutely certain to vote 852 56% 56% 56%
Very likely to vote 245 16% 16% 72%
Chances are 50-50 212 14% 14% 86%
Don't think will vote 159 11% 11% 97%
Not eligible to vote 44 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
6/9-15/26 56% 16% 14% 11% 3% 1,514
5/20-26/26 55% 19% 13% 9% 4% 1,001
4/8-16/26 56% 18% 15% 10% 1% 964
1/21-28/26 54% 18% 14% 11% 3% 1,003
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 6/9-15/26
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Democratic candidate 664 44% 44% 44%
Republican candidate 617 41% 41% 85%
Neither 149 10% 10% 94%
Would not vote 83 6% 6% 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
6/9-15/26 44% 41% 10% 6% 0% 1,514
5/20-26/26 45% 41% 9% 5% 0% 1,001
4/8-16/26 44% 41% 10% 5% 0% 964
1/21-28/26 45% 39% 10% 7% 0% 1,003
11/5-12/25 46% 41% 9% 4% 0% 1,052
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Trump approval, 4-pt

Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?
National adult sample fielded 6/9-15/26
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Strongly approve 238 16% 16% 16%
Somewhat approve 335 22% 22% 38%
Somewhat disapprove 222 15% 15% 53%
Strongly disapprove 715 47% 47% 100%
Skipped/Ref 3 0% 0% 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
6/9-15/26 16% 22% 15% 47% 1,514
5/20-26/26 16% 22% 17% 45% 1,001
4/8-16/26 17% 22% 12% 48% 964
1/21-28/26 19% 23% 14% 44% 1,003
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 approval, 2-pt

Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?
National adult sample fielded 6/9-15/26
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Approve 574 38% 38% 38%
Disapprove 937 62% 62% 100%
Skipped/Ref 3 0% 0% 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
6/9-15/26 38% 62% 1,514
5/20-26/26 38% 62% 1,001
4/8-16/26 39% 60% 964
1/21-28/26 42% 58% 1,003
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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Trust government

How much of the time do you think you can trust the government in Washington to do what is right?
National adult sample fielded 6/9-15/26
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Just about always 22 1% 1% 1%
Most of the time 254 17% 17% 18%
Only some of the time 949 63% 63% 81%
Never 289 19% 19% 100%
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How much of the time do you think you can trust the government in Washington to do what is right?
National adult samples
Just about always Most of the time Only some of the time Never n
6/9-15/26 1% 17% 63% 19% 1,514
5/20-26/26 2% 19% 58% 21% 1,001
4/8-16/26 2% 18% 60% 19% 964
1/21-28/26 2% 21% 58% 20% 1,003
11/5-12/25 1% 19% 61% 19% 1,052
9/15-24/25 1% 21% 64% 14% 1,043
7/7-16/25 1% 16% 64% 18% 1,005
5/5-15/25 1% 17% 64% 18% 1,004
3/17-27/25 2% 21% 63% 14% 1,021
1/27-2/6/25 1% 16% 70% 13% 1,018
12/2-11/24 2% 20% 66% 13% 1,063
10/1-10/24 2% 22% 62% 15% 1,005
7/24-8/1/24 2% 21% 61% 16% 1,005
5/6-15/24 1% 15% 63% 21% 1,033
3/18-28/24 2% 16% 63% 19% 1,000
2/5-15/24 2% 15% 63% 20% 1,003
11/2-7/23 1% 17% 64% 18% 1,010
9/18-25/23 1% 17% 64% 17% 1,007
7/7-12/23 2% 19% 61% 18% 1,005
5/8-18/23 2% 15% 62% 21% 1,010
3/13-22/23 2% 16% 64% 19% 1,004
1/9-20/23 1% 20% 61% 16% 1,000
11/15-22/22 2% 23% 62% 13% 1,004
9/7-14/22 2% 20% 63% 15% 1,448
7/5-12/22 1% 18% 63% 17% 1,003
5/9-19/22 1% 21% 56% 21% 1,004
3/14-24/22 2% 21% 58% 18% 1,004
1/10-21/22 1% 17% 63% 18% 1,000
11/1-10/21 2% 22% 59% 17% 1,004
9/7-16/21 2% 25% 57% 16% 1,411
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Trust people

Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted, or most people can't be trusted?
National adult sample fielded 6/9-15/26
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Most people can be trusted 837 55% 55% 55%
Most people can't be trusted 677 45% 45% 100%
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Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted, or most people can't be trusted?
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Most people can be trusted Most people can't be trusted n
6/9-15/26 55% 45% 1,514
5/20-26/26 52% 48% 1,001
4/8-16/26 56% 44% 964
1/21-28/26 52% 48% 1,003
11/5-12/25 53% 47% 1,052
9/15-24/25 56% 44% 1,043
7/7-16/25 44% 56% 1,005
5/5-15/25 49% 51% 1,004
3/17-27/25 57% 43% 1,021
1/27-2/6/25 48% 52% 1,018
12/2-11/24 52% 48% 1,063
10/1-10/24 53% 47% 1,005
7/24-8/1/24 54% 46% 1,005
5/6-15/24 50% 50% 1,033
3/18-28/24 51% 49% 1,000
2/5-15/24 51% 49% 1,003
11/2-7/23 50% 50% 1,010
9/18-25/23 52% 48% 1,006
7/7-12/23 56% 44% 1,005
5/8-18/23 51% 49% 1,010
3/13-22/23 55% 45% 1,004
1/9-20/23 57% 43% 1,000
11/15-22/22 56% 44% 1,004
9/7-14/22 57% 43% 1,448
7/5-12/22 54% 46% 1,003
5/9-19/22 53% 46% 1,004
3/14-24/22 54% 46% 1,004
1/10-21/22 54% 46% 1,000
11/1-10/21 55% 45% 1,004
9/7-16/21 56% 44% 1,411
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Confidence: SCOTUS

[The U.S. Supreme Court] Here is a list of institutions in American society. How much confidence do you have in each one?
National adult sample fielded 6/9-15/26
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
A great deal 119 8% 8% 8%
Quite a lot 322 21% 21% 29%
Some 536 35% 35% 65%
Very little 367 24% 24% 89%
None at all 169 11% 11% 100%
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[The U.S. Supreme Court] Here is a list of institutions in American society. How much confidence do you have in each one?
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A great deal Quite a lot Some Very little None at all n
6/9-15/26 8% 21% 35% 24% 11% 1,514
3/17-27/25 7% 21% 41% 24% 7% 1,021
1/27-2/6/25 9% 20% 37% 22% 11% 1,018
12/2-11/24 7% 19% 35% 28% 10% 1,063
10/1-10/24 8% 19% 34% 25% 14% 1,005
7/24-8/1/24 10% 17% 32% 26% 16% 1,005
5/6-15/24 7% 17% 37% 25% 15% 1,032
3/18-28/24 9% 21% 37% 23% 10% 1,000
2/5-15/24 6% 19% 35% 26% 13% 1,003
11/2-7/23 7% 21% 36% 25% 11% 1,010
9/18-25/23 7% 21% 37% 24% 11% 1,007
7/7-12/23 11% 21% 32% 22% 14% 1,005
5/8-18/23 8% 17% 36% 26% 13% 1,010
3/13-22/23 7% 21% 40% 22% 10% 1,004
1/9-20/23 8% 23% 38% 23% 9% 1,000
11/15-22/22 8% 22% 36% 23% 10% 1,004
9/7-14/22 10% 20% 34% 26% 10% 1,448
7/5-12/22 9% 19% 28% 28% 16% 1,003
9/8-15/20 12% 28% 45% 13% 3% 1,523
9/3-13/19 8% 29% 42% 16% 4% 1,423
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