Marquette Law School Supreme Court Poll September 2 - 9, 2026

National Topics 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 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Most of the time	443	43%	43%	43%
Some of the time	415	41%	41%	84%
Only now and then	120	12%	12%	96%
Hardly at all	44	4%	4%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
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Registered to vote

Are you registered to vote at your present address, or not?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Yes	866	85%	85%	85%
No	157	15%	15%	100%
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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 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Absolutely certain to vote	592	58%	58%	58%
Very likely to vote	153	15%	15%	73%
Chances are 50-50	163	16%	16%	89%
Don't think will vote	80	8%	8%	97%
Not eligible to vote	35	3%	3%	100%
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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 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Democratic candidate	486	48%	48%	48%
Republican candidate	398	39%	39%	86%
Neither	87	8%	8%	95%
Would not vote	51	5%	5%	100%
Web blank	1	0%	0%	100%
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Voting enthusiasm

How enthusiastic are you about voting in the elections this November for congressional and state offices?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Very enthusiastic	303	30%	30%	30%
Somewhat enthusiastic	330	32%	32%	62%
Not too enthusiastic	280	27%	27%	89%
Not at all enthusiastic	111	11%	11%	100%
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Trump job 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 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Strongly approve	152	15%	15%	15%
Somewhat approve	225	22%	22%	37%
Somewhat disapprove	164	16%	16%	53%
Strongly disapprove	482	47%	47%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Trump job 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 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Approve	376	37%	37%	37%
Disapprove	645	63%	63%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
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Congressional Republicans approval, 4-pt

Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Republicans in Congress are handling their job?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Strongly approve	74	7%	7%	7%
Somewhat approve	290	28%	28%	36%
Somewhat disapprove	232	23%	23%	58%
Strongly disapprove	424	41%	41%	100%
Skipped/Ref	3	0%	0%	100%
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Congressional Republicans approval, 2-pt

Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Republicans in Congress are handling their job?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Approve	364	36%	36%	36%
Disapprove	656	64%	64%	100%
Skipped/Ref	3	0%	0%	100%
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Congressional Democrats approval, 4-pt

Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Democrats in Congress are handling their job?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Strongly approve	42	4%	4%	4%
Somewhat approve	321	31%	31%	36%
Somewhat disapprove	331	32%	32%	68%
Strongly disapprove	325	32%	32%	100%
Skipped/Ref	3	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Congressional Democrats approval, 2-pt

Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Democrats in Congress are handling their job?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Approve	364	36%	36%	36%
Disapprove	656	64%	64%	100%
Skipped/Ref	3	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Fav: Trump, 4-pt

[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 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Very favorable	161	16%	16%	16%
Somewhat favorable	198	19%	19%	35%
Somewhat unfavorable	122	12%	12%	47%
Very unfavorable	524	51%	51%	98%
Haven't heard enough	17	2%	2%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
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Fav: Trump, 2-pt

[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 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Favorable opinion	358	35%	35%	35%
Unfavorable opinion	646	63%	63%	98%
Haven't heard enough	17	2%	2%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
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Fav: Vance, 4-pt

[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 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Very favorable	171	17%	17%	17%
Somewhat favorable	207	20%	20%	37%
Somewhat unfavorable	125	12%	12%	49%
Very unfavorable	432	42%	42%	91%
Haven’t heard enough	87	9%	9%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Fav: Vance, 2-pt

[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 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Favorable	377	37%	37%	37%
Unfavorable	557	54%	54%	91%
Haven't heard enough	87	9%	9%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
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Fav: Rubio, 4-pt

[Marco Rubio] 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 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Very favorable	167	16%	16%	16%
Somewhat favorable	160	16%	16%	32%
Somewhat unfavorable	174	17%	17%	49%
Very unfavorable	312	30%	30%	79%
Haven't heard enough	208	20%	20%	100%
Skipped/Ref	2	0%	0%	100%
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Fav: Rubio, 2-pt

[Marco Rubio] 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 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Favorable	327	32%	32%	32%
Unfavorable	486	47%	47%	79%
Haven't heard enough	208	20%	20%	100%
Skipped/Ref	2	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Fav: Hegseth, 4-pt

[Pete Hegseth] 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 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Very favorable	110	11%	11%	11%
Somewhat favorable	141	14%	14%	25%
Somewhat unfavorable	119	12%	12%	36%
Very unfavorable	383	37%	37%	74%
Haven't heard enough	269	26%	26%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Fav: Hegseth, 2-pt

[Pete Hegseth] 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 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Favorable	251	25%	25%	25%
Unfavorable	502	49%	49%	74%
Haven't heard enough	269	26%	26%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Fav: Blanche, 4-pt

[Todd Blanche] 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 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Very favorable	58	6%	6%	6%
Somewhat favorable	84	8%	8%	14%
Somewhat unfavorable	122	12%	12%	26%
Very unfavorable	252	25%	25%	50%
Haven't heard enough	505	49%	49%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Fav: Blanche, 2-pt

[Todd Blanche] 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 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Favorable	142	14%	14%	14%
Unfavorable	374	37%	37%	50%
Haven't heard enough	505	49%	49%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Fav: Schumer, 4-pt

[Chuck Schumer] 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 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Very favorable	33	3%	3%	3%
Somewhat favorable	166	16%	16%	19%
Somewhat unfavorable	228	22%	22%	42%
Very unfavorable	317	31%	31%	73%
Haven't heard enough	277	27%	27%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Fav: Schumer, 2-pt

[Chuck Schumer] 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 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Favorable	199	19%	19%	19%
Unfavorable	546	53%	53%	73%
Haven't heard enough	277	27%	27%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
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Fav: Jeffries, 4-pt

[Hakeem Jeffries] 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 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Very favorable	52	5%	5%	5%
Somewhat favorable	163	16%	16%	21%
Somewhat unfavorable	163	16%	16%	37%
Very unfavorable	250	24%	24%	61%
Haven't heard enough	393	38%	38%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Fav: Jeffries, 2-pt

[Hakeem Jeffries] 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 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Favorable	215	21%	21%	21%
Unfavorable	413	40%	40%	61%
Haven't heard enough	393	38%	38%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Fav: Johnson, 4-pt

[Mike Johnson] 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 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Very favorable	82	8%	8%	8%
Somewhat favorable	158	15%	15%	23%
Somewhat unfavorable	134	13%	13%	37%
Very unfavorable	318	31%	31%	68%
Haven't heard enough	329	32%	32%	100%
Skipped/Ref	2	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Fav: Johnson, 2-pt

[Mike Johnson] 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 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Favorable	240	23%	23%	23%
Unfavorable	451	44%	44%	68%
Haven't heard enough	329	32%	32%	100%
Skipped/Ref	2	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Fav: Thune, 4-pt

[John Thune] 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 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Very favorable	28	3%	3%	3%
Somewhat favorable	108	11%	11%	13%
Somewhat unfavorable	171	17%	17%	30%
Very unfavorable	175	17%	17%	47%
Haven't heard enough	539	53%	53%	100%
Skipped/Ref	3	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Fav: Thune, 2-pt

[John Thune] 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 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Favorable	136	13%	13%	13%
Unfavorable	346	34%	34%	47%
Haven't heard enough	539	53%	53%	100%
Skipped/Ref	3	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Fav: Democratic Party, 4-pt

[The Democratic Party] Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following or haven’t you heard enough yet to have an opinion?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Very favorable	91	9%	9%	9%
Somewhat favorable	307	30%	30%	39%
Somewhat unfavorable	254	25%	25%	64%
Very unfavorable	329	32%	32%	96%
Haven't heard enough	40	4%	4%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Fav: Democratic Party, 2-pt

[The Democratic Party] Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following or haven’t you heard enough yet to have an opinion?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Favorable	398	39%	39%	39%
Unfavorable	584	57%	57%	96%
Haven't heard enough	40	4%	4%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Fav: Republican Party, 4-pt

[The Republican Party] Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following or haven’t you heard enough yet to have an opinion?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Very favorable	111	11%	11%	11%
Somewhat favorable	255	25%	25%	36%
Somewhat unfavorable	191	19%	19%	54%
Very unfavorable	429	42%	42%	96%
Haven't heard enough	34	3%	3%	100%
Skipped/Ref	3	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Fav: Republican Party, 2-pt

[The Republican Party] Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following or haven’t you heard enough yet to have an opinion?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Favorable	366	36%	36%	36%
Unfavorable	620	61%	61%	96%
Haven't heard enough	34	3%	3%	100%
Skipped/Ref	3	0%	0%	100%
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Fav: Maga movement, 4-pt

[The MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement] Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following or haven’t you heard enough yet to have an opinion?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Very favorable	158	15%	15%	15%
Somewhat favorable	175	17%	17%	33%
Somewhat unfavorable	109	11%	11%	43%
Very unfavorable	531	52%	52%	95%
Haven't heard enough	48	5%	5%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Fav: Maga movement, 2-pt

[The MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement] Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following or haven’t you heard enough yet to have an opinion?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Favorable	333	33%	33%	33%
Unfavorable	640	63%	63%	95%
Haven't heard enough	48	5%	5%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Fav: Dem socialist candidates, 4-pt

[Democratic socialist candidates] Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following or haven’t you heard enough yet to have an opinion?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Very favorable	95	9%	9%	9%
Somewhat favorable	224	22%	22%	31%
Somewhat unfavorable	158	15%	15%	47%
Very unfavorable	380	37%	37%	84%
Haven't heard enough	164	16%	16%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Fav: Dem socialist candidates, 2-pt

[Democratic socialist candidates] Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following or haven’t you heard enough yet to have an opinion?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Favorable	319	31%	31%	31%
Unfavorable	538	53%	53%	84%
Haven't heard enough	164	16%	16%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Fav: Israel, 4-pt

[Israel] Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following or haven’t you heard enough yet to have an opinion?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Very favorable	111	11%	11%	11%
Somewhat favorable	186	18%	18%	29%
Somewhat unfavorable	267	26%	26%	55%
Very unfavorable	333	33%	33%	88%
Haven't heard enough	124	12%	12%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Fav: Israel, 2-pt

[Israel] Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following or haven’t you heard enough yet to have an opinion?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Favorable	297	29%	29%	29%
Unfavorable	601	59%	59%	88%
Haven't heard enough	124	12%	12%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Fav: Ukraine, 4-pt

[Ukraine] Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following or haven’t you heard enough yet to have an opinion?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Very favorable	201	20%	20%	20%
Somewhat favorable	325	32%	32%	51%
Somewhat unfavorable	188	18%	18%	70%
Very unfavorable	178	17%	17%	87%
Haven't heard enough	129	13%	13%	100%
Skipped/Ref	2	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Fav: Ukraine, 2-pt

[Ukraine] Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following or haven’t you heard enough yet to have an opinion?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Favorable	526	51%	51%	51%
Unfavorable	366	36%	36%	87%
Haven't heard enough	129	13%	13%	100%
Skipped/Ref	2	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Trump: economy, 4-pt

[The economy] Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling each of the following issues?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Strongly approve	86	8%	8%	8%
Somewhat approve	202	20%	20%	28%
Somewhat Disapprove	215	21%	21%	49%
Strongly disapprove	518	51%	51%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Trump: economy, 2-pt

[The economy] Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling each of the following issues?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Approve	288	28%	28%	28%
Disapprove	734	72%	72%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Trump: inflation, 4-pt

[Inflation and the cost of living] Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling each of the following issues?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Strongly approve	51	5%	5%	5%
Somewhat approve	148	14%	14%	19%
Somewhat Disapprove	212	21%	21%	40%
Strongly disapprove	611	60%	60%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Trump: inflation, 2-pt

[Inflation and the cost of living] Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling each of the following issues?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Approve	199	19%	19%	19%
Disapprove	823	80%	80%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Trump: immigration, 4-pt

[Immigration] Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling each of the following issues?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Strongly approve	267	26%	26%	26%
Somewhat approve	177	17%	17%	43%
Somewhat Disapprove	147	14%	14%	58%
Strongly disapprove	429	42%	42%	100%
Skipped/Ref	3	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Trump: immigration, 2-pt

[Immigration] Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling each of the following issues?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Approve	444	43%	43%	43%
Disapprove	576	56%	56%	100%
Skipped/Ref	3	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Trump: border security, 4-pt

[Border security] Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling each of the following issues?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Strongly approve	312	31%	31%	31%
Somewhat approve	185	18%	18%	49%
Somewhat Disapprove	174	17%	17%	66%
Strongly disapprove	349	34%	34%	100%
Skipped/Ref	3	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Trump: border security, 2-pt

[Border security] Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling each of the following issues?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Approve	497	49%	49%	49%
Disapprove	523	51%	51%	100%
Skipped/Ref	3	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Trump: tariffs, 4-pt

[Tariffs] Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling each of the following issues?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Strongly approve	120	12%	12%	12%
Somewhat approve	190	19%	19%	30%
Somewhat Disapprove	188	18%	18%	49%
Strongly disapprove	523	51%	51%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Trump: tariffs, 2-pt

[Tariffs] Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling each of the following issues?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Approve	310	30%	30%	30%
Disapprove	712	70%	70%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Trump: Iran war, 4-pt

[The war with Iran] Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling each of the following issues?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Strongly approve	105	10%	10%	10%
Somewhat approve	165	16%	16%	26%
Somewhat disapprove	193	19%	19%	45%
Strongly disapprove	558	55%	55%	100%
Skipped/Ref	3	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Trump: Iran war, 2-pt

[The war with Iran] Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling each of the following issues?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Approve	270	26%	26%	26%
Disapprove	750	73%	73%	100%
Skipped/Ref	3	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Trump: gas prices, 4-pt

[Gasoline prices] Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling each of the following issues?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Strongly approve	40	4%	4%	4%
Somewhat approve	161	16%	16%	20%
Somewhat disapprove	207	20%	20%	40%
Strongly disapprove	612	60%	60%	100%
Skipped/Ref	3	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Trump: gas prices, 2-pt

[Gasoline prices] Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling each of the following issues?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Approve	201	20%	20%	20%
Disapprove	819	80%	80%	100%
Skipped/Ref	3	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Trump: foreign policy, 4-pt

[Foreign policy] Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling each of the following issues?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Strongly approve	149	15%	15%	15%
Somewhat approve	199	19%	19%	34%
Somewhat Disapprove	215	21%	21%	55%
Strongly disapprove	458	45%	45%	100%
Skipped/Ref	3	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Trump: foreign policy, 2-pt

[Foreign policy] Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling each of the following issues?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Approve	347	34%	34%	34%
Disapprove	673	66%	66%	100%
Skipped/Ref	3	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Trust Trump

Regardless of specific policies, how much do you trust Donald Trump to make the right decisions for the country?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Completely trust	127	12%	12%	12%
Mostly trust	258	25%	25%	38%
Mostly do not trust	154	15%	15%	53%
Completely do not trust	480	47%	47%	100%
Skipped/Ref	3	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Party: economy

[The economy] Do you think the (Republican) party or the (Democratic) party would do a better job handling each of the following issues?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Republican party	304	30%	30%	30%
Democratic party	371	36%	36%	66%
Both about the same	197	19%	19%	85%
Neither would be good	149	15%	15%	100%
Skipped/Ref	2	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Party: national defense

[National defense] Do you think the (Republican) party or the (Democratic) party would do a better job handling each of the following issues?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Republican party	419	41%	41%	41%
Democratic party	265	26%	26%	67%
Both about the same	236	23%	23%	90%
Neither would be good	102	10%	10%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Party: inflation

[Inflation and the cost of living] Do you think the (Republican) party or the (Democratic) party would do a better job handling each of the following issues?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Republican party	253	25%	25%	25%
Democratic party	370	36%	36%	61%
Both about the same	233	23%	23%	84%
Neither would be good	165	16%	16%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Party: health care

[Health care] Do you think the (Republican) party or the (Democratic) party would do a better job handling each of the following issues?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Republican party	224	22%	22%	22%
Democratic party	480	47%	47%	69%
Both about the same	166	16%	16%	85%
Neither would be good	152	15%	15%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Party: immigration

[Immigration and border security] Do you think the (Republican) party or the (Democratic) party would do a better job handling each of the following issues?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Republican party	425	42%	42%	42%
Democratic party	315	31%	31%	72%
Both about the same	155	15%	15%	87%
Neither would be good	127	12%	12%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Party: crime

[Crime] Do you think the (Republican) party or the (Democratic) party would do a better job handling each of the following issues?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Republican party	392	38%	38%	38%
Democratic party	235	23%	23%	61%
Both about the same	268	26%	26%	87%
Neither would be good	127	12%	12%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Party: medicare

[Medicare & Social Security] Do you think the (Republican) party or the (Democratic) party would do a better job handling each of the following issues?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Republican party	233	23%	23%	23%
Democratic party	463	45%	45%	68%
Both about the same	198	19%	19%	87%
Neither would be good	127	12%	12%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Party: taxes

[Taxes] Do you think the (Republican) party or the (Democratic) party would do a better job handling each of the following issues?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Republican party	323	32%	32%	32%
Democratic party	330	32%	32%	64%
Both about the same	221	22%	22%	85%
Neither would be good	148	14%	14%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Party: federal deficit

[The size of the federal deficit] Do you think the (Republican) party or the (Democratic) party would do a better job handling each of the following issues?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Republican party	220	22%	22%	22%
Democratic party	259	25%	25%	47%
Both about the same	283	28%	28%	75%
Neither would be good	257	25%	25%	100%
Skipped/Ref	4	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Party: foreign policy

[Foreign policy] Do you think the (Republican) party or the (Democratic) party would do a better job handling each of the following issues?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Republican party	313	31%	31%	31%
Democratic party	370	36%	36%	67%
Both about the same	219	21%	21%	88%
Neither would be good	119	12%	12%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Personal finance trajectory

Would you say you personally are better off, about the same, or worse off than you were a year ago?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Better	194	19%	19%	19%
About the same	442	43%	43%	62%
Worse	386	38%	38%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Country trajectory

Do you feel things in this country are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Right direction	286	28%	28%	28%
Wrong track	734	72%	72%	100%
Skipped/Ref	3	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Nation’s economy

How would you describe the state of the nation's economy these days?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Excellent	26	3%	3%	3%
Good	224	22%	22%	24%
Not so good	468	46%	46%	70%
Poor	304	30%	30%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Inflation prediction

Over the next 12 months do you think inflation and the cost of living will increase, decrease or stay about the same?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Increase	692	68%	68%	68%
Decrease	122	12%	12%	80%
Stay about the same	207	20%	20%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Grocery trend

How has the price you pay for groceries changed over the last six months?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Gone down a lot	2	0%	0%	0%
Gone down a little	45	4%	4%	5%
Stayed about the same	154	15%	15%	20%
Gone up a little	304	30%	30%	49%
Gone up a lot	517	51%	51%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Gas trend

How has the price you pay for gasoline changed over the last six months?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Gone down a lot	1	0%	0%	0%
Gone down a little	53	5%	5%	5%
Stayed about the same	149	15%	15%	20%
Gone up a little	256	25%	25%	45%
Gone up a lot	563	55%	55%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Heard about: Iran war

[The U.S. war with Iran] Here are some recent topics in the news. How much have you heard or read about each of these?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
A lot	685	67%	67%	67%
A little	283	28%	28%	95%
Nothing at all	56	5%	5%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Heard about: AOC

[Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced that she would be freezing her eggs] Here are some recent topics in the news. How much have you heard or read about each of these?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
A lot	111	11%	11%	11%
A little	325	32%	32%	43%
Nothing at all	587	57%	57%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Heard about: MLB

[The pennant races in major league baseball] Here are some recent topics in the news. How much have you heard or read about each of these?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
A lot	75	7%	7%	7%
A little	241	24%	24%	31%
Nothing at all	707	69%	69%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Heard about: NFL

[The start of the NFL football season] Here are some recent topics in the news. How much have you heard or read about each of these?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
A lot	313	31%	31%	31%
A little	388	38%	38%	68%
Nothing at all	322	32%	32%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Heard about: Canada tariffs

[Trump imposing new tariffs on Canada] Here are some recent topics in the news. How much have you heard or read about each of these?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
A lot	524	51%	51%	51%
A little	357	35%	35%	86%
Nothing at all	142	14%	14%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Heard about: national debt

[The national debt reached $40 trillion] Here are some recent topics in the news. How much have you heard or read about each of these?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
A lot	360	35%	35%	35%
A little	387	38%	38%	73%
Nothing at all	277	27%	27%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Heard about: Social Security

[Social Security’s retirement trust fund reserves are projected to be depleted in late 2032, which could force an estimated 22% across-the-board benefit reduction] Here are some recent topics in the news. How much have you heard or read about each of these?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
A lot	221	22%	22%	22%
A little	428	42%	42%	63%
Nothing at all	374	37%	37%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Heard about: Dolly Parton

[The death of Dolly Parton] Here are some recent topics in the news. How much have you heard or read about each of these?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
A lot	795	78%	78%	78%
A little	179	17%	17%	95%
Nothing at all	49	5%	5%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Heard about: Lake Ontario

[Trump’s order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America] Here are some recent topics in the news. How much have you heard or read about each of these?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
A lot	515	50%	50%	50%
A little	356	35%	35%	85%
Nothing at all	152	15%	15%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Most important issue

Which one of the following issues matters MOST to you right now?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
The economy	165	16%	16%	16%
Immigration and border security	65	6%	6%	23%
Health care	69	7%	7%	29%
Crime	36	3%	3%	33%
Abortion policy	23	2%	2%	35%
Medicare & Social Security	95	9%	9%	44%
The war between Iran, Israel and the United States	105	10%	10%	55%
Inflation and the cost of living	381	37%	37%	92%
Affordability of housing	43	4%	4%	96%
The war between Ukraine and Russia	6	1%	1%	97%
Don't know	34	3%	3%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

2nd most impt issue

And which is the second most important issue to you right now?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
The economy	183	18%	18%	18%
Immigration and border security	77	7%	8%	26%
Health care	127	12%	13%	39%
Crime	51	5%	5%	44%
Abortion policy	24	2%	2%	47%
Medicare & Social Security	89	9%	9%	56%
The war between Iran, Israel and the United States	98	10%	10%	66%
Inflation and the cost of living	214	21%	22%	87%
Affordability of housing	101	10%	10%	98%
The war between Ukraine and Russia	19	2%	2%	99%
Don't know	6	1%	1%	100%
(Missing)	34	3%	NA	NA
Marquette University Law School Poll

Tariff effect

In general, do you think imposing tariffs or fees on products imported from other countries helps the U.S. economy, hurts the economy, or doesn’t make much of a difference either way?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Helps U.S. economy	232	23%	23%	23%
Hurts U.S. economy	624	61%	61%	84%
Doesn't make much difference	166	16%	16%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Trump inflation effect

Do you think Trump’s policy proposals will decrease inflation, increase inflation, or have no effect on inflation?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Decrease inflation	182	18%	18%	18%
Increase inflation	656	64%	64%	82%
Have no effect on inflation	184	18%	18%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Iran war goals

Has the U.S. achieved its goals in the Iran war?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Has achieved its goals	130	13%	13%	13%
Has not achieved its goals	892	87%	87%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Iran war cost

Has the Iran war been worth the cost?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Worth the cost	215	21%	21%	21%
Not worth the cost	807	79%	79%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Aid to Israel

Do you think the United States is providing too much military aid to Israel, not enough aid to Israel, or about the right amount of aid to Israel?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Too much	565	55%	55%	55%
Not enough	122	12%	12%	67%
About the right amount	334	33%	33%	100%
Skipped/Ref	3	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Aid to Ukraine

Do you think the United States is providing too much military aid to Ukraine, not enough aid to Ukraine, or about the right amount of aid to Ukraine?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Too much	334	33%	33%	33%
Not enough	360	35%	35%	68%
About the right amount	326	32%	32%	100%
Skipped/Ref	3	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Drones

Do you think the U.S. should ask Ukraine for its assistance in developing effective military drones at affordable prices, or do you think the U.S. does not need assistance in developing drones?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Should ask Ukraine for assistance	436	43%	43%	43%
The U.S. does not need assistance developing drones	584	57%	57%	100%
Skipped/Ref	3	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Democratic socialist?

Do you think of yourself as a democratic socialist or as not a democratic socialist?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Yes, a democratic socialist	199	19%	19%	19%
No, not a democratic socialist	821	80%	80%	100%
Skipped/Ref	2	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

MAGA?

Do you think of yourself as a member of the MAGA movement or as not a member of MAGA?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Yes, member of MAGA	197	19%	19%	19%
No, not a member of MAGA	825	81%	81%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Ideology: Democratic Party

As far as you are concerned, is the Democratic party (too conservative), too moderate, or (too liberal) or is it about right for you?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Too conservative	114	11%	11%	11%
Too moderate	166	16%	16%	27%
Too liberal	513	50%	50%	78%
About right for me	227	22%	22%	100%
Skipped/Ref	3	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Ideology: Republican Party

As far as you are concerned, is the Republican party (too conservative), too moderate, or (too liberal) or is it about right for you?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Too conservative	519	51%	51%	51%
Too moderate	112	11%	11%	62%
Too liberal	107	10%	10%	72%
About right for me	283	28%	28%	100%
Skipped/Ref	3	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Which party helps working-class

Does the (Democratic party) or the (Republican party) do more to help working-class people, or does neither party do much to help working-class people?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Democratic Party	395	39%	39%	39%
Republican Party	252	25%	25%	63%
Neither does much	374	37%	37%	100%
Skipped/Ref	2	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Which party helps middle-class

Does the (Democratic party) or the (Republican party) do more to help middle-class people, or does neither party do much to help middle-class people?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Democratic Party	338	33%	33%	33%
Republican Party	258	25%	25%	58%
Neither does much	425	42%	42%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Which party helps upper-class

Does the (Democratic party) or the (Republican party) do more to help upper-class people, or does neither party do much to help upper-class people?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Democratic Party	149	15%	15%	15%
Republican Party	634	62%	62%	77%
Neither does much	238	23%	23%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Data centers

Companies are investing billions of dollars around the country in construction of data centers to run artificial intelligence and other applications. Which comes closer to your opinion, even if neither is exactly right:
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
The benefits of the data centers outweigh the costs	299	29%	29%	29%
The costs of the data centers outweigh the benefits	723	71%	71%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

AI good or bad

Do you think the development of artificial intelligence (AI) is a good thing for society or a bad thing?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
A good thing	366	36%	36%	36%
A bad thing	656	64%	64%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Data center benefits: combined

Which TWO of the following do you think are the most important benefits of data centers?
	Frequency	Valid Percent
Maintain U.S. leadership in AI, cloud computing, and streaming services	336	33%
No benefits or no additional benefits	331	32%
The modern digital economy relies on data centers for everything we do online	306	30%
Create new permanent jobs for technical workers and others who maintain the centers	294	29%
Provide many construction jobs	191	19%
Provide new tax revenue for local communities	155	15%
Establish a new industry in the state, diversifying the local economy	140	14%

Data center benefits: construction jobs

[Provide many construction jobs] Which TWO of the following do you think are the most important benefits of data centers?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Not Selected	832	81%	81%	81%
Selected	191	19%	19%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Data center benefits: permanent jobs

[Create new permanent jobs for technical workers and others who maintain the centers] Which TWO of the following do you think are the most important benefits of data centers?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Not Selected	729	71%	71%	71%
Selected	294	29%	29%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Data center benefits: tax revenue

[Provide new tax revenue for local communities] Which TWO of the following do you think are the most important benefits of data centers?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Not Selected	868	85%	85%	85%
Selected	155	15%	15%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Data center benefits: economy

[Establish a new industry in the state, diversifying the local economy] Which TWO of the following do you think are the most important benefits of data centers?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Not Selected	883	86%	86%	86%
Selected	140	14%	14%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Data center benefits: AI leadership

[Maintain U.S. leadership in AI, cloud computing, and streaming services] Which TWO of the following do you think are the most important benefits of data centers?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Not Selected	687	67%	67%	67%
Selected	336	33%	33%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Data center benefits: digital infrastructure

[The modern digital economy relies on data centers for everything we do online] Which TWO of the following do you think are the most important benefits of data centers?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Not Selected	717	70%	70%	70%
Selected	306	30%	30%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Data center benefits: none

[No benefits or no additional benefits] Which TWO of the following do you think are the most important benefits of data centers?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Not Selected	692	68%	68%	68%
Selected	331	32%	32%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Data center costs: combined

Which TWO of the following do you think are the most important costs of data centers?
	Frequency	Valid Percent
High water use strains local water resources	556	54%
Drives up the cost of electricity for the public	518	51%
Data centers replace agricultural or rural land with large industrial buildings	302	30%
Tax subsidies to attract centers are not worth it	143	14%
Data centers create few permanent jobs	143	14%
Noise from cooling fans, generators, and HVAC systems	131	13%
No costs or no additional costs	122	12%

Data center costs: noise

[Noise from cooling fans, generators, and HVAC systems] Which TWO of the following do you think are the most important costs of data centers?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Not Selected	892	87%	87%	87%
Selected	131	13%	13%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Data center costs: electricity costs

[Drives up the cost of electricity for the public] Which TWO of the following do you think are the most important costs of data centers?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Not Selected	505	49%	49%	49%
Selected	518	51%	51%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Data center costs: water use

[High water use strains local water resources] Which TWO of the following do you think are the most important costs of data centers?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Not Selected	467	46%	46%	46%
Selected	556	54%	54%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Data center costs: few jobs

[Data centers create few permanent jobs] Which TWO of the following do you think are the most important costs of data centers?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Not Selected	880	86%	86%	86%
Selected	143	14%	14%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Data center costs: land use

[Data centers replace agricultural or rural land with large industrial buildings] Which TWO of the following do you think are the most important costs of data centers?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Not Selected	721	70%	70%	70%
Selected	302	30%	30%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Data center costs: tax subsidies

[Tax subsidies to attract centers are not worth it] Which TWO of the following do you think are the most important costs of data centers?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Not Selected	880	86%	86%	86%
Selected	143	14%	14%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Data center costs: none

[No costs or no additional costs] Which TWO of the following do you think are the most important costs of data centers?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Not Selected	901	88%	88%	88%
Selected	122	12%	12%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Local development: combined

Which of the following, if any, large manufacturing and commerce developments would you like to see developed in your area? Select as many as you would like to see in your area.
	Frequency	Valid Percent
None of these	449	44%
Semi-conductor (computer chips) fabrication plant	319	31%
Automobile manufacturing plant	271	26%
E-commerce fulfillment center or logistics shipping facility	265	26%
Steel or aluminum mill	159	16%
Data center	120	12%

Local development: chip fabs

[Semi-conductor (computer chips) fabrication plant] Which of the following, if any, large manufacturing and commerce developments would you like to see developed in your area? Select as many as you would like to see in your area.
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Not Selected	704	69%	69%	69%
Selected	319	31%	31%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Local development: auto plants

[Automobile manufacturing plant] Which of the following, if any, large manufacturing and commerce developments would you like to see developed in your area? Select as many as you would like to see in your area.
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Not Selected	752	74%	74%	74%
Selected	271	26%	26%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Local development: shipping

[E-commerce fulfillment center or logistics shipping facility] Which of the following, if any, large manufacturing and commerce developments would you like to see developed in your area? Select as many as you would like to see in your area.
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Not Selected	758	74%	74%	74%
Selected	265	26%	26%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Local development: steel mill

[Steel or aluminum mill] Which of the following, if any, large manufacturing and commerce developments would you like to see developed in your area? Select as many as you would like to see in your area.
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Not Selected	864	84%	84%	84%
Selected	159	16%	16%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Local development: data center

[Data center] Which of the following, if any, large manufacturing and commerce developments would you like to see developed in your area? Select as many as you would like to see in your area.
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Not Selected	903	88%	88%	88%
Selected	120	12%	12%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Local development: none

[None of these] Which of the following, if any, large manufacturing and commerce developments would you like to see developed in your area? Select as many as you would like to see in your area.
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Not Selected	574	56%	56%	56%
Selected	449	44%	44%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Flock cameras

Flock Safety has a network of 120,000 cameras which allow the company and law enforcement to track the movement of vehicles. Do you think these cameras are an important tool for police investigations, or an unacceptable violation of American’s privacy rights when driving for everyday activities?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Important tool for police investigations	400	39%	39%	39%
Unacceptable violation of privacy rights	623	61%	61%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Data center moratorium

Would a one-year moratorium on data center construction harm economic development in your state, or do you think it is worth the delay in order to put data center regulations in place before construction begins?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Would harm economic development	300	29%	29%	29%
Worth delay in order to add regulations	720	70%	70%	100%
Skipped/Ref	3	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Personal financial situation

Thinking about your family's financial situation, would you say you are living comfortably, just getting by, or struggling to make ends meet?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Living comfortably	381	37%	37%	37%
Just getting by	457	45%	45%	82%
Struggling	184	18%	18%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Social class

If you were asked to use one of five names for your social class, which would you say you belong in?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
The lower class	144	14%	14%	14%
The working class	339	33%	33%	47%
The middle class	375	37%	37%	84%
The upper middle class	154	15%	15%	99%
The upper class	11	1%	1%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Social media: combined

Which of the following sites or apps, if any, have you used in the past week?
	Frequency	Valid Percent
Youtube	764	75%
Facebook	722	71%
Instagram	488	48%
TikTok	298	29%
Reddit	235	23%
Snapchat	170	17%
X (formerly Twitter)	165	16%
None of these	51	5%
Bluesky	24	2%
Truth Social	19	2%

Use: Facebook

[Facebook] Which of the following sites or apps, if any, have you used in the past week?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Doesn't use	301	29%	29%	29%
Uses	722	71%	71%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Use: YouTube

[YouTube] Which of the following sites or apps, if any, have you used in the past week?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Doesn't use	259	25%	25%	25%
Uses	764	75%	75%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Use: Instagram

[Instagram] Which of the following sites or apps, if any, have you used in the past week?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Doesn't use	535	52%	52%	52%
Uses	488	48%	48%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Use: TikTok

[TikTok] Which of the following sites or apps, if any, have you used in the past week?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Doesn't use	725	71%	71%	71%
Uses	298	29%	29%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Use: X

[X (formerly Twitter)] Which of the following sites or apps, if any, have you used in the past week?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Doesn't use	858	84%	84%	84%
Uses	165	16%	16%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Use: Reddit

[Reddit] Which of the following sites or apps, if any, have you used in the past week?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Doesn't use	788	77%	77%	77%
Uses	235	23%	23%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Use: Snapchat

[Snapchat] Which of the following sites or apps, if any, have you used in the past week?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Doesn't use	853	83%	83%	83%
Uses	170	17%	17%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Use: Bluesky

[Bluesky] Which of the following sites or apps, if any, have you used in the past week?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Doesn't use	999	98%	98%	98%
Uses	24	2%	2%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Use: Truth Social

[Truth Social] Which of the following sites or apps, if any, have you used in the past week?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Doesn't use	1,004	98%	98%	98%
Uses	19	2%	2%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Use: None of these

[None of these] Which of the following sites or apps, if any, have you used in the past week?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Doesn't use	972	95%	95%	95%
Uses	51	5%	5%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

News: combined

Which of the following, if any, have you read, watched, or listened to in the past month for information about political news and current affairs?
	Frequency	Valid Percent
Local TV news	521	51%
Social media such as YouTube, TikTok, X (Twitter)	456	45%
Your local newspaper, online or in print	273	27%
Fox News	263	26%
Local radio station	249	24%
ABC News	229	22%
CNN	194	19%
NBC News	191	19%
CBS News	184	18%
National newspapers online or in print such as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times or Washington Post	161	16%
Public radio or public television, NPR or PBS	153	15%
Something else	104	10%
BBC	102	10%
None of these	93	9%
MS Now (MSNBC)	90	9%
Podcasts such as Pod Save America or The Ben Shapiro Show	75	7%
Newsmax	45	4%
OAN	14	1%

News: local TV

[Local TV news] Which of the following, if any, have you read, watched, or listened to in the past month for information about political news and current affairs?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Doesn't use	502	49%	49%	49%
Uses	521	51%	51%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

News: local newspaper

[Your local newspaper, online or in print] Which of the following, if any, have you read, watched, or listened to in the past month for information about political news and current affairs?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Doesn't use	750	73%	73%	73%
Uses	273	27%	27%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

News: local radio

[Local radio station] Which of the following, if any, have you read, watched, or listened to in the past month for information about political news and current affairs?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Doesn't use	774	76%	76%	76%
Uses	249	24%	24%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

News: social media

[Social media such as YouTube, TikTok, X (Twitter)] Which of the following, if any, have you read, watched, or listened to in the past month for information about political news and current affairs?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Doesn't use	567	55%	55%	55%
Uses	456	45%	45%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

News: Fox

[Fox News] Which of the following, if any, have you read, watched, or listened to in the past month for information about political news and current affairs?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Doesn't use	760	74%	74%	74%
Uses	263	26%	26%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

News: ABC

[ABC News] Which of the following, if any, have you read, watched, or listened to in the past month for information about political news and current affairs?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Doesn't use	794	78%	78%	78%
Uses	229	22%	22%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

News: CBS

[CBS News] Which of the following, if any, have you read, watched, or listened to in the past month for information about political news and current affairs?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Doesn't use	839	82%	82%	82%
Uses	184	18%	18%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

News: NBC

[NBC News] Which of the following, if any, have you read, watched, or listened to in the past month for information about political news and current affairs?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Doesn't use	832	81%	81%	81%
Uses	191	19%	19%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

News: CNN

[CNN] Which of the following, if any, have you read, watched, or listened to in the past month for information about political news and current affairs?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Doesn't use	829	81%	81%	81%
Uses	194	19%	19%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

News: MS Now

[MS Now (MSNBC)] Which of the following, if any, have you read, watched, or listened to in the past month for information about political news and current affairs?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Doesn't use	933	91%	91%	91%
Uses	90	9%	9%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

News: NPR/PBS

[Public radio or public television, NPR or PBS] Which of the following, if any, have you read, watched, or listened to in the past month for information about political news and current affairs?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Doesn't use	870	85%	85%	85%
Uses	153	15%	15%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

News: podcasts

[Podcasts such as Pod Save America or The Ben Shapiro Show] Which of the following, if any, have you read, watched, or listened to in the past month for information about political news and current affairs?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Doesn't use	948	93%	93%	93%
Uses	75	7%	7%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

News: national newspapers

[National newspapers online or in print such as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times or Washington Post] Which of the following, if any, have you read, watched, or listened to in the past month for information about political news and current affairs?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Doesn't use	862	84%	84%	84%
Uses	161	16%	16%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

News: Newsmax

[Newsmax] Which of the following, if any, have you read, watched, or listened to in the past month for information about political news and current affairs?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Doesn't use	978	96%	96%	96%
Uses	45	4%	4%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

News: OAN

[OAN] Which of the following, if any, have you read, watched, or listened to in the past month for information about political news and current affairs?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Doesn't use	1,009	99%	99%	99%
Uses	14	1%	1%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

News: BBC

[BBC] Which of the following, if any, have you read, watched, or listened to in the past month for information about political news and current affairs?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Doesn't use	921	90%	90%	90%
Uses	102	10%	10%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

News: Something else

[Something else] Which of the following, if any, have you read, watched, or listened to in the past month for information about political news and current affairs?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Doesn't use	919	90%	90%	90%
Uses	104	10%	10%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

News: None of these

[None of these] Which of the following, if any, have you read, watched, or listened to in the past month for information about political news and current affairs?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Doesn't use	930	91%	91%	91%
Uses	93	9%	9%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

AI: combined

Which of the following artificial intelligence (AI) apps have you used in the past month?
	Frequency	Valid Percent
ChatGPT (Open AI)	432	42%
None of these, I don’t use AI	321	31%
AI mode in search engines such as Google	289	28%
Gemini (Google)	279	27%
Copilot in Microsoft applications	118	11%
Claude (Anthropic)	73	7%
Grok (xAI)	57	6%
Some other AI app	35	3%
Perplexity	19	2%

AI: ChatGPT

[ChatGPT (Open AI)] Which of the following artificial intelligence (AI) apps have you used in the past month?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Not Selected	591	58%	58%	58%
Selected	432	42%	42%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

AI: Claude

[Claude (Anthropic)] Which of the following artificial intelligence (AI) apps have you used in the past month?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Not Selected	950	93%	93%	93%
Selected	73	7%	7%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

AI: Gemini

[Gemini (Google)] Which of the following artificial intelligence (AI) apps have you used in the past month?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Not Selected	744	73%	73%	73%
Selected	279	27%	27%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

AI: Grok

[Grok (xAI)] Which of the following artificial intelligence (AI) apps have you used in the past month?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Not Selected	966	94%	94%	94%
Selected	57	6%	6%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

AI: Perplexity

[Perplexity] Which of the following artificial intelligence (AI) apps have you used in the past month?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Not Selected	1,004	98%	98%	98%
Selected	19	2%	2%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

AI: search mode

[AI mode in search engines such as Google] Which of the following artificial intelligence (AI) apps have you used in the past month?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Not Selected	734	72%	72%	72%
Selected	289	28%	28%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

AI: Copilot

[Copilot in Microsoft applications] Which of the following artificial intelligence (AI) apps have you used in the past month?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Not Selected	905	89%	89%	89%
Selected	118	11%	11%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

AI: Something else

[Some other AI app] Which of the following artificial intelligence (AI) apps have you used in the past month?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Not Selected	988	97%	97%	97%
Selected	35	3%	3%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

AI: No AI use

[None of these, I don’t use AI] Which of the following artificial intelligence (AI) apps have you used in the past month?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Not Selected	702	69%	69%	69%
Selected	321	31%	31%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Trust govt

How much of the time do you think you can trust the government in Washington to do what is right?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Just about always	21	2%	2%	2%
Most of the time	139	14%	14%	16%
Only some of the time	620	61%	61%	76%
Never	242	24%	24%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Trust most people

Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted, or most people can't be trusted?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Most people can be trusted	530	52%	52%	52%
Most people can't be trusted	493	48%	48%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Party ID

Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as a Republican, a Democrat, or an Independent?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Republican	304	30%	30%	30%
Democrat	305	30%	30%	60%
Independent	284	28%	28%	87%
Other/No preference	129	13%	13%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Party ID strength

Would you call yourself a strong [Republican/Democrat], or a not very strong [Republican/Democrat]?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Strong	368	36%	60%	60%
Not very strong	242	24%	40%	100%
(Missing)	413	40%	NA	NA
Marquette University Law School Poll

Party ID lean

Do you think of yourself as closer to the Republican Party or to the Democratic Party?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Republican	109	11%	26%	26%
Democratic	144	14%	35%	61%
Neither	159	16%	39%	100%
(Missing)	611	60%	NA	NA
Marquette University Law School Poll

Religious attendance

Aside from weddings and funerals, how often do you attend religious services?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
More than once a week	70	7%	7%	7%
Once a week	160	16%	16%	23%
Once or twice a month	64	6%	6%	29%
A few times a year	167	16%	16%	45%
Seldom	231	23%	23%	68%
Never	330	32%	32%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Born-again or not

Would you describe yourself as a "born-again" or evangelical Christian, or not?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Yes, would	267	26%	26%	26%
No, would not	756	74%	74%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Ideology

Generally speaking, how would you describe your political views?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Very conservative	110	11%	11%	11%
Somewhat conservative	245	24%	24%	35%
Moderate	385	38%	38%	72%
Somewhat liberal	183	18%	18%	90%
Very liberal	97	9%	9%	100%
Skipped/Ref	3	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Convo with neighbors

In the past 12 months, how often did you have a conversation or spend time with your neighbors?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Basically, every day	73	7%	7%	7%
A few times a week	212	21%	21%	28%
A few times a month	255	25%	25%	53%
Once a month	96	9%	9%	62%
Less than once a month	203	20%	20%	82%
Not at all	185	18%	18%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

Volunteering

In the past 12 months, did you spend any time volunteering for any organization or association? (This includes activities you may do infrequently or for children’s schools or youth organizations.)
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Yes	318	31%	31%	31%
No	705	69%	69%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

2024 vote

Did you vote in the general election in 2024?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Yes, did vote in the 2024 general election	757	74%	74%	74%
No, did not vote in the 2024 general election	265	26%	26%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
Marquette University Law School Poll

2024 vote choice

Which presidential candidate did you vote for in 2024?
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Kamala Harris	361	35%	48%	48%
Donald Trump	351	34%	46%	94%
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.	3	0%	0%	94%
Chase Oliver	6	1%	1%	95%
Jill Stein	3	0%	0%	96%
Another candidate	22	2%	3%	98%
Did not vote in that election	10	1%	1%	100%
Skipped/Ref	2	0%	0%	100%
(Missing)	266	26%	NA	NA
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PID 3

Party ID, leaners as independents
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Republican	304	30%	30%	30%
Independent	412	40%	40%	70%
Democrat	305	30%	30%	100%
DK/NA/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
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PID w/leaners

Party ID, leaners as partisans
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Republican	413	40%	40%	40%
Independent	159	16%	16%	56%
Democrat	449	44%	44%	100%
Refused	1	0%	0%	100%
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PID 5

Party ID, leaners separate
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Republican	304	30%	30%	30%
Lean Republican	109	11%	11%	40%
Independent	159	16%	16%	56%
Lean Democrat	144	14%	14%	70%
Democrat	305	30%	30%	100%
Refused	1	0%	0%	100%
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Sex

Sex
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Male	497	49%	49%	49%
Female	513	50%	50%	99%
Another gender	3	0%	0%	99%
Skipped/Ref	9	1%	1%	100%
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Age

Age
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
18-29	191	19%	19%	19%
30-44	281	27%	27%	46%
45-59	231	23%	23%	69%
60+	320	31%	31%	100%
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Education

Education
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Less than HS	93	9%	9%	9%
HS graduate	292	28%	29%	38%
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	266	26%	26%	64%
Bachelor's degree	218	21%	21%	85%
Post grad study/professional degree	152	15%	15%	100%
(Missing)	3	0%	NA	NA
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Income

Income
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Less than $30k	269	26%	26%	26%
$30k to less than $50k	143	14%	14%	40%
$50k to less than $75k	147	14%	14%	55%
$75k to less than $100k	133	13%	13%	68%
$100k or more	325	32%	32%	100%
DK/NA/Ref	5	0%	0%	100%
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Race

Race and Ethnciity
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
White Non-Hispanic	609	60%	60%	60%
Black Non-Hispanic	121	12%	12%	71%
Hispanic	187	18%	18%	90%
Other	96	9%	9%	99%
Refused	10	1%	1%	100%
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Religion

Religion
National adult sample fielded 9/2-9/26
	Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Born-again Protestant	230	22%	22%	22%
Mainline Protestant	193	19%	19%	41%
Roman Catholic	182	18%	18%	59%
No religion	297	29%	29%	88%
Other religion	120	12%	12%	100%
Skipped/Ref	1	0%	0%	100%
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