(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 “NA’s” 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.
[LIKELY VOTERS ONLY] If the election for president were being held today and the candidates were Joe Biden, the Democrat, Donald Trump, the Republican, Jo Jorgensen, the Libertarian, and Howie Hawkins, the Green Party, for whom would you vote? | ||||
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Frequency | Percent | Valid Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
Biden | 555 | 36 | 50 | 50 |
Trump | 437 | 29 | 40 | 90 |
Jorgensen | 31 | 2 | 3 | 93 |
Hawkins | 17 | 1 | 2 | 94 |
Vote for someone else | 30 | 2 | 3 | 97 |
Would not vote | 26 | 2 | 2 | 100 |
SKIPPED ON WEB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
(Missing) | 422 | 28 | NA | NA |
In general, would you describe the US Supreme Court as…? | ||||
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Frequency | Percent | Valid Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
Very conservative | 83 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Conservative | 458 | 30 | 30 | 35 |
Moderate | 815 | 54 | 54 | 89 |
Liberal | 134 | 9 | 9 | 98 |
Very liberal | 28 | 2 | 2 | 100 |
SKIPPED ON WEB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
What is your guess as to whether a majority of the current US Supreme Court Justices were appointed by Democratic or Republican presidents? | ||||
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Frequency | Percent | Valid Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
Definitely a majority appointed by Democratic presidents | 58 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Probably a majority appointed by Democratic presidents | 362 | 24 | 24 | 28 |
Probably a majority appointed by Republican presidents | 773 | 51 | 51 | 78 |
Definitely a majority appointed by Republican presidents | 313 | 21 | 21 | 99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB | 16 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
[Samuel Alito] For each of these names have you never heard of them, heard of them but don’t know enough to have an opinion of them, have a favorable opinion or have an unfavorable opinion? | ||||
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Frequency | Percent | Valid Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
Never heard of | 626 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
Heard but not enough | 499 | 33 | 33 | 74 |
Favorable opinion | 258 | 17 | 17 | 91 |
Unfavorable opinion | 129 | 8 | 8 | 99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB | 11 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
[Stephen Breyer] For each of these names have you never heard of them, heard of them but don’t know enough to have an opinion of them, have a favorable opinion or have an unfavorable opinion? | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percent | Valid Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
Never heard of | 719 | 47 | 47 | 47 |
Heard but not enough | 519 | 34 | 34 | 81 |
Favorable opinion | 189 | 12 | 12 | 94 |
Unfavorable opinion | 85 | 6 | 6 | 99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB | 10 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
[Ruth Bader Ginsburg] For each of these names have you never heard of them, heard of them but don’t know enough to have an opinion of them, have a favorable opinion or have an unfavorable opinion? | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percent | Valid Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
Never heard of | 266 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Heard but not enough | 296 | 19 | 19 | 37 |
Favorable opinion | 675 | 44 | 44 | 81 |
Unfavorable opinion | 282 | 19 | 19 | 100 |
SKIPPED ON WEB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
[Neil Gorsuch] For each of these names have you never heard of them, heard of them but don’t know enough to have an opinion of them, have a favorable opinion or have an unfavorable opinion? | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percent | Valid Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
Never heard of | 566 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
Heard but not enough | 439 | 29 | 29 | 66 |
Favorable opinion | 286 | 19 | 19 | 85 |
Unfavorable opinion | 220 | 14 | 14 | 99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB | 12 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
[Elena Kagan] For each of these names have you never heard of them, heard of them but don’t know enough to have an opinion of them, have a favorable opinion or have an unfavorable opinion? | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percent | Valid Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
Never heard of | 696 | 46 | 46 | 46 |
Heard but not enough | 405 | 27 | 27 | 72 |
Favorable opinion | 277 | 18 | 18 | 91 |
Unfavorable opinion | 136 | 9 | 9 | 99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB | 9 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
[Brett Kavanaugh] For each of these names have you never heard of them, heard of them but don’t know enough to have an opinion of them, have a favorable opinion or have an unfavorable opinion? | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percent | Valid Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
Never heard of | 243 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Heard but not enough | 351 | 23 | 23 | 39 |
Favorable opinion | 425 | 28 | 28 | 67 |
Unfavorable opinion | 494 | 32 | 32 | 99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB | 10 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
[John Roberts] For each of these names have you never heard of them, heard of them but don’t know enough to have an opinion of them, have a favorable opinion or have an unfavorable opinion? | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percent | Valid Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
Never heard of | 471 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Heard but not enough | 410 | 27 | 27 | 58 |
Favorable opinion | 434 | 28 | 28 | 86 |
Unfavorable opinion | 191 | 13 | 13 | 99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB | 17 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
[Clarence Thomas] For each of these names have you never heard of them, heard of them but don’t know enough to have an opinion of them, have a favorable opinion or have an unfavorable opinion? | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percent | Valid Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
Never heard of | 336 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Heard but not enough | 346 | 23 | 23 | 45 |
Favorable opinion | 455 | 30 | 30 | 75 |
Unfavorable opinion | 373 | 25 | 25 | 99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB | 13 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
[Sonia Sotomayor] For each of these names have you never heard of them, heard of them but don’t know enough to have an opinion of them, have a favorable opinion or have an unfavorable opinion? | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percent | Valid Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
Never heard of | 419 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Heard but not enough | 377 | 25 | 25 | 52 |
Favorable opinion | 503 | 33 | 33 | 85 |
Unfavorable opinion | 213 | 14 | 14 | 99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB | 11 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
How important is the choice of the next Supreme Court justice to you personally? | ||||
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Frequency | Percent | Valid Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
Very important | 728 | 48 | 48 | 48 |
Somewhat important | 522 | 34 | 34 | 82 |
Not too important | 201 | 13 | 13 | 95 |
Not at all important | 68 | 4 | 4 | 100 |
SKIPPED ON WEB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
If a nominee for the US Supreme Court is qualified and has no ethical problems, would US Senators be justified or not justified in voting against that nominee simply because of how they believe the Justice would decide cases on issues such as abortion, gun control, or affirmative action? | ||||
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Frequency | Percent | Valid Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
Justified in voting against the nominee | 622 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
Not justified in voting against the nominee | 880 | 58 | 58 | 99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB | 20 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
If a nominee for the US Supreme Court is qualified and has no ethical problems, would US Senators be justified or not justified in voting against that nominee simply because the Senator is from a different political party ...? | ||||
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Frequency | Percent | Valid Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
Justified in voting against the nominee | 313 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Not justified in voting against the nominee | 1189 | 78 | 78 | 99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB | 21 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
Should nominees to the Supreme Court be required to publicly declare how they would vote on controversial cases such as gun rights or abortion rights before they are confirmed to the Court? | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percent | Valid Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
Should declare positions | 772 | 51 | 51 | 51 |
Should not be required to declare positions | 737 | 48 | 48 | 99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB | 14 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
Should justices of the Supreme Court support the positions of one of the political parties when making decisions or should they ignore the positions of any party? | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percent | Valid Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
Should support party positions | 270 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Should ignore party positions | 1244 | 82 | 82 | 99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB | 8 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
Should justices of the Supreme Court consider public opinion about a case when making decisions or should they ignore public opinion? | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percent | Valid Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
Should consider public opinion | 676 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
Should ignore public opinion | 836 | 55 | 55 | 99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB | 10 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
Should justices of the Supreme Court follow previous decisions whenever possible or should the Court overturn previous decisions if a majority of the Court believes the case was wrongly decided? | ||||
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Frequency | Percent | Valid Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
Follow previous decisions | 280 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Overturn if a majority think it was wrongly decided | 1226 | 81 | 81 | 99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB | 17 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
[Overturn Roe versus Wade, thus strike down the 1973 decision that made abortion legal in all 50 states] How much do you favor or oppose the following possible Supreme Court decisions? | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percent | Valid Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
Strongly favor | 276 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Somewhat favor | 211 | 14 | 14 | 32 |
Somewhat oppose | 221 | 15 | 15 | 47 |
Strongly oppose | 621 | 41 | 41 | 87 |
Don’t know | 176 | 12 | 12 | 99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB | 18 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
[Strike down the 2010 health care reform law, also called Obamacare, by declaring it unconstitutional] How much do you favor or oppose the following possible Supreme Court decisions? | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percent | Valid Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
Strongly favor | 342 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Somewhat favor | 206 | 14 | 14 | 36 |
Somewhat oppose | 231 | 15 | 15 | 51 |
Strongly oppose | 563 | 37 | 37 | 88 |
Don’t know | 168 | 11 | 11 | 99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB | 13 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president? | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percent | Valid Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
Strongly approve | 331 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Somewhat approve | 297 | 20 | 20 | 41 |
Somewhat disapprove | 186 | 12 | 12 | 53 |
Strongly disapprove | 698 | 46 | 46 | 99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB | 11 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president? | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percent | Valid Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
Approve | 628 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
Disapprove | 884 | 58 | 58 | 99 |
Skipped on web | 11 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
[The economy] How much do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling the following issues? | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percent | Valid Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
Strongly approve | 452 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Somewhat approve | 324 | 21 | 21 | 51 |
Somewhat disapprove | 265 | 17 | 17 | 68 |
Strongly disapprove | 476 | 31 | 31 | 100 |
SKIPPED ON WEB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
[The economy] How much do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling the following issues? | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percent | Valid Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
Approve | 777 | 51 | 51 | 51 |
Disapprove | 741 | 49 | 49 | 100 |
Skipped on web | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
[The coronavirus outbreak] How much do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling the following issues? | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percent | Valid Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
Strongly approve | 269 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Somewhat approve | 304 | 20 | 20 | 38 |
Somewhat disapprove | 190 | 12 | 12 | 50 |
Strongly disapprove | 754 | 50 | 50 | 100 |
SKIPPED ON WEB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
[The coronavirus outbreak] How much do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling the following issues? | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percent | Valid Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
Approve | 573 | 38 | 38 | 38 |
Disapprove | 944 | 62 | 62 | 100 |
Skipped on web | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
[Appointments to the US Supreme Court] How much do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling the following issues? | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percent | Valid Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
Strongly approve | 297 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Somewhat approve | 413 | 27 | 27 | 47 |
Somewhat disapprove | 300 | 20 | 20 | 66 |
Strongly disapprove | 500 | 33 | 33 | 99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB | 13 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
[Appointments to the US Supreme Court] How much do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling the following issues? | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percent | Valid Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
Approve | 710 | 47 | 47 | 47 |
Disapprove | 799 | 52 | 52 | 99 |
Skipped on web | 13 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
[The Black Lives Matter Protests] How much do you approve or disapprove the way Donald Trump is handling the following issues? | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percent | Valid Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
Strongly approve | 245 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Somewhat approve | 324 | 21 | 21 | 37 |
Somewhat disapprove | 221 | 14 | 14 | 52 |
Strongly disapprove | 720 | 47 | 47 | 99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB | 14 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
[The Black Lives Matter Protests] How much do you approve or disapprove the way Donald Trump is handling the following issues? | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percent | Valid Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
Approve | 568 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
Disapprove | 941 | 62 | 62 | 99 |
Skipped on web | 14 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as a Republican, a Democrat, or an Independent? | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percent | Valid Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
Republican | 447 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Democrat | 548 | 36 | 36 | 65 |
Independent | 384 | 25 | 25 | 91 |
Other/No preference | 139 | 9 | 9 | 100 |
SKIPPED ON WEB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Would you call yourself a strong [Republican/Democrat] or a not very strong [Republican/Democrat]? | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percent | Valid Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
Strong | 612 | 40 | 62 | 62 |
Not very strong | 382 | 25 | 38 | 100 |
SKIPPED ON WEB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
(Missing) | 527 | 35 | NA | NA |
Do you think of yourself as closer to the Republican Party or to the Democratic Party? | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percent | Valid Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
Republican | 150 | 10 | 28 | 28 |
Democratic | 172 | 11 | 33 | 61 |
Neither | 199 | 13 | 38 | 99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB | 6 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
(Missing) | 996 | 65 | NA | NA |
Before the coronavirus pandemic, aside from weddings and funerals, how often did you attend religious services? | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percent | Valid Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
More than once a week | 141 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Once a week | 331 | 22 | 22 | 31 |
Once or twice a month | 124 | 8 | 8 | 39 |
A few times a year | 185 | 12 | 12 | 51 |
Seldom | 325 | 21 | 21 | 73 |
Never | 412 | 27 | 27 | 100 |
SKIPPED ON WEB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
What is your religious preference? | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percent | Valid Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
Protestant | 341 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Roman Catholic | 291 | 19 | 19 | 42 |
Other Christian Religion | 374 | 25 | 25 | 66 |
Mormon/Latter-Day Saints | 26 | 2 | 2 | 68 |
Jewish | 26 | 2 | 2 | 69 |
Muslim/Islam | 27 | 2 | 2 | 71 |
Other Non-Christian Religion | 62 | 4 | 4 | 75 |
No Religion | 360 | 24 | 24 | 99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB | 16 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
Would you describe yourself as a "born-again" or evangelical Christian, or not? | ||||
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Frequency | Percent | Valid Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
Yes, would | 396 | 26 | 54 | 54 |
No, would not | 328 | 22 | 45 | 99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB | 7 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
(Missing) | 792 | 52 | NA | NA |
In general, would you describe your political views as…? | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percent | Valid Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
Very conservative | 134 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Conservative | 374 | 25 | 25 | 33 |
Moderate | 627 | 41 | 41 | 74 |
Liberal | 251 | 16 | 16 | 91 |
Very liberal | 120 | 8 | 8 | 99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB | 18 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
Party ID with leaners included | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percent | Valid Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
Republican | 597 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
Independent | 201 | 13 | 13 | 52 |
Democrat | 721 | 47 | 47 | 100 |
Refused | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100 |