Marquette Law School Supreme Court Poll September 8-15, 2020

These are partial results with other items held for later release.

(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.

Q3A: confidence in Supreme Court

[The US Supreme Court] Here is a list of institutions in American society. How much confidence do you have in each one?
	A great deal	Quite a lot	Some	Very little	None at all	SKIPPED ON WEB	n
sex
Male	15	28	44	10	3	0	736
Female	9	28	45	15	3	0	787
age
18-29	13	14	50	18	5	0	313
30-44	10	24	49	14	3	0	378
45-59	12	34	41	10	3	0	379
60+	12	36	39	10	3	1	453
education
Less than HS	24	17	36	14	9	0	149
HS graduate	8	25	48	14	5	0	430
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	11	27	47	12	2	0	422
Bachelor's degree	11	29	44	14	2	0	292
Post grad study/professional degree	11	39	40	8	1	0	230
income
Under $40k	11	25	40	18	6	0	505
$40k to $85k	8	26	51	12	3	0	498
85k plus	16	32	43	8	1	0	521
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	18	32	42	7	1	0	447
Independent	8	27	46	13	6	0	523
Democrat	10	26	45	17	3	0	548
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	18	32	42	7	1	0	447
Lean Republican	7	42	39	11	1	0	150
Independent	10	14	48	17	11	0	201
Lean Democrat	5	28	51	11	5	0	172
Democrat	10	26	45	17	3	0	548
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	16	34	41	8	1	0	597
Independent	10	14	48	17	11	0	201
Democrat	9	26	46	15	3	0	721
marital status
Married	12	32	43	11	3	0	753
Widowed	13	40	36	6	3	2	43
Divorced	15	36	36	10	3	0	149
Separated	8	32	41	12	8	0	70
Never married	13	18	48	17	3	0	414
Living with partner	1	19	61	15	4	0	95
race and ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	11	33	43	10	2	0	956
Black, non-Hispanic	8	16	50	19	6	0	182
Other, non-Hispanic	1	52	20	24	2	0	17
Hispanic	11	20	46	18	5	0	254
2+, non-Hispanic	0	13	50	30	7	0	33
Asian, non-Hispanic	30	17	49	2	1	0	81
religious service attendance
More than once a week	12	27	42	16	2	0	141
Once a week	17	26	48	7	2	1	331
Once or twice a month	8	30	46	15	1	0	124
A few times a year	15	32	39	10	4	0	185
Seldom	11	27	41	14	7	0	325
Never	8	28	47	15	3	0	412
SKIPPED ON WEB	0	15	85	0	0	0	5
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	14	30	42	10	4	0	395
Mainline Protestant	9	32	40	16	4	0	320
Roman Catholic	12	27	49	9	3	0	291
No religion	6	26	49	16	2	0	360
Other religion	24	20	39	14	3	0	141
Skipped	0	8	71	5	16	0	16
ideology
Very conservative	16	23	49	12	0	0	134
Conservative	16	35	41	8	1	0	374
Moderate	11	26	45	14	4	0	627
Liberal	8	30	45	11	5	0	251
Very liberal	5	21	47	20	7	1	120
SKIPPED ON WEB	0	0	71	24	3	2	18
region
Northeast	9	29	48	10	4	1	266
Midwest	10	33	42	11	4	0	316
South	13	24	45	15	3	0	579
West	12	29	44	12	3	0	363

Q28: how to interpret the law

How should Supreme Court justices interpret the law? Should they…?
	Read the text of the law as written	Use the commonly understood meaning at the time the law was written	Interpret the law as it applies to current circumstances	SKIPPED ON WEB	n
sex
Male	28	27	46	0	736
Female	35	19	45	1	787
age
18-29	22	29	48	1	313
30-44	31	24	44	1	378
45-59	33	19	47	1	379
60+	36	19	44	1	453
education
Less than HS	23	50	26	1	149
HS graduate	39	23	38	0	430
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	33	18	48	1	422
Bachelor's degree	27	20	52	1	292
Post grad study/professional degree	24	16	59	1	230
income
Under $40k	32	24	43	2	505
$40k to $85k	36	23	40	0	498
85k plus	26	20	53	1	521
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	46	23	31	0	447
Independent	29	23	47	1	523
Democrat	21	21	56	1	548
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	46	23	31	0	447
Lean Republican	36	27	37	1	150
Independent	33	30	35	2	201
Lean Democrat	18	12	70	0	172
Democrat	21	21	56	1	548
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	43	24	32	0	597
Independent	33	30	35	2	201
Democrat	21	19	60	1	721
marital status
Married	35	20	44	1	753
Widowed	35	20	45	0	43
Divorced	38	19	41	2	149
Separated	22	17	61	0	70
Never married	23	28	49	1	414
Living with partner	31	34	35	1	95
race and ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	38	19	43	0	956
Black, non-Hispanic	21	23	54	2	182
Other, non-Hispanic	16	26	58	0	17
Hispanic	25	29	45	1	254
2+, non-Hispanic	16	33	46	6	33
Asian, non-Hispanic	8	33	59	0	81
religious service attendance
More than once a week	33	27	39	2	141
Once a week	37	26	36	1	331
Once or twice a month	31	32	37	1	124
A few times a year	32	17	50	1	185
Seldom	29	22	48	1	325
Never	28	18	54	0	412
SKIPPED ON WEB	10	41	39	10	5
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	39	25	34	1	395
Mainline Protestant	33	19	47	1	320
Roman Catholic	32	19	49	0	291
No religion	26	21	53	0	360
Other religion	19	32	49	0	141
Skipped	12	46	32	10	16
ideology
Very conservative	56	24	19	1	134
Conservative	43	24	33	0	374
Moderate	28	24	47	1	627
Liberal	19	18	63	0	251
Very liberal	13	16	70	1	120
SKIPPED ON WEB	22	25	45	8	18
region
Northeast	29	25	45	0	266
Midwest	34	19	46	1	316
South	34	22	43	1	579
West	25	25	49	1	363

Q38: what motivates decisions

In general, what most often motivates Supreme Court justices’ decisions?
	Mainly politics	Mainly the law	SKIPPED ON WEB	n
sex
Male	38	62	0	736
Female	37	62	1	787
age
18-29	39	60	2	313
30-44	43	56	0	378
45-59	37	63	0	379
60+	32	68	0	453
education
Less than HS	34	66	0	149
HS graduate	50	49	1	430
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	38	61	1	422
Bachelor's degree	32	67	1	292
Post grad study/professional degree	21	79	0	230
income
Under $40k	42	58	1	505
$40k to $85k	41	59	0	498
85k plus	30	69	1	521
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	39	60	1	447
Independent	35	65	1	523
Democrat	39	61	0	548
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	39	60	1	447
Lean Republican	34	66	0	150
Independent	38	60	2	201
Lean Democrat	31	69	0	172
Democrat	39	61	0	548
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	38	62	1	597
Independent	38	60	2	201
Democrat	37	63	0	721
marital status
Married	36	64	0	753
Widowed	34	65	1	43
Divorced	33	66	1	149
Separated	45	55	0	70
Never married	39	59	2	414
Living with partner	44	56	0	95
race and ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	36	63	1	956
Black, non-Hispanic	41	59	0	182
Other, non-Hispanic	37	63	0	17
Hispanic	37	63	1	254
2+, non-Hispanic	40	60	0	33
Asian, non-Hispanic	44	52	4	81
religious service attendance
More than once a week	41	55	4	141
Once a week	37	62	0	331
Once or twice a month	41	59	0	124
A few times a year	28	71	0	185
Seldom	41	59	0	325
Never	36	63	0	412
SKIPPED ON WEB	20	55	26	5
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	38	60	1	395
Mainline Protestant	35	64	1	320
Roman Catholic	37	63	0	291
No religion	38	62	0	360
Other religion	38	62	0	141
Skipped	42	43	15	16
ideology
Very conservative	40	60	0	134
Conservative	35	65	0	374
Moderate	39	61	1	627
Liberal	35	65	0	251
Very liberal	40	60	0	120
SKIPPED ON WEB	32	48	21	18
region
Northeast	40	59	1	266
Midwest	38	62	0	316
South	38	61	1	579
West	34	65	1	363

Q39: how should justices base decisions

How should Supreme Court justices base their decisions? On their interpretations of…?
	What the US Constitution was understood to mean when it was originally written	The Constitution as a document whose meaning may have evolved over time	SKIPPED ON WEB	n
sex
Male	45	55	1	736
Female	46	53	2	787
age
18-29	32	66	2	313
30-44	39	59	2	378
45-59	51	49	0	379
60+	54	44	1	453
education
Less than HS	40	60	0	149
HS graduate	58	41	1	430
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	43	54	2	422
Bachelor's degree	40	59	1	292
Post grad study/professional degree	35	64	1	230
income
Under $40k	52	46	2	505
$40k to $85k	47	52	1	498
85k plus	37	62	0	521
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	69	31	0	447
Independent	40	58	1	523
Democrat	31	67	1	548
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	69	31	0	447
Lean Republican	58	41	1	150
Independent	41	56	3	201
Lean Democrat	24	76	1	172
Democrat	31	67	1	548
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	66	34	0	597
Independent	41	56	3	201
Democrat	29	69	1	721
marital status
Married	49	50	1	753
Widowed	40	60	0	43
Divorced	54	45	2	149
Separated	54	46	0	70
Never married	34	64	2	414
Living with partner	45	55	0	95
race and ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	48	52	1	956
Black, non-Hispanic	45	53	2	182
Other, non-Hispanic	24	76	0	17
Hispanic	48	51	1	254
2+, non-Hispanic	31	63	6	33
Asian, non-Hispanic	19	79	2	81
religious service attendance
More than once a week	66	32	2	141
Once a week	53	45	2	331
Once or twice a month	66	33	0	124
A few times a year	37	63	1	185
Seldom	44	55	1	325
Never	31	68	1	412
SKIPPED ON WEB	25	49	26	5
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	68	31	1	395
Mainline Protestant	42	56	2	320
Roman Catholic	43	56	1	291
No religion	29	70	1	360
Other religion	34	65	1	141
Skipped	45	34	21	16
ideology
Very conservative	84	16	0	134
Conservative	64	36	0	374
Moderate	40	59	1	627
Liberal	23	75	2	251
Very liberal	16	82	2	120
SKIPPED ON WEB	49	36	16	18
region
Northeast	43	57	0	266
Midwest	45	54	1	316
South	51	48	1	579
West	37	61	2	363

Q40A: favor/oppose - overturn Roe vs. Wade

[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?
	Strongly favor	Somewhat favor	Somewhat oppose	Strongly oppose	Don’t know	SKIPPED ON WEB	n
sex
Male	18	17	13	40	11	1	736
Female	18	11	16	42	12	2	787
age
18-29	16	18	12	33	18	2	313
30-44	18	11	17	42	12	1	378
45-59	18	14	14	41	10	2	379
60+	19	13	15	45	8	0	453
education
Less than HS	16	24	17	17	25	2	149
HS graduate	21	15	15	33	15	1	430
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	19	13	16	40	11	1	422
Bachelor's degree	18	13	12	50	6	1	292
Post grad study/professional degree	13	8	13	61	5	1	230
income
Under $40k	18	16	14	36	15	1	505
$40k to $85k	18	16	15	38	12	1	498
85k plus	18	10	14	49	8	1	521
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	38	16	15	22	9	0	447
Independent	16	13	17	39	14	2	523
Democrat	4	13	12	58	12	1	548
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	38	16	15	22	9	0	447
Lean Republican	33	19	21	19	7	2	150
Independent	13	10	21	27	26	3	201
Lean Democrat	4	11	9	70	5	1	172
Democrat	4	13	12	58	12	1	548
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	37	17	17	21	8	1	597
Independent	13	10	21	27	26	3	201
Democrat	4	12	11	61	10	1	721
marital status
Married	23	12	15	42	8	1	753
Widowed	24	8	13	46	7	1	43
Divorced	14	11	15	47	11	0	149
Separated	19	16	8	44	11	0	70
Never married	11	17	15	37	19	1	414
Living with partner	13	20	13	37	12	5	95
race and ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	22	13	14	42	8	1	956
Black, non-Hispanic	10	16	14	38	21	1	182
Other, non-Hispanic	4	8	22	59	7	0	17
Hispanic	14	20	15	36	13	2	254
2+, non-Hispanic	17	3	22	34	20	3	33
Asian, non-Hispanic	8	6	16	42	28	0	81
religious service attendance
More than once a week	50	9	10	21	9	1	141
Once a week	35	20	10	23	11	0	331
Once or twice a month	17	20	20	30	13	0	124
A few times a year	9	13	20	48	9	1	185
Seldom	9	17	16	44	13	2	325
Never	5	7	14	59	13	2	412
SKIPPED ON WEB	0	10	10	39	0	41	5
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	39	19	13	22	8	0	395
Mainline Protestant	7	16	19	44	13	2	320
Roman Catholic	20	12	15	39	12	1	291
No religion	5	8	13	62	11	1	360
Other religion	17	13	13	37	18	2	141
Skipped	16	28	0	27	16	13	16
ideology
Very conservative	66	13	6	12	4	0	134
Conservative	32	18	18	21	10	1	374
Moderate	8	14	18	41	16	2	627
Liberal	4	12	9	67	7	1	251
Very liberal	4	5	4	79	7	1	120
SKIPPED ON WEB	7	25	12	28	20	8	18
region
Northeast	12	15	13	47	11	1	266
Midwest	22	16	15	36	11	0	316
South	21	13	15	37	11	2	579
West	14	12	15	46	13	1	363

Q40B: favor/oppose - strike down Obamacare

[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?
	Strongly favor	Somewhat favor	Somewhat oppose	Strongly oppose	Don’t know	SKIPPED ON WEB	n
sex
Male	25	15	16	36	8	1	736
Female	20	12	14	38	14	1	787
age
18-29	13	11	21	35	19	1	313
30-44	22	14	15	35	13	1	378
45-59	25	15	18	35	6	1	379
60+	27	14	9	42	8	0	453
education
Less than HS	17	14	26	22	19	2	149
HS graduate	28	17	15	29	11	1	430
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	23	14	13	39	10	1	422
Bachelor's degree	20	12	16	38	13	1	292
Post grad study/professional degree	18	7	11	56	7	1	230
income
Under $40k	20	14	15	37	13	1	505
$40k to $85k	23	12	15	37	12	1	498
85k plus	25	14	15	37	8	1	521
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	53	21	9	8	9	0	447
Independent	16	14	18	34	16	1	523
Democrat	4	6	17	64	8	1	548
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	53	21	9	8	9	0	447
Lean Republican	39	24	15	6	15	2	150
Independent	12	17	21	24	24	2	201
Lean Democrat	2	4	17	70	8	0	172
Democrat	4	6	17	64	8	1	548
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	49	22	11	7	10	1	597
Independent	12	17	21	24	24	2	201
Democrat	3	6	17	65	8	1	721
marital status
Married	27	16	14	33	9	1	753
Widowed	27	16	10	39	8	0	43
Divorced	24	11	14	41	10	0	149
Separated	13	11	14	52	10	0	70
Never married	15	10	18	41	15	1	414
Living with partner	21	14	15	36	12	1	95
race and ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	28	16	11	34	10	1	956
Black, non-Hispanic	11	6	16	54	13	0	182
Other, non-Hispanic	9	12	16	40	23	0	17
Hispanic	17	12	21	39	11	1	254
2+, non-Hispanic	11	15	8	42	21	3	33
Asian, non-Hispanic	7	9	43	30	12	0	81
religious service attendance
More than once a week	30	16	17	24	14	0	141
Once a week	30	17	17	28	8	0	331
Once or twice a month	30	11	16	32	11	0	124
A few times a year	20	11	17	41	9	1	185
Seldom	17	17	15	37	13	0	325
Never	17	10	12	48	13	2	412
SKIPPED ON WEB	0	0	0	59	0	41	5
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	38	16	13	24	9	0	395
Mainline Protestant	18	19	12	35	15	1	320
Roman Catholic	28	12	15	36	9	0	291
No religion	7	8	18	54	11	1	360
Other religion	16	12	23	37	11	2	141
Skipped	20	11	16	30	10	13	16
ideology
Very conservative	74	12	1	10	3	0	134
Conservative	42	24	12	11	11	1	374
Moderate	11	14	21	40	13	1	627
Liberal	6	3	15	67	9	1	251
Very liberal	1	2	11	74	12	1	120
SKIPPED ON WEB	2	12	17	32	25	11	18
region
Northeast	19	14	16	42	10	1	266
Midwest	23	15	18	31	13	0	316
South	28	12	12	36	11	1	579
West	16	14	17	41	10	1	363

Q40C: favor/oppose - strike down gun magazine restrictions

[Strike down as violating the Second Amendment laws that limit the types and capacities of gun magazines that can be sold or possessed.] How much do you favor or oppose the following possible Supreme Court Decisions?
	Strongly favor	Somewhat favor	Somewhat oppose	Strongly oppose	Don’t know	SKIPPED ON WEB	n
sex
Male	23	18	17	34	7	1	736
Female	18	16	17	32	16	1	787
age
18-29	16	19	19	30	16	2	313
30-44	20	17	18	32	11	1	378
45-59	17	16	21	33	12	1	379
60+	26	17	12	36	8	1	453
education
Less than HS	17	10	25	27	19	2	149
HS graduate	21	22	16	28	13	1	430
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	21	18	20	29	12	1	422
Bachelor's degree	23	16	17	34	9	1	292
Post grad study/professional degree	18	13	10	53	5	1	230
income
Under $40k	21	17	19	25	16	1	505
$40k to $85k	19	18	16	36	10	1	498
85k plus	21	16	16	38	8	1	521
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	26	22	17	24	10	0	447
Independent	18	16	21	30	13	1	523
Democrat	18	13	13	43	11	2	548
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	26	22	17	24	10	0	447
Lean Republican	27	18	16	29	7	2	150
Independent	15	18	24	19	21	2	201
Lean Democrat	13	13	22	44	9	0	172
Democrat	18	13	13	43	11	2	548
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	26	21	17	25	10	1	597
Independent	15	18	24	19	21	2	201
Democrat	17	13	15	43	10	1	721
marital status
Married	23	17	17	32	9	1	753
Widowed	18	23	5	39	15	0	43
Divorced	21	15	13	38	12	1	149
Separated	25	16	13	39	7	0	70
Never married	17	16	21	29	16	2	414
Living with partner	13	25	14	36	10	2	95
race and ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	19	17	15	37	11	1	956
Black, non-Hispanic	18	18	18	30	15	1	182
Other, non-Hispanic	15	13	20	46	6	0	17
Hispanic	30	14	22	21	10	2	254
2+, non-Hispanic	15	15	23	18	26	3	33
Asian, non-Hispanic	12	24	17	37	10	0	81
religious service attendance
More than once a week	35	21	17	16	11	0	141
Once a week	19	20	20	33	8	1	331
Once or twice a month	26	15	19	29	11	0	124
A few times a year	23	11	22	36	8	1	185
Seldom	17	18	19	33	13	1	325
Never	16	16	12	39	15	2	412
SKIPPED ON WEB	39	10	0	10	0	41	5
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	25	19	17	28	11	0	395
Mainline Protestant	20	19	15	32	12	1	320
Roman Catholic	27	13	20	29	11	0	291
No religion	12	18	14	42	13	2	360
Other religion	14	13	23	38	11	2	141
Skipped	29	9	32	7	10	13	16
ideology
Very conservative	46	15	6	24	8	1	134
Conservative	25	22	17	26	9	1	374
Moderate	15	17	21	32	14	1	627
Liberal	17	13	17	41	9	2	251
Very liberal	15	11	7	57	9	1	120
SKIPPED ON WEB	13	9	29	15	23	11	18
region
Northeast	19	19	12	38	11	1	266
Midwest	21	18	22	28	10	1	316
South	21	16	18	32	11	2	579
West	19	16	15	36	13	2	363

Q40D: favor/oppose - exempt religious schools from employment discrimination law

[Rule that under the First Amendment, religiously affiliated schools are generally exempt from employment discrimination laws with respect to those employees whose jobs involve conveying religious beliefs.] How much do you favor or oppose the following possible Supreme Court Decisions?
	Strongly favor	Somewhat favor	Somewhat oppose	Strongly oppose	Don’t know	SKIPPED ON WEB	n
sex
Male	18	28	18	25	10	1	736
Female	19	19	20	24	18	1	787
age
18-29	13	26	19	23	18	2	313
30-44	19	21	18	25	18	1	378
45-59	19	25	21	23	10	1	379
60+	21	22	19	26	12	1	453
education
Less than HS	13	35	18	10	23	2	149
HS graduate	19	26	16	25	13	1	430
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	18	21	20	24	16	1	422
Bachelor's degree	22	19	22	25	12	1	292
Post grad study/professional degree	17	21	19	31	11	1	230
income
Under $40k	18	22	17	24	17	1	505
$40k to $85k	17	25	18	24	15	0	498
85k plus	20	23	21	25	10	1	521
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	33	29	15	9	14	0	447
Independent	16	22	21	23	16	2	523
Democrat	9	20	20	37	13	1	548
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	33	29	15	9	14	0	447
Lean Republican	31	27	22	11	7	3	150
Independent	14	24	17	17	26	2	201
Lean Democrat	5	17	25	41	12	0	172
Democrat	9	20	20	37	13	1	548
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	32	28	17	9	12	1	597
Independent	14	24	17	17	26	2	201
Democrat	8	19	21	38	13	1	721
marital status
Married	24	22	20	21	12	1	753
Widowed	13	20	25	26	14	1	43
Divorced	13	23	16	34	13	1	149
Separated	18	14	17	37	12	2	70
Never married	12	28	19	22	18	2	414
Living with partner	12	21	17	30	19	1	95
race and ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	20	23	18	25	13	1	956
Black, non-Hispanic	19	27	15	23	16	0	182
Other, non-Hispanic	1	15	16	53	15	0	17
Hispanic	17	21	23	23	15	2	254
2+, non-Hispanic	9	14	9	41	24	3	33
Asian, non-Hispanic	7	34	28	10	21	0	81
religious service attendance
More than once a week	50	14	18	9	9	0	141
Once a week	23	34	17	13	12	1	331
Once or twice a month	20	37	17	14	12	0	124
A few times a year	12	20	24	33	11	1	185
Seldom	12	25	20	23	19	0	325
Never	11	14	18	38	16	3	412
SKIPPED ON WEB	10	10	23	17	0	41	5
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	37	29	10	13	11	0	395
Mainline Protestant	10	28	20	25	15	1	320
Roman Catholic	19	21	26	19	15	0	291
No religion	8	15	19	41	16	2	360
Other religion	10	29	25	21	13	2	141
Skipped	16	2	30	8	31	13	16
ideology
Very conservative	59	22	9	6	5	0	134
Conservative	26	32	14	13	14	1	374
Moderate	13	24	24	22	16	1	627
Liberal	6	19	20	39	15	2	251
Very liberal	6	3	17	59	14	1	120
SKIPPED ON WEB	0	15	39	16	17	13	18
region
Northeast	17	28	16	30	8	1	266
Midwest	22	26	19	18	14	1	316
South	19	20	20	24	15	2	579
West	15	22	20	25	17	1	363

Q40E: favor/oppose - prevent fed agencies can’t write own rules

[Rule that a federal agency may not write regulations unless their substance is explicitly set forth in legislation passed by Congress.] How much do you favor or oppose the following possible Supreme Court Decisions?
	Strongly favor	Somewhat favor	Somewhat oppose	Strongly oppose	Don’t know	SKIPPED ON WEB	n
sex
Male	22	40	14	6	18	0	736
Female	13	33	14	4	35	2	787
age
18-29	11	38	10	6	32	2	313
30-44	15	32	14	6	32	1	378
45-59	17	37	16	4	25	1	379
60+	22	38	15	5	20	0	453
education
Less than HS	8	44	9	7	32	0	149
HS graduate	18	33	16	6	25	2	430
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	17	38	14	3	27	1	422
Bachelor's degree	20	37	12	5	26	0	292
Post grad study/professional degree	17	35	16	5	26	1	230
income
Under $40k	20	34	12	5	27	1	505
$40k to $85k	13	40	14	5	28	1	498
85k plus	18	35	15	5	25	1	521
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	19	41	13	3	24	1	447
Independent	18	33	16	4	28	1	523
Democrat	14	36	13	8	28	1	548
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	19	41	13	3	24	1	447
Lean Republican	29	30	19	2	19	2	150
Independent	12	31	14	4	38	1	201
Lean Democrat	17	38	15	6	24	0	172
Democrat	14	36	13	8	28	1	548
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	21	38	14	3	22	1	597
Independent	12	31	14	4	38	1	201
Democrat	15	36	14	8	27	1	721
marital status
Married	19	35	15	5	25	1	753
Widowed	15	42	9	4	30	0	43
Divorced	23	39	11	2	24	0	149
Separated	22	40	11	3	22	0	70
Never married	12	36	14	8	30	1	414
Living with partner	11	40	12	4	32	1	95
race and ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	17	36	13	4	28	1	956
Black, non-Hispanic	19	27	18	9	27	0	182
Other, non-Hispanic	10	24	24	3	39	0	17
Hispanic	16	37	15	7	23	1	254
2+, non-Hispanic	19	48	4	5	21	3	33
Asian, non-Hispanic	11	52	9	2	25	0	81
religious service attendance
More than once a week	24	37	10	2	24	2	141
Once a week	18	45	12	4	20	1	331
Once or twice a month	14	42	14	12	18	0	124
A few times a year	19	35	15	3	27	1	185
Seldom	13	36	19	3	28	0	325
Never	16	29	13	7	34	1	412
SKIPPED ON WEB	0	58	0	0	17	26	5
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	20	40	11	3	26	1	395
Mainline Protestant	16	35	13	5	30	1	320
Roman Catholic	15	37	19	4	24	0	291
No religion	16	31	14	8	30	1	360
Other religion	18	42	15	7	17	0	141
Skipped	8	40	2	5	37	8	16
ideology
Very conservative	27	40	10	2	18	3	134
Conservative	19	38	15	3	24	1	374
Moderate	15	36	15	5	28	0	627
Liberal	16	38	12	7	26	1	251
Very liberal	12	24	10	11	43	1	120
SKIPPED ON WEB	2	43	15	4	25	11	18
region
Northeast	16	35	17	8	23	1	266
Midwest	19	37	14	4	24	2	316
South	18	35	13	5	29	1	579
West	15	38	13	5	28	1	363

Q40F: favor/oppose - prevent laws that make it harder for 1 party to vote

[Rule that laws that make it harder as a practical matter for supporters of one party but not the other to vote are unconstitutional.] How much do you favor or oppose the following possible Supreme Court Decisions?
	Strongly favor	Somewhat favor	Somewhat oppose	Strongly oppose	Don’t know	SKIPPED ON WEB	n
sex
Male	32	22	15	15	15	1	736
Female	27	16	13	15	27	2	787
age
18-29	27	19	15	14	22	3	313
30-44	28	21	13	11	26	1	378
45-59	27	19	16	16	20	1	379
60+	35	17	13	17	17	1	453
education
Less than HS	17	25	19	16	22	2	149
HS graduate	23	21	17	13	24	2	430
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	30	15	15	14	25	1	422
Bachelor's degree	31	20	12	17	19	1	292
Post grad study/professional degree	48	16	7	16	12	1	230
income
Under $40k	24	16	16	15	28	2	505
$40k to $85k	30	19	16	13	22	1	498
85k plus	35	22	11	17	14	2	521
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	21	23	19	13	22	2	447
Independent	31	17	12	13	25	2	523
Democrat	35	16	13	18	17	1	548
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	21	23	19	13	22	2	447
Lean Republican	15	28	13	18	22	3	150
Independent	22	16	14	11	35	2	201
Lean Democrat	54	10	9	11	17	0	172
Democrat	35	16	13	18	17	1	548
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	20	25	17	14	22	2	597
Independent	22	16	14	11	35	2	201
Democrat	40	15	12	16	17	1	721
marital status
Married	30	19	14	15	20	2	753
Widowed	30	12	10	24	21	4	43
Divorced	35	19	16	8	22	0	149
Separated	33	13	9	27	18	0	70
Never married	28	19	16	14	22	2	414
Living with partner	23	19	13	14	30	1	95
race and ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	32	19	13	15	20	2	956
Black, non-Hispanic	26	16	14	17	27	0	182
Other, non-Hispanic	28	3	20	22	27	0	17
Hispanic	21	21	19	12	24	2	254
2+, non-Hispanic	35	3	22	7	30	3	33
Asian, non-Hispanic	29	27	12	18	14	0	81
religious service attendance
More than once a week	30	16	16	12	23	2	141
Once a week	24	26	13	17	19	1	331
Once or twice a month	15	18	27	17	23	1	124
A few times a year	33	14	17	16	19	1	185
Seldom	27	17	16	16	23	1	325
Never	39	17	9	12	21	2	412
SKIPPED ON WEB	0	43	0	32	0	26	5
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	24	19	19	14	22	2	395
Mainline Protestant	31	18	10	17	23	1	320
Roman Catholic	23	18	17	16	24	0	291
No religion	42	17	9	11	18	2	360
Other religion	23	25	16	18	16	2	141
Skipped	10	35	5	5	33	12	16
ideology
Very conservative	27	18	16	16	20	3	134
Conservative	20	26	14	14	24	2	374
Moderate	25	17	17	17	23	1	627
Liberal	43	17	10	12	16	2	251
Very liberal	57	10	6	13	14	1	120
SKIPPED ON WEB	3	19	31	0	35	11	18
region
Northeast	29	17	15	17	22	1	266
Midwest	29	19	16	14	19	2	316
South	29	18	15	16	20	1	579
West	30	21	11	12	25	2	363

Q40G: favor/oppose - exclude adoption agencies that don’t accept same-sex couples

[Rule that religious social service organizations that refuse to certify same-sex couples as foster parents may be excluded from being one of the local organizations allowed to operate a public foster placement program.] How much do you favor or oppose the following possible Supreme Court Decisions?
	Strongly favor	Somewhat favor	Somewhat oppose	Strongly oppose	Don’t know	SKIPPED ON WEB	n
sex
Male	23	21	18	24	14	0	736
Female	20	18	20	25	16	1	787
age
18-29	26	16	20	16	21	1	313
30-44	20	20	17	24	17	1	378
45-59	22	20	21	26	11	1	379
60+	18	20	19	30	13	0	453
education
Less than HS	23	16	24	13	23	0	149
HS graduate	17	17	23	26	17	1	430
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	21	20	18	25	15	1	422
Bachelor's degree	22	25	15	26	12	1	292
Post grad study/professional degree	28	16	18	26	10	1	230
income
Under $40k	23	22	15	24	16	1	505
$40k to $85k	18	17	20	28	16	1	498
85k plus	23	18	23	21	14	1	521
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	12	17	21	34	15	1	447
Independent	21	20	21	22	15	1	523
Democrat	29	19	16	19	15	1	548
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	12	17	21	34	15	1	447
Lean Republican	11	13	30	35	10	2	150
Independent	16	16	21	23	23	1	201
Lean Democrat	36	32	14	9	10	0	172
Democrat	29	19	16	19	15	1	548
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	12	16	23	34	14	1	597
Independent	16	16	21	23	23	1	201
Democrat	31	22	15	16	14	1	721
marital status
Married	20	17	21	29	13	1	753
Widowed	19	30	26	20	5	0	43
Divorced	21	21	17	27	14	0	149
Separated	21	22	17	28	11	0	70
Never married	26	19	19	15	21	1	414
Living with partner	16	27	14	25	17	1	95
race and ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	22	19	19	26	14	1	956
Black, non-Hispanic	22	15	18	25	20	0	182
Other, non-Hispanic	9	24	32	26	10	0	17
Hispanic	22	21	18	26	12	1	254
2+, non-Hispanic	16	23	30	13	14	3	33
Asian, non-Hispanic	18	18	25	7	32	0	81
religious service attendance
More than once a week	14	11	8	57	10	0	141
Once a week	16	17	19	32	15	1	331
Once or twice a month	14	28	28	16	15	0	124
A few times a year	24	20	23	20	11	1	185
Seldom	18	22	24	18	18	0	325
Never	32	18	15	17	16	1	412
SKIPPED ON WEB	0	0	10	17	33	41	5
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	13	17	18	40	11	0	395
Mainline Protestant	16	17	25	23	19	1	320
Roman Catholic	18	24	23	20	15	0	291
No religion	34	22	15	14	14	1	360
Other religion	30	14	17	19	20	0	141
Skipped	10	3	6	35	32	13	16
ideology
Very conservative	11	9	19	55	5	1	134
Conservative	12	16	22	34	15	1	374
Moderate	18	21	22	17	20	1	627
Liberal	36	24	15	14	10	1	251
Very liberal	50	16	3	22	8	1	120
SKIPPED ON WEB	0	32	9	19	28	11	18
region
Northeast	20	24	21	23	12	1	266
Midwest	24	18	18	26	14	1	316
South	20	19	20	25	15	1	579
West	22	17	17	24	19	1	363

Q47A: favor/oppose - ruling that land in OK belongs to Creek Nation

[Ruled that land in Oklahoma granted in the 1830s to the Creek Indian Nation as a reservation retains that status because Congress has not amended the treaties and that the state of Oklahoma therefore could not itself prosecute tribal members for major crimes in the eastern portion of the state, including places such as Tulsa.] How much do you favor or oppose the following recent Supreme Court Decisions?
	Strongly favor	Somewhat favor	Somewhat oppose	Strongly oppose	Don’t know	SKIPPED ON WEB	n
sex
Male	24	29	13	11	22	1	736
Female	19	22	13	12	32	2	787
age
18-29	19	26	9	8	37	1	313
30-44	19	25	12	11	33	1	378
45-59	21	25	15	14	24	1	379
60+	26	25	15	14	19	2	453
education
Less than HS	23	24	6	12	35	2	149
HS graduate	18	25	13	14	29	1	430
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	18	27	14	11	27	2	422
Bachelor's degree	20	25	16	10	28	1	292
Post grad study/professional degree	35	23	11	10	19	2	230
income
Under $40k	22	25	10	14	28	1	505
$40k to $85k	19	26	15	11	28	1	498
85k plus	23	24	14	11	26	2	521
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	14	22	19	18	25	1	447
Independent	23	25	10	10	30	2	523
Democrat	26	28	10	8	26	1	548
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	14	22	19	18	25	1	447
Lean Republican	19	23	12	16	27	3	150
Independent	17	23	10	8	40	2	201
Lean Democrat	33	30	9	7	21	0	172
Democrat	26	28	10	8	26	1	548
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	15	23	17	17	26	2	597
Independent	17	23	10	8	40	2	201
Democrat	28	28	10	8	25	1	721
marital status
Married	21	25	15	13	25	2	753
Widowed	23	23	20	13	20	1	43
Divorced	24	27	14	13	22	0	149
Separated	25	26	15	12	20	2	70
Never married	23	26	8	8	34	1	414
Living with partner	13	24	15	14	33	1	95
race and ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	21	26	13	12	26	1	956
Black, non-Hispanic	22	23	13	7	33	1	182
Other, non-Hispanic	15	33	27	14	12	0	17
Hispanic	23	19	13	16	28	1	254
2+, non-Hispanic	39	16	5	6	31	3	33
Asian, non-Hispanic	12	38	14	5	30	0	81
religious service attendance
More than once a week	18	22	14	13	32	2	141
Once a week	15	32	14	13	24	1	331
Once or twice a month	27	18	19	9	26	0	124
A few times a year	24	26	11	13	27	1	185
Seldom	20	25	17	13	25	0	325
Never	26	23	8	10	31	2	412
SKIPPED ON WEB	0	10	0	0	33	57	5
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	16	26	15	13	28	1	395
Mainline Protestant	18	23	16	11	31	1	320
Roman Catholic	20	25	13	14	27	1	291
No religion	26	26	9	11	26	1	360
Other religion	33	28	11	8	18	2	141
Skipped	14	0	12	5	42	26	16
ideology
Very conservative	18	22	12	21	28	0	134
Conservative	15	23	19	17	24	2	374
Moderate	20	27	12	11	29	1	627
Liberal	29	27	11	7	24	1	251
Very liberal	42	21	3	3	30	1	120
SKIPPED ON WEB	0	20	21	4	41	13	18
region
Northeast	25	24	14	10	26	1	266
Midwest	15	26	15	15	28	1	316
South	25	23	12	10	28	2	579
West	18	29	12	14	27	1	363

Q47B: favor/oppose - ruling that colleges can use affirmative action

[Decided colleges can use race as one factor in deciding which applicants to admit] How much do you favor or oppose the following recent Supreme Court decisions?
	Strongly favor	Somewhat favor	Somewhat oppose	Strongly oppose	Don’t know	SKIPPED ON WEB	n
sex
Male	6	13	20	52	8	1	736
Female	4	10	17	56	11	1	787
age
18-29	6	8	18	52	16	1	313
30-44	4	12	21	52	11	0	378
45-59	4	12	20	56	7	1	379
60+	6	14	16	56	7	1	453
education
Less than HS	8	7	20	45	19	2	149
HS graduate	3	7	16	61	12	1	430
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	2	11	17	61	7	1	422
Bachelor's degree	5	13	24	49	8	1	292
Post grad study/professional degree	12	22	18	39	6	2	230
income
Under $40k	3	9	17	58	12	1	505
$40k to $85k	5	12	16	56	10	1	498
85k plus	8	14	22	48	7	2	521
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	4	4	20	65	7	1	447
Independent	4	13	19	52	11	1	523
Democrat	7	17	17	47	11	1	548
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	4	4	20	65	7	1	447
Lean Republican	0	5	20	68	6	2	150
Independent	5	9	18	48	18	2	201
Lean Democrat	5	23	20	43	8	0	172
Democrat	7	17	17	47	11	1	548
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	3	4	20	66	6	1	597
Independent	5	9	18	48	18	2	201
Democrat	7	19	18	46	10	1	721
marital status
Married	5	11	18	56	8	1	753
Widowed	5	3	23	68	2	0	43
Divorced	3	13	14	58	11	0	149
Separated	8	21	22	41	7	1	70
Never married	5	11	19	50	13	1	414
Living with partner	7	13	20	49	10	1	95
race and ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	5	10	21	55	8	1	956
Black, non-Hispanic	10	17	11	47	14	1	182
Other, non-Hispanic	5	21	33	33	8	0	17
Hispanic	5	12	14	59	9	1	254
2+, non-Hispanic	5	17	15	40	20	3	33
Asian, non-Hispanic	0	8	24	51	17	0	81
religious service attendance
More than once a week	5	6	18	65	6	0	141
Once a week	6	9	19	58	7	1	331
Once or twice a month	3	12	21	58	7	0	124
A few times a year	5	9	18	55	12	1	185
Seldom	5	14	21	50	10	0	325
Never	5	15	16	49	12	2	412
SKIPPED ON WEB	0	0	0	10	33	57	5
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	6	9	19	58	8	1	395
Mainline Protestant	3	10	19	55	13	1	320
Roman Catholic	6	10	17	58	8	0	291
No religion	6	19	18	46	10	1	360
Other religion	4	9	21	54	11	2	141
Skipped	0	13	12	41	17	17	16
ideology
Very conservative	6	3	12	71	8	0	134
Conservative	1	4	19	67	6	1	374
Moderate	4	11	19	55	11	1	627
Liberal	11	24	21	35	9	1	251
Very liberal	11	24	15	34	15	1	120
SKIPPED ON WEB	0	0	16	39	38	8	18
region
Northeast	5	8	23	56	7	0	266
Midwest	3	11	17	60	7	1	316
South	6	10	18	53	11	2	579
West	5	17	17	50	11	0	363

Q47C: favor/oppose - ban employment discrimination on basis of sexual orientation

[Decided that laws prohibiting employment discrimination on the basis of sex also apply to discrimination based on sexual orientation of gay, lesbian or transgender individuals.] How much do you favor or oppose the following recent Supreme Court Decisions?
	Strongly favor	Somewhat favor	Somewhat oppose	Strongly oppose	Don’t know	SKIPPED ON WEB	n
sex
Male	38	26	12	13	10	1	736
Female	37	23	12	14	12	2	787
age
18-29	42	27	8	7	15	1	313
30-44	39	21	12	13	13	1	378
45-59	39	20	14	16	10	1	379
60+	32	30	13	16	7	1	453
education
Less than HS	42	26	10	3	17	2	149
HS graduate	24	26	16	18	14	1	430
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	36	26	11	16	11	1	422
Bachelor's degree	43	22	15	12	7	1	292
Post grad study/professional degree	56	22	6	9	5	2	230
income
Under $40k	34	27	12	13	14	1	505
$40k to $85k	34	24	14	15	11	1	498
85k plus	45	23	11	12	7	2	521
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	21	31	15	19	12	1	447
Independent	36	25	14	9	14	2	523
Democrat	53	19	8	12	7	1	548
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	21	31	15	19	12	1	447
Lean Republican	19	32	21	15	11	2	150
Independent	25	28	12	10	23	2	201
Lean Democrat	64	16	10	5	6	0	172
Democrat	53	19	8	12	7	1	548
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	21	31	17	18	11	2	597
Independent	25	28	12	10	23	2	201
Democrat	55	18	9	10	7	1	721
marital status
Married	36	23	15	15	10	2	753
Widowed	32	28	10	19	10	0	43
Divorced	37	33	6	15	9	0	149
Separated	37	20	12	17	12	1	70
Never married	42	26	11	8	12	1	414
Living with partner	37	23	9	13	18	1	95
race and ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	38	24	11	15	10	1	956
Black, non-Hispanic	36	20	17	15	10	1	182
Other, non-Hispanic	34	35	20	8	3	0	17
Hispanic	32	28	15	12	12	1	254
2+, non-Hispanic	39	21	6	0	30	3	33
Asian, non-Hispanic	51	28	5	5	8	2	81
religious service attendance
More than once a week	29	21	16	23	9	1	141
Once a week	30	31	14	16	7	1	331
Once or twice a month	27	30	18	15	10	0	124
A few times a year	46	22	9	14	8	1	185
Seldom	35	26	13	10	16	0	325
Never	48	19	8	10	12	2	412
SKIPPED ON WEB	10	33	0	0	0	57	5
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	26	27	15	20	11	1	395
Mainline Protestant	37	28	11	12	11	1	320
Roman Catholic	34	26	13	15	10	1	291
No religion	53	17	10	10	10	1	360
Other religion	44	27	12	5	10	2	141
Skipped	19	20	11	10	23	17	16
ideology
Very conservative	14	29	10	36	11	0	134
Conservative	19	33	18	16	11	2	374
Moderate	35	27	14	11	13	1	627
Liberal	67	14	5	8	5	1	251
Very liberal	79	6	2	4	9	1	120
SKIPPED ON WEB	6	28	0	24	31	11	18
region
Northeast	40	22	15	10	11	0	266
Midwest	35	26	13	16	9	1	316
South	34	26	12	15	11	2	579
West	43	24	9	11	12	1	363

Q47D: favor/oppose - government may support religious schools

[Decided that a government program that financially supports students attending private schools may include religious schools without violating the Constitution.] How much do you favor or oppose the following recent Supreme Court Decisions?
	Strongly favor	Somewhat favor	Somewhat oppose	Strongly oppose	Don’t know	SKIPPED ON WEB	n
sex
Male	20	31	18	17	13	1	736
Female	22	29	15	14	17	2	787
age
18-29	14	32	18	12	22	2	313
30-44	18	32	16	15	18	0	378
45-59	23	30	16	17	12	1	379
60+	28	27	16	17	11	1	453
education
Less than HS	22	30	20	10	16	3	149
HS graduate	23	27	16	11	22	1	430
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	22	33	15	15	13	2	422
Bachelor's degree	20	32	18	17	13	1	292
Post grad study/professional degree	19	28	17	27	7	2	230
income
Under $40k	22	30	16	13	18	1	505
$40k to $85k	18	30	17	16	18	1	498
85k plus	23	31	17	18	10	2	521
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	33	37	12	6	12	1	447
Independent	19	31	15	14	20	2	523
Democrat	15	23	22	26	13	1	548
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	33	37	12	6	12	1	447
Lean Republican	30	46	7	6	9	2	150
Independent	17	24	16	11	29	3	201
Lean Democrat	11	27	20	24	19	0	172
Democrat	15	23	22	26	13	1	548
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	32	39	11	6	11	1	597
Independent	17	24	16	11	29	3	201
Democrat	14	24	21	25	15	1	721
marital status
Married	26	29	14	16	13	1	753
Widowed	32	32	11	13	11	0	43
Divorced	16	29	21	18	15	0	149
Separated	27	25	16	15	15	2	70
Never married	15	31	20	15	18	2	414
Living with partner	11	35	16	13	23	1	95
race and ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	22	33	17	14	13	1	956
Black, non-Hispanic	21	26	19	15	18	1	182
Other, non-Hispanic	18	6	22	39	15	0	17
Hispanic	19	28	15	20	17	1	254
2+, non-Hispanic	12	14	5	20	46	3	33
Asian, non-Hispanic	18	31	18	14	19	0	81
religious service attendance
More than once a week	41	25	13	12	9	0	141
Once a week	31	39	12	6	10	1	331
Once or twice a month	23	32	22	13	10	0	124
A few times a year	20	35	15	17	12	1	185
Seldom	15	33	16	16	19	0	325
Never	11	20	20	25	21	2	412
SKIPPED ON WEB	0	10	0	0	33	57	5
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	37	32	10	7	13	1	395
Mainline Protestant	18	35	15	16	15	1	320
Roman Catholic	21	34	17	12	15	1	291
No religion	8	20	24	28	18	2	360
Other religion	21	30	19	17	12	2	141
Skipped	22	28	0	10	27	13	16
ideology
Very conservative	51	27	8	5	9	0	134
Conservative	28	43	10	5	11	2	374
Moderate	17	29	19	17	17	1	627
Liberal	14	26	24	22	14	1	251
Very liberal	5	11	20	40	22	2	120
SKIPPED ON WEB	31	21	6	0	31	11	18
region
Northeast	23	27	23	15	12	0	266
Midwest	21	33	14	12	17	2	316
South	22	31	16	16	14	2	579
West	19	29	14	19	18	1	363

Q47E: favor/oppose - rejected administration attemp to end DACA

[Rejected the administration’s attempt to end the DACA program that allows young people who were brought to the United States illegally as children to register and avoid immediate deportation.] How much do you favor or oppose the following recent Supreme Court Decisions?
	Strongly favor	Somewhat favor	Somewhat oppose	Strongly oppose	Don’t know	SKIPPED ON WEB	n
sex
Male	30	22	14	20	12	1	736
Female	32	16	15	20	15	2	787
age
18-29	30	19	12	17	18	3	313
30-44	32	20	13	17	18	1	378
45-59	27	19	19	21	13	1	379
60+	35	19	15	23	7	1	453
education
Less than HS	20	19	11	28	18	4	149
HS graduate	23	21	17	20	17	1	430
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	31	17	18	20	13	1	422
Bachelor's degree	34	20	13	20	12	1	292
Post grad study/professional degree	51	18	9	13	7	2	230
income
Under $40k	27	19	17	19	17	1	505
$40k to $85k	31	18	14	21	15	2	498
85k plus	36	20	13	21	8	2	521
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	13	24	22	23	17	1	447
Independent	30	20	15	18	16	2	523
Democrat	48	14	9	19	9	2	548
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	13	24	22	23	17	1	447
Lean Republican	14	23	23	28	9	2	150
Independent	21	20	13	16	27	2	201
Lean Democrat	54	17	9	11	9	0	172
Democrat	48	14	9	19	9	2	548
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	13	24	23	25	15	2	597
Independent	21	20	13	16	27	2	201
Democrat	49	15	9	17	9	1	721
marital status
Married	29	20	17	22	11	2	753
Widowed	34	25	16	17	7	0	43
Divorced	30	15	12	28	14	0	149
Separated	38	16	13	22	9	2	70
Never married	33	21	12	16	16	2	414
Living with partner	34	11	19	9	26	1	95
race and ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	33	20	15	19	13	1	956
Black, non-Hispanic	36	17	16	16	14	1	182
Other, non-Hispanic	35	9	19	24	12	0	17
Hispanic	26	15	16	28	15	1	254
2+, non-Hispanic	27	25	14	12	18	3	33
Asian, non-Hispanic	23	26	7	22	18	5	81
religious service attendance
More than once a week	18	20	19	26	16	1	141
Once a week	25	19	17	26	11	1	331
Once or twice a month	22	25	18	22	13	0	124
A few times a year	34	22	15	15	11	3	185
Seldom	31	17	17	20	16	0	325
Never	43	18	9	15	14	2	412
SKIPPED ON WEB	33	0	10	0	0	57	5
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	20	23	16	26	14	1	395
Mainline Protestant	30	17	18	17	15	2	320
Roman Catholic	34	16	19	20	11	1	291
No religion	43	18	10	13	15	1	360
Other religion	31	20	10	29	9	2	141
Skipped	22	17	3	11	24	23	16
ideology
Very conservative	16	20	19	38	8	0	134
Conservative	14	22	19	28	16	2	374
Moderate	28	20	18	18	16	1	627
Liberal	56	17	6	10	8	3	251
Very liberal	70	9	2	8	11	1	120
SKIPPED ON WEB	15	29	0	15	31	11	18
region
Northeast	36	18	17	16	12	1	266
Midwest	29	21	16	19	13	1	316
South	28	18	14	23	15	3	579
West	34	19	14	19	13	1	363

Q47F: favor/oppose - upheld allowance for employers to not provide contraception

[Upheld the government’s permitting private employers with religious or moral objections to choose not to provide contraceptive coverage as part of health plans for their employees.] How much do you favor or oppose the following recent Supreme Court Decisions?
	Strongly favor	Somewhat favor	Somewhat oppose	Strongly oppose	Don’t know	SKIPPED ON WEB	n
sex
Male	20	20	18	29	11	1	736
Female	14	15	18	37	15	2	787
age
18-29	12	20	19	27	21	1	313
30-44	12	16	16	37	18	1	378
45-59	18	18	22	32	9	2	379
60+	24	16	15	35	8	1	453
education
Less than HS	12	33	12	18	22	2	149
HS graduate	19	13	25	26	17	1	430
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	14	17	18	35	14	1	422
Bachelor's degree	20	15	15	40	9	1	292
Post grad study/professional degree	18	19	11	44	7	2	230
income
Under $40k	14	15	22	30	19	1	505
$40k to $85k	19	15	15	35	15	1	498
85k plus	19	22	16	35	6	2	521
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	36	23	12	14	14	1	447
Independent	14	17	21	30	16	2	523
Democrat	5	13	19	51	11	1	548
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	36	23	12	14	14	1	447
Lean Republican	30	29	17	15	7	2	150
Independent	10	15	25	21	26	2	201
Lean Democrat	4	9	21	54	11	1	172
Democrat	5	13	19	51	11	1	548
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	35	25	13	14	12	1	597
Independent	10	15	25	21	26	2	201
Democrat	4	12	20	52	11	1	721
marital status
Married	24	17	17	31	10	2	753
Widowed	15	20	17	34	14	0	43
Divorced	13	11	21	44	11	1	149
Separated	14	11	16	46	12	1	70
Never married	8	22	19	31	18	1	414
Living with partner	5	15	19	33	27	1	95
race and ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	22	17	15	34	10	2	956
Black, non-Hispanic	4	16	21	38	20	1	182
Other, non-Hispanic	1	10	28	49	13	0	17
Hispanic	12	18	18	33	18	0	254
2+, non-Hispanic	7	0	34	37	19	3	33
Asian, non-Hispanic	6	34	31	13	16	0	81
religious service attendance
More than once a week	45	14	14	14	12	1	141
Once a week	24	27	16	21	11	1	331
Once or twice a month	21	28	20	19	12	0	124
A few times a year	13	14	17	42	13	1	185
Seldom	11	15	23	34	17	1	325
Never	8	12	16	49	14	2	412
SKIPPED ON WEB	0	0	26	10	33	32	5
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	34	20	14	18	14	1	395
Mainline Protestant	11	18	16	35	19	2	320
Roman Catholic	19	16	21	31	11	0	291
No religion	6	11	18	53	11	1	360
Other religion	9	28	27	27	8	2	141
Skipped	21	3	26	14	28	8	16
ideology
Very conservative	63	21	5	6	5	0	134
Conservative	31	26	12	17	12	2	374
Moderate	7	20	24	33	16	1	627
Liberal	5	6	23	52	13	1	251
Very liberal	2	1	8	76	12	1	120
SKIPPED ON WEB	0	0	18	20	58	3	18
region
Northeast	15	14	23	38	9	1	266
Midwest	19	20	18	28	13	1	316
South	18	17	16	32	15	2	579
West	15	18	16	35	15	1	363

Q47G: favor/oppose - struck down abortion provider restrictions

[Struck down a state’s law regulating abortion providers on the grounds that it imposed an undue burden on women’s access to abortion.] How much do you favor or oppose the following recent Supreme Court Decisions?
	Strongly favor	Somewhat favor	Somewhat oppose	Strongly oppose	Don’t know	SKIPPED ON WEB	n
sex
Male	27	22	16	19	14	2	736
Female	26	16	15	20	21	2	787
age
18-29	25	20	13	16	24	2	313
30-44	26	17	17	17	22	1	378
45-59	23	20	15	22	17	2	379
60+	32	18	16	22	10	2	453
education
Less than HS	21	23	10	19	26	2	149
HS graduate	21	19	17	22	19	2	430
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	23	18	17	19	21	2	422
Bachelor's degree	29	17	16	22	14	1	292
Post grad study/professional degree	45	17	13	13	11	2	230
income
Under $40k	21	22	17	17	22	1	505
$40k to $85k	26	14	16	24	18	2	498
85k plus	33	20	14	17	13	2	521
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	14	19	21	29	15	2	447
Independent	26	19	15	17	21	2	523
Democrat	38	19	11	14	17	1	548
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	14	19	21	29	15	2	447
Lean Republican	8	26	17	27	18	4	150
Independent	19	13	18	17	31	2	201
Lean Democrat	49	20	9	10	12	0	172
Democrat	38	19	11	14	17	1	548
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	12	21	20	28	16	3	597
Independent	19	13	18	17	31	2	201
Democrat	41	19	11	13	16	1	721
marital status
Married	27	16	15	24	15	2	753
Widowed	21	24	15	27	12	0	43
Divorced	24	21	17	22	15	0	149
Separated	28	14	14	15	24	4	70
Never married	27	23	15	12	22	1	414
Living with partner	28	16	20	12	24	1	95
race and ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	31	17	14	21	15	2	956
Black, non-Hispanic	20	22	19	18	19	1	182
Other, non-Hispanic	34	19	15	7	26	0	17
Hispanic	18	21	17	23	20	1	254
2+, non-Hispanic	26	18	6	10	37	3	33
Asian, non-Hispanic	20	25	25	2	28	0	81
religious service attendance
More than once a week	17	10	19	43	10	2	141
Once a week	19	23	16	25	15	1	331
Once or twice a month	20	28	24	12	16	0	124
A few times a year	25	21	15	20	18	1	185
Seldom	27	17	19	13	22	1	325
Never	39	15	9	14	20	2	412
SKIPPED ON WEB	0	23	0	10	10	57	5
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	14	19	19	33	16	1	395
Mainline Protestant	23	18	16	17	23	1	320
Roman Catholic	23	23	17	21	15	1	291
No religion	45	17	10	12	15	2	360
Other religion	32	16	17	8	26	2	141
Skipped	20	21	17	0	10	32	16
ideology
Very conservative	13	16	12	50	10	0	134
Conservative	13	21	24	24	15	3	374
Moderate	23	19	17	16	24	2	627
Liberal	48	20	7	11	13	1	251
Very liberal	65	9	2	12	12	1	120
SKIPPED ON WEB	0	19	10	24	35	11	18
region
Northeast	33	18	14	18	15	2	266
Midwest	23	19	16	21	19	2	316
South	25	19	17	20	17	2	579
West	27	19	13	19	21	1	363

Q56: approve/disapprove - SCOTUS’ handling of job

Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way the US Supreme Court is handling its job?
	Strongly approve	Somewhat approve	Somewhat disapprove	Strongly disapprove	SKIPPED ON WEB	n
sex
Male	7	65	22	5	1	736
Female	6	54	34	5	1	787
age
18-29	8	49	34	7	2	313
30-44	6	61	26	6	1	378
45-59	6	60	28	4	2	379
60+	6	64	26	3	1	453
education
Less than HS	15	46	29	9	2	149
HS graduate	5	55	34	4	2	430
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	5	60	28	5	2	422
Bachelor's degree	8	62	23	6	0	292
Post grad study/professional degree	6	71	21	2	0	230
income
Under $40k	7	51	35	6	2	505
$40k to $85k	4	61	28	6	1	498
85k plus	9	66	21	3	1	521
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	10	69	18	1	2	447
Independent	7	56	28	7	2	523
Democrat	3	54	36	6	0	548
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	10	69	18	1	2	447
Lean Republican	10	64	21	3	2	150
Independent	6	44	35	11	4	201
Lean Democrat	6	64	24	5	1	172
Democrat	3	54	36	6	0	548
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	10	68	19	1	2	597
Independent	6	44	35	11	4	201
Democrat	4	56	33	6	0	721
marital status
Married	6	64	25	4	2	753
Widowed	7	54	37	3	0	43
Divorced	7	62	27	3	1	149
Separated	7	56	36	1	0	70
Never married	9	54	29	7	2	414
Living with partner	5	50	39	7	0	95
race and ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	8	61	25	3	2	956
Black, non-Hispanic	6	42	43	8	1	182
Other, non-Hispanic	1	53	41	2	3	17
Hispanic	4	58	30	7	1	254
2+, non-Hispanic	3	43	36	17	0	33
Asian, non-Hispanic	5	82	10	3	0	81
religious service attendance
More than once a week	15	49	24	6	5	141
Once a week	8	65	22	4	1	331
Once or twice a month	4	67	25	4	1	124
A few times a year	4	64	28	3	1	185
Seldom	6	56	31	6	1	325
Never	5	56	32	6	2	412
SKIPPED ON WEB	0	65	10	0	26	5
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	10	60	25	4	1	395
Mainline Protestant	4	56	32	6	1	320
Roman Catholic	5	64	27	3	1	291
No religion	4	58	30	7	1	360
Other religion	14	59	24	2	2	141
Skipped	3	51	16	2	27	16
ideology
Very conservative	8	59	27	4	3	134
Conservative	11	68	17	3	1	374
Moderate	5	58	30	5	1	627
Liberal	5	59	32	4	0	251
Very liberal	1	44	42	13	0	120
SKIPPED ON WEB	0	39	26	3	32	18
region
Northeast	7	52	34	6	1	266
Midwest	7	62	24	5	2	316
South	8	58	28	5	2	579
West	4	64	26	4	1	363

Q56: (2-category)

Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way the US Supreme Court is handling its job?
	Approve	Disapprove	Skipped on web	n
sex
Male	72	27	1	736
Female	60	38	1	787
age
18-29	57	41	2	313
30-44	67	32	1	378
45-59	66	32	2	379
60+	70	29	1	453
education
Less than HS	60	38	2	149
HS graduate	60	38	2	430
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	65	33	2	422
Bachelor's degree	70	30	0	292
Post grad study/professional degree	77	23	0	230
income
Under $40k	58	41	2	505
$40k to $85k	65	34	1	498
85k plus	75	24	1	521
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	80	19	2	447
Independent	64	34	2	523
Democrat	57	43	0	548
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	80	19	2	447
Lean Republican	74	24	2	150
Independent	50	46	4	201
Lean Democrat	70	29	1	172
Democrat	57	43	0	548
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	78	20	2	597
Independent	50	46	4	201
Democrat	60	39	0	721
marital status
Married	69	29	2	753
Widowed	60	40	0	43
Divorced	69	30	1	149
Separated	63	37	0	70
Never married	63	36	2	414
Living with partner	54	45	0	95
race and ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	69	29	2	956
Black, non-Hispanic	48	51	1	182
Other, non-Hispanic	54	43	3	17
Hispanic	62	37	1	254
2+, non-Hispanic	47	53	0	33
Asian, non-Hispanic	87	13	0	81
religious service attendance
More than once a week	64	30	5	141
Once a week	73	26	1	331
Once or twice a month	71	29	1	124
A few times a year	69	30	1	185
Seldom	62	37	1	325
Never	60	38	2	412
SKIPPED ON WEB	65	10	26	5
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	70	29	1	395
Mainline Protestant	60	39	1	320
Roman Catholic	69	30	1	291
No religion	62	37	1	360
Other religion	73	26	2	141
Skipped	54	18	27	16
ideology
Very conservative	67	31	3	134
Conservative	79	20	1	374
Moderate	63	35	1	627
Liberal	64	36	0	251
Very liberal	45	55	0	120
SKIPPED ON WEB	39	29	32	18
region
Northeast	59	40	1	266
Midwest	69	29	2	316
South	66	33	2	579
West	69	31	1	363