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

Q3B: confidence in Congress

[Congress] 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	2	11	38	36	11	1	736
Female	3	10	46	33	8	1	787
age
18-29	2	13	45	31	9	0	313
30-44	3	8	44	34	11	1	378
45-59	4	9	42	36	9	1	379
60+	2	12	38	36	11	2	453
education
Less than HS	3	18	47	19	10	2	149
HS graduate	3	10	42	34	10	1	430
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	3	8	42	36	11	0	422
Bachelor's degree	1	9	35	45	9	1	292
Post grad study/professional degree	3	11	47	30	9	0	230
income
Under $40k	4	11	40	33	12	0	505
$40k to $85k	2	11	42	33	11	1	498
85k plus	2	9	44	37	7	1	521
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	2	15	40	35	8	0	447
Independent	2	4	39	39	14	2	523
Democrat	4	12	46	31	7	0	548
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	2	15	40	35	8	0	447
Lean Republican	1	3	39	45	10	2	150
Independent	4	6	34	32	21	2	201
Lean Democrat	0	4	44	40	9	2	172
Democrat	4	12	46	31	7	0	548
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	2	12	40	37	9	1	597
Independent	4	6	34	32	21	2	201
Democrat	3	10	46	33	8	1	721
marital status
Married	3	8	41	37	10	1	753
Widowed	4	17	35	34	10	0	43
Divorced	2	9	45	32	10	2	149
Separated	0	19	35	32	11	3	70
Never married	3	13	43	32	9	0	414
Living with partner	3	10	50	28	9	0	95
race and ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	1	10	39	38	11	1	956
Black, non-Hispanic	6	8	47	31	7	1	182
Other, non-Hispanic	0	14	65	10	10	0	17
Hispanic	4	12	48	26	8	1	254
2+, non-Hispanic	0	5	44	42	8	0	33
Asian, non-Hispanic	5	15	45	29	7	0	81
religious service attendance
More than once a week	8	5	38	44	5	0	141
Once a week	2	13	48	30	7	2	331
Once or twice a month	2	18	42	34	4	0	124
A few times a year	4	8	39	37	12	1	185
Seldom	1	10	43	32	12	1	325
Never	2	9	39	37	12	1	412
SKIPPED ON WEB	0	0	36	41	23	0	5
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	4	11	43	34	7	0	395
Mainline Protestant	2	8	44	33	12	1	320
Roman Catholic	2	12	40	37	8	1	291
No religion	2	9	39	38	12	1	360
Other religion	3	16	44	26	9	2	141
Skipped	0	5	47	28	21	0	16
ideology
Very conservative	5	16	31	36	13	0	134
Conservative	2	11	41	34	9	2	374
Moderate	3	10	44	34	9	1	627
Liberal	1	8	46	35	10	0	251
Very liberal	3	7	41	36	13	0	120
SKIPPED ON WEB	0	11	20	45	12	12	18
region
Northeast	4	7	37	39	10	3	266
Midwest	1	8	42	38	11	0	316
South	2	13	44	31	9	1	579
West	3	11	43	34	9	0	363

Q3C: confidence in the Presidency

[The Presidency] 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	16	16	23	20	25	0	736
Female	15	16	24	20	26	0	787
age
18-29	7	13	29	20	30	0	313
30-44	12	16	23	28	22	0	378
45-59	19	14	28	18	20	0	379
60+	21	19	16	14	29	1	453
education
Less than HS	17	11	31	22	20	0	149
HS graduate	20	16	26	16	22	0	430
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	15	18	22	20	25	0	422
Bachelor's degree	11	16	24	18	30	0	292
Post grad study/professional degree	11	14	18	27	30	0	230
income
Under $40k	16	14	24	19	27	0	505
$40k to $85k	14	18	23	20	24	0	498
85k plus	16	16	23	20	25	0	521
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	36	34	21	6	3	0	447
Independent	9	12	29	23	27	0	523
Democrat	4	5	20	28	42	0	548
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	36	34	21	6	3	0	447
Lean Republican	19	31	34	14	1	0	150
Independent	9	6	34	24	28	0	201
Lean Democrat	0	2	19	29	49	1	172
Democrat	4	5	20	28	42	0	548
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	32	34	25	8	2	0	597
Independent	9	6	34	24	28	0	201
Democrat	3	4	20	28	44	0	721
marital status
Married	18	20	21	18	23	0	753
Widowed	16	15	27	16	26	0	43
Divorced	23	14	21	17	26	1	149
Separated	11	9	27	20	34	0	70
Never married	10	12	27	23	28	0	414
Living with partner	6	17	26	24	27	0	95
race and ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	19	19	21	17	23	0	956
Black, non-Hispanic	8	5	24	27	35	1	182
Other, non-Hispanic	4	39	21	2	34	0	17
Hispanic	11	13	28	22	25	0	254
2+, non-Hispanic	3	19	29	20	30	0	33
Asian, non-Hispanic	7	14	30	24	26	0	81
religious service attendance
More than once a week	19	28	19	21	13	0	141
Once a week	19	21	22	17	21	0	331
Once or twice a month	13	20	32	22	14	0	124
A few times a year	14	11	30	19	26	0	185
Seldom	16	14	22	17	30	1	325
Never	12	11	22	22	33	0	412
SKIPPED ON WEB	0	0	15	45	39	0	5
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	24	26	22	13	14	0	395
Mainline Protestant	15	17	23	19	26	0	320
Roman Catholic	15	15	22	24	25	0	291
No religion	8	7	25	22	38	0	360
Other religion	13	10	26	25	26	0	141
Skipped	0	19	29	34	9	8	16
ideology
Very conservative	49	33	14	1	3	0	134
Conservative	30	26	27	11	7	0	374
Moderate	7	14	27	25	27	0	627
Liberal	3	5	18	31	43	0	251
Very liberal	3	2	16	17	61	1	120
SKIPPED ON WEB	2	7	34	31	26	0	18
region
Northeast	14	14	25	19	27	1	266
Midwest	14	17	27	21	20	0	316
South	18	17	22	15	28	0	579
West	13	15	21	25	25	0	363

Q3D: confidence in state Supreme Court

[Your state Supreme Court or highest court in your state] 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	9	29	44	14	3	1	736
Female	7	25	49	14	4	1	787
age
18-29	7	20	50	14	6	2	313
30-44	6	19	55	17	3	0	378
45-59	9	30	44	13	3	0	379
60+	9	35	40	11	3	2	453
education
Less than HS	10	27	44	9	5	4	149
HS graduate	8	24	45	17	5	2	430
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	7	25	48	16	4	0	422
Bachelor's degree	7	25	50	15	2	1	292
Post grad study/professional degree	10	37	45	6	2	0	230
income
Under $40k	11	21	45	17	5	2	505
$40k to $85k	4	25	50	15	4	1	498
85k plus	8	35	45	10	2	0	521
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	11	30	46	11	2	1	447
Independent	5	24	48	16	7	0	523
Democrat	8	28	46	14	2	2	548
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	11	30	46	11	2	1	447
Lean Republican	4	29	53	10	4	0	150
Independent	9	15	49	17	10	0	201
Lean Democrat	3	29	42	21	5	0	172
Democrat	8	28	46	14	2	2	548
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	9	30	47	10	2	1	597
Independent	9	15	49	17	10	0	201
Democrat	7	28	45	16	3	1	721
marital status
Married	8	32	44	13	3	1	753
Widowed	11	25	47	13	3	0	43
Divorced	12	26	44	14	3	1	149
Separated	8	30	40	17	5	0	70
Never married	8	21	52	14	4	2	414
Living with partner	2	13	57	20	8	0	95
race and ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	10	30	45	12	3	1	956
Black, non-Hispanic	7	13	52	22	5	1	182
Other, non-Hispanic	0	40	48	10	2	0	17
Hispanic	5	22	50	15	6	3	254
2+, non-Hispanic	3	10	46	33	8	0	33
Asian, non-Hispanic	5	41	45	7	2	0	81
religious service attendance
More than once a week	10	27	43	19	1	1	141
Once a week	8	32	46	10	3	1	331
Once or twice a month	6	24	48	14	0	7	124
A few times a year	8	31	44	14	1	2	185
Seldom	9	24	44	15	7	0	325
Never	7	24	51	14	4	0	412
SKIPPED ON WEB	0	41	59	0	0	0	5
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	10	29	43	14	4	0	395
Mainline Protestant	8	25	47	16	4	1	320
Roman Catholic	6	29	52	10	3	0	291
No religion	7	23	49	16	4	1	360
Other religion	9	31	42	9	5	5	141
Skipped	0	13	46	18	16	6	16
ideology
Very conservative	12	33	41	12	2	0	134
Conservative	10	30	45	12	2	2	374
Moderate	6	24	49	16	4	1	627
Liberal	8	30	46	10	5	0	251
Very liberal	6	20	48	19	7	0	120
SKIPPED ON WEB	0	14	57	24	5	0	18
region
Northeast	6	28	46	16	3	1	266
Midwest	7	27	48	14	4	0	316
South	10	22	47	15	4	2	579
West	7	33	45	11	4	0	363

Q8: most trustworthy branch

Of the three branches of US government, which one do you trust the most?
	The US Congress (the legislative branch)	The Presidency (the executive branch)	The US Supreme Court (the judicial branch)	SKIPPED ON WEB	n
sex
Male	14	24	61	2	736
Female	18	24	57	1	787
age
18-29	20	16	63	1	313
30-44	19	22	58	1	378
45-59	12	26	60	2	379
60+	14	29	55	1	453
education
Less than HS	17	22	57	4	149
HS graduate	14	33	51	1	430
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	19	22	58	1	422
Bachelor's degree	13	20	66	1	292
Post grad study/professional degree	18	15	67	1	230
income
Under $40k	22	22	54	2	505
$40k to $85k	15	27	57	1	498
85k plus	11	23	66	1	521
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	5	56	39	0	447
Independent	14	18	67	1	523
Democrat	27	3	68	2	548
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	5	56	39	0	447
Lean Republican	3	38	59	0	150
Independent	15	19	63	3	201
Lean Democrat	22	1	77	1	172
Democrat	27	3	68	2	548
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	5	51	44	0	597
Independent	15	19	63	3	201
Democrat	26	2	70	2	721
marital status
Married	13	28	58	1	753
Widowed	7	17	75	1	43
Divorced	14	31	54	1	149
Separated	24	18	54	5	70
Never married	20	16	63	2	414
Living with partner	23	23	54	0	95
race and ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	11	30	58	1	956
Black, non-Hispanic	36	6	57	1	182
Other, non-Hispanic	28	9	63	0	17
Hispanic	19	20	59	2	254
2+, non-Hispanic	17	31	52	0	33
Asian, non-Hispanic	19	9	72	1	81
religious service attendance
More than once a week	11	35	52	2	141
Once a week	11	34	53	2	331
Once or twice a month	15	19	64	1	124
A few times a year	16	16	67	0	185
Seldom	21	23	56	0	325
Never	18	18	62	2	412
SKIPPED ON WEB	45	0	55	0	5
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	12	37	49	1	395
Mainline Protestant	18	26	55	1	320
Roman Catholic	14	22	64	1	291
No religion	18	13	68	1	360
Other religion	18	14	63	5	141
Skipped	36	29	29	6	16
ideology
Very conservative	7	72	21	0	134
Conservative	8	45	47	0	374
Moderate	16	14	69	1	627
Liberal	26	3	69	2	251
Very liberal	30	4	63	3	120
SKIPPED ON WEB	33	2	48	17	18
region
Northeast	16	20	64	1	266
Midwest	12	27	60	1	316
South	19	26	54	1	579
West	15	20	62	2	363

Q9: election 2020 (likely voters only)

[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?
	Biden	Trump	Jorgensen	Hawkins	Vote for someone else	Would not vote	SKIPPED ON WEB	n
sex
Male	46	42	4	2	3	3	0	515
Female	54	38	2	1	3	2	0	586
age
18-29	60	24	3	3	3	8	0	73
30-44	48	35	7	2	5	3	0	276
45-59	51	41	2	3	1	2	0	315
60+	50	45	1	0	3	1	1	436
education
Less than HS	67	33	0	0	0	0	0	11
HS graduate	42	49	1	3	1	4	0	241
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	47	42	3	1	4	3	1	347
Bachelor's degree	50	38	5	2	3	2	0	279
Post grad study/professional degree	65	29	2	0	3	1	1	223
income
Under $40k	52	36	2	3	4	3	0	306
$40k to $85k	51	41	3	1	2	2	0	378
85k plus	49	41	4	1	3	2	1	418
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	7	86	1	1	3	1	0	336
Independent	47	35	6	3	4	4	1	363
Democrat	90	5	1	1	0	2	0	400
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	7	86	1	1	3	1	0	336
Lean Republican	9	78	5	2	4	2	0	124
Independent	44	24	7	3	9	11	2	108
Lean Democrat	87	2	6	4	1	0	0	130
Democrat	90	5	1	1	0	2	0	400
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	7	84	2	1	3	1	0	460
Independent	44	24	7	3	9	11	2	108
Democrat	89	4	3	2	1	2	0	531
marital status
Married	45	45	2	2	2	3	0	672
Widowed	35	44	7	0	2	6	6	38
Divorced	53	41	1	0	4	1	0	122
Separated	63	29	3	0	3	3	0	53
Never married	61	26	4	3	4	2	0	175
Living with partner	76	17	4	0	2	1	0	41
race and ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	42	49	2	2	3	2	0	727
Black, non-Hispanic	83	8	1	1	2	5	0	153
Other, non-Hispanic	45	44	5	4	0	3	0	13
Hispanic	58	35	5	0	1	0	1	149
2+, non-Hispanic	60	12	7	2	3	16	0	16
Asian, non-Hispanic	55	27	7	4	3	3	0	44
religious service attendance
More than once a week	39	57	1	1	0	1	0	106
Once a week	42	49	2	2	4	2	0	242
Once or twice a month	39	44	5	5	3	4	1	95
A few times a year	54	34	6	1	2	1	1	139
Seldom	54	37	1	1	3	4	0	251
Never	61	30	3	1	3	2	0	264
SKIPPED ON WEB	87	0	0	0	0	0	13	4
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	34	58	2	2	3	1	0	303
Mainline Protestant	49	40	2	1	3	4	1	227
Roman Catholic	51	40	2	1	2	2	0	232
No religion	68	20	4	2	2	4	0	250
Other religion	58	31	4	3	4	0	0	78
Skipped	50	32	0	0	14	0	4	11
ideology
Very conservative	4	93	2	0	0	1	0	100
Conservative	18	73	2	1	3	2	0	292
Moderate	59	27	4	2	4	4	1	449
Liberal	89	4	4	2	1	0	0	171
Very liberal	95	3	1	1	0	0	0	82
SKIPPED ON WEB	61	23	0	0	8	8	0	7
region
Northeast	58	36	1	2	3	1	0	213
Midwest	44	44	4	2	3	4	0	226
South	46	44	2	2	4	2	0	411
West	57	33	4	1	1	3	0	251

Q12: can POTUS ignore SCOTUS

If the Supreme Court rules against the president in a case, does the president have the power to ignore that ruling, or is the president required to do as the ruling says?
	The president has the power to ignore the ruling	The president is required to do as the ruling says	SKIPPED ON WEB	n
sex
Male	14	85	1	736
Female	18	80	1	787
age
18-29	17	83	0	313
30-44	18	81	1	378
45-59	20	79	1	379
60+	12	87	2	453
education
Less than HS	24	74	2	149
HS graduate	20	79	1	430
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	19	80	1	422
Bachelor's degree	10	90	0	292
Post grad study/professional degree	9	90	1	230
income
Under $40k	20	79	0	505
$40k to $85k	16	83	1	498
85k plus	13	84	2	521
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	20	79	1	447
Independent	13	85	2	523
Democrat	16	83	1	548
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	20	79	1	447
Lean Republican	13	84	3	150
Independent	17	81	2	201
Lean Democrat	10	90	0	172
Democrat	16	83	1	548
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	18	80	1	597
Independent	17	81	2	201
Democrat	15	85	1	721
marital status
Married	15	84	1	753
Widowed	15	81	4	43
Divorced	8	92	0	149
Separated	28	71	1	70
Never married	17	82	1	414
Living with partner	29	68	3	95
race and ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	16	83	1	956
Black, non-Hispanic	22	78	1	182
Other, non-Hispanic	6	94	0	17
Hispanic	18	80	1	254
2+, non-Hispanic	7	93	0	33
Asian, non-Hispanic	12	88	0	81
religious service attendance
More than once a week	24	76	0	141
Once a week	18	82	1	331
Once or twice a month	25	74	1	124
A few times a year	10	89	1	185
Seldom	16	83	1	325
Never	14	85	1	412
SKIPPED ON WEB	26	64	10	5
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	21	79	0	395
Mainline Protestant	14	85	1	320
Roman Catholic	19	80	2	291
No religion	12	86	2	360
Other religion	18	82	0	141
Skipped	23	74	3	16
ideology
Very conservative	18	81	1	134
Conservative	19	80	2	374
Moderate	17	82	1	627
Liberal	16	83	1	251
Very liberal	4	94	2	120
SKIPPED ON WEB	18	79	3	18
region
Northeast	17	82	1	266
Midwest	20	79	1	316
South	16	84	1	579
West	14	84	2	363

Q13: judicial review

Does the Supreme Court have the power to review laws passed by Congress and to declare them invalid if they conflict with the Constitution?
	Yes, the Supreme Court has this power	No, the Supreme Court does not have this power	SKIPPED ON WEB	n
sex
Male	91	9	0	736
Female	83	16	1	787
age
18-29	92	7	0	313
30-44	85	13	1	378
45-59	88	12	0	379
60+	84	15	1	453
education
Less than HS	91	9	0	149
HS graduate	84	15	1	430
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	88	11	1	422
Bachelor's degree	89	10	1	292
Post grad study/professional degree	85	14	1	230
income
Under $40k	85	14	1	505
$40k to $85k	87	12	1	498
85k plus	89	11	0	521
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	87	13	1	447
Independent	86	13	0	523
Democrat	88	12	1	548
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	87	13	1	447
Lean Republican	84	16	0	150
Independent	86	14	0	201
Lean Democrat	90	10	0	172
Democrat	88	12	1	548
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	86	13	1	597
Independent	86	14	0	201
Democrat	88	11	0	721
marital status
Married	86	14	1	753
Widowed	75	25	0	43
Divorced	84	15	1	149
Separated	88	12	0	70
Never married	90	9	0	414
Living with partner	90	10	0	95
race and ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	86	13	1	956
Black, non-Hispanic	83	15	2	182
Other, non-Hispanic	100	0	0	17
Hispanic	91	9	0	254
2+, non-Hispanic	78	22	0	33
Asian, non-Hispanic	90	10	0	81
religious service attendance
More than once a week	83	15	2	141
Once a week	92	8	1	331
Once or twice a month	91	9	0	124
A few times a year	84	14	2	185
Seldom	82	17	0	325
Never	88	12	0	412
SKIPPED ON WEB	58	42	0	5
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	87	12	1	395
Mainline Protestant	83	17	0	320
Roman Catholic	87	13	0	291
No religion	90	9	1	360
Other religion	91	9	0	141
Skipped	49	35	16	16
ideology
Very conservative	87	12	1	134
Conservative	87	13	0	374
Moderate	85	14	0	627
Liberal	90	10	0	251
Very liberal	93	6	1	120
SKIPPED ON WEB	62	26	12	18
region
Northeast	85	14	1	266
Midwest	88	12	0	316
South	87	13	1	579
West	87	12	0	363

Q14: should president make laws

When Congress fails to act, should the president have the power to make laws on his own?
	Yes, president should be able to make laws	No, president should not be able to make laws	SKIPPED ON WEB	n
sex
Male	25	75	0	736
Female	31	69	1	787
age
18-29	26	74	0	313
30-44	34	66	0	378
45-59	33	67	0	379
60+	20	79	1	453
education
Less than HS	39	60	1	149
HS graduate	35	65	0	430
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	27	72	1	422
Bachelor's degree	23	77	0	292
Post grad study/professional degree	15	84	1	230
income
Under $40k	34	65	0	505
$40k to $85k	28	72	1	498
85k plus	22	78	0	521
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	50	50	0	447
Independent	20	80	0	523
Democrat	18	82	1	548
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	50	50	0	447
Lean Republican	31	69	1	150
Independent	23	77	0	201
Lean Democrat	6	94	0	172
Democrat	18	82	1	548
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	45	55	0	597
Independent	23	77	0	201
Democrat	15	85	1	721
marital status
Married	26	73	0	753
Widowed	18	82	0	43
Divorced	31	68	1	149
Separated	23	76	0	70
Never married	29	71	0	414
Living with partner	39	61	0	95
race and ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	29	71	0	956
Black, non-Hispanic	26	73	1	182
Other, non-Hispanic	42	58	0	17
Hispanic	24	76	0	254
2+, non-Hispanic	43	57	0	33
Asian, non-Hispanic	24	76	0	81
religious service attendance
More than once a week	21	77	2	141
Once a week	31	69	0	331
Once or twice a month	35	65	0	124
A few times a year	25	75	0	185
Seldom	31	68	0	325
Never	24	76	0	412
SKIPPED ON WEB	64	36	0	5
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	34	66	0	395
Mainline Protestant	31	69	0	320
Roman Catholic	28	71	1	291
No religion	20	80	0	360
Other religion	21	78	1	141
Skipped	42	52	6	16
ideology
Very conservative	40	60	0	134
Conservative	40	60	0	374
Moderate	24	75	1	627
Liberal	17	83	1	251
Very liberal	18	81	1	120
SKIPPED ON WEB	23	77	0	18
region
Northeast	30	69	1	266
Midwest	26	74	1	316
South	32	68	0	579
West	22	77	1	363

Q35A: favor/oppose - increase number of justices

[Increase the number of justices on the US Supreme Court] How much do you favor or oppose the following proposals affecting the Supreme Court?
	Strongly favor	Favor	Oppose	Strongly oppose	SKIPPED ON WEB	n
sex
Male	9	32	39	19	1	736
Female	10	40	39	9	2	787
age
18-29	11	47	33	7	2	313
30-44	13	42	35	9	1	378
45-59	9	33	43	14	1	379
60+	7	26	43	23	1	453
education
Less than HS	13	28	46	12	0	149
HS graduate	11	42	32	13	1	430
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	9	41	36	12	2	422
Bachelor's degree	8	34	46	13	0	292
Post grad study/professional degree	9	24	45	22	1	230
income
Under $40k	11	42	37	9	2	505
$40k to $85k	9	35	39	15	2	498
85k plus	9	31	41	19	0	521
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	7	27	44	21	1	447
Independent	7	34	42	16	1	523
Democrat	15	46	32	7	1	548
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	7	27	44	21	1	447
Lean Republican	3	27	44	25	1	150
Independent	7	31	44	16	2	201
Lean Democrat	10	44	38	8	0	172
Democrat	15	46	32	7	1	548
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	6	27	44	22	1	597
Independent	7	31	44	16	2	201
Democrat	14	45	33	7	1	721
marital status
Married	8	32	40	19	1	753
Widowed	14	32	41	14	0	43
Divorced	5	37	40	15	3	149
Separated	11	35	43	9	1	70
Never married	13	44	34	8	1	414
Living with partner	18	36	42	3	1	95
race and ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	8	31	42	18	1	956
Black, non-Hispanic	16	42	33	8	2	182
Other, non-Hispanic	10	23	46	21	0	17
Hispanic	11	45	35	8	1	254
2+, non-Hispanic	8	45	36	12	0	33
Asian, non-Hispanic	10	52	34	4	0	81
religious service attendance
More than once a week	10	25	44	17	4	141
Once a week	7	33	41	19	0	331
Once or twice a month	16	36	38	10	0	124
A few times a year	10	40	35	14	1	185
Seldom	9	37	40	13	1	325
Never	11	39	37	12	1	412
SKIPPED ON WEB	15	33	10	0	42	5
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	9	31	42	16	1	395
Mainline Protestant	9	36	36	17	1	320
Roman Catholic	10	38	34	17	0	291
No religion	10	39	41	9	1	360
Other religion	11	35	44	11	0	141
Skipped	21	32	11	14	21	16
ideology
Very conservative	11	23	32	32	3	134
Conservative	6	24	48	21	0	374
Moderate	9	39	39	11	1	627
Liberal	14	48	31	6	1	251
Very liberal	15	42	33	8	2	120
SKIPPED ON WEB	0	46	27	7	20	18
region
Northeast	8	38	36	17	0	266
Midwest	5	39	41	14	2	316
South	14	32	38	15	1	579
West	9	39	40	11	1	363

Q35B: favor/oppose - fixed terms

[Have judges serve a fixed term on the court rather than serving life terms] How much do you favor or oppose the following proposals affecting the Supreme Court?
	Strongly favor	Favor	Oppose	Strongly oppose	SKIPPED ON WEB	n
sex
Male	35	39	18	8	0	736
Female	35	41	17	6	1	787
age
18-29	40	35	16	7	1	313
30-44	33	43	19	5	1	378
45-59	28	43	20	8	0	379
60+	37	39	15	7	1	453
education
Less than HS	36	36	18	10	0	149
HS graduate	40	40	15	5	1	430
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	34	41	18	6	1	422
Bachelor's degree	33	40	20	5	1	292
Post grad study/professional degree	26	44	19	11	1	230
income
Under $40k	35	45	15	4	1	505
$40k to $85k	38	38	16	7	1	498
85k plus	31	38	22	9	0	521
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	33	41	17	8	0	447
Independent	34	39	19	7	1	523
Democrat	36	41	17	5	1	548
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	33	41	17	8	0	447
Lean Republican	31	43	19	7	0	150
Independent	29	38	20	10	2	201
Lean Democrat	42	37	17	4	0	172
Democrat	36	41	17	5	1	548
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	33	42	17	8	0	597
Independent	29	38	20	10	2	201
Democrat	38	40	17	5	1	721
marital status
Married	33	42	17	8	1	753
Widowed	39	45	7	9	0	43
Divorced	36	40	15	9	0	149
Separated	31	44	20	3	1	70
Never married	36	38	19	6	1	414
Living with partner	40	34	25	1	1	95
race and ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	36	39	16	8	1	956
Black, non-Hispanic	34	40	17	8	1	182
Other, non-Hispanic	27	29	14	16	14	17
Hispanic	30	44	23	3	1	254
2+, non-Hispanic	33	52	13	3	0	33
Asian, non-Hispanic	40	40	20	0	0	81
religious service attendance
More than once a week	28	41	20	8	3	141
Once a week	37	39	17	7	0	331
Once or twice a month	35	38	22	5	0	124
A few times a year	32	46	15	6	1	185
Seldom	36	40	15	9	0	325
Never	36	40	19	4	1	412
SKIPPED ON WEB	48	10	0	0	42	5
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	36	40	16	8	0	395
Mainline Protestant	32	41	19	7	1	320
Roman Catholic	38	37	18	7	0	291
No religion	33	43	18	5	1	360
Other religion	34	41	17	8	0	141
Skipped	29	25	20	3	24	16
ideology
Very conservative	40	38	16	6	0	134
Conservative	32	41	18	9	0	374
Moderate	35	41	18	6	0	627
Liberal	37	39	17	5	2	251
Very liberal	34	42	16	7	1	120
SKIPPED ON WEB	15	46	15	0	25	18
region
Northeast	40	36	14	10	0	266
Midwest	30	49	14	8	0	316
South	36	38	18	6	2	579
West	34	40	22	4	1	363

Q35C: favor/oppose - limit judicial review

[Limit the ability of the Supreme Court to review and set aside acts of Congress as unconstitutional] How much do you favor or oppose the following proposals affecting the Supreme Court?
	Strongly favor	Favor	Oppose	Strongly oppose	SKIPPED ON WEB	n
sex
Male	8	28	43	20	1	736
Female	7	39	41	12	2	787
age
18-29	10	26	49	12	3	313
30-44	5	37	42	15	1	378
45-59	7	36	40	15	1	379
60+	8	34	39	18	1	453
education
Less than HS	11	31	45	14	0	149
HS graduate	11	44	33	10	2	430
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	8	33	43	14	3	422
Bachelor's degree	3	33	46	18	0	292
Post grad study/professional degree	3	18	50	27	1	230
income
Under $40k	9	41	39	10	1	505
$40k to $85k	8	33	41	15	2	498
85k plus	5	27	45	21	1	521
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	7	36	40	15	1	447
Independent	6	32	41	19	2	523
Democrat	8	33	45	12	2	548
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	7	36	40	15	1	447
Lean Republican	5	32	39	21	2	150
Independent	8	32	43	15	2	201
Lean Democrat	4	32	41	23	0	172
Democrat	8	33	45	12	2	548
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	7	35	40	17	1	597
Independent	8	32	43	15	2	201
Democrat	7	33	44	15	1	721
marital status
Married	6	32	42	19	2	753
Widowed	10	46	33	11	0	43
Divorced	6	37	42	13	3	149
Separated	9	45	39	7	2	70
Never married	9	34	42	14	1	414
Living with partner	11	28	50	10	1	95
race and ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	7	31	42	18	2	956
Black, non-Hispanic	7	41	37	13	1	182
Other, non-Hispanic	2	38	18	41	0	17
Hispanic	8	37	42	11	1	254
2+, non-Hispanic	3	31	62	4	0	33
Asian, non-Hispanic	7	38	50	6	0	81
religious service attendance
More than once a week	3	38	35	18	5	141
Once a week	8	34	43	14	0	331
Once or twice a month	13	36	40	11	0	124
A few times a year	10	31	44	13	1	185
Seldom	7	38	40	15	0	325
Never	6	29	45	19	2	412
SKIPPED ON WEB	15	20	23	0	42	5
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	8	37	39	14	1	395
Mainline Protestant	9	37	41	12	1	320
Roman Catholic	7	40	38	14	1	291
No religion	6	22	51	19	2	360
Other religion	7	34	38	21	1	141
Skipped	17	20	36	3	24	16
ideology
Very conservative	13	31	39	14	3	134
Conservative	5	35	38	20	1	374
Moderate	7	38	43	11	1	627
Liberal	9	27	46	17	2	251
Very liberal	7	22	43	26	2	120
SKIPPED ON WEB	2	21	56	0	20	18
region
Northeast	9	38	36	17	0	266
Midwest	3	33	43	18	3	316
South	10	32	42	15	2	579
West	6	32	46	14	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