Marquette Law School Supreme Court Poll September 8-15, 2020
(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.
Q1: voter registration
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Yes, registered to vote |
1384 |
91 |
91 |
91 |
No, not registered to vote |
136 |
9 |
9 |
100 |
SKIPPED ON WEB |
3 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
Q2: interest in politics
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Most of the time |
698 |
46 |
46 |
46 |
Some of the time |
555 |
36 |
36 |
82 |
Only now and then |
195 |
13 |
13 |
95 |
Hardly at all |
75 |
5 |
5 |
100 |
Q3A: confidence in Supreme Court
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
A great deal |
176 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
Quite a lot |
423 |
28 |
28 |
39 |
Some |
679 |
45 |
45 |
84 |
Very little |
191 |
13 |
13 |
96 |
None at all |
51 |
3 |
3 |
100 |
SKIPPED ON WEB |
4 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
Q3B: confidence in Congress
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
A great deal |
39 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Quite a lot |
157 |
10 |
10 |
13 |
Some |
639 |
42 |
42 |
55 |
Very little |
526 |
35 |
35 |
89 |
None at all |
149 |
10 |
10 |
99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB |
13 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
Q3C: confidence in the Presidency
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
A great deal |
232 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
Quite a lot |
244 |
16 |
16 |
31 |
Some |
358 |
23 |
23 |
55 |
Very little |
299 |
20 |
20 |
74 |
None at all |
387 |
25 |
25 |
100 |
SKIPPED ON WEB |
4 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
Q3D: confidence in state Supreme Court
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
A great deal |
121 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
Quite a lot |
408 |
27 |
27 |
35 |
Some |
711 |
47 |
47 |
81 |
Very little |
211 |
14 |
14 |
95 |
None at all |
56 |
4 |
4 |
99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB |
16 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
Q3E: confidence in the police
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
A great deal |
305 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
Quite a lot |
434 |
29 |
29 |
49 |
Some |
492 |
32 |
32 |
81 |
Very little |
189 |
12 |
12 |
93 |
None at all |
99 |
6 |
6 |
100 |
SKIPPED ON WEB |
4 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
Q8: most trustworthy branch
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
The US Congress (the legislative branch) |
245 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
The Presidency (the executive branch) |
364 |
24 |
24 |
40 |
The US Supreme Court (the judicial branch) |
895 |
59 |
59 |
99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB |
19 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
Q9: election 2020 (likely voters only)
|
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 |
Q10: SCOTUS ideology
|
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 |
Q11: SCOTUS party appointments
|
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 |
Q12: can POTUS ignore SCOTUS
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
The president has the power to ignore the ruling |
250 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
The president is required to do as the ruling says |
1255 |
82 |
82 |
99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB |
17 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
Q13: judicial review
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Yes, the Supreme Court has this power |
1324 |
87 |
87 |
87 |
No, the Supreme Court does not have this power |
191 |
13 |
13 |
99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB |
9 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
Q14: should president make laws
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Yes, president should be able to make laws |
423 |
28 |
28 |
28 |
No, president should not be able to make laws |
1093 |
72 |
72 |
100 |
SKIPPED ON WEB |
7 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
Q15A: Fav/Unfav - Samuel Alito
|
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 |
Q15B: Fav/Unfav - Stephen Breyer
|
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 |
Q15C: Fav/Unfav - Ruth Bader Ginsburg
|
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 |
Q15D: Fav/Unfav - Neil Gorsuch
|
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 |
Q15E: Fav/Unfav - Elena Kagan
|
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 |
Q15F: Fav/Unfav - Brett Kavanaugh
|
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 |
Q15G: Fav/Unfav - John Roberts
|
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 |
Q15H: Fav/Unfav - Clarence Thomas
|
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 |
Q15I: Fav/Unfav - Sonia Sotomayor
|
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 |
Q24: importance of next justice
|
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 |
Q25: vote based on justice beliefs
|
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 |
Q26: vote based on justice party
|
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 |
Q27: should nominees make beliefs public
|
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 |
Q28: how to interpret the law
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Read the text of the law as written |
475 |
31 |
31 |
31 |
Use the commonly understood meaning at the time the law was written |
343 |
23 |
23 |
54 |
Interpret the law as it applies to current circumstances |
693 |
45 |
45 |
99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB |
13 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
Q29: preferred outcome or fidelity to judicial philosophy
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Decide the outcome you prefer |
230 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
Apply a consistent judicial philosophy |
1274 |
84 |
84 |
99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB |
19 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
Q30: support or ignore political parties
|
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 |
Q31: consider or 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 |
Q32: follow or fix precedent
|
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 |
Q33: lack of hearings for Merrick Garland
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Right thing to do |
388 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
Wrong thing to do |
1118 |
73 |
73 |
99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB |
17 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
Q34: hypothetical 2020 vacancy
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Hold hearings |
1024 |
67 |
67 |
67 |
Not hold hearings |
488 |
32 |
32 |
99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB |
11 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
Q35A: favor/oppose - increase number of justices
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Strongly favor |
149 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
Favor |
548 |
36 |
36 |
46 |
Oppose |
592 |
39 |
39 |
85 |
Strongly oppose |
216 |
14 |
14 |
99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB |
18 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
Q35B: favor/oppose - fixed terms
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Strongly favor |
528 |
35 |
35 |
35 |
Favor |
614 |
40 |
40 |
75 |
Oppose |
267 |
18 |
18 |
92 |
Strongly oppose |
101 |
7 |
7 |
99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB |
13 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
Q35C: favor/oppose - limit judicial review
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Strongly favor |
112 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
Favor |
512 |
34 |
34 |
41 |
Oppose |
640 |
42 |
42 |
83 |
Strongly oppose |
237 |
16 |
16 |
98 |
SKIPPED ON WEB |
23 |
2 |
2 |
100 |
Q38: what motivates decisions
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Mainly politics |
568 |
37 |
37 |
37 |
Mainly the law |
945 |
62 |
62 |
99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB |
10 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
Q39: how should justices base decisions
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
What the US Constitution was understood to mean when it was originally written |
688 |
45 |
45 |
45 |
The Constitution as a document whose meaning may have evolved over time |
817 |
54 |
54 |
99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB |
18 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
Q40A: favor/oppose - overturn Roe vs. Wade
|
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 |
Q40B: favor/oppose - strike down Obamacare
|
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 |
Q40C: favor/oppose - strike down gun magazine restrictions
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Strongly favor |
310 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
Somewhat favor |
258 |
17 |
17 |
37 |
Somewhat oppose |
261 |
17 |
17 |
54 |
Strongly oppose |
502 |
33 |
33 |
87 |
Don’t know |
174 |
11 |
11 |
99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB |
19 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
Q40D: favor/oppose - exempt religious schools from employment discrimination law
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Strongly favor |
279 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
Somewhat favor |
355 |
23 |
23 |
42 |
Somewhat oppose |
290 |
19 |
19 |
61 |
Strongly oppose |
366 |
24 |
24 |
85 |
Don’t know |
216 |
14 |
14 |
99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB |
17 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
Q40E: favor/oppose - prevent fed agencies can’t write own rules
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Strongly favor |
259 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
Somewhat favor |
553 |
36 |
36 |
53 |
Somewhat oppose |
212 |
14 |
14 |
67 |
Strongly oppose |
79 |
5 |
5 |
72 |
Don’t know |
406 |
27 |
27 |
99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB |
15 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
Q40F: favor/oppose - prevent laws that make it harder for 1 party to vote
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Strongly favor |
450 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
Somewhat favor |
285 |
19 |
19 |
48 |
Somewhat oppose |
216 |
14 |
14 |
62 |
Strongly oppose |
225 |
15 |
15 |
77 |
Don’t know |
324 |
21 |
21 |
98 |
SKIPPED ON WEB |
23 |
2 |
2 |
100 |
Q40G: favor/oppose - exclude adoption agencies that don’t accept same-sex couples
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Strongly favor |
324 |
21 |
21 |
21 |
Somewhat favor |
290 |
19 |
19 |
40 |
Somewhat oppose |
293 |
19 |
19 |
60 |
Strongly oppose |
372 |
24 |
24 |
84 |
Don’t know |
230 |
15 |
15 |
99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB |
13 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
Q47A: favor/oppose - ruling that land in OK belongs to Creek Nation
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Strongly favor |
325 |
21 |
21 |
21 |
Somewhat favor |
384 |
25 |
25 |
46 |
Somewhat oppose |
199 |
13 |
13 |
60 |
Strongly oppose |
180 |
12 |
12 |
71 |
Don’t know |
416 |
27 |
27 |
99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB |
21 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
Q47B: favor/oppose - ruling that colleges can use affirmative action
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Strongly favor |
77 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
Somewhat favor |
178 |
12 |
12 |
17 |
Somewhat oppose |
283 |
19 |
19 |
35 |
Strongly oppose |
823 |
54 |
54 |
89 |
Don’t know |
146 |
10 |
10 |
99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB |
16 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
Q47C: favor/oppose - ban employment discrimination on basis of sexual orientation
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Strongly favor |
572 |
38 |
38 |
38 |
Somewhat favor |
376 |
25 |
25 |
62 |
Somewhat oppose |
187 |
12 |
12 |
75 |
Strongly oppose |
204 |
13 |
13 |
88 |
Don’t know |
165 |
11 |
11 |
99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB |
19 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
Q47D: favor/oppose - government may support religious schools
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Strongly favor |
324 |
21 |
21 |
21 |
Somewhat favor |
459 |
30 |
30 |
51 |
Somewhat oppose |
251 |
16 |
16 |
68 |
Strongly oppose |
238 |
16 |
16 |
84 |
Don’t know |
231 |
15 |
15 |
99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB |
20 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
Q47E: favor/oppose - rejected administration attemp to end DACA
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Strongly favor |
476 |
31 |
31 |
31 |
Somewhat favor |
290 |
19 |
19 |
50 |
Somewhat oppose |
225 |
15 |
15 |
65 |
Strongly oppose |
303 |
20 |
20 |
85 |
Don’t know |
206 |
14 |
14 |
98 |
SKIPPED ON WEB |
23 |
2 |
2 |
100 |
Q47F: favor/oppose - upheld allowance for employers to not provide contraception
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Strongly favor |
259 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
Somewhat favor |
264 |
17 |
17 |
34 |
Somewhat oppose |
272 |
18 |
18 |
52 |
Strongly oppose |
503 |
33 |
33 |
85 |
Don’t know |
205 |
13 |
13 |
99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB |
19 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
Q47G: favor/oppose - struck down abortion provider restrictions
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Strongly favor |
406 |
27 |
27 |
27 |
Somewhat favor |
285 |
19 |
19 |
45 |
Somewhat oppose |
236 |
16 |
16 |
61 |
Strongly oppose |
298 |
20 |
20 |
80 |
Don’t know |
273 |
18 |
18 |
98 |
SKIPPED ON WEB |
25 |
2 |
2 |
100 |
Q54: are police killings isolated incidents or larger pattern
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Isolated incidents |
686 |
45 |
45 |
45 |
Part of a larger pattern |
829 |
54 |
54 |
99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB |
8 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
Q55: approve/disapprove - Trump’s handling of job
|
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 |
Q55: (2-category)
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Approve |
628 |
41 |
41 |
41 |
Disapprove |
884 |
58 |
58 |
99 |
Skipped on web |
11 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
Q56: approve/disapprove - SCOTUS’ handling of job
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Strongly approve |
101 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
Somewhat approve |
902 |
59 |
59 |
66 |
Somewhat disapprove |
424 |
28 |
28 |
94 |
Strongly disapprove |
74 |
5 |
5 |
99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB |
22 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
Q56: (2-category)
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Approve |
1003 |
66 |
66 |
66 |
Disapprove |
498 |
33 |
33 |
99 |
Skipped on web |
22 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
Q57A: approve/disapprove - Trump’s handling of economy
|
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 |
Q57A: (2-category)
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Approve |
777 |
51 |
51 |
51 |
Disapprove |
741 |
49 |
49 |
100 |
Skipped on web |
5 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
Q57B: approve/disapprove - Trump’s handling of COVID-19
|
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 |
Q57B: (2-category)
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Approve |
573 |
38 |
38 |
38 |
Disapprove |
944 |
62 |
62 |
100 |
Skipped on web |
6 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
Q57C: approve/disapprove - Trump’s handling of SCOTUS appointments
|
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 |
Q57C: (2-category)
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Approve |
710 |
47 |
47 |
47 |
Disapprove |
799 |
52 |
52 |
99 |
Skipped on web |
13 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
Q57D: approve/disapprove - Trump’s handling of BLM protests
|
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 |
Q57D: (2-category)
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Approve |
568 |
37 |
37 |
37 |
Disapprove |
941 |
62 |
62 |
99 |
Skipped on web |
14 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
Q61A: read newspaper
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Everyday |
405 |
27 |
27 |
27 |
A few times a week |
352 |
23 |
23 |
50 |
Once a week |
164 |
11 |
11 |
60 |
Less than once a week |
265 |
17 |
17 |
78 |
Never |
319 |
21 |
21 |
99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB |
18 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
Q61C: watch local TV news
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Everyday |
554 |
36 |
36 |
36 |
A few times a week |
338 |
22 |
22 |
59 |
Once a week |
141 |
9 |
9 |
68 |
Less than once a week |
231 |
15 |
15 |
83 |
Never |
254 |
17 |
17 |
100 |
SKIPPED ON WEB |
4 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
Q62: national news source
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Network news such as on NBC, ABC or CBS |
535 |
35 |
35 |
35 |
Fox News Channel |
310 |
20 |
20 |
55 |
CNN |
173 |
11 |
11 |
67 |
MSNBC |
87 |
6 |
6 |
73 |
PBS NewsHour |
20 |
1 |
1 |
74 |
National Public Radio (NPR) |
126 |
8 |
8 |
82 |
Some other national news source, please specify: |
59 |
4 |
4 |
86 |
Do not watch/listen to national news source |
201 |
13 |
13 |
99 |
SKIPPED ON WEB |
12 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
D1: party ID
|
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 |
D2A: partisan strength (among partisans)
|
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 |
D2B: partisan lean (among Independents)
|
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 |
D3: religious service attendance
|
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 |
D4: 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 |
D5: born-again or evangelical
|
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 |
D6: ideology
|
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 as partisans
|
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 |