Marquette Law School Supreme Court Poll January 10-21, 2022

Court Items Only

(Percentages are rounded to whole numbers for reporting of results. Frequencies have been rounded to whole numbers but percentages are calculated based on non-integer weighted sample sizes.)

Results for survey items among all respondents are presented here (unless otherwise indicated). Please note that some questions are only asked of particular groups of respondents. In these instances, the row “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.

A2A: justice motivations

In general, what most often motivates Supreme Court justices’ decisions?
Mainly politics Mainly the law n
sex
Male 44 56 221
Female 49 51 263
Another gender 100 0 2
age
18-29 65 35 112
30-44 53 47 136
45-59 46 54 112
60+ 28 72 138
education
Less than HS 67 33 40
HS graduate 39 61 144
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 50 50 149
Bachelor's degree 47 53 94
Post grad study/professional degree 48 52 71
income
Less than $30k 48 52 153
$30k to less than $50k 47 53 95
$50k to less than $75k 45 55 87
$75k to less than $100k 40 60 62
$100k or more 47 53 71
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 40 60 185
Independent 51 49 89
Democrat 52 48 223
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 43 57 134
Independent 44 56 215
Democrat 56 44 149
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 43 57 134
Lean Republican 31 69 51
Independent 51 49 89
Lean Democrat 43 57 75
Democrat 56 44 149
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 39 61 77
Weak Republican 49 51 58
Lean Republican 31 69 51
Independent 51 49 89
Lean Democrat 43 57 75
Weak Democrat 41 59 53
Strong Democrat 65 35 96
marital status
Single, that is never married 54 46 117
Single, living with a partner 54 46 69
Married 43 57 232
Separated 22 78 9
Widowed 46 54 28
Divorced 44 56 42
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 43 57 321
Black Non-Hispanic 33 67 48
Hispanic 68 32 79
Other 57 43 43
religious service attendance
More than once a week 69 31 34
Once a week 34 66 80
Once or twice a month 27 73 41
A few times a year 44 56 88
Seldom 56 44 117
Never 50 50 138
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 35 65 98
Mainline Protestant 47 53 62
Roman Catholic 57 43 105
No religion 48 52 130
Other religion 47 53 101
ideology
Very conservative 44 56 47
Somewhat conservative 34 66 96
Moderate 48 52 216
Somewhat liberal 47 53 74
Very liberal 68 32 63

A2B: court motivations

In general, do you think that the Supreme Court is mainly motivated by politics or mainly motivated by the law?
Mainly politics Mainly the law Web blank n
sex
Male 56 44 0 248
Female 59 41 0 241
Another gender 38 62 0 5
age
18-29 74 26 0 82
30-44 57 43 0 127
45-59 54 45 0 127
60+ 50 50 0 166
education
Less than HS 60 40 0 29
HS graduate 57 43 0 162
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 61 39 0 122
Bachelor's degree 51 48 1 86
Post grad study/professional degree 55 45 0 103
income
Less than $30k 63 37 0 144
$30k to less than $50k 48 52 0 81
$50k to less than $75k 60 40 0 96
$75k to less than $100k 63 37 0 63
$100k or more 51 49 0 83
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 49 51 0 171
Independent 59 41 0 96
Democrat 62 38 0 232
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 45 55 0 122
Independent 58 42 0 225
Democrat 65 35 0 152
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 45 55 0 122
Lean Republican 57 43 0 50
Independent 59 41 0 96
Lean Democrat 57 43 1 80
Democrat 65 35 0 152
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 35 65 0 75
Weak Republican 61 39 0 47
Lean Republican 57 43 0 50
Independent 59 41 0 96
Lean Democrat 57 43 1 80
Weak Democrat 55 45 0 61
Strong Democrat 71 29 0 92
DK/Refused 100 0 0 3
marital status
Single, that is never married 57 43 0 130
Single, living with a partner 63 37 0 42
Married 56 44 0 254
Separated 64 36 0 10
Widowed 50 50 0 22
Divorced 59 41 0 45
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 53 47 0 296
Black Non-Hispanic 67 33 0 71
Hispanic 70 30 0 88
Other 43 57 0 38
religious service attendance
More than once a week 64 36 0 28
Once a week 43 57 0 89
Once or twice a month 58 42 0 31
A few times a year 61 38 1 83
Seldom 55 45 0 130
Never 63 37 0 139
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 46 54 0 99
Mainline Protestant 63 36 1 65
Roman Catholic 59 41 0 103
No religion 59 41 0 149
Other religion 56 44 0 82
ideology
Very conservative 46 54 0 56
Somewhat conservative 43 57 0 89
Moderate 53 47 0 204
Somewhat liberal 73 27 0 96
Very liberal 78 22 0 57

B2: Supreme Court approval

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 n
sex
Male 7 44 33 15 469
Female 5 48 36 9 504
Another gender 0 41 42 17 7
age
18-29 2 41 44 12 194
30-44 6 48 33 14 263
45-59 4 44 38 10 239
60+ 9 51 27 12 304
education
Less than HS 7 50 28 9 69
HS graduate 4 49 37 9 306
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 7 45 34 12 271
Bachelor's degree 5 45 34 15 180
Post grad study/professional degree 6 44 34 16 173
income
Less than $30k 3 49 31 15 297
$30k to less than $50k 7 53 31 7 176
$50k to less than $75k 9 45 34 11 183
$75k to less than $100k 4 40 43 13 125
$100k or more 4 43 37 15 155
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 8 53 33 4 357
Independent 5 50 29 13 185
Democrat 4 41 37 17 455
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 9 52 34 4 256
Independent 4 49 34 12 440
Democrat 5 40 35 19 301
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 9 52 34 4 256
Lean Republican 5 55 33 6 101
Independent 5 50 29 13 185
Lean Democrat 2 42 41 15 154
Democrat 5 40 35 19 301
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 8 57 30 5 152
Weak Republican 9 44 39 2 104
Lean Republican 5 55 33 6 101
Independent 5 50 29 13 185
Lean Democrat 2 42 41 15 154
Weak Democrat 3 54 33 8 114
Strong Democrat 6 31 37 25 187
DK/Refused 0 0 100 0 3
marital status
Single, that is never married 4 47 35 13 247
Single, living with a partner 6 42 40 12 111
Married 6 47 35 10 487
Separated 3 51 20 25 18
Widowed 14 46 18 13 50
Divorced 3 47 32 15 87
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 6 47 33 13 617
Black Non-Hispanic 5 44 40 7 119
Hispanic 3 40 43 13 167
Other 11 58 21 9 81
religious service attendance
More than once a week 4 46 34 12 62
Once a week 10 48 36 5 169
Once or twice a month 4 54 29 13 72
A few times a year 8 51 31 8 172
Seldom 6 46 34 10 247
Never 2 40 39 19 277
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 4 55 31 8 197
Mainline Protestant 7 47 31 10 127
Roman Catholic 4 48 36 11 207
No religion 3 43 35 19 279
Other religion 11 41 38 8 183
ideology
Very conservative 14 52 25 8 103
Somewhat conservative 8 56 33 2 185
Moderate 4 52 32 11 420
Somewhat liberal 2 38 44 14 170
Very liberal 6 22 40 32 120

B2: Supreme Court approval, 2-cat

Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way the US Supreme Court is handling its job?
Approve Disapprove n
sex
Male 51 47 469
Female 53 45 504
Another gender 41 59 7
age
18-29 43 56 194
30-44 53 46 263
45-59 49 48 239
60+ 60 39 304
education
Less than HS 56 36 69
HS graduate 53 45 306
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 52 46 271
Bachelor's degree 50 49 180
Post grad study/professional degree 50 49 173
income
Less than $30k 52 46 297
$30k to less than $50k 60 38 176
$50k to less than $75k 53 46 183
$75k to less than $100k 44 56 125
$100k or more 47 52 155
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 60 38 357
Independent 55 42 185
Democrat 45 55 455
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 60 37 256
Independent 52 46 440
Democrat 45 54 301
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 60 37 256
Lean Republican 60 38 101
Independent 55 42 185
Lean Democrat 44 56 154
Democrat 45 54 301
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 66 34 152
Weak Republican 53 42 104
Lean Republican 60 38 101
Independent 55 42 185
Lean Democrat 44 56 154
Weak Democrat 58 41 114
Strong Democrat 37 62 187
DK/Refused 0 100 3
marital status
Single, that is never married 51 48 247
Single, living with a partner 48 52 111
Married 53 46 487
Separated 54 46 18
Widowed 60 31 50
Divorced 50 48 87
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 53 46 617
Black Non-Hispanic 48 48 119
Hispanic 42 56 167
Other 69 30 81
religious service attendance
More than once a week 50 47 62
Once a week 58 41 169
Once or twice a month 58 42 72
A few times a year 60 39 172
Seldom 52 44 247
Never 42 57 277
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 60 39 197
Mainline Protestant 54 41 127
Roman Catholic 52 47 207
No religion 46 53 279
Other religion 52 47 183
ideology
Very conservative 65 33 103
Somewhat conservative 64 35 185
Moderate 56 43 420
Somewhat liberal 40 58 170
Very liberal 27 71 120

B4: justice appointment majority

What is your guess as to whether a majority of the current US Supreme Court Justices were appointed by Democratic or Republican presidents?
Definitely a majority appointed by Democratic presidents Probably a majority appointed by Democratic presidents Probably a majority appointed by Republican presidents Definitely a majority appointed by Republican presidents n
sex
Male 1 15 42 42 469
Female 4 26 45 25 504
Another gender 0 0 59 41 7
age
18-29 2 32 49 16 194
30-44 2 26 46 25 263
45-59 4 21 35 41 239
60+ 1 10 45 44 304
education
Less than HS 5 28 48 20 69
HS graduate 3 29 42 25 306
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 3 21 47 28 271
Bachelor's degree 0 14 42 44 180
Post grad study/professional degree 1 11 41 47 173
income
Less than $30k 3 28 43 26 297
$30k to less than $50k 7 24 43 25 176
$50k to less than $75k 1 22 41 36 183
$75k to less than $100k 1 16 46 37 125
$100k or more 1 9 45 45 155
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 3 25 44 28 357
Independent 2 31 43 22 185
Democrat 2 14 44 40 455
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 3 28 40 29 256
Independent 2 21 48 28 440
Democrat 3 15 41 42 301
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 3 28 40 29 256
Lean Republican 4 16 55 24 101
Independent 2 31 43 22 185
Lean Democrat 0 12 50 38 154
Democrat 3 15 41 42 301
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 3 24 39 34 152
Weak Republican 3 33 41 22 104
Lean Republican 4 16 55 24 101
Independent 2 31 43 22 185
Lean Democrat 0 12 50 38 154
Weak Democrat 3 21 50 26 114
Strong Democrat 3 10 35 52 187
DK/Refused 0 0 0 100 3
marital status
Single, that is never married 2 25 42 30 247
Single, living with a partner 5 30 51 14 111
Married 2 16 44 38 487
Separated 2 5 43 50 18
Widowed 6 16 51 27 50
Divorced 1 33 35 31 87
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 2 19 44 35 617
Black Non-Hispanic 5 19 51 25 119
Hispanic 1 32 38 28 167
Other 3 16 47 34 81
religious service attendance
More than once a week 0 21 44 32 62
Once a week 1 25 44 30 169
Once or twice a month 3 15 44 37 72
A few times a year 3 21 49 27 172
Seldom 3 23 38 36 247
Never 3 18 45 34 277
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 2 21 50 27 197
Mainline Protestant 3 18 40 38 127
Roman Catholic 2 24 37 38 207
No religion 3 19 44 33 279
Other religion 1 23 46 29 183
ideology
Very conservative 4 21 41 33 103
Somewhat conservative 2 25 45 28 185
Moderate 3 24 45 28 420
Somewhat liberal 0 16 42 41 170
Very liberal 2 11 42 45 120

C7: SCOTUS ideology

[The US Supreme Court] In general, would you describe each of the following as…?
Very conservative Somewhat conservative Moderate Somewhat liberal Very liberal n
sex
Male 18 39 33 7 2 469
Female 15 38 37 8 2 504
Another gender 51 41 0 0 8 7
age
18-29 9 36 35 15 4 194
30-44 15 37 37 8 2 263
45-59 20 36 36 8 1 239
60+ 20 41 33 4 2 304
education
Less than HS 11 14 54 16 5 69
HS graduate 14 33 43 6 3 306
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 15 30 39 13 3 271
Bachelor's degree 24 52 20 3 1 180
Post grad study/professional degree 19 52 22 6 1 173
income
Less than $30k 18 28 40 11 3 297
$30k to less than $50k 13 38 41 5 3 176
$50k to less than $75k 18 45 30 5 2 183
$75k to less than $100k 18 36 34 11 2 125
$100k or more 18 52 23 7 0 155
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 3 32 49 11 5 357
Independent 10 29 46 12 2 185
Democrat 30 46 20 4 0 455
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 4 30 51 11 5 256
Independent 11 40 37 9 2 440
Democrat 35 41 20 5 0 301
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 4 30 51 11 5 256
Lean Republican 2 38 44 10 5 101
Independent 10 29 46 12 2 185
Lean Democrat 19 56 21 4 0 154
Democrat 35 41 20 5 0 301
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 4 27 55 10 4 152
Weak Republican 3 35 44 13 5 104
Lean Republican 2 38 44 10 5 101
Independent 10 29 46 12 2 185
Lean Democrat 19 56 21 4 0 154
Weak Democrat 16 51 26 7 0 114
Strong Democrat 46 35 15 3 0 187
DK/Refused 100 0 0 0 0 3
marital status
Single, that is never married 17 32 36 11 2 247
Single, living with a partner 14 43 29 10 4 111
Married 16 39 36 6 2 487
Separated 22 23 53 2 0 18
Widowed 14 39 39 3 6 50
Divorced 20 40 24 13 2 87
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 14 39 37 8 2 617
Black Non-Hispanic 29 28 35 6 2 119
Hispanic 18 34 32 13 1 167
Other 15 52 24 5 4 81
religious service attendance
More than once a week 16 25 37 14 5 62
Once a week 17 30 43 7 3 169
Once or twice a month 16 39 39 5 0 72
A few times a year 11 44 32 10 3 172
Seldom 20 36 32 10 2 247
Never 18 42 33 5 2 277
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 9 34 43 9 5 197
Mainline Protestant 14 41 34 9 1 127
Roman Catholic 15 36 37 9 3 207
No religion 23 39 31 6 1 279
Other religion 20 38 32 8 1 183
ideology
Very conservative 6 27 49 12 6 103
Somewhat conservative 4 33 45 14 3 185
Moderate 15 35 39 9 3 420
Somewhat liberal 25 50 22 3 0 170
Very liberal 40 47 13 0 0 120

C11: Fav/Unfav Alito

[Samuel Alito] For each of these names have you never heard of them, heard of them but don’t know enough to have an opinion of them, have a favorable opinion or have an unfavorable opinion?
Never heard of Heard but not enough Favorable opinion Unfavorable opinion n
sex
Male 34 32 21 13 469
Female 49 30 12 8 504
Another gender 42 41 0 17 7
age
18-29 65 24 6 5 194
30-44 54 23 11 11 263
45-59 36 36 17 12 239
60+ 23 39 25 12 304
education
Less than HS 67 14 11 8 69
HS graduate 45 32 16 7 306
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 43 34 17 6 271
Bachelor's degree 41 27 15 16 180
Post grad study/professional degree 28 37 17 19 173
income
Less than $30k 51 27 14 8 297
$30k to less than $50k 47 34 13 5 176
$50k to less than $75k 46 27 18 9 183
$75k to less than $100k 31 36 15 17 125
$100k or more 29 33 20 17 155
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 35 37 25 3 357
Independent 62 22 11 5 185
Democrat 40 31 10 18 455
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 36 36 24 4 256
Independent 48 30 14 7 440
Democrat 40 28 10 21 301
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 36 36 24 4 256
Lean Republican 34 39 26 2 101
Independent 62 22 11 5 185
Lean Democrat 40 35 11 13 154
Democrat 40 28 10 21 301
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 26 42 26 6 152
Weak Republican 51 27 22 1 104
Lean Republican 34 39 26 2 101
Independent 62 22 11 5 185
Lean Democrat 40 35 11 13 154
Weak Democrat 57 22 9 12 114
Strong Democrat 30 32 10 27 187
DK/Refused 0 0 100 0 3
marital status
Single, that is never married 57 26 11 7 247
Single, living with a partner 48 32 14 5 111
Married 36 33 18 13 487
Separated 40 26 19 15 18
Widowed 40 33 17 6 50
Divorced 31 33 17 18 87
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 36 34 18 11 617
Black Non-Hispanic 53 26 13 8 119
Hispanic 56 23 12 10 167
Other 51 33 9 7 81
religious service attendance
More than once a week 38 40 14 9 62
Once a week 33 36 24 7 169
Once or twice a month 40 34 19 8 72
A few times a year 39 32 19 8 172
Seldom 44 33 14 10 247
Never 50 23 10 16 277
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 39 32 23 6 197
Mainline Protestant 42 36 12 9 127
Roman Catholic 40 33 18 8 207
No religion 47 26 10 16 279
Other religion 41 31 17 10 183
ideology
Very conservative 27 38 28 7 103
Somewhat conservative 38 35 25 2 185
Moderate 49 31 13 7 420
Somewhat liberal 43 26 7 23 170
Very liberal 38 27 14 21 120

C12: Fav/Unfav Barrett

[Amy Coney Barrett] For each of these names have you never heard of them, heard of them but don’t know enough to have an opinion of them, have a favorable opinion or have an unfavorable opinion?
Never heard of Heard but not enough Favorable opinion Unfavorable opinion n
sex
Male 19 29 23 28 469
Female 32 26 22 20 504
Another gender 0 0 0 100 7
age
18-29 40 25 11 25 194
30-44 35 31 11 23 263
45-59 21 26 32 21 239
60+ 12 29 30 28 304
education
Less than HS 45 25 18 11 69
HS graduate 33 26 23 17 306
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 25 32 22 21 271
Bachelor's degree 17 30 21 32 180
Post grad study/professional degree 14 24 22 40 173
income
Less than $30k 39 24 16 20 297
$30k to less than $50k 33 25 24 18 176
$50k to less than $75k 17 34 22 27 183
$75k to less than $100k 16 26 27 31 125
$100k or more 10 32 26 32 155
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 21 26 46 7 357
Independent 37 34 13 15 185
Democrat 24 27 7 42 455
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 17 27 49 7 256
Independent 32 29 18 21 440
Democrat 24 28 5 43 301
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 17 27 49 7 256
Lean Republican 31 22 40 7 101
Independent 37 34 13 15 185
Lean Democrat 26 26 10 38 154
Democrat 24 28 5 43 301
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 14 28 54 5 152
Weak Republican 23 26 41 9 104
Lean Republican 31 22 40 7 101
Independent 37 34 13 15 185
Lean Democrat 26 26 10 38 154
Weak Democrat 30 35 7 29 114
Strong Democrat 20 23 4 52 187
DK/Refused 0 0 0 100 3
marital status
Single, that is never married 37 24 13 26 247
Single, living with a partner 28 30 15 26 111
Married 19 32 27 22 487
Separated 31 5 32 31 18
Widowed 27 20 23 30 50
Divorced 25 23 25 27 87
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 18 30 28 24 617
Black Non-Hispanic 40 23 14 23 119
Hispanic 39 26 10 25 167
Other 34 22 16 27 81
religious service attendance
More than once a week 28 21 35 16 62
Once a week 16 32 40 13 169
Once or twice a month 18 30 30 23 72
A few times a year 27 30 22 20 172
Seldom 32 26 14 28 247
Never 27 27 14 33 277
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 23 25 40 12 197
Mainline Protestant 29 27 22 21 127
Roman Catholic 26 26 23 24 207
No religion 26 27 10 36 279
Other religion 25 32 20 22 183
ideology
Very conservative 17 22 57 3 103
Somewhat conservative 20 24 47 9 185
Moderate 33 34 14 19 420
Somewhat liberal 21 24 6 49 170
Very liberal 22 21 5 53 120

C13: Fav/Unfav Breyer

[Stephen Breyer] For each of these names have you never heard of them, heard of them but don’t know enough to have an opinion of them, have a favorable opinion or have an unfavorable opinion?
Never heard of Heard but not enough Favorable opinion Unfavorable opinion n
sex
Male 41 32 18 9 469
Female 54 30 12 4 504
Another gender 51 41 0 8 7
age
18-29 66 22 9 3 194
30-44 56 27 11 6 263
45-59 45 34 14 7 239
60+ 31 39 21 9 304
education
Less than HS 66 18 14 2 69
HS graduate 53 34 6 7 306
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 48 32 14 6 271
Bachelor's degree 41 35 17 7 180
Post grad study/professional degree 36 29 27 9 173
income
Less than $30k 57 28 8 6 297
$30k to less than $50k 53 28 13 5 176
$50k to less than $75k 46 34 11 9 183
$75k to less than $100k 37 38 20 5 125
$100k or more 35 34 24 7 155
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 42 37 10 11 357
Independent 59 30 6 5 185
Democrat 47 28 21 4 455
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 39 40 8 12 256
Independent 54 29 11 5 440
Democrat 45 27 23 4 301
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 39 40 8 12 256
Lean Republican 49 30 13 8 101
Independent 59 30 6 5 185
Lean Democrat 51 29 17 4 154
Democrat 45 27 23 4 301
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 32 49 5 14 152
Weak Republican 50 27 13 10 104
Lean Republican 49 30 13 8 101
Independent 59 30 6 5 185
Lean Democrat 51 29 17 4 154
Weak Democrat 57 24 15 3 114
Strong Democrat 38 29 28 4 187
DK/Refused 0 0 0 100 3
marital status
Single, that is never married 58 27 11 4 247
Single, living with a partner 56 26 10 6 111
Married 44 34 15 8 487
Separated 24 43 25 8 18
Widowed 44 32 17 6 50
Divorced 36 35 21 8 87
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 41 35 16 7 617
Black Non-Hispanic 57 22 13 7 119
Hispanic 61 24 10 6 167
Other 54 30 10 6 81
religious service attendance
More than once a week 51 27 5 18 62
Once a week 36 38 15 10 169
Once or twice a month 45 33 19 3 72
A few times a year 44 33 17 6 172
Seldom 49 33 11 8 247
Never 54 26 16 4 277
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 51 30 11 8 197
Mainline Protestant 44 33 17 6 127
Roman Catholic 45 34 11 9 207
No religion 53 25 16 6 279
Other religion 41 37 18 5 183
ideology
Very conservative 36 40 6 18 103
Somewhat conservative 44 35 11 9 185
Moderate 52 31 12 5 420
Somewhat liberal 47 25 23 4 170
Very liberal 44 31 21 3 120

C14: Fav/Unfav Gorsuch

[Neil Gorsuch] For each of these names have you never heard of them, heard of them but don’t know enough to have an opinion of them, have a favorable opinion or have an unfavorable opinion?
Never heard of Heard but not enough Favorable opinion Unfavorable opinion n
sex
Male 34 29 17 19 469
Female 51 25 13 10 504
Another gender 8 34 41 17 7
age
18-29 61 24 6 9 194
30-44 53 26 9 11 263
45-59 38 29 16 17 239
60+ 26 28 27 18 304
education
Less than HS 68 12 17 4 69
HS graduate 49 26 15 10 306
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 42 32 14 12 271
Bachelor's degree 37 29 17 17 180
Post grad study/professional degree 30 25 17 28 173
income
Less than $30k 54 24 13 7 297
$30k to less than $50k 51 23 15 12 176
$50k to less than $75k 41 28 14 17 183
$75k to less than $100k 29 33 18 20 125
$100k or more 28 28 21 22 155
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 35 33 29 3 357
Independent 63 23 7 5 185
Democrat 41 24 8 26 455
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 31 35 31 3 256
Independent 52 24 11 12 440
Democrat 40 25 8 27 301
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 31 35 31 3 256
Lean Republican 44 27 25 4 101
Independent 63 23 7 5 185
Lean Democrat 45 24 7 25 154
Democrat 40 25 8 27 301
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 22 37 38 2 152
Weak Republican 43 33 20 4 104
Lean Republican 44 27 25 4 101
Independent 63 23 7 5 185
Lean Democrat 45 24 7 25 154
Weak Democrat 51 24 12 13 114
Strong Democrat 32 25 7 35 187
DK/Refused 0 0 0 100 3
marital status
Single, that is never married 55 19 13 11 247
Single, living with a partner 44 35 9 11 111
Married 37 30 18 15 487
Separated 46 20 15 19 18
Widowed 45 26 17 11 50
Divorced 39 26 14 21 87
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 36 31 18 15 617
Black Non-Hispanic 52 25 6 16 119
Hispanic 57 21 8 13 167
Other 52 17 17 14 81
religious service attendance
More than once a week 37 37 20 6 62
Once a week 36 30 27 7 169
Once or twice a month 28 39 14 19 72
A few times a year 41 34 12 12 172
Seldom 46 24 14 15 247
Never 50 19 11 20 277
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 43 31 19 7 197
Mainline Protestant 43 29 12 16 127
Roman Catholic 44 24 19 13 207
No religion 45 21 11 23 279
Other religion 39 33 17 10 183
ideology
Very conservative 25 35 39 1 103
Somewhat conservative 38 33 24 4 185
Moderate 50 27 11 11 420
Somewhat liberal 42 21 9 27 170
Very liberal 39 21 6 35 120

C15: Fav/Unfav Kagan

[Elena Kagan] For each of these names have you never heard of them, heard of them but don’t know enough to have an opinion of them, have a favorable opinion or have an unfavorable opinion?
Never heard of Heard but not enough Favorable opinion Unfavorable opinion n
sex
Male 40 29 21 11 469
Female 51 23 17 8 504
Another gender 34 41 0 25 7
age
18-29 67 19 9 5 194
30-44 55 26 14 4 263
45-59 39 27 21 13 239
60+ 29 30 26 14 304
education
Less than HS 64 23 8 5 69
HS graduate 55 22 12 10 306
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 46 28 15 11 271
Bachelor's degree 38 29 25 8 180
Post grad study/professional degree 29 27 33 11 173
income
Less than $30k 54 25 12 8 297
$30k to less than $50k 54 20 17 9 176
$50k to less than $75k 50 28 16 5 183
$75k to less than $100k 38 28 26 9 125
$100k or more 29 26 29 16 155
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 45 28 8 19 357
Independent 56 27 10 5 185
Democrat 42 24 29 4 455
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 43 30 8 19 256
Independent 51 27 15 7 440
Democrat 41 22 32 5 301
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 43 30 8 19 256
Lean Republican 49 24 9 18 101
Independent 56 27 10 5 185
Lean Democrat 45 28 24 3 154
Democrat 41 22 32 5 301
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 35 39 4 23 152
Weak Republican 55 17 14 14 104
Lean Republican 49 24 9 18 101
Independent 56 27 10 5 185
Lean Democrat 45 28 24 3 154
Weak Democrat 56 21 17 6 114
Strong Democrat 32 23 41 5 187
DK/Refused 0 0 100 0 3
marital status
Single, that is never married 55 24 14 7 247
Single, living with a partner 52 27 15 5 111
Married 41 28 19 12 487
Separated 30 43 19 8 18
Widowed 47 18 30 5 50
Divorced 40 20 25 14 87
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 42 26 21 10 617
Black Non-Hispanic 40 33 16 11 119
Hispanic 59 20 15 6 167
Other 54 26 13 7 81
religious service attendance
More than once a week 51 29 7 13 62
Once a week 32 34 20 14 169
Once or twice a month 39 26 24 10 72
A few times a year 41 29 21 8 172
Seldom 49 25 16 10 247
Never 54 20 20 6 277
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 52 21 10 17 197
Mainline Protestant 41 28 19 12 127
Roman Catholic 46 25 19 9 207
No religion 50 22 22 5 279
Other religion 35 36 21 7 183
ideology
Very conservative 36 34 2 29 103
Somewhat conservative 44 28 11 17 185
Moderate 51 25 16 7 420
Somewhat liberal 42 23 32 2 170
Very liberal 41 24 34 1 120

C16: Fav/Unfav Kavanaugh

[Brett Kavanaugh] For each of these names have you never heard of them, heard of them but don’t know enough to have an opinion of them, have a favorable opinion or have an unfavorable opinion?
Never heard of Heard but not enough Favorable opinion Unfavorable opinion n
sex
Male 13 24 26 36 469
Female 27 27 18 27 504
Another gender 0 0 0 100 7
age
18-29 32 28 7 34 194
30-44 31 28 14 27 263
45-59 17 23 28 32 239
60+ 8 26 32 34 304
education
Less than HS 41 30 16 13 69
HS graduate 25 28 23 23 306
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 21 27 25 27 271
Bachelor's degree 13 24 17 46 180
Post grad study/professional degree 11 22 21 47 173
income
Less than $30k 31 33 16 19 297
$30k to less than $50k 23 22 25 30 176
$50k to less than $75k 20 22 20 38 183
$75k to less than $100k 14 25 23 39 125
$100k or more 7 23 28 42 155
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 14 29 48 9 357
Independent 37 36 12 14 185
Democrat 19 20 5 56 455
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 13 28 51 8 256
Independent 27 30 15 27 440
Democrat 18 19 5 57 301
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 13 28 51 8 256
Lean Republican 19 32 39 10 101
Independent 37 36 12 14 185
Lean Democrat 19 22 4 54 154
Democrat 18 19 5 57 301
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 10 20 63 6 152
Weak Republican 16 39 33 12 104
Lean Republican 19 32 39 10 101
Independent 37 36 12 14 185
Lean Democrat 19 22 4 54 154
Weak Democrat 20 19 8 53 114
Strong Democrat 17 19 4 60 187
DK/Refused 0 0 0 100 3
marital status
Single, that is never married 30 26 10 34 247
Single, living with a partner 20 32 15 31 111
Married 16 27 26 31 487
Separated 31 3 24 42 18
Widowed 29 17 28 27 50
Divorced 9 25 35 31 87
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 13 27 29 31 617
Black Non-Hispanic 31 29 7 32 119
Hispanic 34 22 11 34 167
Other 33 24 9 34 81
religious service attendance
More than once a week 23 27 37 13 62
Once a week 16 25 34 24 169
Once or twice a month 13 25 23 39 72
A few times a year 21 33 18 27 172
Seldom 24 29 17 30 247
Never 21 20 16 42 277
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 20 23 41 17 197
Mainline Protestant 23 26 24 27 127
Roman Catholic 21 22 25 32 207
No religion 19 29 8 45 279
Other religion 22 31 17 30 183
ideology
Very conservative 12 24 63 1 103
Somewhat conservative 16 29 45 10 185
Moderate 26 33 12 29 420
Somewhat liberal 18 15 6 60 170
Very liberal 18 16 3 62 120

C17: Fav/Unfav Roberts

[John Roberts] For each of these names have you never heard of them, heard of them but don’t know enough to have an opinion of them, have a favorable opinion or have an unfavorable opinion?
Never heard of Heard but not enough Favorable opinion Unfavorable opinion n
sex
Male 25 28 30 16 469
Female 42 27 21 10 504
Another gender 34 41 0 25 7
age
18-29 55 26 11 8 194
30-44 45 29 15 10 263
45-59 28 26 31 12 239
60+ 16 30 36 19 304
education
Less than HS 57 26 9 8 69
HS graduate 36 32 20 9 306
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 34 29 26 11 271
Bachelor's degree 33 24 27 16 180
Post grad study/professional degree 23 24 35 18 173
income
Less than $30k 43 29 17 10 297
$30k to less than $50k 37 28 23 10 176
$50k to less than $75k 38 29 20 11 183
$75k to less than $100k 21 26 37 17 125
$100k or more 22 26 36 16 155
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 29 29 29 13 357
Independent 48 29 12 9 185
Democrat 32 27 26 14 455
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 30 28 31 11 256
Independent 37 30 21 12 440
Democrat 33 26 25 15 301
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 30 28 31 11 256
Lean Republican 27 32 23 18 101
Independent 48 29 12 9 185
Lean Democrat 31 29 29 11 154
Democrat 33 26 25 15 301
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 24 30 32 14 152
Weak Republican 38 24 31 6 104
Lean Republican 27 32 23 18 101
Independent 48 29 12 9 185
Lean Democrat 31 29 29 11 154
Weak Democrat 46 27 22 6 114
Strong Democrat 25 26 26 21 187
marital status
Single, that is never married 45 28 17 10 247
Single, living with a partner 42 28 22 6 111
Married 28 30 25 15 487
Separated 28 31 31 10 18
Widowed 35 20 38 7 50
Divorced 25 22 36 17 87
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 27 30 30 13 617
Black Non-Hispanic 36 29 13 19 119
Hispanic 51 22 15 10 167
Other 51 22 23 4 81
religious service attendance
More than once a week 46 21 19 14 62
Once a week 24 26 32 18 169
Once or twice a month 32 38 24 6 72
A few times a year 30 39 22 7 172
Seldom 35 28 25 10 247
Never 40 22 22 17 277
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 38 23 23 15 197
Mainline Protestant 31 33 27 9 127
Roman Catholic 34 29 26 10 207
No religion 35 26 22 15 279
Other religion 30 31 27 11 183
ideology
Very conservative 22 24 30 24 103
Somewhat conservative 29 31 29 11 185
Moderate 40 29 22 8 420
Somewhat liberal 32 28 27 12 170
Very liberal 34 25 20 20 120

C18: Fav/Unfav Sotomayor

[Sonia Sotomayor] For each of these names have you never heard of them, heard of them but don’t know enough to have an opinion of them, have a favorable opinion or have an unfavorable opinion?
Never heard of Heard but not enough Favorable opinion Unfavorable opinion n
sex
Male 18 25 36 21 469
Female 30 26 33 11 504
Another gender 0 34 58 8 7
age
18-29 36 35 22 7 194
30-44 36 24 33 6 263
45-59 18 20 38 22 239
60+ 12 23 41 23 304
education
Less than HS 49 21 16 11 69
HS graduate 28 27 28 17 306
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 25 27 31 17 271
Bachelor's degree 21 25 42 12 180
Post grad study/professional degree 13 20 50 15 173
income
Less than $30k 33 29 27 11 297
$30k to less than $50k 25 22 38 14 176
$50k to less than $75k 24 25 40 10 183
$75k to less than $100k 13 23 37 24 125
$100k or more 17 21 40 21 155
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 24 28 12 35 357
Independent 40 30 20 10 185
Democrat 19 21 58 2 455
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 22 28 12 37 256
Independent 29 28 30 12 440
Democrat 20 19 59 2 301
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 22 28 12 37 256
Lean Republican 29 28 14 28 101
Independent 40 30 20 10 185
Lean Democrat 17 25 54 3 154
Democrat 20 19 59 2 301
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 18 26 7 49 152
Weak Republican 28 32 19 21 104
Lean Republican 29 28 14 28 101
Independent 40 30 20 10 185
Lean Democrat 17 25 54 3 154
Weak Democrat 24 28 45 3 114
Strong Democrat 17 14 68 1 187
DK/Refused 0 0 100 0 3
marital status
Single, that is never married 36 22 33 7 247
Single, living with a partner 18 39 37 4 111
Married 20 25 34 21 487
Separated 20 14 31 36 18
Widowed 27 24 37 12 50
Divorced 22 19 38 21 87
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 20 27 33 20 617
Black Non-Hispanic 37 20 36 7 119
Hispanic 26 24 40 8 167
Other 33 26 32 8 81
religious service attendance
More than once a week 30 22 19 29 62
Once a week 16 30 31 22 169
Once or twice a month 16 38 34 12 72
A few times a year 28 19 37 14 172
Seldom 26 25 36 14 247
Never 27 23 38 11 277
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 27 26 19 27 197
Mainline Protestant 20 26 40 14 127
Roman Catholic 22 24 37 17 207
No religion 24 23 43 9 279
Other religion 28 28 33 11 183
ideology
Very conservative 22 23 3 51 103
Somewhat conservative 20 31 13 36 185
Moderate 31 27 35 6 420
Somewhat liberal 18 18 58 4 170
Very liberal 19 21 58 1 120

C19: Fav/Unfav Thomas

[Clarence Thomas] For each of these names have you never heard of them, heard of them but don’t know enough to have an opinion of them, have a favorable opinion or have an unfavorable opinion?
Never heard of Heard but not enough Favorable opinion Unfavorable opinion n
sex
Male 19 21 32 27 469
Female 30 18 29 22 504
Another gender 34 0 0 66 7
age
18-29 57 21 13 7 194
30-44 39 26 18 17 263
45-59 10 21 37 32 239
60+ 5 12 46 36 304
education
Less than HS 35 18 31 16 69
HS graduate 34 19 30 16 306
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 20 26 35 19 271
Bachelor's degree 20 18 27 33 180
Post grad study/professional degree 19 14 24 43 173
income
Less than $30k 32 21 26 21 297
$30k to less than $50k 34 16 34 16 176
$50k to less than $75k 23 20 33 24 183
$75k to less than $100k 18 18 31 33 125
$100k or more 17 19 28 34 155
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 19 19 53 9 357
Independent 35 29 20 14 185
Democrat 26 17 16 40 455
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 20 19 52 9 256
Independent 30 22 28 20 440
Democrat 22 18 15 44 301
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 20 19 52 9 256
Lean Republican 18 19 54 9 101
Independent 35 29 20 14 185
Lean Democrat 32 15 19 34 154
Democrat 22 18 15 44 301
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 13 19 61 8 152
Weak Republican 30 18 40 11 104
Lean Republican 18 19 54 9 101
Independent 35 29 20 14 185
Lean Democrat 32 15 19 34 154
Weak Democrat 30 20 20 28 114
Strong Democrat 18 16 12 54 187
DK/Refused 0 0 0 100 3
marital status
Single, that is never married 36 19 22 22 247
Single, living with a partner 42 26 20 11 111
Married 20 20 34 25 487
Separated 10 27 23 40 18
Widowed 18 13 32 37 50
Divorced 10 15 42 33 87
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 19 20 36 24 617
Black Non-Hispanic 23 13 25 38 119
Hispanic 41 22 18 19 167
Other 42 21 18 19 81
religious service attendance
More than once a week 17 15 50 18 62
Once a week 15 19 45 20 169
Once or twice a month 15 34 27 24 72
A few times a year 27 23 26 22 172
Seldom 29 21 24 25 247
Never 31 14 25 30 277
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 20 16 47 16 197
Mainline Protestant 24 18 29 29 127
Roman Catholic 25 20 29 25 207
No religion 29 21 20 31 279
Other religion 26 22 30 22 183
ideology
Very conservative 15 21 57 7 103
Somewhat conservative 17 20 53 10 185
Moderate 31 21 26 22 420
Somewhat liberal 20 18 16 44 170
Very liberal 33 16 6 45 120

H1: Favor/Oppose strike down Roe

[Overturn Roe versus Wade, thus strike down the 1973 decision that made abortion legal in all 50 states.] Do you favor or oppose the following possible future Supreme Court decisions, or haven’t you heard enough about this to have an opinion?
Heard nothing at all Heard of but not enough for an opinion Favor Oppose n
sex
Male 7 16 19 58 469
Female 5 16 25 53 504
Another gender 8 0 0 92 7
age
18-29 7 18 20 54 194
30-44 12 22 16 50 263
45-59 3 15 26 55 239
60+ 2 11 25 62 304
education
Less than HS 13 34 20 33 69
HS graduate 8 17 25 48 306
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 5 13 24 58 271
Bachelor's degree 5 15 15 65 180
Post grad study/professional degree 2 13 20 65 173
income
Less than $30k 10 17 23 48 297
$30k to less than $50k 5 20 16 58 176
$50k to less than $75k 6 13 20 62 183
$75k to less than $100k 2 12 21 64 125
$100k or more 3 16 24 56 155
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 3 18 39 39 357
Independent 14 27 18 40 185
Democrat 5 10 10 74 455
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 4 17 44 35 256
Independent 7 20 17 56 440
Democrat 6 10 11 72 301
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 4 17 44 35 256
Lean Republican 2 23 27 48 101
Independent 14 27 18 40 185
Lean Democrat 2 10 8 80 154
Democrat 6 10 11 72 301
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 3 14 58 26 152
Weak Republican 6 21 23 50 104
Lean Republican 2 23 27 48 101
Independent 14 27 18 40 185
Lean Democrat 2 10 8 80 154
Weak Democrat 8 10 13 68 114
Strong Democrat 5 9 10 74 187
DK/Refused 0 0 0 100 3
marital status
Single, that is never married 10 15 15 58 247
Single, living with a partner 7 11 19 64 111
Married 5 17 27 50 487
Separated 0 20 14 66 18
Widowed 0 20 20 59 50
Divorced 2 15 21 62 87
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 2 14 26 57 617
Black Non-Hispanic 12 16 17 55 119
Hispanic 12 18 15 54 167
Other 12 25 18 45 81
religious service attendance
More than once a week 3 10 55 28 62
Once a week 3 17 40 37 169
Once or twice a month 2 19 23 55 72
A few times a year 5 21 16 57 172
Seldom 8 19 14 58 247
Never 8 10 13 70 277
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 4 20 46 30 197
Mainline Protestant 6 19 17 57 127
Roman Catholic 9 13 23 55 207
No religion 8 10 9 74 279
Other religion 3 22 19 54 183
ideology
Very conservative 7 9 71 13 103
Somewhat conservative 6 18 38 36 185
Moderate 7 22 13 58 420
Somewhat liberal 3 11 5 80 170
Very liberal 7 3 9 81 120

H1: (those with opinions only)

[THOSE WITH OPINIONS ONLY] [Overturn Roe versus Wade, thus strike down the 1973 decision that made abortion legal in all 50 states.] Do you favor or oppose the following possible future Supreme Court decisions, or haven’t you heard enough about this to have an opinion?
Favor Oppose n
sex
Male 25 75 360
Female 31 69 393
Another gender 0 100 7
age
18-29 27 73 144
30-44 24 76 173
45-59 32 68 193
60+ 29 71 264
education
Less than HS 38 62 37
HS graduate 34 66 224
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 30 70 223
Bachelor's degree 19 81 144
Post grad study/professional degree 24 76 147
income
Less than $30k 33 67 212
$30k to less than $50k 22 78 131
$50k to less than $75k 24 76 149
$75k to less than $100k 25 75 107
$100k or more 30 70 125
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 50 50 279
Independent 31 69 108
Democrat 12 88 385
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 55 45 203
Independent 23 77 319
Democrat 13 87 249
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 55 45 203
Lean Republican 36 64 76
Independent 31 69 108
Lean Democrat 9 91 135
Democrat 13 87 249
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 69 31 127
Weak Republican 32 68 76
Lean Republican 36 64 76
Independent 31 69 108
Lean Democrat 9 91 135
Weak Democrat 16 84 93
Strong Democrat 12 88 157
DK/Refused 0 100 3
marital status
Single, that is never married 20 80 181
Single, living with a partner 23 77 91
Married 35 65 375
Separated 17 83 15
Widowed 25 75 40
Divorced 25 75 72
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 31 69 513
Black Non-Hispanic 24 76 85
Hispanic 21 79 116
Other 29 71 51
religious service attendance
More than once a week 66 34 52
Once a week 51 49 130
Once or twice a month 30 70 56
A few times a year 22 78 127
Seldom 20 80 179
Never 15 85 228
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 60 40 149
Mainline Protestant 23 77 95
Roman Catholic 29 71 160
No religion 11 89 231
Other religion 26 74 133
ideology
Very conservative 84 16 87
Somewhat conservative 51 49 137
Moderate 19 81 299
Somewhat liberal 6 94 145
Very liberal 10 90 107

H2: Favor/Oppose extend 2nd Amendment

[Rule that the 2nd Amendment right to “keep and bear arms” protects the right to carry a gun outside the home.] Do you favor or oppose the following possible future Supreme Court decisions, or haven’t you heard enough about this to have an opinion?
Heard nothing at all Heard of but not enough for an opinion Favor Oppose n
sex
Male 8 11 55 26 469
Female 8 21 46 24 504
Another gender 25 0 75 0 7
age
18-29 7 21 46 25 194
30-44 14 16 47 23 263
45-59 6 15 55 22 239
60+ 5 13 52 30 304
education
Less than HS 8 15 74 3 69
HS graduate 8 15 57 18 306
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 7 12 57 22 271
Bachelor's degree 9 21 33 36 180
Post grad study/professional degree 8 17 35 39 173
income
Less than $30k 7 14 56 21 297
$30k to less than $50k 7 17 52 22 176
$50k to less than $75k 13 18 37 32 183
$75k to less than $100k 4 12 57 27 125
$100k or more 7 17 45 31 155
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 5 8 81 5 357
Independent 10 17 50 21 185
Democrat 9 21 27 42 455
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 5 8 81 5 256
Independent 10 15 51 23 440
Democrat 7 23 24 44 301
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 5 8 81 5 256
Lean Republican 7 9 79 5 101
Independent 10 17 50 21 185
Lean Democrat 13 16 33 38 154
Democrat 7 23 24 44 301
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 5 4 88 2 152
Weak Republican 5 15 72 9 104
Lean Republican 7 9 79 5 101
Independent 10 17 50 21 185
Lean Democrat 13 16 33 38 154
Weak Democrat 8 27 32 32 114
Strong Democrat 7 21 19 51 187
DK/Refused 0 0 0 100 3
marital status
Single, that is never married 9 22 45 23 247
Single, living with a partner 6 11 51 29 111
Married 8 15 53 24 487
Separated 9 1 70 20 18
Widowed 12 15 43 30 50
Divorced 6 12 51 30 87
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 7 13 58 21 617
Black Non-Hispanic 7 25 38 30 119
Hispanic 8 19 44 27 167
Other 18 17 16 50 81
religious service attendance
More than once a week 5 13 61 19 62
Once a week 9 19 52 18 169
Once or twice a month 9 15 53 22 72
A few times a year 4 19 51 25 172
Seldom 5 15 52 28 247
Never 13 14 44 29 277
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 4 10 72 13 197
Mainline Protestant 9 17 48 24 127
Roman Catholic 6 18 50 25 207
No religion 10 16 43 31 279
Other religion 11 18 40 28 183
ideology
Very conservative 4 12 78 6 103
Somewhat conservative 6 12 76 4 185
Moderate 10 15 51 23 420
Somewhat liberal 7 25 27 41 170
Very liberal 7 15 17 60 120

H2: (those with opinions only)

[THOSE WITH OPINIONS ONLY] [Rule that the 2nd Amendment right to “keep and bear arms” protects the right to carry a gun outside the home.] Do you favor or oppose the following possible future Supreme Court decisions, or haven’t you heard enough about this to have an opinion?
Favor Oppose n
sex
Male 68 32 381
Female 66 34 353
Another gender 100 0 5
age
18-29 65 35 138
30-44 67 33 184
45-59 72 28 183
60+ 64 36 249
education
Less than HS 96 4 53
HS graduate 76 24 232
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 72 28 215
Bachelor's degree 48 52 125
Post grad study/professional degree 47 53 130
income
Less than $30k 73 27 228
$30k to less than $50k 70 30 131
$50k to less than $75k 54 46 127
$75k to less than $100k 68 32 105
$100k or more 60 40 117
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 94 6 305
Independent 70 30 132
Democrat 39 61 314
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 94 6 220
Independent 68 32 325
Democrat 36 64 205
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 94 6 220
Lean Republican 94 6 84
Independent 70 30 132
Lean Democrat 47 53 108
Democrat 36 64 205
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 98 2 136
Weak Republican 89 11 84
Lean Republican 94 6 84
Independent 70 30 132
Lean Democrat 47 53 108
Weak Democrat 50 50 73
Strong Democrat 28 72 132
DK/Refused 0 100 3
marital status
Single, that is never married 66 34 168
Single, living with a partner 64 36 89
Married 69 31 373
Separated 77 23 17
Widowed 58 42 36
Divorced 63 37 71
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 74 26 489
Black Non-Hispanic 56 44 81
Hispanic 62 38 119
Other 24 76 53
religious service attendance
More than once a week 77 23 49
Once a week 75 25 118
Once or twice a month 70 30 54
A few times a year 67 33 130
Seldom 65 35 199
Never 60 40 203
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 84 16 169
Mainline Protestant 67 33 91
Roman Catholic 67 33 155
No religion 58 42 208
Other religion 59 41 125
ideology
Very conservative 93 7 86
Somewhat conservative 95 5 148
Moderate 69 31 313
Somewhat liberal 40 60 115
Very liberal 22 78 92

H3: Favor/Oppose ban abortions after 15 weeks

[Rule to uphold a state law that (except in cases of medical emergencies or fetal abnormalities) bans abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy.] Do you favor or oppose the following possible future Supreme Court decisions, or haven’t you heard enough about this to have an opinion?
Heard nothing at all Heard of but not enough for an opinion Favor Oppose n
sex
Male 9 19 28 42 469
Female 6 16 44 33 504
Another gender 8 0 0 51 7
age
18-29 12 14 27 46 194
30-44 11 20 38 32 263
45-59 6 19 37 36 239
60+ 4 16 40 38 304
education
Less than HS 19 23 48 6 69
HS graduate 6 22 40 29 306
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 8 15 38 39 271
Bachelor's degree 7 14 31 48 180
Post grad study/professional degree 7 15 26 51 173
income
Less than $30k 11 20 36 30 297
$30k to less than $50k 5 15 38 40 176
$50k to less than $75k 9 18 25 47 183
$75k to less than $100k 3 17 43 37 125
$100k or more 8 11 38 42 155
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 7 17 61 14 357
Independent 17 18 30 34 185
Democrat 5 17 19 57 455
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 7 14 64 15 256
Independent 11 19 31 37 440
Democrat 5 16 20 58 301
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 7 14 64 15 256
Lean Republican 7 23 54 14 101
Independent 17 18 30 34 185
Lean Democrat 5 19 18 56 154
Democrat 5 16 20 58 301
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 5 15 72 8 152
Weak Republican 10 13 52 25 104
Lean Republican 7 23 54 14 101
Independent 17 18 30 34 185
Lean Democrat 5 19 18 56 154
Weak Democrat 6 20 21 53 114
Strong Democrat 4 14 19 61 187
DK/Refused 0 100 0 0 3
marital status
Single, that is never married 13 17 28 40 247
Single, living with a partner 5 13 31 51 111
Married 6 19 40 34 487
Separated 0 20 35 46 18
Widowed 18 14 35 34 50
Divorced 5 16 42 37 87
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 4 16 42 36 617
Black Non-Hispanic 10 24 33 33 119
Hispanic 13 20 25 41 167
Other 19 13 18 49 81
religious service attendance
More than once a week 5 9 68 13 62
Once a week 4 18 51 26 169
Once or twice a month 4 19 33 43 72
A few times a year 4 17 43 36 172
Seldom 10 20 31 38 247
Never 12 17 21 49 277
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 4 13 62 21 197
Mainline Protestant 11 18 31 40 127
Roman Catholic 8 17 42 34 207
No religion 11 18 20 50 279
Other religion 5 23 31 37 183
ideology
Very conservative 5 15 73 7 103
Somewhat conservative 9 20 57 12 185
Moderate 11 20 30 39 420
Somewhat liberal 4 13 20 62 170
Very liberal 5 14 16 65 120

H3: (those with opinions only)

[THOSE WITH OPINIONS ONLY] [Rule to uphold a state law that (except in cases of medical emergencies or fetal abnormalities) bans abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy.] Do you favor or oppose the following possible future Supreme Court decisions, or haven’t you heard enough about this to have an opinion?
Favor Oppose n
sex
Male 40 60 331
Female 57 43 390
Another gender 0 100 4
age
18-29 37 63 141
30-44 54 46 183
45-59 50 50 174
60+ 51 49 238
education
Less than HS 89 11 37
HS graduate 58 42 214
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 49 51 209
Bachelor's degree 39 61 142
Post grad study/professional degree 34 66 134
income
Less than $30k 55 45 199
$30k to less than $50k 49 51 138
$50k to less than $75k 35 65 131
$75k to less than $100k 54 46 100
$100k or more 48 52 125
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 81 19 270
Independent 46 54 118
Democrat 25 75 348
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 81 19 201
Independent 45 55 301
Democrat 26 74 234
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 81 19 201
Lean Republican 80 20 69
Independent 46 54 118
Lean Democrat 24 76 114
Democrat 26 74 234
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 91 9 121
Weak Republican 68 32 81
Lean Republican 80 20 69
Independent 46 54 118
Lean Democrat 24 76 114
Weak Democrat 29 71 84
Strong Democrat 24 76 150
marital status
Single, that is never married 42 58 168
Single, living with a partner 38 62 91
Married 54 46 359
Separated 43 57 15
Widowed 51 49 34
Divorced 53 47 69
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 54 46 485
Black Non-Hispanic 50 50 78
Hispanic 38 62 110
Other 27 73 54
religious service attendance
More than once a week 84 16 51
Once a week 66 34 129
Once or twice a month 43 57 55
A few times a year 54 46 136
Seldom 45 55 171
Never 30 70 193
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 75 25 163
Mainline Protestant 44 56 90
Roman Catholic 55 45 157
No religion 28 72 195
Other religion 46 54 125
ideology
Very conservative 91 9 83
Somewhat conservative 83 17 126
Moderate 44 56 292
Somewhat liberal 24 76 138
Very liberal 20 80 97

P1: OSHA COVID requirement

Do you favor or oppose the federal government requiring that companies with more than 100 employees mandate coronavirus vaccinations or weekly testing for unvaccinated workers?
Favor Oppose n
sex
Male 52 47 469
Female 55 44 504
Another gender 92 8 7
age
18-29 47 50 194
30-44 55 45 263
45-59 54 45 239
60+ 56 43 304
education
Less than HS 43 57 69
HS graduate 50 49 306
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 47 52 271
Bachelor's degree 64 36 180
Post grad study/professional degree 62 34 173
income
Less than $30k 55 45 297
$30k to less than $50k 51 47 176
$50k to less than $75k 62 38 183
$75k to less than $100k 47 50 125
$100k or more 55 43 155
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 20 79 357
Independent 46 52 185
Democrat 82 16 455
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 21 78 256
Independent 49 50 440
Democrat 88 11 301
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 21 78 256
Lean Republican 18 82 101
Independent 46 52 185
Lean Democrat 72 27 154
Democrat 88 11 301
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 14 86 152
Weak Republican 31 68 104
Lean Republican 18 82 101
Independent 46 52 185
Lean Democrat 72 27 154
Weak Democrat 80 16 114
Strong Democrat 92 8 187
DK/Refused 100 0 3
marital status
Single, that is never married 56 43 247
Single, living with a partner 51 45 111
Married 54 45 487
Separated 55 45 18
Widowed 53 47 50
Divorced 46 53 87
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 46 54 617
Black Non-Hispanic 65 33 119
Hispanic 67 32 167
Other 72 24 81
religious service attendance
More than once a week 37 60 62
Once a week 45 55 169
Once or twice a month 50 50 72
A few times a year 52 47 172
Seldom 60 40 247
Never 59 39 277
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 30 70 197
Mainline Protestant 64 35 127
Roman Catholic 56 43 207
No religion 64 34 279
Other religion 51 47 183
ideology
Very conservative 17 83 103
Somewhat conservative 32 68 185
Moderate 53 45 420
Somewhat liberal 81 18 170
Very liberal 83 17 120

P2: Healthcare vaccine requirement

Do you favor or oppose the federal government requiring that health-care workers in facilities that receive Medicare and Medicaid funds be vaccinated against the coronavirus?
Favor Oppose Web blank n
sex
Male 62 36 2 469
Female 59 40 1 504
Another gender 92 8 0 7
age
18-29 59 40 1 194
30-44 61 38 1 263
45-59 57 40 3 239
60+ 63 36 0 304
education
Less than HS 56 44 0 69
HS graduate 51 47 2 306
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 57 43 1 271
Bachelor's degree 73 27 0 180
Post grad study/professional degree 73 25 2 173
income
Less than $30k 56 43 1 297
$30k to less than $50k 63 35 1 176
$50k to less than $75k 66 33 0 183
$75k to less than $100k 58 41 1 125
$100k or more 62 38 0 155
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 33 67 1 357
Independent 53 45 1 185
Democrat 85 13 2 455
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 33 66 1 256
Independent 59 40 1 440
Democrat 86 12 2 301
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 33 66 1 256
Lean Republican 32 68 0 101
Independent 53 45 1 185
Lean Democrat 83 16 0 154
Democrat 86 12 2 301
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 24 74 2 152
Weak Republican 46 54 0 104
Lean Republican 32 68 0 101
Independent 53 45 1 185
Lean Democrat 83 16 0 154
Weak Democrat 82 17 1 114
Strong Democrat 88 9 3 187
DK/Refused 100 0 0 3
marital status
Single, that is never married 62 37 1 247
Single, living with a partner 66 34 0 111
Married 59 39 2 487
Separated 58 42 0 18
Widowed 68 32 1 50
Divorced 56 44 0 87
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 55 44 1 617
Black Non-Hispanic 60 40 0 119
Hispanic 72 27 1 167
Other 83 13 3 81
religious service attendance
More than once a week 34 63 3 62
Once a week 46 51 3 169
Once or twice a month 61 38 1 72
A few times a year 58 39 3 172
Seldom 69 31 0 247
Never 70 30 0 277
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 34 66 0 197
Mainline Protestant 69 31 0 127
Roman Catholic 63 36 1 207
No religion 75 24 0 279
Other religion 56 38 6 183
ideology
Very conservative 19 78 3 103
Somewhat conservative 39 59 2 185
Moderate 65 35 0 420
Somewhat liberal 81 19 0 170
Very liberal 87 11 2 120

P7: Favor/Oppose TX abortion law

A new Texas law bans abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, once cardiac activity can be detected, and it allows any private citizen to sue anyone who performs an abortion or assists someone in obtaining an abortion. Do you favor or oppose this law, or haven’t you heard enough about this to have an opinion?
Favor Oppose Haven't heard enough n
sex
Male 24 60 16 469
Female 22 56 21 504
Another gender 0 92 8 7
age
18-29 9 69 21 194
30-44 24 52 24 263
45-59 27 58 15 239
60+ 26 57 16 304
education
Less than HS 23 43 35 69
HS graduate 31 51 16 306
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 21 56 23 271
Bachelor's degree 18 65 17 180
Post grad study/professional degree 14 75 11 173
income
Less than $30k 22 51 26 297
$30k to less than $50k 20 58 21 176
$50k to less than $75k 20 62 17 183
$75k to less than $100k 28 61 12 125
$100k or more 25 64 12 155
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 43 35 22 357
Independent 18 46 33 185
Democrat 8 81 10 455
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 48 31 21 256
Independent 17 59 23 440
Democrat 10 80 10 301
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 48 31 21 256
Lean Republican 30 45 24 101
Independent 18 46 33 185
Lean Democrat 6 83 11 154
Democrat 10 80 10 301
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 62 16 22 152
Weak Republican 27 53 20 104
Lean Republican 30 45 24 101
Independent 18 46 33 185
Lean Democrat 6 83 11 154
Weak Democrat 11 76 13 114
Strong Democrat 9 83 8 187
DK/Refused 0 100 0 3
marital status
Single, that is never married 15 64 20 247
Single, living with a partner 10 74 16 111
Married 28 53 18 487
Separated 54 30 16 18
Widowed 21 49 29 50
Divorced 22 61 17 87
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 28 56 16 617
Black Non-Hispanic 17 59 23 119
Hispanic 13 65 21 167
Other 11 62 26 81
religious service attendance
More than once a week 64 15 18 62
Once a week 39 44 17 169
Once or twice a month 17 65 16 72
A few times a year 18 59 23 172
Seldom 15 65 20 247
Never 14 69 17 277
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 55 25 19 197
Mainline Protestant 16 66 18 127
Roman Catholic 21 56 23 207
No religion 7 76 16 279
Other religion 18 62 18 183
ideology
Very conservative 71 13 16 103
Somewhat conservative 46 33 21 185
Moderate 12 63 25 420
Somewhat liberal 5 86 9 170
Very liberal 7 83 9 120

P7: (those with opinions only)

[THOSE WITH OPINIONS ONLY] A new Texas law bans abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, once cardiac activity can be detected, and it allows any private citizen to sue anyone who performs an abortion or assists someone in obtaining an abortion. Do you favor or oppose this law, or haven’t you heard enough about this to have an opinion?
Favor Oppose n
sex
Male 28 72 395
Female 29 71 396
Another gender 0 100 7
age
18-29 12 88 152
30-44 32 68 200
45-59 31 69 203
60+ 31 69 254
education
Less than HS 35 65 45
HS graduate 38 62 252
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 27 73 207
Bachelor's degree 22 78 150
Post grad study/professional degree 16 84 155
income
Less than $30k 30 70 218
$30k to less than $50k 25 75 137
$50k to less than $75k 25 75 150
$75k to less than $100k 31 69 111
$100k or more 28 72 137
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 55 45 276
Independent 28 72 120
Democrat 9 91 408
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 61 39 201
Independent 22 78 332
Democrat 11 89 271
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 61 39 201
Lean Republican 40 60 75
Independent 28 72 120
Lean Democrat 7 93 137
Democrat 11 89 271
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 80 20 118
Weak Republican 34 66 83
Lean Republican 40 60 75
Independent 28 72 120
Lean Democrat 7 93 137
Weak Democrat 13 87 99
Strong Democrat 10 90 172
DK/Refused 0 100 3
marital status
Single, that is never married 19 81 196
Single, living with a partner 12 88 93
Married 35 65 397
Separated 64 36 15
Widowed 30 70 35
Divorced 26 74 72
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 33 67 519
Black Non-Hispanic 23 77 90
Hispanic 17 83 131
Other 15 85 59
religious service attendance
More than once a week 81 19 49
Once a week 47 53 140
Once or twice a month 21 79 59
A few times a year 23 77 132
Seldom 19 81 197
Never 17 83 231
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 69 31 158
Mainline Protestant 19 81 104
Roman Catholic 27 73 160
No religion 9 91 233
Other religion 22 78 146
ideology
Very conservative 85 15 86
Somewhat conservative 59 41 146
Moderate 16 84 312
Somewhat liberal 6 94 155
Very liberal 8 92 108