Marquette Law School Supreme Court Poll March 14-24, 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.

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 12 42 32 15 457
Female 6 49 34 10 506
Another gender 4 13 57 26 15
age
18-29 5 42 40 11 198
30-44 6 40 38 15 254
45-59 15 40 28 16 240
60+ 9 55 27 7 312
education
Less than HS 16 42 28 13 70
HS graduate 8 47 32 12 304
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 7 41 40 12 277
Bachelor's degree 9 45 32 12 177
Post grad study/professional degree 12 50 25 12 176
income
Less than $30k 11 43 36 10 276
$30k to less than $50k 7 45 33 14 202
$50k to less than $75k 12 46 29 13 176
$75k to less than $100k 6 50 30 12 133
$100k or more 9 48 31 11 180
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 11 53 25 10 398
Independent 4 40 39 14 164
Democrat 9 40 37 13 441
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 11 53 29 8 254
Independent 7 44 34 14 447
Democrat 11 41 35 13 302
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 11 53 29 8 254
Lean Republican 12 54 19 14 144
Independent 4 40 39 14 164
Lean Democrat 4 38 43 14 139
Democrat 11 41 35 13 302
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 8 52 30 10 160
Weak Republican 15 54 26 4 95
Lean Republican 12 54 19 14 144
Independent 4 40 39 14 164
Lean Democrat 4 38 43 14 139
Weak Democrat 8 40 41 11 112
Strong Democrat 13 41 31 14 191
marital status
Single, that is never married 8 41 37 13 203
Single, living with a partner 3 48 36 11 116
Married 12 45 31 11 498
Separated 6 23 48 23 18
Widowed 10 54 30 5 50
Divorced 3 51 30 17 119
Don't know/Refused/Web Blank 0 100 0 0 0
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 8 47 32 12 609
Black Non-Hispanic 11 41 33 12 110
Hispanic 11 39 38 12 159
Other 12 47 30 10 79
religious service attendance
More than once a week 15 56 23 6 89
Once a week 15 49 26 8 140
Once or twice a month 2 62 24 12 64
A few times a year 9 46 35 9 153
Seldom 7 52 30 11 231
Never 8 32 40 18 323
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 12 58 20 9 221
Mainline Protestant 10 56 25 9 107
Roman Catholic 7 49 34 8 192
No religion 6 35 39 19 336
Other religion 13 34 42 10 146
ideology
Very conservative 11 54 26 8 134
Somewhat conservative 11 57 23 8 209
Moderate 9 49 30 11 366
Somewhat liberal 6 34 49 11 156
Very liberal 8 21 44 27 139

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 54 46 457
Female 55 44 506
Another gender 17 83 15
age
18-29 48 51 198
30-44 46 53 254
45-59 55 44 240
60+ 64 35 312
education
Less than HS 59 41 70
HS graduate 55 45 304
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 48 51 277
Bachelor's degree 54 43 177
Post grad study/professional degree 62 37 176
income
Less than $30k 53 47 276
$30k to less than $50k 51 47 202
$50k to less than $75k 58 42 176
$75k to less than $100k 56 42 133
$100k or more 56 42 180
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 64 35 398
Independent 44 53 164
Democrat 49 51 441
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 64 36 254
Independent 51 48 447
Democrat 52 48 302
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 64 36 254
Lean Republican 66 33 144
Independent 44 53 164
Lean Democrat 43 57 139
Democrat 52 48 302
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 60 40 160
Weak Republican 69 30 95
Lean Republican 66 33 144
Independent 44 53 164
Lean Democrat 43 57 139
Weak Democrat 48 52 112
Strong Democrat 54 46 191
marital status
Single, that is never married 49 49 203
Single, living with a partner 52 47 116
Married 57 42 498
Separated 29 71 18
Widowed 64 35 50
Divorced 53 47 119
Don't know/Refused/Web Blank 100 0 0
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 55 44 609
Black Non-Hispanic 52 45 110
Hispanic 50 50 159
Other 59 41 79
religious service attendance
More than once a week 71 29 89
Once a week 64 34 140
Once or twice a month 64 36 64
A few times a year 55 43 153
Seldom 59 41 231
Never 41 58 323
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 70 29 221
Mainline Protestant 65 34 107
Roman Catholic 57 42 192
No religion 42 58 336
Other religion 47 53 146
ideology
Very conservative 65 35 134
Somewhat conservative 68 31 209
Moderate 58 40 366
Somewhat liberal 40 60 156
Very liberal 29 71 139

C1: Impt of next justice

How important is the choice of the next Supreme Court justice to you personally?
Very important Somewhat important Not too important Not at all important n
sex
Male 50 27 18 4 457
Female 44 34 16 6 506
Another gender 64 19 17 0 15
age
18-29 38 33 24 5 198
30-44 47 32 17 4 254
45-59 47 30 15 7 240
60+ 52 28 15 5 312
education
Less than HS 42 33 15 10 70
HS graduate 36 35 23 5 304
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 46 30 16 8 277
Bachelor's degree 56 27 13 3 177
Post grad study/professional degree 59 25 14 1 176
income
Less than $30k 37 31 24 7 276
$30k to less than $50k 49 28 19 4 202
$50k to less than $75k 51 34 10 5 176
$75k to less than $100k 44 35 15 6 133
$100k or more 57 27 13 3 180
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 42 36 16 6 398
Independent 31 31 31 6 164
Democrat 57 25 14 4 441
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 44 34 18 5 254
Independent 39 33 22 6 447
Democrat 61 24 11 3 302
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 44 34 18 5 254
Lean Republican 40 40 13 8 144
Independent 31 31 31 6 164
Lean Democrat 48 27 20 5 139
Democrat 61 24 11 3 302
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 52 32 12 3 160
Weak Republican 29 36 27 8 95
Lean Republican 40 40 13 8 144
Independent 31 31 31 6 164
Lean Democrat 48 27 20 5 139
Weak Democrat 45 29 19 5 112
Strong Democrat 70 21 6 2 191
marital status
Single, that is never married 47 27 22 4 203
Single, living with a partner 31 41 27 0 116
Married 50 31 12 6 498
Separated 55 26 19 0 18
Widowed 47 28 13 12 50
Divorced 44 27 21 7 119
Don't know/Refused/Web Blank 100 0 0 0 0
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 48 27 18 7 609
Black Non-Hispanic 50 32 14 3 110
Hispanic 46 33 17 3 159
Other 44 32 20 1 79
religious service attendance
More than once a week 60 18 18 3 89
Once a week 52 33 12 4 140
Once or twice a month 50 30 16 3 64
A few times a year 41 41 15 2 153
Seldom 38 36 19 8 231
Never 49 25 20 6 323
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 51 30 12 7 221
Mainline Protestant 40 31 18 11 107
Roman Catholic 40 37 18 5 192
No religion 51 29 18 2 336
Other religion 47 25 21 6 146
ideology
Very conservative 62 26 9 2 134
Somewhat conservative 37 43 15 4 209
Moderate 35 35 23 7 366
Somewhat liberal 50 20 23 7 156
Very liberal 74 16 7 2 139

C2: Impt of justice ideology

If a nominee for the US Supreme Court is qualified and has no ethical problems, would US Senators be justified or not justified in voting against that nominee simply because of how they believe the Justice would decide cases on issues such as abortion, gun control, or affirmative action?
Justified in voting against the nominee Not justified in voting against the nominee n
sex
Male 42 57 457
Female 39 61 506
Another gender 39 61 15
age
18-29 46 54 198
30-44 45 55 254
45-59 34 66 240
60+ 37 62 312
education
Less than HS 44 56 70
HS graduate 37 63 304
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 46 53 277
Bachelor's degree 38 62 177
Post grad study/professional degree 36 63 176
income
Less than $30k 41 58 276
$30k to less than $50k 39 61 202
$50k to less than $75k 35 64 176
$75k to less than $100k 37 62 133
$100k or more 45 55 180
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 57 43 398
Independent 30 70 164
Democrat 29 71 441
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 58 42 254
Independent 38 62 447
Democrat 29 71 302
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 58 42 254
Lean Republican 56 44 144
Independent 30 70 164
Lean Democrat 28 71 139
Democrat 29 71 302
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 63 36 160
Weak Republican 49 51 95
Lean Republican 56 44 144
Independent 30 70 164
Lean Democrat 28 71 139
Weak Democrat 34 66 112
Strong Democrat 26 73 191
marital status
Single, that is never married 36 64 203
Single, living with a partner 41 58 116
Married 43 57 498
Separated 26 74 18
Widowed 45 53 50
Divorced 34 66 119
Don't know/Refused/Web Blank 100 0 0
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 42 58 609
Black Non-Hispanic 22 78 110
Hispanic 42 58 159
Other 53 46 79
religious service attendance
More than once a week 58 42 89
Once a week 39 60 140
Once or twice a month 46 54 64
A few times a year 47 52 153
Seldom 40 60 231
Never 32 68 323
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 54 46 221
Mainline Protestant 37 63 107
Roman Catholic 38 62 192
No religion 32 68 336
Other religion 45 55 146
ideology
Very conservative 62 37 134
Somewhat conservative 52 48 209
Moderate 33 66 366
Somewhat liberal 30 70 156
Very liberal 31 69 139

C3: Impt of justice party

If a nominee for the US Supreme Court is qualified and has no ethical problems, would US Senators be justified or not justified in voting against that nominee simply because the Senator is from a different political party from the president who made the nomination?
Justified in voting against the nominee Not justified in voting against the nominee n
sex
Male 15 85 457
Female 19 79 506
Another gender 29 71 15
age
18-29 26 72 198
30-44 19 81 254
45-59 19 81 240
60+ 9 89 312
education
Less than HS 30 70 70
HS graduate 16 83 304
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 23 77 277
Bachelor's degree 12 86 177
Post grad study/professional degree 11 89 176
income
Less than $30k 22 78 276
$30k to less than $50k 18 79 202
$50k to less than $75k 12 87 176
$75k to less than $100k 18 81 133
$100k or more 14 86 180
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 21 78 398
Independent 18 82 164
Democrat 14 85 441
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 23 76 254
Independent 17 82 447
Democrat 13 87 302
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 23 76 254
Lean Republican 17 80 144
Independent 18 82 164
Lean Democrat 17 82 139
Democrat 13 87 302
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 25 74 160
Weak Republican 19 80 95
Lean Republican 17 80 144
Independent 18 82 164
Lean Democrat 17 82 139
Weak Democrat 11 89 112
Strong Democrat 14 86 191
marital status
Single, that is never married 20 80 203
Single, living with a partner 21 77 116
Married 17 82 498
Separated 10 90 18
Widowed 7 93 50
Divorced 17 83 119
Don't know/Refused/Web Blank 0 100 0
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 16 83 609
Black Non-Hispanic 7 92 110
Hispanic 29 70 159
Other 15 84 79
religious service attendance
More than once a week 15 83 89
Once a week 17 81 140
Once or twice a month 18 82 64
A few times a year 29 69 153
Seldom 15 85 231
Never 14 85 323
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 23 76 221
Mainline Protestant 12 87 107
Roman Catholic 19 80 192
No religion 15 85 336
Other religion 18 81 146
ideology
Very conservative 29 68 134
Somewhat conservative 21 79 209
Moderate 13 87 366
Somewhat liberal 16 84 156
Very liberal 15 85 139

C4: Justice nomination 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 4 18 43 35 457
Female 6 30 48 16 506
Another gender 0 20 62 18 15
age
18-29 5 27 47 20 198
30-44 4 28 41 26 254
45-59 6 22 48 23 240
60+ 3 19 50 27 312
education
Less than HS 12 37 33 18 70
HS graduate 7 27 46 20 304
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 3 22 51 24 277
Bachelor's degree 1 20 52 27 177
Post grad study/professional degree 4 19 44 34 176
income
Less than $30k 6 31 46 17 276
$30k to less than $50k 5 24 48 22 202
$50k to less than $75k 5 22 50 23 176
$75k to less than $100k 4 23 40 34 133
$100k or more 3 17 52 28 180
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 3 24 51 21 398
Independent 7 38 40 15 164
Democrat 5 18 46 31 441
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 4 25 48 22 254
Independent 4 27 48 20 447
Democrat 5 18 44 33 302
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 4 25 48 22 254
Lean Republican 2 22 56 19 144
Independent 7 38 40 15 164
Lean Democrat 3 20 49 28 139
Democrat 5 18 44 33 302
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 2 24 49 25 160
Weak Republican 8 28 46 18 95
Lean Republican 2 22 56 19 144
Independent 7 38 40 15 164
Lean Democrat 3 20 49 28 139
Weak Democrat 0 23 45 32 112
Strong Democrat 8 14 44 33 191
marital status
Single, that is never married 3 26 46 25 203
Single, living with a partner 3 31 42 24 116
Married 5 22 45 27 498
Separated 5 17 68 10 18
Widowed 6 21 53 20 50
Divorced 6 21 54 18 119
Don't know/Refused/Web Blank 0 0 100 0 0
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 4 21 48 27 609
Black Non-Hispanic 11 19 35 34 110
Hispanic 4 28 50 18 159
Other 3 38 44 14 79
religious service attendance
More than once a week 8 16 51 25 89
Once a week 9 24 38 28 140
Once or twice a month 5 29 47 19 64
A few times a year 1 27 55 16 153
Seldom 5 26 43 26 231
Never 4 22 48 27 323
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 7 20 44 29 221
Mainline Protestant 4 27 48 21 107
Roman Catholic 5 27 49 20 192
No religion 3 22 50 26 336
Other religion 7 27 42 24 146
ideology
Very conservative 9 23 43 25 134
Somewhat conservative 2 23 53 21 209
Moderate 4 30 48 18 366
Somewhat liberal 4 18 46 31 156
Very liberal 6 15 40 39 139

C5A: Heard about Jackson nomination v1

How much have you seen, read, or heard about Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson being nominated to replace Justice Stephen Breyer on the Supreme Court?
A lot Some Not much Nothing at all n
sex
Male 12 47 27 14 230
Female 8 35 32 25 252
Another gender 11 36 31 22 10
age
18-29 2 35 40 23 94
30-44 10 30 36 24 135
45-59 7 42 28 23 120
60+ 17 49 23 11 155
education
Less than HS 8 40 14 38 34
HS graduate 7 36 32 25 163
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 8 38 33 21 139
Bachelor's degree 9 41 38 12 84
Post grad study/professional degree 21 49 23 7 83
income
Less than $30k 8 32 25 35 132
$30k to less than $50k 11 27 46 16 103
$50k to less than $75k 8 42 31 18 102
$75k to less than $100k 6 53 29 11 53
$100k or more 16 52 22 11 96
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 9 38 31 22 210
Independent 7 23 38 32 81
Democrat 12 49 27 13 212
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 9 39 28 24 129
Independent 8 35 36 21 221
Democrat 14 47 25 14 152
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 9 39 28 24 129
Lean Republican 10 35 36 19 81
Independent 7 23 38 32 81
Lean Democrat 6 51 34 9 59
Democrat 14 47 25 14 152
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 10 37 30 23 87
Weak Republican 6 43 24 26 42
Lean Republican 10 35 36 19 81
Independent 7 23 38 32 81
Lean Democrat 6 51 34 9 59
Weak Democrat 6 44 31 19 57
Strong Democrat 19 49 21 11 96
marital status
Single, that is never married 9 34 37 20 97
Single, living with a partner 5 27 42 26 52
Married 13 41 30 16 255
Separated 0 47 11 42 8
Widowed 6 65 16 13 27
Divorced 5 43 23 29 64
Don't know/Refused/Web Blank 0 100 0 0 0
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 10 42 30 18 306
Black Non-Hispanic 20 37 24 19 48
Hispanic 7 44 35 14 82
Other 7 30 32 31 48
religious service attendance
More than once a week 12 32 47 9 46
Once a week 19 33 32 16 54
Once or twice a month 14 36 35 15 28
A few times a year 7 44 34 15 87
Seldom 7 38 28 27 115
Never 9 42 26 23 169
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 10 35 40 15 100
Mainline Protestant 8 35 29 28 56
Roman Catholic 13 47 27 13 97
No religion 5 49 27 20 169
Other religion 18 22 32 28 80
ideology
Very conservative 13 36 44 7 63
Somewhat conservative 10 42 28 19 99
Moderate 7 36 28 30 183
Somewhat liberal 7 45 34 14 71
Very liberal 17 44 27 13 87

C5B: Heard about Jackson nomination v2

How much have you seen, read, or heard about Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson being nominated to be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court?
A lot Some Not much Nothing at all n
sex
Male 16 49 23 11 227
Female 8 49 27 16 253
Another gender 0 51 45 4 6
age
18-29 8 41 28 22 104
30-44 10 43 28 18 119
45-59 13 50 30 7 120
60+ 12 60 19 9 158
education
Less than HS 23 25 34 17 36
HS graduate 5 51 28 16 141
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 14 43 29 14 137
Bachelor's degree 11 53 22 14 93
Post grad study/professional degree 13 62 19 6 94
income
Less than $30k 13 42 30 15 143
$30k to less than $50k 13 50 23 12 100
$50k to less than $75k 5 60 20 15 73
$75k to less than $100k 9 48 31 12 80
$100k or more 15 47 26 12 84
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 13 43 27 17 188
Independent 5 42 35 18 83
Democrat 12 57 22 9 230
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 13 37 32 16 125
Independent 7 51 26 16 226
Democrat 15 57 21 7 150
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 13 37 32 16 125
Lean Republican 11 54 18 17 63
Independent 5 42 35 18 83
Lean Democrat 6 59 23 12 80
Democrat 15 57 21 7 150
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 18 41 27 12 73
Weak Republican 7 32 39 23 52
Lean Republican 11 54 18 17 63
Independent 5 42 35 18 83
Lean Democrat 6 59 23 12 80
Weak Democrat 12 61 13 14 55
Strong Democrat 17 54 26 3 95
marital status
Single, that is never married 9 40 29 22 105
Single, living with a partner 13 45 30 11 64
Married 10 58 23 9 243
Separated 0 52 34 14 10
Widowed 29 24 24 22 24
Divorced 12 45 29 14 55
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 11 52 23 14 304
Black Non-Hispanic 23 38 25 14 62
Hispanic 6 46 35 13 77
Other 11 61 19 8 31
religious service attendance
More than once a week 16 39 21 23 43
Once a week 21 54 14 11 86
Once or twice a month 7 58 21 14 36
A few times a year 8 48 35 8 66
Seldom 8 50 33 9 115
Never 8 48 26 17 154
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 20 43 25 13 121
Mainline Protestant 6 55 25 14 51
Roman Catholic 11 45 32 12 96
No religion 6 51 29 14 167
Other religion 12 60 12 16 66
ideology
Very conservative 30 31 19 19 71
Somewhat conservative 8 54 24 14 110
Moderate 8 50 28 14 183
Somewhat liberal 4 53 32 11 85
Very liberal 15 57 21 7 52

C5: Heard about Jackson nomination, both

How much have you seen, read, or heard about Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson being nominated to [replace Justice Stephen Breyer/to be the first Black woman] on the Supreme Court?
A lot Some Not much Nothing at all n
sex
Male 14 48 25 13 457
Female 8 42 30 21 506
Another gender 7 41 36 15 15
age
18-29 5 38 34 23 198
30-44 10 36 32 21 254
45-59 10 46 29 15 240
60+ 14 55 21 10 312
education
Less than HS 16 32 24 27 70
HS graduate 6 43 30 21 304
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 11 40 31 18 277
Bachelor's degree 10 47 29 13 177
Post grad study/professional degree 16 56 21 6 176
income
Less than $30k 11 37 27 25 276
$30k to less than $50k 12 38 35 14 202
$50k to less than $75k 7 50 27 17 176
$75k to less than $100k 8 50 30 12 133
$100k or more 15 50 24 12 180
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 11 40 29 20 398
Independent 6 32 37 25 164
Democrat 12 53 24 11 441
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 11 38 30 20 254
Independent 7 43 31 18 447
Democrat 15 52 23 11 302
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 11 38 30 20 254
Lean Republican 10 43 28 18 144
Independent 6 32 37 25 164
Lean Democrat 6 56 28 11 139
Democrat 15 52 23 11 302
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 14 39 28 18 160
Weak Republican 7 37 32 24 95
Lean Republican 10 43 28 18 144
Independent 6 32 37 25 164
Lean Democrat 6 56 28 11 139
Weak Democrat 9 53 22 16 112
Strong Democrat 18 52 23 7 191
marital status
Single, that is never married 9 37 33 21 203
Single, living with a partner 10 37 36 18 116
Married 12 49 26 13 498
Separated 0 50 24 26 18
Widowed 17 46 20 17 50
Divorced 8 44 26 22 119
Don't know/Refused/Web Blank 0 100 0 0 0
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 10 47 27 16 609
Black Non-Hispanic 22 38 24 16 110
Hispanic 6 45 35 14 159
Other 9 43 27 22 79
religious service attendance
More than once a week 14 35 35 16 89
Once a week 21 46 21 13 140
Once or twice a month 10 49 27 14 64
A few times a year 7 46 35 12 153
Seldom 8 44 30 18 231
Never 9 45 26 20 323
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 15 39 32 14 221
Mainline Protestant 7 45 27 21 107
Roman Catholic 12 46 29 13 192
No religion 5 50 28 17 336
Other religion 16 39 23 22 146
ideology
Very conservative 22 33 31 13 134
Somewhat conservative 9 49 26 16 209
Moderate 7 43 28 22 366
Somewhat liberal 5 49 33 12 156
Very liberal 16 49 24 11 139

C6: Support/Oppose Jackson

If you had a vote in the Senate, would you support or oppose the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court?
Support Oppose n
sex
Male 61 38 457
Female 69 30 506
Another gender 69 31 15
age
18-29 76 23 198
30-44 67 33 254
45-59 60 39 240
60+ 61 38 312
education
Less than HS 74 26 70
HS graduate 59 40 304
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 60 39 277
Bachelor's degree 66 34 177
Post grad study/professional degree 81 19 176
income
Less than $30k 75 24 276
$30k to less than $50k 60 40 202
$50k to less than $75k 58 40 176
$75k to less than $100k 63 37 133
$100k or more 67 33 180
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 33 66 398
Independent 66 34 164
Democrat 95 5 441
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 29 71 254
Independent 67 32 447
Democrat 95 5 302
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 29 71 254
Lean Republican 40 57 144
Independent 66 34 164
Lean Democrat 95 4 139
Democrat 95 5 302
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 22 77 160
Weak Republican 39 60 95
Lean Republican 40 57 144
Independent 66 34 164
Lean Democrat 95 4 139
Weak Democrat 91 9 112
Strong Democrat 97 3 191
marital status
Single, that is never married 80 20 203
Single, living with a partner 66 34 116
Married 60 38 498
Separated 82 13 18
Widowed 68 32 50
Divorced 58 42 119
Don't know/Refused/Web Blank 100 0 0
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 59 40 609
Black Non-Hispanic 86 14 110
Hispanic 76 24 159
Other 71 28 79
religious service attendance
More than once a week 52 47 89
Once a week 65 32 140
Once or twice a month 62 33 64
A few times a year 61 39 153
Seldom 70 30 231
Never 69 31 323
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 55 43 221
Mainline Protestant 58 41 107
Roman Catholic 66 32 192
No religion 73 27 336
Other religion 67 32 146
ideology
Very conservative 27 72 134
Somewhat conservative 45 54 209
Moderate 69 30 366
Somewhat liberal 92 8 156
Very liberal 94 6 139

C7A: Jackson qualification v1

From what you have heard of her, do you think Ketanji Brown Jackson is very qualified, somewhat qualified, or not qualified to serve on the Supreme Court?
Very qualified Somewhat qualified Not qualified n
sex
Male 45 37 18 230
Female 42 47 11 252
Another gender 83 0 17 10
age
18-29 42 50 8 94
30-44 43 40 17 135
45-59 47 38 14 120
60+ 46 38 17 155
education
Less than HS 57 33 10 34
HS graduate 34 49 17 163
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 36 45 18 139
Bachelor's degree 47 37 16 84
Post grad study/professional degree 74 23 3 83
income
Less than $30k 47 40 14 132
$30k to less than $50k 39 45 16 103
$50k to less than $75k 44 47 8 102
$75k to less than $100k 44 34 23 53
$100k or more 47 38 15 96
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 18 56 27 210
Independent 40 46 14 81
Democrat 74 24 2 212
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 20 56 24 129
Independent 37 45 17 221
Democrat 77 21 2 152
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 20 56 24 129
Lean Republican 13 55 31 81
Independent 40 46 14 81
Lean Democrat 65 31 3 59
Democrat 77 21 2 152
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 15 58 27 87
Weak Republican 32 51 17 42
Lean Republican 13 55 31 81
Independent 40 46 14 81
Lean Democrat 65 31 3 59
Weak Democrat 69 26 5 57
Strong Democrat 82 18 0 96
marital status
Single, that is never married 52 42 6 97
Single, living with a partner 40 50 11 52
Married 44 40 16 255
Separated 30 44 15 8
Widowed 43 43 14 27
Divorced 45 33 22 64
Don't know/Refused/Web Blank 100 0 0 0
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 39 43 18 306
Black Non-Hispanic 76 23 0 48
Hispanic 53 38 9 82
Other 51 38 11 48
religious service attendance
More than once a week 47 37 16 46
Once a week 54 33 11 54
Once or twice a month 42 49 10 28
A few times a year 45 38 17 87
Seldom 34 47 18 115
Never 48 40 12 169
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 42 39 18 100
Mainline Protestant 36 53 12 56
Roman Catholic 42 41 16 97
No religion 51 37 12 169
Other religion 46 40 13 80
ideology
Very conservative 20 48 32 63
Somewhat conservative 24 54 22 99
Moderate 41 47 12 183
Somewhat liberal 69 23 7 71
Very liberal 74 21 5 87

C7B: Jackson qualification v2

From what you have heard of her legal background and judicial experience, do you think Ketanji Brown Jackson is very qualified, somewhat qualified, or not qualified to serve on the Supreme Court?
Very qualified Somewhat qualified Not qualified n
sex
Male 52 37 11 227
Female 46 45 9 253
Another gender 22 78 0 6
age
18-29 46 49 5 104
30-44 46 47 7 119
45-59 48 39 12 120
60+ 48 38 12 158
education
Less than HS 57 39 4 36
HS graduate 36 53 11 141
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 45 39 14 137
Bachelor's degree 51 44 5 93
Post grad study/professional degree 60 34 6 94
income
Less than $30k 47 46 7 143
$30k to less than $50k 45 39 16 100
$50k to less than $75k 45 46 7 73
$75k to less than $100k 54 37 10 80
$100k or more 48 45 7 84
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 15 62 21 188
Independent 45 46 9 83
Democrat 74 26 0 230
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 12 63 24 125
Independent 47 45 8 226
Democrat 77 23 0 150
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 12 63 24 125
Lean Republican 22 60 16 63
Independent 45 46 9 83
Lean Democrat 69 31 0 80
Democrat 77 23 0 150
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 10 59 30 73
Weak Republican 15 69 16 52
Lean Republican 22 60 16 63
Independent 45 46 9 83
Lean Democrat 69 31 0 80
Weak Democrat 69 31 0 55
Strong Democrat 82 18 0 95
marital status
Single, that is never married 55 41 4 105
Single, living with a partner 38 50 11 64
Married 43 43 12 243
Separated 63 25 12 10
Widowed 58 41 1 24
Divorced 51 39 10 55
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 45 42 12 304
Black Non-Hispanic 65 28 7 62
Hispanic 46 50 4 77
Other 53 41 4 31
religious service attendance
More than once a week 42 47 11 43
Once a week 37 44 16 86
Once or twice a month 37 52 12 36
A few times a year 37 49 14 66
Seldom 59 38 3 115
Never 52 40 8 154
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 36 40 21 121
Mainline Protestant 49 39 12 51
Roman Catholic 44 52 4 96
No religion 52 43 5 167
Other religion 58 36 5 66
ideology
Very conservative 15 53 30 71
Somewhat conservative 28 55 15 110
Moderate 54 42 5 183
Somewhat liberal 64 36 0 85
Very liberal 82 18 0 52

C7: Jackson qualification, both

From what you have heard of her [legal background and judicial experience], do you think Ketanji Brown Jackson is very qualified, somewhat qualified, or not qualified to serve on the Supreme Court?
Very qualified Somewhat qualified Not qualified n
sex
Male 48 37 15 457
Female 44 46 10 506
Another gender 61 29 11 15
age
18-29 45 49 6 198
30-44 45 43 12 254
45-59 48 39 13 240
60+ 47 38 14 312
education
Less than HS 57 36 7 70
HS graduate 35 51 14 304
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 41 42 16 277
Bachelor's degree 49 41 10 177
Post grad study/professional degree 66 29 5 176
income
Less than $30k 47 43 10 276
$30k to less than $50k 42 42 16 202
$50k to less than $75k 44 47 8 176
$75k to less than $100k 50 36 15 133
$100k or more 48 41 11 180
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 17 59 24 398
Independent 42 46 11 164
Democrat 74 25 1 441
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 16 59 24 254
Independent 42 45 12 447
Democrat 77 22 1 302
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 16 59 24 254
Lean Republican 17 57 24 144
Independent 42 46 11 164
Lean Democrat 67 31 1 139
Democrat 77 22 1 302
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 13 58 29 160
Weak Republican 22 61 17 95
Lean Republican 17 57 24 144
Independent 42 46 11 164
Lean Democrat 67 31 1 139
Weak Democrat 69 29 3 112
Strong Democrat 82 18 0 191
marital status
Single, that is never married 53 42 5 203
Single, living with a partner 39 50 11 116
Married 44 42 14 498
Separated 49 33 13 18
Widowed 50 42 8 50
Divorced 48 36 17 119
Don't know/Refused/Web Blank 100 0 0 0
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 42 42 15 609
Black Non-Hispanic 70 26 4 110
Hispanic 49 44 7 159
Other 52 39 8 79
religious service attendance
More than once a week 44 42 14 89
Once a week 44 40 14 140
Once or twice a month 39 50 11 64
A few times a year 41 43 16 153
Seldom 47 43 10 231
Never 50 40 10 323
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 39 40 20 221
Mainline Protestant 42 46 12 107
Roman Catholic 43 46 10 192
No religion 51 40 9 336
Other religion 52 38 10 146
ideology
Very conservative 18 51 31 134
Somewhat conservative 26 54 18 209
Moderate 47 44 8 366
Somewhat liberal 66 30 3 156
Very liberal 77 20 3 139

D5: Fav/Unfav Jackson

[Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson] Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people or haven’t you heard enough yet to have an opinion?
Favorable opinion Unfavorable opinion Haven't heard enough n
sex
Male 45 22 31 457
Female 42 15 43 506
Another gender 57 11 32 15
age
18-29 41 10 49 198
30-44 41 14 45 254
45-59 46 19 34 240
60+ 47 24 27 312
education
Less than HS 56 13 31 70
HS graduate 37 19 42 304
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 36 22 42 277
Bachelor's degree 46 16 38 177
Post grad study/professional degree 62 11 26 176
income
Less than $30k 47 9 43 276
$30k to less than $50k 40 25 33 202
$50k to less than $75k 43 21 36 176
$75k to less than $100k 44 20 36 133
$100k or more 46 17 37 180
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 17 35 47 398
Independent 35 15 50 164
Democrat 72 3 24 441
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 13 40 47 254
Independent 39 16 45 447
Democrat 77 2 19 302
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 13 40 47 254
Lean Republican 22 27 49 144
Independent 35 15 50 164
Lean Democrat 60 5 35 139
Democrat 77 2 19 302
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 10 50 40 160
Weak Republican 19 22 58 95
Lean Republican 22 27 49 144
Independent 35 15 50 164
Lean Democrat 60 5 35 139
Weak Democrat 65 3 28 112
Strong Democrat 85 2 13 191
marital status
Single, that is never married 48 8 43 203
Single, living with a partner 41 17 42 116
Married 43 22 34 498
Separated 53 7 40 18
Widowed 46 19 34 50
Divorced 42 18 40 119
Don't know/Refused/Web Blank 100 0 0 0
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 40 22 37 609
Black Non-Hispanic 66 7 26 110
Hispanic 51 15 34 159
Other 40 8 52 79
religious service attendance
More than once a week 28 28 43 89
Once a week 43 16 39 140
Once or twice a month 53 21 26 64
A few times a year 44 19 38 153
Seldom 43 14 42 231
Never 47 17 35 323
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 40 25 34 221
Mainline Protestant 37 22 38 107
Roman Catholic 45 18 37 192
No religion 48 14 38 336
Other religion 46 11 41 146
ideology
Very conservative 15 49 36 134
Somewhat conservative 29 27 42 209
Moderate 41 13 46 366
Somewhat liberal 64 2 32 156
Very liberal 79 4 16 139

D6: 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 9 1 457
Female 12 35 40 11 2 506
Another gender 26 15 31 6 21 15
age
18-29 12 43 36 8 1 198
30-44 16 36 34 9 4 254
45-59 15 38 36 9 2 240
60+ 15 34 38 12 0 312
education
Less than HS 17 32 44 7 1 70
HS graduate 13 30 42 10 4 304
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 16 29 45 10 0 277
Bachelor's degree 10 50 27 14 0 177
Post grad study/professional degree 20 53 19 6 1 176
income
Less than $30k 16 31 44 7 2 276
$30k to less than $50k 12 41 35 11 0 202
$50k to less than $75k 14 35 41 7 3 176
$75k to less than $100k 10 43 29 16 2 133
$100k or more 18 41 30 9 2 180
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 5 27 50 17 1 398
Independent 14 31 44 8 3 164
Democrat 24 49 21 4 2 441
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 5 28 47 18 1 254
Independent 13 36 41 8 1 447
Democrat 25 47 19 6 3 302
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 5 28 47 18 1 254
Lean Republican 6 25 54 14 1 144
Independent 14 31 44 8 3 164
Lean Democrat 21 53 25 1 0 139
Democrat 25 47 19 6 3 302
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 5 24 48 22 1 160
Weak Republican 5 34 47 12 2 95
Lean Republican 6 25 54 14 1 144
Independent 14 31 44 8 3 164
Lean Democrat 21 53 25 1 0 139
Weak Democrat 11 54 19 11 5 112
Strong Democrat 33 43 20 3 1 191
marital status
Single, that is never married 15 45 30 9 0 203
Single, living with a partner 13 43 36 3 4 116
Married 14 34 37 12 2 498
Separated 22 30 40 8 0 18
Widowed 11 38 42 7 1 50
Divorced 18 32 38 10 1 119
Don't know/Refused/Web Blank 0 100 0 0 0 0
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 14 36 36 12 2 609
Black Non-Hispanic 32 31 33 3 1 110
Hispanic 10 43 37 10 1 159
Other 14 48 29 4 5 79
religious service attendance
More than once a week 5 34 41 18 1 89
Once a week 12 34 37 16 1 140
Once or twice a month 14 42 32 9 1 64
A few times a year 12 43 31 12 2 153
Seldom 20 29 41 7 3 231
Never 17 41 35 6 1 323
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 9 31 44 14 2 221
Mainline Protestant 11 30 41 17 1 107
Roman Catholic 14 43 34 8 1 192
No religion 19 43 31 5 3 336
Other religion 19 31 37 12 0 146
ideology
Very conservative 6 26 41 22 5 134
Somewhat conservative 8 27 45 19 0 209
Moderate 13 37 42 6 2 366
Somewhat liberal 24 50 22 5 0 156
Very liberal 28 50 19 0 3 139

D10: SCOTUS ideology trend

Over the past 15 years or so would you say the Supreme Court has generally become…?
Much more conservative Somewhat more conservative Hasn't changed much Somewhat more liberal Much more liberal n
sex
Male 24 34 27 11 4 457
Female 14 28 32 22 3 506
Another gender 11 46 26 6 11 15
age
18-29 16 30 34 18 2 198
30-44 23 29 27 16 5 254
45-59 20 28 31 16 5 240
60+ 16 36 29 17 2 312
education
Less than HS 18 37 31 11 3 70
HS graduate 16 24 39 15 5 304
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 19 28 28 21 4 277
Bachelor's degree 19 35 21 23 2 177
Post grad study/professional degree 24 41 25 9 2 176
income
Less than $30k 17 30 34 15 3 276
$30k to less than $50k 12 28 38 18 3 202
$50k to less than $75k 20 32 26 18 3 176
$75k to less than $100k 23 27 33 16 2 133
$100k or more 23 37 17 18 5 180
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 6 26 32 29 6 398
Independent 11 31 41 11 6 164
Democrat 33 35 24 7 0 441
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 6 23 33 32 5 254
Independent 15 33 32 15 4 447
Democrat 35 34 24 6 0 302
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 6 23 33 32 5 254
Lean Republican 6 31 29 24 7 144
Independent 11 31 41 11 6 164
Lean Democrat 28 38 24 10 0 139
Democrat 35 34 24 6 0 302
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 3 28 28 35 5 160
Weak Republican 11 15 43 27 4 95
Lean Republican 6 31 29 24 7 144
Independent 11 31 41 11 6 164
Lean Democrat 28 38 24 10 0 139
Weak Democrat 25 42 27 6 0 112
Strong Democrat 42 30 22 6 1 191
marital status
Single, that is never married 21 36 27 14 2 203
Single, living with a partner 16 23 43 17 1 116
Married 19 30 27 20 4 498
Separated 21 33 25 21 0 18
Widowed 14 33 39 11 3 50
Divorced 19 35 29 10 7 119
Don't know/Refused/Web Blank 0 100 0 0 0 0
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 18 33 26 19 3 609
Black Non-Hispanic 31 20 39 8 1 110
Hispanic 20 23 32 22 3 159
Other 13 48 22 7 10 79
religious service attendance
More than once a week 12 31 22 27 8 89
Once a week 14 32 29 18 4 140
Once or twice a month 17 22 35 17 8 64
A few times a year 10 36 24 26 4 153
Seldom 16 32 34 16 2 231
Never 29 28 31 9 1 323
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 13 28 29 23 5 221
Mainline Protestant 12 24 42 18 4 107
Roman Catholic 15 34 31 18 2 192
No religion 24 34 28 12 2 336
Other religion 25 31 23 16 4 146
ideology
Very conservative 7 26 24 33 10 134
Somewhat conservative 7 36 26 26 4 209
Moderate 14 29 42 13 3 366
Somewhat liberal 34 35 22 9 0 156
Very liberal 44 30 18 7 1 139

D11: Jackson influence on Court

If she is confirmed to the Supreme Court, would Ketanji Brown Jackson make the Court…?
Much more conservative Somewhat more conservative Would not change much Somewhat more liberal Much more liberal n
sex
Male 2 4 50 31 12 457
Female 2 7 42 33 15 506
Another gender 0 21 19 50 11 15
age
18-29 5 6 39 43 8 198
30-44 1 8 46 33 10 254
45-59 4 3 49 30 14 240
60+ 0 6 46 29 18 312
education
Less than HS 13 9 38 28 10 70
HS graduate 2 7 55 26 10 304
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 3 8 39 34 15 277
Bachelor's degree 0 4 39 40 17 177
Post grad study/professional degree 0 0 48 38 13 176
income
Less than $30k 6 9 50 26 8 276
$30k to less than $50k 1 5 41 38 14 202
$50k to less than $75k 1 5 42 34 17 176
$75k to less than $100k 1 7 52 26 14 133
$100k or more 0 2 43 40 15 180
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 1 4 37 33 25 398
Independent 5 8 60 18 9 164
Democrat 3 6 48 38 4 441
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 1 5 33 36 25 254
Independent 2 5 51 28 13 447
Democrat 4 7 48 37 4 302
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 1 5 33 36 25 254
Lean Republican 0 3 44 29 25 144
Independent 5 8 60 18 9 164
Lean Democrat 1 6 48 41 5 139
Democrat 4 7 48 37 4 302
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 1 3 32 29 35 160
Weak Republican 1 8 35 47 10 95
Lean Republican 0 3 44 29 25 144
Independent 5 8 60 18 9 164
Lean Democrat 1 6 48 41 5 139
Weak Democrat 1 11 54 33 1 112
Strong Democrat 5 5 44 40 5 191
marital status
Single, that is never married 2 3 45 42 7 203
Single, living with a partner 5 9 43 34 7 116
Married 2 5 45 30 17 498
Separated 8 10 42 34 7 18
Widowed 0 9 51 30 9 50
Divorced 0 6 49 29 15 119
Don't know/Refused/Web Blank 0 0 0 100 0 0
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 1 5 46 32 15 609
Black Non-Hispanic 9 10 49 23 8 110
Hispanic 3 4 41 39 12 159
Other 1 3 43 40 10 79
religious service attendance
More than once a week 2 1 38 26 34 89
Once a week 5 6 41 33 12 140
Once or twice a month 0 4 42 25 27 64
A few times a year 2 10 43 35 8 153
Seldom 3 7 49 32 10 231
Never 1 4 49 35 10 323
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 6 7 41 27 19 221
Mainline Protestant 2 4 50 26 16 107
Roman Catholic 2 7 44 36 12 192
No religion 1 4 45 39 11 336
Other religion 0 7 51 29 10 146
ideology
Very conservative 4 3 28 26 38 134
Somewhat conservative 2 6 44 30 18 209
Moderate 3 7 54 28 8 366
Somewhat liberal 2 6 50 40 0 156
Very liberal 0 3 37 49 10 139

F1: Rights trend: LGBT

[Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people] Over the past 15 years or so would you say the Supreme Court has generally expanded or reduced the rights protected for each of these groups or has it not changed much either way?
Expanded rights Reduced rights Has not changed much either way n
sex
Male 70 15 15 457
Female 73 12 15 506
Another gender 51 5 43 15
age
18-29 69 18 14 198
30-44 75 11 14 254
45-59 71 15 13 240
60+ 68 12 19 312
education
Less than HS 57 26 16 70
HS graduate 71 11 17 304
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 71 15 13 277
Bachelor's degree 75 11 14 177
Post grad study/professional degree 71 13 16 176
income
Less than $30k 66 18 15 276
$30k to less than $50k 69 12 19 202
$50k to less than $75k 73 13 13 176
$75k to less than $100k 72 9 19 133
$100k or more 77 12 11 180
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 83 4 13 398
Independent 68 11 21 164
Democrat 61 24 16 441
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 80 5 15 254
Independent 74 9 16 447
Democrat 58 27 15 302
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 80 5 15 254
Lean Republican 88 2 9 144
Independent 68 11 21 164
Lean Democrat 67 15 18 139
Democrat 58 27 15 302
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 81 5 13 160
Weak Republican 77 3 19 95
Lean Republican 88 2 9 144
Independent 68 11 21 164
Lean Democrat 67 15 18 139
Weak Democrat 70 16 15 112
Strong Democrat 51 34 14 191
marital status
Single, that is never married 71 16 12 203
Single, living with a partner 59 19 22 116
Married 76 11 13 498
Separated 67 0 33 18
Widowed 78 6 16 50
Divorced 60 19 21 119
Don't know/Refused/Web Blank 0 100 0 0
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 76 10 14 609
Black Non-Hispanic 52 20 28 110
Hispanic 65 21 13 159
Other 73 18 9 79
religious service attendance
More than once a week 73 9 18 89
Once a week 70 13 16 140
Once or twice a month 80 12 8 64
A few times a year 69 20 11 153
Seldom 69 13 18 231
Never 70 13 17 323
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 72 12 14 221
Mainline Protestant 74 11 15 107
Roman Catholic 70 13 16 192
No religion 71 15 15 336
Other religion 68 15 18 146
ideology
Very conservative 76 10 15 134
Somewhat conservative 82 7 9 209
Moderate 70 12 18 366
Somewhat liberal 63 21 16 156
Very liberal 61 22 17 139

F2: Rights trend: Religion

[Religious people and organizations] Over the past 15 years or so would you say the Supreme Court has generally expanded or reduced the rights protected for each of these groups or has it not changed much either way?
Expanded rights Reduced rights Has not changed much either way n
sex
Male 33 22 45 457
Female 28 25 47 506
Another gender 47 17 36 15
age
18-29 34 19 47 198
30-44 35 20 45 254
45-59 30 25 45 240
60+ 27 26 47 312
education
Less than HS 30 24 47 70
HS graduate 27 23 49 304
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 32 23 44 277
Bachelor's degree 25 27 48 177
Post grad study/professional degree 43 16 41 176
income
Less than $30k 37 19 43 276
$30k to less than $50k 27 23 50 202
$50k to less than $75k 30 25 46 176
$75k to less than $100k 27 24 48 133
$100k or more 32 25 44 180
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 20 37 42 398
Independent 29 19 51 164
Democrat 42 12 47 441
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 18 41 40 254
Independent 30 21 48 447
Democrat 43 10 47 302
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 18 41 40 254
Lean Republican 24 28 47 144
Independent 29 19 51 164
Lean Democrat 37 15 47 139
Democrat 43 10 47 302
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 18 46 36 160
Weak Republican 19 33 47 95
Lean Republican 24 28 47 144
Independent 29 19 51 164
Lean Democrat 37 15 47 139
Weak Democrat 39 13 48 112
Strong Democrat 46 8 46 191
marital status
Single, that is never married 31 18 51 203
Single, living with a partner 43 12 46 116
Married 30 26 44 498
Separated 21 29 51 18
Widowed 23 32 46 50
Divorced 32 23 45 119
Don't know/Refused/Web Blank 100 0 0 0
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 30 24 46 609
Black Non-Hispanic 34 18 48 110
Hispanic 36 23 41 159
Other 33 20 47 79
religious service attendance
More than once a week 16 54 30 89
Once a week 17 31 49 140
Once or twice a month 33 31 35 64
A few times a year 35 29 36 153
Seldom 36 14 51 231
Never 36 12 52 323
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 16 42 42 221
Mainline Protestant 28 18 53 107
Roman Catholic 35 20 45 192
No religion 41 14 45 336
Other religion 30 21 49 146
ideology
Very conservative 19 53 28 134
Somewhat conservative 19 35 45 209
Moderate 28 18 54 366
Somewhat liberal 46 6 48 156
Very liberal 54 4 42 139

F3: Rights trend: Guns

[Gun owners] Over the past 15 years or so would you say the Supreme Court has generally expanded or reduced the rights protected for each of these groups or has it not changed much either way?
Expanded rights Reduced rights Has not changed much either way n
sex
Male 30 29 42 457
Female 27 28 44 506
Another gender 47 9 43 15
age
18-29 33 26 41 198
30-44 31 30 39 254
45-59 30 29 41 240
60+ 25 26 49 312
education
Less than HS 39 24 37 70
HS graduate 30 35 36 304
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 21 29 49 277
Bachelor's degree 29 27 44 177
Post grad study/professional degree 37 16 47 176
income
Less than $30k 35 29 36 276
$30k to less than $50k 30 33 38 202
$50k to less than $75k 24 27 49 176
$75k to less than $100k 25 25 50 133
$100k or more 29 24 48 180
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 12 44 44 398
Independent 32 25 43 164
Democrat 44 14 42 441
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 9 44 47 254
Independent 30 27 42 447
Democrat 45 15 41 302
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 9 44 47 254
Lean Republican 18 43 38 144
Independent 32 25 43 164
Lean Democrat 41 13 45 139
Democrat 45 15 41 302
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 9 45 47 160
Weak Republican 10 42 47 95
Lean Republican 18 43 38 144
Independent 32 25 43 164
Lean Democrat 41 13 45 139
Weak Democrat 30 24 46 112
Strong Democrat 53 10 37 191
marital status
Single, that is never married 37 25 38 203
Single, living with a partner 28 34 38 116
Married 26 28 46 498
Separated 40 31 30 18
Widowed 26 22 52 50
Divorced 30 28 42 119
Don't know/Refused/Web Blank 0 0 100 0
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 25 31 44 609
Black Non-Hispanic 46 12 42 110
Hispanic 29 28 43 159
Other 36 26 38 79
religious service attendance
More than once a week 25 31 44 89
Once a week 25 28 46 140
Once or twice a month 33 21 46 64
A few times a year 30 31 40 153
Seldom 30 28 42 231
Never 31 26 42 323
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 24 30 46 221
Mainline Protestant 29 32 38 107
Roman Catholic 26 26 49 192
No religion 34 26 40 336
Other religion 31 29 40 146
ideology
Very conservative 13 41 46 134
Somewhat conservative 15 43 41 209
Moderate 30 27 43 366
Somewhat liberal 40 17 43 156
Very liberal 51 5 44 139

F4: Rights trend: Abortion

[Those seeking an abortion] Over the past 15 years or so would you say the Supreme Court has generally expanded or reduced the rights protected for each of these groups or has it not changed much either way?
Expanded rights Reduced rights Has not changed much either way n
sex
Male 20 45 35 457
Female 19 53 27 506
Another gender 15 57 29 15
age
18-29 16 64 21 198
30-44 22 49 29 254
45-59 20 47 32 240
60+ 19 43 38 312
education
Less than HS 25 50 25 70
HS graduate 18 47 35 304
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 18 52 29 277
Bachelor's degree 26 44 30 177
Post grad study/professional degree 15 55 31 176
income
Less than $30k 20 52 28 276
$30k to less than $50k 20 51 29 202
$50k to less than $75k 20 43 37 176
$75k to less than $100k 11 54 34 133
$100k or more 24 48 28 180
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 30 27 43 398
Independent 14 53 32 164
Democrat 12 68 20 441
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 27 28 45 254
Independent 20 49 30 447
Democrat 12 68 20 302
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 27 28 45 254
Lean Republican 34 26 39 144
Independent 14 53 32 164
Lean Democrat 11 70 19 139
Democrat 12 68 20 302
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 29 23 48 160
Weak Republican 23 37 40 95
Lean Republican 34 26 39 144
Independent 14 53 32 164
Lean Democrat 11 70 19 139
Weak Democrat 9 69 22 112
Strong Democrat 14 67 19 191
marital status
Single, that is never married 12 60 28 203
Single, living with a partner 18 61 22 116
Married 22 44 33 498
Separated 13 65 23 18
Widowed 28 34 38 50
Divorced 17 49 34 119
Don't know/Refused/Web Blank 0 100 0 0
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 20 46 33 609
Black Non-Hispanic 15 55 30 110
Hispanic 17 58 25 159
Other 21 52 27 79
religious service attendance
More than once a week 35 25 40 89
Once a week 19 41 39 140
Once or twice a month 31 52 17 64
A few times a year 22 41 37 153
Seldom 16 59 25 231
Never 15 57 28 323
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 27 37 35 221
Mainline Protestant 20 45 34 107
Roman Catholic 20 49 31 192
No religion 15 59 25 336
Other religion 17 51 33 146
ideology
Very conservative 33 25 41 134
Somewhat conservative 25 35 39 209
Moderate 17 51 31 366
Somewhat liberal 11 68 21 156
Very liberal 13 69 19 139

F5: Rights trend: Voting

[Voting rights of racial or ethnic minorities] Over the past 15 years or so would you say the Supreme Court has generally expanded or reduced the rights protected for each of these groups or has it not changed much either way?
Expanded rights Reduced rights Has not changed much either way n
sex
Male 35 27 38 457
Female 37 23 40 506
Another gender 25 31 44 15
age
18-29 40 21 38 198
30-44 32 26 42 254
45-59 37 27 36 240
60+ 36 24 39 312
education
Less than HS 42 19 39 70
HS graduate 42 20 38 304
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 36 23 40 277
Bachelor's degree 33 27 40 177
Post grad study/professional degree 26 36 38 176
income
Less than $30k 40 21 39 276
$30k to less than $50k 38 30 31 202
$50k to less than $75k 32 22 45 176
$75k to less than $100k 30 19 50 133
$100k or more 37 29 34 180
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 48 8 44 398
Independent 35 19 46 164
Democrat 25 42 32 441
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 48 7 45 254
Independent 36 22 41 447
Democrat 26 43 31 302
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 48 7 45 254
Lean Republican 49 9 41 144
Independent 35 19 46 164
Lean Democrat 24 40 36 139
Democrat 26 43 31 302
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 48 7 44 160
Weak Republican 47 7 46 95
Lean Republican 49 9 41 144
Independent 35 19 46 164
Lean Democrat 24 40 36 139
Weak Democrat 25 40 35 112
Strong Democrat 26 45 29 191
marital status
Single, that is never married 35 26 39 203
Single, living with a partner 37 22 42 116
Married 40 23 37 498
Separated 18 46 35 18
Widowed 34 14 52 50
Divorced 24 32 44 119
Don't know/Refused/Web Blank 0 100 0 0
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 37 22 41 609
Black Non-Hispanic 20 35 44 110
Hispanic 45 24 31 159
Other 32 32 36 79
religious service attendance
More than once a week 53 12 36 89
Once a week 36 18 44 140
Once or twice a month 51 23 26 64
A few times a year 37 21 43 153
Seldom 28 26 45 231
Never 33 33 35 323
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 42 18 40 221
Mainline Protestant 45 18 37 107
Roman Catholic 44 20 37 192
No religion 27 34 39 336
Other religion 31 26 43 146
ideology
Very conservative 44 13 43 134
Somewhat conservative 46 12 41 209
Moderate 35 22 43 366
Somewhat liberal 27 39 34 156
Very liberal 25 48 27 139

F6: Rights trend: Donors

[Contributors to political campaigns] Over the past 15 years or so would you say the Supreme Court has generally expanded or reduced the rights protected for each of these groups or has it not changed much either way?
Expanded rights Reduced rights Has not changed much either way n
sex
Male 44 12 43 457
Female 35 13 51 506
Another gender 64 0 36 15
age
18-29 42 15 43 198
30-44 39 12 50 254
45-59 42 9 48 240
60+ 37 13 49 312
education
Less than HS 44 13 43 70
HS graduate 34 10 56 304
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 42 14 44 277
Bachelor's degree 38 14 47 177
Post grad study/professional degree 46 11 42 176
income
Less than $30k 34 15 51 276
$30k to less than $50k 45 12 43 202
$50k to less than $75k 39 12 48 176
$75k to less than $100k 36 11 53 133
$100k or more 44 9 47 180
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 34 12 53 398
Independent 29 14 57 164
Democrat 49 11 40 441
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 33 12 54 254
Independent 36 12 51 447
Democrat 50 13 37 302
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 33 12 54 254
Lean Republican 36 13 50 144
Independent 29 14 57 164
Lean Democrat 46 7 47 139
Democrat 50 13 37 302
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 36 14 50 160
Weak Republican 29 9 62 95
Lean Republican 36 13 50 144
Independent 29 14 57 164
Lean Democrat 46 7 47 139
Weak Democrat 41 18 41 112
Strong Democrat 55 9 35 191
marital status
Single, that is never married 44 11 44 203
Single, living with a partner 44 13 40 116
Married 38 12 49 498
Separated 18 28 54 18
Widowed 38 11 51 50
Divorced 37 9 52 119
Don't know/Refused/Web Blank 0 0 100 0
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 43 10 46 609
Black Non-Hispanic 41 17 41 110
Hispanic 41 14 44 159
Other 25 13 61 79
religious service attendance
More than once a week 31 9 60 89
Once a week 38 15 46 140
Once or twice a month 38 8 53 64
A few times a year 35 22 43 153
Seldom 41 14 45 231
Never 44 7 49 323
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 31 16 52 221
Mainline Protestant 41 11 47 107
Roman Catholic 36 15 49 192
No religion 47 9 43 336
Other religion 39 10 51 146
ideology
Very conservative 30 16 53 134
Somewhat conservative 35 16 48 209
Moderate 33 12 54 366
Somewhat liberal 47 8 44 156
Very liberal 63 8 29 139

H1: Overturn 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 12 13 30 45 457
Female 11 24 17 48 506
Another gender 12 6 0 82 15
age
18-29 14 20 19 47 198
30-44 14 16 15 54 254
45-59 13 15 27 45 240
60+ 7 22 28 43 312
education
Less than HS 13 27 22 39 70
HS graduate 21 22 17 39 304
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 11 19 27 44 277
Bachelor's degree 5 13 28 54 177
Post grad study/professional degree 3 13 21 63 176
income
Less than $30k 21 25 14 40 276
$30k to less than $50k 11 22 24 43 202
$50k to less than $75k 8 11 29 53 176
$75k to less than $100k 10 20 27 41 133
$100k or more 5 11 25 60 180
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 12 21 43 24 398
Independent 16 25 21 39 164
Democrat 10 14 5 71 441
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 11 23 45 21 254
Independent 12 19 21 48 447
Democrat 12 14 6 68 302
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 11 23 45 21 254
Lean Republican 14 16 41 30 144
Independent 16 25 21 39 164
Lean Democrat 5 15 2 79 139
Democrat 12 14 6 68 302
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 7 23 52 17 160
Weak Republican 16 24 33 27 95
Lean Republican 14 16 41 30 144
Independent 16 25 21 39 164
Lean Democrat 5 15 2 79 139
Weak Democrat 18 13 6 61 112
Strong Democrat 8 14 6 72 191
marital status
Single, that is never married 10 20 16 54 203
Single, living with a partner 16 21 15 48 116
Married 10 17 30 43 498
Separated 13 30 7 49 18
Widowed 13 22 29 36 50
Divorced 16 18 11 55 119
Don't know/Refused/Web Blank 0 0 0 100 0
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 11 16 26 47 609
Black Non-Hispanic 11 20 16 53 110
Hispanic 12 23 18 47 159
Other 13 20 13 53 79
religious service attendance
More than once a week 13 16 49 22 89
Once a week 9 29 34 28 140
Once or twice a month 5 29 30 36 64
A few times a year 10 24 24 42 153
Seldom 14 17 16 53 231
Never 13 11 13 63 323
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 10 22 45 24 221
Mainline Protestant 19 19 21 41 107
Roman Catholic 9 21 24 45 192
No religion 12 13 10 66 336
Other religion 12 24 16 48 146
ideology
Very conservative 6 18 60 15 134
Somewhat conservative 11 23 42 24 209
Moderate 15 25 12 47 366
Somewhat liberal 14 7 6 72 156
Very liberal 5 6 4 84 139

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 40 60 340
Female 26 74 329
Another gender 0 100 12
age
18-29 29 71 132
30-44 22 78 176
45-59 37 63 173
60+ 39 61 220
education
Less than HS 36 64 42
HS graduate 31 69 171
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 38 62 194
Bachelor's degree 34 66 144
Post grad study/professional degree 25 75 148
income
Less than $30k 26 74 150
$30k to less than $50k 36 64 134
$50k to less than $75k 35 65 143
$75k to less than $100k 40 60 91
$100k or more 29 71 151
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 64 36 269
Independent 35 65 97
Democrat 6 94 334
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 68 32 167
Independent 31 69 311
Democrat 8 92 223
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 68 32 167
Lean Republican 58 42 102
Independent 35 65 97
Lean Democrat 2 98 112
Democrat 8 92 223
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 75 25 110
Weak Republican 55 45 57
Lean Republican 58 42 102
Independent 35 65 97
Lean Democrat 2 98 112
Weak Democrat 9 91 75
Strong Democrat 7 93 147
marital status
Single, that is never married 23 77 142
Single, living with a partner 23 77 73
Married 41 59 364
Separated 12 88 10
Widowed 45 55 33
Divorced 17 83 79
Don't know/Refused/Web Blank 0 100 0
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 36 64 442
Black Non-Hispanic 23 77 76
Hispanic 28 72 103
Other 19 81 52
religious service attendance
More than once a week 69 31 63
Once a week 56 44 87
Once or twice a month 46 54 42
A few times a year 36 64 100
Seldom 24 76 160
Never 17 83 245
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 66 34 153
Mainline Protestant 34 66 67
Roman Catholic 35 65 134
No religion 13 87 254
Other religion 25 75 93
ideology
Very conservative 80 20 100
Somewhat conservative 63 37 137
Moderate 21 79 218
Somewhat liberal 8 92 122
Very liberal 5 95 123

H2: Ban affirmative action

[Rule that colleges cannot use race as one of several factors in deciding which applicants to admit.] 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 11 15 56 18 457
Female 19 19 45 15 506
Another gender 26 44 12 19 15
age
18-29 12 17 59 10 198
30-44 15 20 47 16 254
45-59 19 18 43 21 240
60+ 16 15 50 18 312
education
Less than HS 25 22 43 6 70
HS graduate 22 21 44 13 304
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 16 12 56 15 277
Bachelor's degree 9 19 53 18 177
Post grad study/professional degree 7 17 45 29 176
income
Less than $30k 22 20 45 12 276
$30k to less than $50k 11 16 50 21 202
$50k to less than $75k 14 18 47 20 176
$75k to less than $100k 18 18 49 14 133
$100k or more 12 13 54 19 180
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 15 10 66 8 398
Independent 18 26 42 13 164
Democrat 16 21 37 26 441
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 15 12 63 8 254
Independent 15 18 51 16 447
Democrat 18 21 35 26 302
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 15 12 63 8 254
Lean Republican 13 6 70 9 144
Independent 18 26 42 13 164
Lean Democrat 12 21 40 25 139
Democrat 18 21 35 26 302
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 17 12 61 7 160
Weak Republican 12 14 66 8 95
Lean Republican 13 6 70 9 144
Independent 18 26 42 13 164
Lean Democrat 12 21 40 25 139
Weak Democrat 20 27 32 21 112
Strong Democrat 16 18 37 29 191
marital status
Single, that is never married 11 22 46 20 203
Single, living with a partner 19 20 49 12 116
Married 14 16 53 16 498
Separated 31 16 29 15 18
Widowed 18 10 50 22 50
Divorced 21 19 41 17 119
Don't know/Refused/Web Blank 0 0 100 0 0
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 15 16 53 14 609
Black Non-Hispanic 16 15 40 29 110
Hispanic 15 18 46 20 159
Other 7 29 49 12 79
religious service attendance
More than once a week 19 14 54 12 89
Once a week 11 21 53 13 140
Once or twice a month 19 20 46 15 64
A few times a year 11 23 51 14 153
Seldom 24 11 48 17 231
Never 13 18 47 20 323
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 17 18 50 13 221
Mainline Protestant 19 18 47 16 107
Roman Catholic 14 13 56 16 192
No religion 12 19 47 21 336
Other religion 20 19 45 13 146
ideology
Very conservative 14 11 67 5 134
Somewhat conservative 17 18 56 9 209
Moderate 19 19 46 16 366
Somewhat liberal 14 23 43 17 156
Very liberal 9 13 34 41 139

H2: (those with opinions only)

[THOSE WITH OPINIONS ONLY] [Rule that colleges cannot use race as one of several factors in deciding which applicants to admit.] 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 75 25 337
Female 75 25 304
Another gender 39 61 5
age
18-29 85 15 137
30-44 75 25 159
45-59 67 33 152
60+ 73 27 212
education
Less than HS 87 13 35
HS graduate 77 23 171
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 79 21 197
Bachelor's degree 75 25 127
Post grad study/professional degree 61 39 131
income
Less than $30k 78 22 157
$30k to less than $50k 70 30 145
$50k to less than $75k 70 30 118
$75k to less than $100k 77 23 84
$100k or more 74 26 131
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 89 11 294
Independent 76 24 91
Democrat 59 41 275
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 89 11 179
Independent 76 24 296
Democrat 58 42 184
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 89 11 179
Lean Republican 89 11 114
Independent 76 24 91
Lean Democrat 61 39 91
Democrat 58 42 184
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 89 11 110
Weak Republican 89 11 70
Lean Republican 89 11 114
Independent 76 24 91
Lean Democrat 61 39 91
Weak Democrat 61 39 60
Strong Democrat 56 44 125
marital status
Single, that is never married 70 30 134
Single, living with a partner 80 20 70
Married 77 23 342
Separated 66 34 8
Widowed 70 30 36
Divorced 71 29 70
Don't know/Refused/Web Blank 100 0 0
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 79 21 410
Black Non-Hispanic 58 42 77
Hispanic 70 30 104
Other 81 19 48
religious service attendance
More than once a week 81 19 59
Once a week 81 19 93
Once or twice a month 75 25 39
A few times a year 78 22 100
Seldom 74 26 149
Never 70 30 216
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 79 21 139
Mainline Protestant 74 26 67
Roman Catholic 78 22 139
No religion 69 31 230
Other religion 78 22 85
ideology
Very conservative 93 7 97
Somewhat conservative 86 14 136
Moderate 74 26 228
Somewhat liberal 72 28 94
Very liberal 46 54 105

H3: Discrimination against LGBT people

[Decide that a business owner’s religious beliefs or free speech rights can justify refusing some services to gay people.] 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 Heard of and favor the decision Heard of and oppose the decision n
sex
Male 9 16 34 41 457
Female 12 19 24 44 506
Another gender 11 8 14 68 15
age
18-29 9 19 20 51 198
30-44 14 15 23 47 254
45-59 15 18 31 37 240
60+ 8 18 33 40 312
education
Less than HS 10 25 22 43 70
HS graduate 19 18 24 38 304
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 10 17 30 42 277
Bachelor's degree 7 17 37 39 177
Post grad study/professional degree 5 14 21 60 176
income
Less than $30k 19 22 19 40 276
$30k to less than $50k 6 19 30 44 202
$50k to less than $75k 12 13 31 43 176
$75k to less than $100k 11 10 36 43 133
$100k or more 6 15 29 50 180
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 9 19 49 23 398
Independent 23 23 23 31 164
Democrat 9 14 10 67 441
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 10 21 48 21 254
Independent 13 16 27 43 447
Democrat 9 17 10 63 302
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 10 21 48 21 254
Lean Republican 8 16 50 26 144
Independent 23 23 23 31 164
Lean Democrat 8 6 10 75 139
Democrat 9 17 10 63 302
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 13 18 57 12 160
Weak Republican 5 25 34 35 95
Lean Republican 8 16 50 26 144
Independent 23 23 23 31 164
Lean Democrat 8 6 10 75 139
Weak Democrat 15 27 10 48 112
Strong Democrat 6 11 11 72 191
marital status
Single, that is never married 11 20 17 51 203
Single, living with a partner 15 22 17 46 116
Married 9 18 33 40 498
Separated 19 17 13 50 18
Widowed 11 19 42 28 50
Divorced 19 6 29 46 119
Don't know/Refused/Web Blank 0 0 0 100 0
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 10 14 33 41 609
Black Non-Hispanic 13 15 21 50 110
Hispanic 11 22 17 49 159
Other 8 30 11 50 79
religious service attendance
More than once a week 11 17 57 16 89
Once a week 11 24 40 24 140
Once or twice a month 16 15 26 43 64
A few times a year 10 19 29 42 153
Seldom 12 19 22 47 231
Never 11 13 18 57 323
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 12 21 46 21 221
Mainline Protestant 9 20 33 38 107
Roman Catholic 11 15 23 51 192
No religion 11 17 17 55 336
Other religion 13 16 25 46 146
ideology
Very conservative 9 15 65 11 134
Somewhat conservative 12 22 46 19 209
Moderate 16 19 20 45 366
Somewhat liberal 8 16 8 68 156
Very liberal 3 9 8 79 139

H3: (those with opinions only)

[THOSE WITH OPINIONS ONLY] [Decide that a business owner’s religious beliefs or free speech rights can justify refusing some services to gay people.] 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 of and favor the decision Heard of and oppose the decision n
sex
Male 45 55 342
Female 35 65 344
Another gender 17 83 12
age
18-29 29 71 142
30-44 33 67 180
45-59 46 54 162
60+ 45 55 228
education
Less than HS 33 67 45
HS graduate 39 61 189
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 42 58 200
Bachelor's degree 49 51 135
Post grad study/professional degree 26 74 143
income
Less than $30k 32 68 163
$30k to less than $50k 41 59 150
$50k to less than $75k 42 58 130
$75k to less than $100k 45 55 105
$100k or more 36 64 142
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 68 32 285
Independent 42 58 88
Democrat 13 87 340
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 70 30 176
Independent 39 61 315
Democrat 14 86 222
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 70 30 176
Lean Republican 66 34 108
Independent 42 58 88
Lean Democrat 11 89 118
Democrat 14 86 222
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 82 18 110
Weak Republican 49 51 66
Lean Republican 66 34 108
Independent 42 58 88
Lean Democrat 11 89 118
Weak Democrat 17 83 65
Strong Democrat 13 87 157
marital status
Single, that is never married 25 75 139
Single, living with a partner 27 73 73
Married 45 55 364
Separated 21 79 11
Widowed 60 40 35
Divorced 39 61 90
Don't know/Refused/Web Blank 0 100 0
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 45 55 456
Black Non-Hispanic 30 70 79
Hispanic 26 74 105
Other 19 81 49
religious service attendance
More than once a week 78 22 65
Once a week 63 37 89
Once or twice a month 38 62 44
A few times a year 41 59 108
Seldom 32 68 160
Never 24 76 243
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 69 31 148
Mainline Protestant 46 54 76
Roman Catholic 31 69 143
No religion 24 76 242
Other religion 35 65 103
ideology
Very conservative 85 15 101
Somewhat conservative 71 29 135
Moderate 30 70 237
Somewhat liberal 10 90 118
Very liberal 9 91 121

H4: 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 9 16 50 25 457
Female 9 29 37 23 506
Another gender 38 6 30 26 15
age
18-29 6 25 41 29 198
30-44 13 18 42 28 254
45-59 11 24 44 20 240
60+ 8 24 45 24 312
education
Less than HS 11 27 34 27 70
HS graduate 15 17 49 18 304
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 8 24 47 21 277
Bachelor's degree 9 25 43 24 177
Post grad study/professional degree 2 26 30 42 176
income
Less than $30k 11 26 39 24 276
$30k to less than $50k 11 18 47 23 202
$50k to less than $75k 7 19 48 27 176
$75k to less than $100k 10 27 40 24 133
$100k or more 6 21 45 29 180
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 6 16 71 7 398
Independent 16 32 37 15 164
Democrat 10 25 20 45 441
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 6 19 68 7 254
Independent 11 24 45 20 447
Democrat 10 24 19 47 302
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 6 19 68 7 254
Lean Republican 5 10 76 7 144
Independent 16 32 37 15 164
Lean Democrat 11 28 22 39 139
Democrat 10 24 19 47 302
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 6 13 75 5 160
Weak Republican 6 28 55 11 95
Lean Republican 5 10 76 7 144
Independent 16 32 37 15 164
Lean Democrat 11 28 22 39 139
Weak Democrat 13 29 24 34 112
Strong Democrat 8 22 16 55 191
marital status
Single, that is never married 9 27 34 30 203
Single, living with a partner 9 20 48 23 116
Married 8 20 48 24 498
Separated 9 31 41 6 18
Widowed 10 32 39 20 50
Divorced 13 25 36 26 119
Don't know/Refused/Web Blank 0 0 0 100 0
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 11 20 46 23 609
Black Non-Hispanic 5 28 36 31 110
Hispanic 6 30 38 26 159
Other 6 26 33 36 79
religious service attendance
More than once a week 9 24 53 15 89
Once a week 9 26 49 16 140
Once or twice a month 4 24 52 19 64
A few times a year 6 28 47 19 153
Seldom 13 22 41 24 231
Never 10 19 35 35 323
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 9 22 56 14 221
Mainline Protestant 8 27 50 15 107
Roman Catholic 8 22 43 26 192
No religion 9 21 36 34 336
Other religion 12 26 35 26 146
ideology
Very conservative 6 10 78 6 134
Somewhat conservative 10 24 61 5 209
Moderate 11 29 36 23 366
Somewhat liberal 9 21 28 42 156
Very liberal 8 16 16 60 139

H4: (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 66 34 344
Female 61 39 307
Another gender 53 47 8
age
18-29 59 41 137
30-44 60 40 176
45-59 69 31 153
60+ 65 35 215
education
Less than HS 55 45 43
HS graduate 73 27 205
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 69 31 188
Bachelor's degree 64 36 118
Post grad study/professional degree 41 59 127
income
Less than $30k 62 38 172
$30k to less than $50k 68 32 141
$50k to less than $75k 64 36 131
$75k to less than $100k 63 37 84
$100k or more 61 39 131
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 91 9 310
Independent 71 29 85
Democrat 31 69 285
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 90 10 191
Independent 70 30 290
Democrat 28 72 200
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 90 10 191
Lean Republican 92 8 119
Independent 71 29 85
Lean Democrat 36 64 85
Democrat 28 72 200
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 94 6 128
Weak Republican 83 17 63
Lean Republican 92 8 119
Independent 71 29 85
Lean Democrat 36 64 85
Weak Democrat 41 59 65
Strong Democrat 22 78 135
marital status
Single, that is never married 53 47 129
Single, living with a partner 68 32 82
Married 66 34 357
Separated 88 12 8
Widowed 66 34 29
Divorced 58 42 74
Don't know/Refused/Web Blank 0 100 0
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 66 34 420
Black Non-Hispanic 53 47 74
Hispanic 59 41 102
Other 48 52 54
religious service attendance
More than once a week 78 22 60
Once a week 75 25 92
Once or twice a month 74 26 45
A few times a year 71 29 102
Seldom 64 36 150
Never 50 50 227
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 80 20 153
Mainline Protestant 77 23 70
Roman Catholic 62 38 133
No religion 51 49 234
Other religion 57 43 90
ideology
Very conservative 93 7 111
Somewhat conservative 93 7 137
Moderate 61 39 217
Somewhat liberal 39 61 109
Very liberal 21 79 105