Marquette Law School Supreme Court Poll May 9-19, 2022
(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
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Strongly approve |
78 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
Somewhat approve |
365 |
36 |
36 |
44 |
Somewhat disapprove |
316 |
31 |
31 |
76 |
Strongly disapprove |
233 |
23 |
23 |
99 |
Skipped/Ref |
12 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
B2: Supreme Court approval, 2-cat
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Approve |
443 |
44 |
44 |
44 |
Disapprove |
550 |
55 |
55 |
99 |
Skipped/Ref |
12 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
C1: Justice nomination majority
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Definitely a majority appointed by Democratic presidents |
52 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
Probably a majority appointed by Democratic presidents |
255 |
25 |
25 |
31 |
Probably a majority appointed by Republican presidents |
387 |
39 |
39 |
69 |
Definitely a majority appointed by Republican presidents |
307 |
31 |
31 |
100 |
Skipped/Ref |
3 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
C2: Heard about cases before Court
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
A lot |
339 |
34 |
34 |
34 |
A little |
560 |
56 |
56 |
89 |
Nothing at all |
105 |
11 |
11 |
100 |
D5: Fav/Unfav Brown Jackson
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Favorable opinion |
389 |
39 |
39 |
39 |
Unfavorable opinion |
227 |
23 |
23 |
61 |
Haven't heard enough |
381 |
38 |
38 |
99 |
Skipped/Ref |
7 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
D6: SCOTUS ideology
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Very conservative |
233 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
Somewhat conservative |
328 |
33 |
33 |
56 |
Moderate |
342 |
34 |
34 |
90 |
Somewhat liberal |
76 |
8 |
8 |
97 |
Very liberal |
17 |
2 |
2 |
99 |
Skipped/Ref |
9 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
D10: SCOTUS ideology trend
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Much more conservative |
233 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
Somewhat more conservative |
294 |
29 |
29 |
52 |
Hasn't changed much |
275 |
27 |
27 |
80 |
Somewhat more liberal |
159 |
16 |
16 |
96 |
Much more liberal |
41 |
4 |
4 |
100 |
Skipped/Ref |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
H1: Overturn Roe
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Heard nothing at all |
70 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
Heard of but not enough for an opinion |
152 |
15 |
15 |
22 |
Favor |
243 |
24 |
24 |
46 |
Oppose |
539 |
54 |
54 |
100 |
H1: (those with opinions only)
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Favor |
243 |
24 |
31 |
31 |
Oppose |
539 |
54 |
69 |
100 |
(Missing) |
222 |
22 |
NA |
NA |
H2: Expand 2nd Amendment
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Heard nothing at all |
147 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
Heard of but not enough for an opinion |
228 |
23 |
23 |
37 |
Favor |
408 |
41 |
41 |
78 |
Oppose |
210 |
21 |
21 |
99 |
Skipped/Ref |
11 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
H2: (those with opinions only)
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Favor |
408 |
41 |
66 |
66 |
Oppose |
210 |
21 |
34 |
100 |
(Missing) |
386 |
38 |
NA |
NA |
H3: Uphold 15-week abortion ban
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Heard nothing at all |
83 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
Heard of but not enough for an opinion |
199 |
20 |
20 |
28 |
Favor |
368 |
37 |
37 |
65 |
Oppose |
348 |
35 |
35 |
99 |
Skipped/Ref |
7 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
H3: (those with opinions only)
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Favor |
368 |
37 |
51 |
51 |
Oppose |
348 |
35 |
49 |
100 |
(Missing) |
289 |
29 |
NA |
NA |
J1: Favor/Opppose same-sex marriage right
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Strongly favor |
443 |
44 |
44 |
44 |
Somewhat favor |
249 |
25 |
25 |
69 |
Somewhat oppose |
147 |
15 |
15 |
84 |
Strongly oppose |
163 |
16 |
16 |
100 |
Skipped/Ref |
3 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
J2: Favor/Oppose LGBT discrimination ban
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Strongly favor |
584 |
58 |
58 |
58 |
Somewhat favor |
246 |
25 |
25 |
83 |
Somewhat oppose |
100 |
10 |
10 |
93 |
Strongly oppose |
64 |
6 |
6 |
99 |
Skipped/Ref |
10 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
J3: Favor/Oppose licensed concealed carry
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Strongly favor |
315 |
31 |
31 |
31 |
Somewhat favor |
305 |
30 |
30 |
62 |
Somewhat oppose |
208 |
21 |
21 |
82 |
Strongly oppose |
172 |
17 |
17 |
100 |
Skipped/Ref |
4 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
J4: Favor/Oppose unlicensed concealed carry
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Strongly favor |
94 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
Somewhat favor |
97 |
10 |
10 |
19 |
Somewhat oppose |
191 |
19 |
19 |
38 |
Strongly oppose |
617 |
61 |
61 |
99 |
Skipped/Ref |
5 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
J5: Abortion legality
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Legal in all cases |
294 |
29 |
29 |
29 |
Legal in most cases |
380 |
38 |
38 |
67 |
Illegal in most cases |
243 |
24 |
24 |
91 |
Illegal in all cases |
81 |
8 |
8 |
99 |
Skipped/Ref |
6 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
J6: Heard off leaked Roe reversal
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
A lot |
402 |
40 |
40 |
40 |
A little |
364 |
36 |
36 |
76 |
Nothing at all |
237 |
24 |
24 |
100 |
Skipped/Ref |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
J14: Texas abortion ban
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Favor |
234 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
Oppose |
553 |
55 |
55 |
78 |
Haven't heard enough |
215 |
21 |
21 |
100 |
Skipped/Ref |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
J14: those with opinions only
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Favor |
234 |
23 |
30 |
30 |
Oppose |
553 |
55 |
70 |
100 |
(Missing) |
217 |
22 |
NA |
NA |
Z1: Party ID
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Republican |
278 |
28 |
28 |
28 |
Democrat |
289 |
29 |
29 |
57 |
Independent |
270 |
27 |
27 |
83 |
Other/No preference |
164 |
16 |
16 |
100 |
Skipped/Ref |
3 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
Z2A: Party ID strenth
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Strong |
359 |
36 |
63 |
63 |
Not very strong |
208 |
21 |
37 |
100 |
Skipped/Ref |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
(Missing) |
436 |
43 |
NA |
NA |
Z2B: Party ID lean
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Republican |
107 |
11 |
25 |
25 |
Democratic |
137 |
14 |
32 |
56 |
Neither |
186 |
19 |
43 |
99 |
Skipped/Ref |
3 |
0 |
1 |
100 |
(Missing) |
570 |
57 |
NA |
NA |
Z3: religious service attendance
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
More than once a week |
74 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
Once a week |
158 |
16 |
16 |
23 |
Once or twice a month |
82 |
8 |
8 |
31 |
A few times a year |
147 |
15 |
15 |
46 |
Seldom |
252 |
25 |
25 |
71 |
Never |
291 |
29 |
29 |
100 |
Z4: born-again or evangelical
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Yes, would |
264 |
26 |
26 |
26 |
No, would not |
740 |
74 |
74 |
100 |
Skipped/Ref |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
Z5: political ideology
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Very conservative |
126 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
Somewhat conservative |
227 |
23 |
23 |
35 |
Moderate |
347 |
35 |
35 |
70 |
Somewhat liberal |
171 |
17 |
17 |
87 |
Very liberal |
130 |
13 |
13 |
100 |
Skipped/Ref |
3 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
Z6: talk to neighbors
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Basically, every day |
117 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
A few times a week |
261 |
26 |
26 |
38 |
A few times a month |
269 |
27 |
27 |
65 |
Once a month |
92 |
9 |
9 |
74 |
Less than once a month |
153 |
15 |
15 |
89 |
Not at all |
112 |
11 |
11 |
100 |
Z7: volunteering
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Yes |
261 |
26 |
26 |
26 |
No |
741 |
74 |
74 |
100 |
Skipped/Ref |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
gender
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Male |
456 |
45 |
45 |
45 |
Female |
527 |
52 |
52 |
98 |
Another gender |
8 |
1 |
1 |
99 |
Skipped/Ref |
14 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
age
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
18-29 |
206 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
30-44 |
248 |
25 |
25 |
45 |
45-59 |
249 |
25 |
25 |
70 |
60+ |
301 |
30 |
30 |
100 |
party ID, 5-cat
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Republican |
278 |
28 |
28 |
28 |
Lean Republican |
107 |
11 |
11 |
38 |
Independent |
189 |
19 |
19 |
57 |
Lean Democrat |
137 |
14 |
14 |
71 |
Democrat |
289 |
29 |
29 |
100 |
Refused |
4 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
party ID, leaners as partisans
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Republican |
385 |
38 |
38 |
38 |
Independent |
189 |
19 |
19 |
57 |
Democrat |
427 |
42 |
42 |
100 |
Refused |
4 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
education
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Less than HS |
92 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
HS graduate |
287 |
29 |
29 |
38 |
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates |
270 |
27 |
27 |
65 |
Bachelor's degree |
175 |
17 |
17 |
82 |
Post grad study/professional degree |
178 |
18 |
18 |
100 |
(Missing) |
3 |
0 |
NA |
NA |
income
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Less than $30k |
332 |
33 |
33 |
33 |
$30k to less than $50k |
179 |
18 |
18 |
51 |
$50k to less than $75k |
172 |
17 |
17 |
68 |
$75k to less than $100k |
125 |
12 |
12 |
80 |
$100k or more |
190 |
19 |
19 |
99 |
DK/NA/Ref |
6 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
marital status
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Married |
462 |
46 |
46 |
46 |
Widowed |
39 |
4 |
4 |
50 |
Divorced |
89 |
9 |
9 |
59 |
Separated |
26 |
3 |
3 |
61 |
Single, never married |
256 |
25 |
25 |
87 |
Single, cohabitating |
129 |
13 |
13 |
100 |
Skipped/Ref |
3 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
race/ethnicity
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
White |
620 |
62 |
62 |
62 |
Black |
114 |
11 |
11 |
73 |
Hispanic |
169 |
17 |
17 |
90 |
Other/Multiple |
82 |
8 |
8 |
98 |
Skipped/Ref |
18 |
2 |
2 |
100 |
religious affiliation
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Born-again Protestant |
181 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
Mainline Protestant |
133 |
13 |
13 |
31 |
Roman Catholic |
200 |
20 |
20 |
51 |
No religion |
314 |
31 |
31 |
82 |
Other religion |
170 |
17 |
17 |
99 |
Skipped/Ref |
5 |
1 |
1 |
100 |