Marquette Law School Supreme Court Poll July 5-12, 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	20	25	22	32	469
Female	12	21	29	37	508
Another gender	0	0	2	98	12
age
18-29	4	20	27	48	205
30-44	11	23	28	36	249
45-59	15	24	29	31	234
60+	27	22	19	31	314
education
Less than HS	5	34	35	25	80
HS graduate	19	26	29	26	291
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	14	18	26	41	275
Bachelor's degree	15	22	25	37	187
Post grad study/professional degree	18	19	15	48	169
income
Less than $30k	9	25	34	31	269
$30k to less than $50k	16	16	28	41	224
$50k to less than $75k	20	24	22	34	168
$75k to less than $100k	20	21	22	33	134
$100k or more	17	26	17	40	205
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	38	32	19	11	367
Independent	8	22	38	31	205
Democrat	0	14	25	59	429
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	39	27	22	10	246
Independent	14	25	28	33	438
Democrat	0	14	25	60	318
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	39	27	22	10	246
Lean Republican	35	41	11	12	121
Independent	8	22	38	31	205
Lean Democrat	1	14	26	57	112
Democrat	0	14	25	60	318
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican	47	25	16	10	171
Weak Republican	20	33	36	11	74
Lean Republican	35	41	11	12	121
Independent	8	22	38	31	205
Lean Democrat	1	14	26	57	112
Weak Democrat	0	14	35	50	128
Strong Democrat	0	15	17	67	190
DK/Refused	0	0	79	21	1
marital status
Single, that is never married	3	22	28	48	241
Single, living with a partner	9	19	33	37	99
Married	25	22	20	32	497
Separated	2	33	50	15	31
Widowed	9	47	29	15	29
Divorced	10	22	30	37	106
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic	22	19	24	34	615
Black Non-Hispanic	6	18	31	43	118
Hispanic	4	29	31	37	164
Other	8	33	20	39	83
religious service attendance
More than once a week	32	30	28	7	85
Once a week	38	29	17	16	156
Once or twice a month	19	31	25	24	79
A few times a year	9	29	26	35	133
Seldom	11	17	36	36	255
Never	5	17	19	58	294
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	42	28	18	12	185
Mainline Protestant	9	21	30	39	125
Roman Catholic	13	30	30	26	212
No religion	7	16	23	53	305
Other religion	11	20	27	40	170
ideology
Very conservative	55	24	12	7	136
Somewhat conservative	29	43	21	7	215
Moderate	6	23	35	37	351
Somewhat liberal	0	9	29	61	178
Very liberal	0	4	15	80	121

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	45	54	469
Female	33	66	508
Another gender	0	100	12
age
18-29	24	75	205
30-44	34	65	249
45-59	39	60	234
60+	50	50	314
education
Less than HS	39	60	80
HS graduate	45	55	291
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	32	67	275
Bachelor's degree	37	63	187
Post grad study/professional degree	36	63	169
income
Less than $30k	34	65	269
$30k to less than $50k	31	69	224
$50k to less than $75k	44	56	168
$75k to less than $100k	41	55	134
$100k or more	43	57	205
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	70	29	367
Independent	30	70	205
Democrat	15	84	429
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	67	32	246
Independent	39	60	438
Democrat	15	85	318
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	67	32	246
Lean Republican	77	23	121
Independent	30	70	205
Lean Democrat	16	84	112
Democrat	15	85	318
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican	72	26	171
Weak Republican	53	47	74
Lean Republican	77	23	121
Independent	30	70	205
Lean Democrat	16	84	112
Weak Democrat	15	85	128
Strong Democrat	15	84	190
DK/Refused	0	100	1
marital status
Single, that is never married	25	75	241
Single, living with a partner	28	70	99
Married	47	52	497
Separated	35	65	31
Widowed	56	44	29
Divorced	33	67	106
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic	41	58	615
Black Non-Hispanic	24	74	118
Hispanic	32	68	164
Other	41	59	83
religious service attendance
More than once a week	62	35	85
Once a week	66	33	156
Once or twice a month	50	49	79
A few times a year	38	61	133
Seldom	28	72	255
Never	21	78	294
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	70	30	185
Mainline Protestant	30	70	125
Roman Catholic	43	57	212
No religion	23	77	305
Other religion	31	67	170
ideology
Very conservative	79	19	136
Somewhat conservative	71	28	215
Moderate	29	71	351
Somewhat liberal	9	90	178
Very liberal	4	96	121

B7: Confidence in SCOTUS

[The US Supreme Court] Here is a list of institutions in American society. How much confidence do you have in each one?
	A great deal	Quite a lot	Some	Very little	None at all	99	n
sex
Male	12	23	24	28	13	0	469
Female	7	16	31	27	19	0	508
Another gender	0	0	0	59	41	0	12
age
18-29	2	14	25	35	24	0	205
30-44	7	21	25	29	18	0	249
45-59	9	20	30	27	14	0	234
60+	15	21	29	23	12	0	314
education
Less than HS	5	18	36	29	12	0	80
HS graduate	10	22	25	28	15	0	291
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	10	19	27	28	17	0	275
Bachelor's degree	10	17	29	26	17	0	187
Post grad study/professional degree	7	17	28	29	18	0	169
income
Less than $30k	11	16	31	26	16	0	269
$30k to less than $50k	5	18	21	35	21	0	224
$50k to less than $75k	12	20	27	26	16	0	168
$75k to less than $100k	11	21	33	21	13	1	134
$100k or more	7	23	25	29	15	0	205
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	20	34	29	15	3	0	367
Independent	8	13	29	29	20	1	205
Democrat	0	9	25	39	26	0	429
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	21	30	30	16	3	0	246
Independent	9	20	29	26	17	0	438
Democrat	0	10	24	39	27	0	318
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	21	30	30	16	3	0	246
Lean Republican	17	40	27	11	5	0	121
Independent	8	13	29	29	20	1	205
Lean Democrat	1	9	30	37	24	0	112
Democrat	0	10	24	39	27	0	318
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican	24	34	25	14	3	0	171
Weak Republican	13	22	42	22	1	0	74
Lean Republican	17	40	27	11	5	0	121
Independent	8	13	29	29	20	1	205
Lean Democrat	1	9	30	37	24	0	112
Weak Democrat	0	8	27	45	20	0	128
Strong Democrat	0	10	22	35	32	0	190
DK/Refused	0	0	79	0	21	0	1
marital status
Single, that is never married	2	11	28	37	22	0	241
Single, living with a partner	4	24	27	24	21	0	99
Married	13	23	25	24	14	0	497
Separated	20	18	17	37	8	0	31
Widowed	8	22	44	19	7	0	29
Divorced	8	13	35	30	15	0	106
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic	11	21	26	28	13	0	615
Black Non-Hispanic	7	15	24	28	26	0	118
Hispanic	6	13	28	35	18	0	164
Other	4	22	40	15	18	0	83
religious service attendance
More than once a week	20	24	32	20	3	1	85
Once a week	19	25	35	14	8	0	156
Once or twice a month	11	42	18	19	9	0	79
A few times a year	6	28	23	25	17	0	133
Seldom	9	13	29	35	14	0	255
Never	1	10	25	35	29	0	294
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	20	32	29	15	5	NA	185
Mainline Protestant	9	18	30	27	16	NA	125
Roman Catholic	9	23	27	29	11	NA	212
No religion	4	11	25	32	28	NA	305
Other religion	6	15	28	34	16	NA	170
ideology
Very conservative	29	33	23	10	5	NA	136
Somewhat conservative	15	37	31	15	2	NA	215
Moderate	5	16	32	33	14	NA	351
Somewhat liberal	1	6	24	44	26	NA	178
Very liberal	2	1	17	33	47	NA	121

C1: 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	15	35	46	469
Female	3	19	44	34	508
Another gender	0	10	56	35	12
age
18-29	4	25	38	34	205
30-44	4	21	43	32	249
45-59	6	16	39	39	234
60+	1	10	38	50	314
education
Less than HS	12	39	31	18	80
HS graduate	3	24	40	33	291
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	3	17	38	41	275
Bachelor's degree	3	9	46	43	187
Post grad study/professional degree	2	3	40	55	169
income
Less than $30k	5	31	37	27	269
$30k to less than $50k	4	12	45	39	224
$50k to less than $75k	3	15	43	40	168
$75k to less than $100k	6	16	30	48	134
$100k or more	0	7	41	52	205
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	5	17	42	35	367
Independent	2	24	45	29	205
Democrat	3	14	35	48	429
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	6	18	40	36	246
Independent	2	19	44	35	438
Democrat	4	14	33	49	318
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	6	18	40	36	246
Lean Republican	4	17	44	34	121
Independent	2	24	45	29	205
Lean Democrat	0	12	42	46	112
Democrat	4	14	33	49	318
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican	8	16	33	43	171
Weak Republican	2	20	58	20	74
Lean Republican	4	17	44	34	121
Independent	2	24	45	29	205
Lean Democrat	0	12	42	46	112
Weak Democrat	4	19	39	38	128
Strong Democrat	3	11	29	57	190
DK/Refused	0	0	0	100	1
marital status
Single, that is never married	3	20	39	37	241
Single, living with a partner	12	31	33	24	99
Married	1	13	41	44	497
Separated	2	26	42	29	31
Widowed	2	22	35	41	29
Divorced	7	12	38	43	106
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic	4	14	37	45	615
Black Non-Hispanic	3	21	40	36	118
Hispanic	2	25	44	29	164
Other	8	19	44	30	83
religious service attendance
More than once a week	3	18	38	40	85
Once a week	1	15	44	40	156
Once or twice a month	6	24	37	34	79
A few times a year	8	18	36	38	133
Seldom	3	20	43	33	255
Never	3	13	37	47	294
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	1	15	42	42	185
Mainline Protestant	6	21	32	40	125
Roman Catholic	3	20	42	34	212
No religion	5	14	37	44	305
Other religion	2	17	44	36	170
ideology
Very conservative	5	15	41	40	136
Somewhat conservative	6	20	46	27	215
Moderate	2	21	42	35	351
Somewhat liberal	3	13	32	52	178
Very liberal	1	7	34	57	121

C2A: Justice motivations, v1

In general, what most often motivates Supreme Court justices’ decisions?
	Mainly politics	Mainly the law	n
sex
Male	50	50	248
Female	52	48	258
Another gender	78	22	10
age
18-29	60	40	104
30-44	56	44	130
45-59	53	47	131
60+	43	57	160
education
Less than HS	41	59	62
HS graduate	54	46	139
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	56	44	133
Bachelor's degree	52	48	98
Post grad study/professional degree	51	49	93
income
Less than $30k	55	45	151
$30k to less than $50k	57	43	115
$50k to less than $75k	52	48	75
$75k to less than $100k	55	45	77
$100k or more	41	59	105
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	26	74	187
Independent	53	47	106
Democrat	73	27	232
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	31	69	130
Independent	50	50	229
Democrat	71	29	166
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	31	69	130
Lean Republican	15	85	56
Independent	53	47	106
Lean Democrat	75	25	66
Democrat	71	29	166
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican	34	66	90
Weak Republican	26	74	41
Lean Republican	15	85	56
Independent	53	47	106
Lean Democrat	75	25	66
Weak Democrat	72	28	67
Strong Democrat	71	29	98
marital status
Single, that is never married	60	40	124
Single, living with a partner	43	57	56
Married	48	52	251
Separated	53	47	17
Widowed	36	64	18
Divorced	69	31	59
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic	49	51	320
Black Non-Hispanic	59	41	61
Hispanic	64	36	77
Other	45	55	55
religious service attendance
More than once a week	34	66	41
Once a week	35	65	71
Once or twice a month	51	49	42
A few times a year	53	47	67
Seldom	60	40	149
Never	57	43	156
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	35	65	85
Mainline Protestant	44	56	55
Roman Catholic	52	48	114
No religion	63	37	170
Other religion	56	44	97
ideology
Very conservative	36	64	78
Somewhat conservative	31	69	105
Moderate	58	42	182
Somewhat liberal	63	37	98
Very liberal	74	26	61

C2B: Justice motivations, v2

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	54	46	0	221
Female	67	33	0	250
Another gender	100	0	0	2
age
18-29	76	23	1	102
30-44	53	47	0	119
45-59	59	41	0	103
60+	59	41	0	154
education
Less than HS	71	29	0	17
HS graduate	59	41	0	152
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	64	36	0	142
Bachelor's degree	57	43	0	89
Post grad study/professional degree	63	35	1	76
income
Less than $30k	63	37	0	118
$30k to less than $50k	73	27	0	108
$50k to less than $75k	63	37	0	93
$75k to less than $100k	47	51	2	57
$100k or more	52	48	0	100
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	38	62	0	180
Independent	62	38	0	99
Democrat	82	18	1	198
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	40	60	0	115
Independent	56	43	1	210
Democrat	83	17	0	152
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	40	60	0	115
Lean Republican	33	67	0	65
Independent	62	38	0	99
Lean Democrat	78	20	2	46
Democrat	83	17	0	152
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican	31	69	0	82
Weak Republican	63	37	0	34
Lean Republican	33	67	0	65
Independent	62	38	0	99
Lean Democrat	78	20	2	46
Weak Democrat	85	15	0	61
Strong Democrat	82	18	0	91
DK/Refused	100	0	0	1
marital status
Single, that is never married	78	22	0	117
Single, living with a partner	72	26	2	43
Married	53	47	0	246
Separated	17	83	0	14
Widowed	65	35	0	11
Divorced	64	36	0	46
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic	60	40	0	294
Black Non-Hispanic	61	37	2	57
Hispanic	64	36	0	87
Other	70	30	0	28
religious service attendance
More than once a week	48	52	0	44
Once a week	39	61	0	86
Once or twice a month	55	45	0	37
A few times a year	60	40	0	66
Seldom	66	34	0	106
Never	77	22	1	138
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	37	63	0	100
Mainline Protestant	71	29	0	69
Roman Catholic	59	41	0	98
No religion	74	26	0	136
Other religion	64	34	1	73
ideology
Very conservative	26	74	0	58
Somewhat conservative	38	62	0	110
Moderate	70	30	0	168
Somewhat liberal	77	21	1	80
Very liberal	91	9	0	60

C3: Knowledge of abortion ruling

[A Supreme Court decision on abortion] Here are some recent topics in the news. How much have you heard or read about each of these?
	A lot	A little	Nothing at all	n
sex
Male	81	15	3	469
Female	82	16	3	508
Another gender	100	0	0	12
age
18-29	77	18	5	205
30-44	76	19	5	249
45-59	82	14	2	234
60+	88	11	1	314
education
Less than HS	63	30	8	80
HS graduate	73	21	5	291
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	88	10	2	275
Bachelor's degree	85	14	1	187
Post grad study/professional degree	89	8	2	169
income
Less than $30k	73	22	4	269
$30k to less than $50k	82	13	5	224
$50k to less than $75k	80	17	2	168
$75k to less than $100k	84	14	2	134
$100k or more	91	8	1	205
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	80	17	1	367
Independent	71	23	6	205
Democrat	87	10	3	429
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	81	17	0	246
Independent	76	18	5	438
Democrat	89	9	2	318
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	81	17	0	246
Lean Republican	79	17	4	121
Independent	71	23	6	205
Lean Democrat	83	13	4	112
Democrat	89	9	2	318
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican	86	11	0	171
Weak Republican	69	30	0	74
Lean Republican	79	17	4	121
Independent	71	23	6	205
Lean Democrat	83	13	4	112
Weak Democrat	82	13	4	128
Strong Democrat	93	6	1	190
DK/Refused	100	0	0	1
marital status
Single, that is never married	76	18	6	241
Single, living with a partner	75	15	5	99
Married	86	12	2	497
Separated	86	14	0	31
Widowed	71	25	5	29
Divorced	79	19	2	106
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic	85	13	2	615
Black Non-Hispanic	83	11	6	118
Hispanic	77	16	7	164
Other	67	30	3	83
religious service attendance
More than once a week	80	20	0	85
Once a week	84	13	3	156
Once or twice a month	73	25	3	79
A few times a year	85	12	2	133
Seldom	76	18	4	255
Never	85	11	4	294
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	83	14	3	185
Mainline Protestant	86	10	3	125
Roman Catholic	81	13	4	212
No religion	83	15	2	305
Other religion	74	22	3	170
ideology
Very conservative	83	14	2	136
Somewhat conservative	78	17	2	215
Moderate	75	21	4	351
Somewhat liberal	90	7	3	178
Very liberal	92	6	2	121

C5: Knowledge of 2nd Amendment ruling

[A Supreme Court decision on the right to possess a gun outside the home] Here are some recent topics in the news. How much have you heard or read about each of these?
	A lot	A little	Nothing at all	n
sex
Male	52	32	17	469
Female	44	39	17	508
Another gender	18	73	10	12
age
18-29	37	40	23	205
30-44	38	46	16	249
45-59	53	31	16	234
60+	57	30	12	314
education
Less than HS	26	39	35	80
HS graduate	47	33	20	291
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	46	40	14	275
Bachelor's degree	52	35	13	187
Post grad study/professional degree	55	35	10	169
income
Less than $30k	34	42	24	269
$30k to less than $50k	51	32	17	224
$50k to less than $75k	55	29	16	168
$75k to less than $100k	49	36	14	134
$100k or more	53	39	8	205
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	45	38	17	367
Independent	37	41	22	205
Democrat	54	33	13	429
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	46	37	17	246
Independent	41	39	20	438
Democrat	57	32	11	318
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	46	37	17	246
Lean Republican	44	38	17	121
Independent	37	41	22	205
Lean Democrat	46	35	19	112
Democrat	57	32	11	318
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican	50	33	17	171
Weak Republican	35	48	17	74
Lean Republican	44	38	17	121
Independent	37	41	22	205
Lean Democrat	46	35	19	112
Weak Democrat	46	36	17	128
Strong Democrat	64	29	7	190
DK/Refused	100	0	0	1
marital status
Single, that is never married	45	32	23	241
Single, living with a partner	39	47	14	99
Married	52	35	12	497
Separated	43	47	11	31
Widowed	52	25	23	29
Divorced	35	40	25	106
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic	50	34	16	615
Black Non-Hispanic	45	42	13	118
Hispanic	44	38	18	164
Other	47	35	18	83
religious service attendance
More than once a week	48	35	17	85
Once a week	41	41	18	156
Once or twice a month	46	43	11	79
A few times a year	46	40	14	133
Seldom	46	32	22	255
Never	51	35	14	294
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	43	37	19	185
Mainline Protestant	44	33	23	125
Roman Catholic	55	31	14	212
No religion	48	36	16	305
Other religion	42	46	12	170
ideology
Very conservative	44	32	24	136
Somewhat conservative	49	37	14	215
Moderate	40	42	19	351
Somewhat liberal	59	32	9	178
Very liberal	54	30	15	121

D1: 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	34	36	22	6	1	469
Female	33	32	22	8	5	508
Another gender	89	11	0	0	0	12
age
18-29	38	27	21	11	3	205
30-44	35	30	22	5	7	249
45-59	28	39	22	7	3	234
60+	35	36	21	6	1	314
education
Less than HS	20	29	29	11	11	80
HS graduate	24	31	28	11	4	291
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	38	33	19	6	5	275
Bachelor's degree	37	38	21	3	1	187
Post grad study/professional degree	48	35	11	6	0	169
income
Less than $30k	28	27	27	11	6	269
$30k to less than $50k	34	34	17	9	6	224
$50k to less than $75k	33	36	24	5	2	168
$75k to less than $100k	40	36	17	5	1	134
$100k or more	39	36	20	5	1	205
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	11	45	31	10	3	367
Independent	26	27	31	9	7	205
Democrat	57	27	9	4	3	429
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	15	42	30	11	3	246
Independent	26	36	25	8	4	438
Democrat	61	23	10	3	3	318
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	15	42	30	11	3	246
Lean Republican	5	51	32	10	1	121
Independent	26	27	31	9	7	205
Lean Democrat	48	37	8	5	1	112
Democrat	61	23	10	3	3	318
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican	14	43	30	10	4	171
Weak Republican	17	39	29	13	2	74
Lean Republican	5	51	32	10	1	121
Independent	26	27	31	9	7	205
Lean Democrat	48	37	8	5	1	112
Weak Democrat	55	29	7	6	3	128
Strong Democrat	65	19	11	2	3	190
DK/Refused	100	0	0	0	0	1
marital status
Single, that is never married	42	27	17	11	3	241
Single, living with a partner	27	34	27	8	3	99
Married	33	36	21	7	3	497
Separated	32	41	17	5	5	31
Widowed	19	38	43	0	0	29
Divorced	32	32	25	4	6	106
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic	32	36	23	6	2	615
Black Non-Hispanic	51	24	13	6	5	118
Hispanic	33	27	26	11	2	164
Other	31	47	12	4	6	83
religious service attendance
More than once a week	16	53	21	8	2	85
Once a week	26	42	26	6	0	156
Once or twice a month	20	32	34	10	3	79
A few times a year	29	31	27	6	7	133
Seldom	33	35	19	8	5	255
Never	51	24	16	6	3	294
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	20	41	28	7	4	185
Mainline Protestant	34	37	19	8	2	125
Roman Catholic	25	39	22	10	4	212
No religion	48	25	18	6	3	305
Other religion	36	31	21	7	4	170
ideology
Very conservative	15	44	22	14	6	136
Somewhat conservative	9	46	33	9	2	215
Moderate	31	29	27	8	6	351
Somewhat liberal	60	28	8	3	1	178
Very liberal	71	21	6	1	1	121

D4: 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	35	35	21	7	2	469
Female	31	31	21	11	6	508
Another gender	73	27	0	0	0	12
age
18-29	33	30	23	10	3	205
30-44	28	33	26	6	5	249
45-59	30	33	20	10	7	234
60+	39	32	16	10	3	314
education
Less than HS	14	22	30	18	16	80
HS graduate	24	34	28	9	4	291
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	37	30	19	9	4	275
Bachelor's degree	35	37	17	11	1	187
Post grad study/professional degree	50	33	10	2	5	169
income
Less than $30k	24	30	29	12	6	269
$30k to less than $50k	38	27	21	5	8	224
$50k to less than $75k	32	32	21	15	1	168
$75k to less than $100k	36	35	15	8	3	134
$100k or more	39	39	14	5	3	205
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	16	40	27	13	5	367
Independent	23	29	31	10	7	205
Democrat	53	27	11	5	3	429
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	14	40	28	11	6	246
Independent	28	33	23	11	4	438
Democrat	54	24	13	4	4	318
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	14	40	28	11	6	246
Lean Republican	18	41	24	15	2	121
Independent	23	29	31	10	7	205
Lean Democrat	49	33	7	8	1	112
Democrat	54	24	13	4	4	318
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican	17	38	23	14	8	171
Weak Republican	9	46	39	5	2	74
Lean Republican	18	41	24	15	2	121
Independent	23	29	31	10	7	205
Lean Democrat	49	33	7	8	1	112
Weak Democrat	46	27	18	5	4	128
Strong Democrat	60	22	9	4	4	190
DK/Refused	100	0	0	0	0	1
marital status
Single, that is never married	39	29	20	9	3	241
Single, living with a partner	24	31	29	8	5	99
Married	35	34	16	9	6	497
Separated	21	30	41	6	3	31
Widowed	20	42	28	11	0	29
Divorced	27	30	29	9	4	106
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic	34	33	19	9	4	615
Black Non-Hispanic	42	22	26	3	6	118
Hispanic	23	34	26	14	2	164
Other	37	39	16	1	6	83
religious service attendance
More than once a week	27	39	16	13	2	85
Once a week	26	41	21	7	4	156
Once or twice a month	16	43	22	11	8	79
A few times a year	29	31	18	20	2	133
Seldom	30	31	27	7	5	255
Never	48	24	18	5	5	294
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	22	41	18	14	6	185
Mainline Protestant	29	34	20	14	3	125
Roman Catholic	26	33	27	8	5	212
No religion	45	28	21	4	2	305
Other religion	36	29	17	10	7	170
ideology
Very conservative	19	37	18	16	9	136
Somewhat conservative	12	51	20	14	3	215
Moderate	31	25	29	8	6	351
Somewhat liberal	53	25	15	4	2	178
Very liberal	65	23	9	1	1	121

D7: Increase # of justices

[Increase the number of justices on the US Supreme Court] How much do you favor or oppose the following proposals affecting the Supreme Court?
	Strongly favor	Somewhat favor	Somewhat oppose	Strongly oppose	n
sex
Male	14	27	22	37	469
Female	18	37	22	22	508
Another gender	63	28	0	9	12
age
18-29	15	41	24	20	205
30-44	21	36	22	20	249
45-59	14	32	26	28	234
60+	17	23	19	42	314
education
Less than HS	12	34	23	30	80
HS graduate	11	33	24	31	291
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	19	32	22	26	275
Bachelor's degree	22	33	20	25	187
Post grad study/professional degree	20	29	21	30	169
income
Less than $30k	16	37	25	22	269
$30k to less than $50k	17	34	24	25	224
$50k to less than $75k	16	30	21	32	168
$75k to less than $100k	19	31	18	32	134
$100k or more	17	27	20	36	205
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	5	15	19	61	367
Independent	12	34	31	22	205
Democrat	29	46	20	4	429
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	5	15	20	60	246
Independent	13	31	27	29	438
Democrat	31	47	17	4	318
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	5	15	20	60	246
Lean Republican	5	14	18	63	121
Independent	12	34	31	22	205
Lean Democrat	23	44	29	4	112
Democrat	31	47	17	4	318
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican	3	12	17	68	171
Weak Republican	10	21	29	40	74
Lean Republican	5	14	18	63	121
Independent	12	34	31	22	205
Lean Democrat	23	44	29	4	112
Weak Democrat	17	53	24	6	128
Strong Democrat	41	44	13	3	190
DK/Refused	0	0	21	0	1
marital status
Single, that is never married	16	39	28	17	241
Single, living with a partner	13	39	19	30	99
Married	18	27	19	36	497
Separated	22	38	29	12	31
Widowed	14	28	23	34	29
Divorced	15	35	26	23	106
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic	13	31	21	35	615
Black Non-Hispanic	35	33	23	10	118
Hispanic	17	34	25	23	164
Other	24	39	24	12	83
religious service attendance
More than once a week	10	23	22	43	85
Once a week	13	21	22	44	156
Once or twice a month	5	41	22	32	79
A few times a year	10	31	25	34	133
Seldom	20	32	25	24	255
Never	24	39	19	17	294
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	11	17	22	51	185
Mainline Protestant	13	39	19	29	125
Roman Catholic	16	31	21	32	212
No religion	20	39	25	16	305
Other religion	19	34	23	23	170
ideology
Very conservative	6	9	16	69	136
Somewhat conservative	5	21	23	51	215
Moderate	14	40	30	17	351
Somewhat liberal	28	44	19	9	178
Very liberal	43	38	12	7	121

D8: Should Court consider opinion

Should justices of the Supreme Court consider public opinion about a case when making decisions or should they ignore public opinion?
	Should consider public opinion	Should ignore public opinion	n
sex
Male	45	55	469
Female	61	39	508
Another gender	81	19	12
age
18-29	75	25	205
30-44	62	38	249
45-59	49	51	234
60+	38	62	314
education
Less than HS	72	28	80
HS graduate	56	44	291
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	58	42	275
Bachelor's degree	47	53	187
Post grad study/professional degree	45	55	169
income
Less than $30k	65	35	269
$30k to less than $50k	60	40	224
$50k to less than $75k	54	46	168
$75k to less than $100k	44	56	134
$100k or more	39	61	205
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	28	72	367
Independent	60	40	205
Democrat	73	27	429
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	30	70	246
Independent	52	48	438
Democrat	75	25	318
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	30	70	246
Lean Republican	25	75	121
Independent	60	40	205
Lean Democrat	68	32	112
Democrat	75	25	318
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican	23	77	171
Weak Republican	45	55	74
Lean Republican	25	75	121
Independent	60	40	205
Lean Democrat	68	32	112
Weak Democrat	72	28	128
Strong Democrat	77	23	190
DK/Refused	0	21	1
marital status
Single, that is never married	70	30	241
Single, living with a partner	65	35	99
Married	42	58	497
Separated	51	49	31
Widowed	37	63	29
Divorced	69	31	106
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic	46	54	615
Black Non-Hispanic	72	28	118
Hispanic	64	36	164
Other	67	31	83
religious service attendance
More than once a week	34	66	85
Once a week	39	60	156
Once or twice a month	46	54	79
A few times a year	56	44	133
Seldom	58	42	255
Never	65	35	294
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	31	69	185
Mainline Protestant	56	44	125
Roman Catholic	52	48	212
No religion	68	32	305
Other religion	54	45	170
ideology
Very conservative	16	84	136
Somewhat conservative	35	65	215
Moderate	63	37	351
Somewhat liberal	69	31	178
Very liberal	80	20	121

D9: Should Court follow precedent

Should justices of the Supreme Court follow previous decisions whenever possible or should the Court overturn previous decisions if a majority of the Court believes the case was wrongly decided?
	Follow previous decisions	Overturn if a majority think it was wrongly decided	n
sex
Male	32	67	469
Female	34	66	508
Another gender	34	66	12
age
18-29	26	73	205
30-44	38	61	249
45-59	34	66	234
60+	33	66	314
education
Less than HS	19	81	80
HS graduate	29	70	291
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	40	60	275
Bachelor's degree	33	67	187
Post grad study/professional degree	37	63	169
income
Less than $30k	29	70	269
$30k to less than $50k	34	66	224
$50k to less than $75k	34	65	168
$75k to less than $100k	32	68	134
$100k or more	38	62	205
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	19	80	367
Independent	29	69	205
Democrat	47	53	429
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	19	80	246
Independent	31	68	438
Democrat	47	52	318
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	19	80	246
Lean Republican	19	81	121
Independent	29	69	205
Lean Democrat	46	53	112
Democrat	47	52	318
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican	17	82	171
Weak Republican	25	75	74
Lean Republican	19	81	121
Independent	29	69	205
Lean Democrat	46	53	112
Weak Democrat	35	65	128
Strong Democrat	56	44	190
DK/Refused	0	21	1
marital status
Single, that is never married	37	62	241
Single, living with a partner	22	76	99
Married	30	69	497
Separated	51	49	31
Widowed	22	78	29
Divorced	47	53	106
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic	31	68	615
Black Non-Hispanic	39	59	118
Hispanic	37	62	164
Other	33	66	83
religious service attendance
More than once a week	22	78	85
Once a week	32	68	156
Once or twice a month	23	76	79
A few times a year	35	65	133
Seldom	32	67	255
Never	39	59	294
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	19	80	185
Mainline Protestant	40	60	125
Roman Catholic	27	73	212
No religion	41	58	305
Other religion	37	62	170
ideology
Very conservative	11	88	136
Somewhat conservative	23	77	215
Moderate	36	64	351
Somewhat liberal	45	54	178
Very liberal	52	46	121

J1: Overturned Roe

[Overturned Roe versus Wade, thus striking down the 1973 decision that made abortion legal in all 50 states.] Do you favor or oppose the following recent 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	2	11	37	50	469
Female	2	9	27	61	508
Another gender	0	0	0	100	12
age
18-29	3	14	17	66	205
30-44	5	9	24	61	249
45-59	0	15	32	53	234
60+	0	4	46	50	314
education
Less than HS	6	21	25	48	80
HS graduate	2	12	38	47	291
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	2	7	27	64	275
Bachelor's degree	1	10	30	59	187
Post grad study/professional degree	1	6	30	62	169
income
Less than $30k	4	16	25	55	269
$30k to less than $50k	2	7	32	59	224
$50k to less than $75k	1	8	34	56	168
$75k to less than $100k	1	10	37	52	134
$100k or more	1	7	33	58	205
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	3	10	62	25	367
Independent	2	15	25	57	205
Democrat	1	7	8	83	429
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	3	11	60	25	246
Independent	2	11	31	55	438
Democrat	1	7	8	83	318
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	3	11	60	25	246
Lean Republican	1	8	65	25	121
Independent	2	15	25	57	205
Lean Democrat	3	7	7	83	112
Democrat	1	7	8	83	318
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican	4	11	68	17	171
Weak Republican	2	13	42	43	74
Lean Republican	1	8	65	25	121
Independent	2	15	25	57	205
Lean Democrat	3	7	7	83	112
Weak Democrat	1	7	8	83	128
Strong Democrat	1	7	8	83	190
DK/Refused	0	0	0	21	1
marital status
Single, that is never married	1	12	17	69	241
Single, living with a partner	8	10	32	50	99
Married	2	9	39	50	497
Separated	0	10	10	80	31
Widowed	0	13	43	44	29
Divorced	1	8	30	61	106
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic	1	8	36	54	615
Black Non-Hispanic	2	9	17	71	118
Hispanic	4	13	24	58	164
Other	4	16	28	52	83
religious service attendance
More than once a week	5	10	64	21	85
Once a week	1	11	54	34	156
Once or twice a month	1	20	39	40	79
A few times a year	2	13	31	55	133
Seldom	3	8	22	67	255
Never	2	7	15	75	294
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	1	13	62	24	185
Mainline Protestant	1	14	14	72	125
Roman Catholic	3	8	38	50	212
No religion	1	7	16	75	305
Other religion	5	10	30	55	170
ideology
Very conservative	6	7	79	8	136
Somewhat conservative	1	17	56	25	215
Moderate	2	10	19	69	351
Somewhat liberal	1	7	7	85	178
Very liberal	2	2	5	90	121

J1: (those with opinions only)

[THOSE WITH OPINIONS ONLY] [Overturned Roe versus Wade, thus striking down the 1973 decision that made abortion legal in all 50 states.] Do you favor or oppose the following recent 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	43	57	408
Female	31	69	448
Another gender	0	100	12
age
18-29	21	79	169
30-44	28	72	211
45-59	37	63	198
60+	48	52	301
education
Less than HS	34	66	58
HS graduate	45	55	248
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	30	70	250
Bachelor's degree	34	66	166
Post grad study/professional degree	33	67	157
income
Less than $30k	31	69	215
$30k to less than $50k	35	65	204
$50k to less than $75k	38	62	151
$75k to less than $100k	41	59	119
$100k or more	36	64	186
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	71	29	318
Independent	31	69	169
Democrat	9	91	391
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	71	29	209
Independent	36	64	379
Democrat	9	91	291
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	71	29	209
Lean Republican	72	28	109
Independent	31	69	169
Lean Democrat	8	92	100
Democrat	9	91	291
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican	80	20	146
Weak Republican	50	50	63
Lean Republican	72	28	109
Independent	31	69	169
Lean Democrat	8	92	100
Weak Democrat	9	91	117
Strong Democrat	9	91	174
DK/Refused	0	100	0
marital status
Single, that is never married	20	80	207
Single, living with a partner	39	61	81
Married	44	56	441
Separated	11	89	28
Widowed	49	51	25
Divorced	33	67	96
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic	40	60	555
Black Non-Hispanic	19	81	104
Hispanic	29	71	134
Other	35	65	67
religious service attendance
More than once a week	75	25	73
Once a week	61	39	138
Once or twice a month	50	50	62
A few times a year	36	64	114
Seldom	25	75	225
Never	17	83	266
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	72	28	159
Mainline Protestant	16	84	106
Roman Catholic	44	56	187
No religion	18	82	279
Other religion	35	65	144
ideology
Very conservative	91	9	118
Somewhat conservative	69	31	174
Moderate	22	78	308
Somewhat liberal	7	93	164
Very liberal	6	94	116

J2: Expanded 2nd Amendment

[Ruled 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 recent 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	7	18	49	26	469
Female	8	24	33	34	508
Another gender	0	10	26	65	12
age
18-29	8	25	34	33	205
30-44	10	23	37	29	249
45-59	8	19	45	28	234
60+	4	17	43	34	314
education
Less than HS	8	25	41	26	80
HS graduate	9	21	47	23	291
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	7	20	42	29	275
Bachelor's degree	6	23	40	30	187
Post grad study/professional degree	5	18	25	51	169
income
Less than $30k	8	29	39	24	269
$30k to less than $50k	7	17	39	35	224
$50k to less than $75k	7	20	44	30	168
$75k to less than $100k	7	26	39	27	134
$100k or more	7	12	41	40	205
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	7	17	68	6	367
Independent	13	17	43	27	205
Democrat	5	25	15	54	429
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	6	20	69	4	246
Independent	10	17	45	28	438
Democrat	5	27	13	56	318
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	6	20	69	4	246
Lean Republican	8	13	68	11	121
Independent	13	17	43	27	205
Lean Democrat	7	22	22	50	112
Democrat	5	27	13	56	318
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican	4	16	75	2	171
Weak Republican	12	28	54	6	74
Lean Republican	8	13	68	11	121
Independent	13	17	43	27	205
Lean Democrat	7	22	22	50	112
Weak Democrat	4	38	14	44	128
Strong Democrat	5	19	12	64	190
DK/Refused	0	0	0	21	1
marital status
Single, that is never married	10	22	27	41	241
Single, living with a partner	7	31	44	18	99
Married	6	15	48	30	497
Separated	5	38	31	25	31
Widowed	13	17	48	23	29
Divorced	5	30	33	28	106
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic	6	19	46	28	615
Black Non-Hispanic	7	26	27	41	118
Hispanic	13	21	37	29	164
Other	7	31	16	45	83
religious service attendance
More than once a week	11	22	55	12	85
Once a week	5	20	53	20	156
Once or twice a month	6	18	51	26	79
A few times a year	2	17	50	28	133
Seldom	9	29	36	26	255
Never	9	16	26	49	294
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	4	19	64	13	185
Mainline Protestant	8	25	41	25	125
Roman Catholic	9	14	42	35	212
No religion	7	23	29	40	305
Other religion	8	24	34	33	170
ideology
Very conservative	7	12	78	3	136
Somewhat conservative	9	25	59	7	215
Moderate	8	24	36	31	351
Somewhat liberal	5	20	18	58	178
Very liberal	7	15	12	66	121

J2: (those with opinions only)

[THOSE WITH OPINIONS ONLY] [Ruled 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 recent 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	66	34	349
Female	49	51	344
Another gender	28	72	10
age
18-29	51	49	137
30-44	56	44	163
45-59	62	38	171
60+	56	44	243
education
Less than HS	61	39	54
HS graduate	67	33	204
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	59	41	195
Bachelor's degree	57	43	133
Post grad study/professional degree	33	67	129
income
Less than $30k	62	38	169
$30k to less than $50k	53	47	166
$50k to less than $75k	60	40	123
$75k to less than $100k	59	41	89
$100k or more	51	49	165
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	92	8	273
Independent	61	39	145
Democrat	22	78	297
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	95	5	177
Independent	61	39	320
Democrat	18	82	217
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	95	5	177
Lean Republican	86	14	95
Independent	61	39	145
Lean Democrat	30	70	80
Democrat	18	82	217
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican	97	3	133
Weak Republican	89	11	45
Lean Republican	86	14	95
Independent	61	39	145
Lean Democrat	30	70	80
Weak Democrat	24	76	74
Strong Democrat	15	85	143
DK/Refused	0	100	0
marital status
Single, that is never married	40	60	163
Single, living with a partner	71	29	62
Married	61	39	388
Separated	55	45	18
Widowed	67	33	21
Divorced	55	45	64
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic	62	38	456
Black Non-Hispanic	40	60	80
Hispanic	56	44	108
Other	26	74	51
religious service attendance
More than once a week	82	18	57
Once a week	72	28	115
Once or twice a month	66	34	60
A few times a year	64	36	104
Seldom	58	42	158
Never	35	65	221
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	83	17	142
Mainline Protestant	62	38	82
Roman Catholic	54	46	163
No religion	42	58	210
Other religion	51	49	114
ideology
Very conservative	96	4	110
Somewhat conservative	89	11	141
Moderate	53	47	236
Somewhat liberal	24	76	135
Very liberal	15	85	94

J3: State funding to religious schools

[Ruled that a state program that provides financial support for students attending private schools cannot exclude students attending private religious schools from receiving that support.] Do you favor or oppose the following recent 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	32	22	29	16	469
Female	38	25	20	18	508
Another gender	58	7	9	27	12
age
18-29	40	20	23	17	205
30-44	49	24	12	15	249
45-59	37	24	22	16	234
60+	22	23	36	19	314
education
Less than HS	50	23	21	6	80
HS graduate	38	28	26	9	291
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	36	25	22	17	275
Bachelor's degree	32	19	26	22	187
Post grad study/professional degree	27	16	25	31	169
income
Less than $30k	40	25	24	11	269
$30k to less than $50k	35	22	23	19	224
$50k to less than $75k	34	25	26	16	168
$75k to less than $100k	31	24	26	19	134
$100k or more	34	20	24	22	205
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	33	23	39	5	367
Independent	45	23	20	11	205
Democrat	33	23	14	30	429
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	30	24	40	6	246
Independent	41	22	24	13	438
Democrat	32	24	12	31	318
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	30	24	40	6	246
Lean Republican	39	21	36	4	121
Independent	45	23	20	11	205
Lean Democrat	36	20	17	27	112
Democrat	32	24	12	31	318
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican	27	18	49	5	171
Weak Republican	37	37	20	7	74
Lean Republican	39	21	36	4	121
Independent	45	23	20	11	205
Lean Democrat	36	20	17	27	112
Weak Democrat	38	28	10	23	128
Strong Democrat	28	22	14	36	190
DK/Refused	0	0	0	21	1
marital status
Single, that is never married	34	26	19	21	241
Single, living with a partner	46	23	13	18	99
Married	34	19	30	17	497
Separated	50	25	19	5	31
Widowed	42	21	26	11	29
Divorced	31	35	21	13	106
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic	32	22	27	19	615
Black Non-Hispanic	39	27	23	11	118
Hispanic	38	27	20	15	164
Other	43	22	13	20	83
religious service attendance
More than once a week	25	20	50	5	85
Once a week	38	18	37	7	156
Once or twice a month	25	29	37	8	79
A few times a year	34	34	20	13	133
Seldom	35	30	20	15	255
Never	41	14	12	32	294
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	37	19	40	4	185
Mainline Protestant	34	25	25	16	125
Roman Catholic	40	26	27	7	212
No religion	33	23	14	30	305
Other religion	34	24	21	20	170
ideology
Very conservative	26	15	56	4	136
Somewhat conservative	36	28	33	3	215
Moderate	43	26	17	14	351
Somewhat liberal	31	22	13	35	178
Very liberal	34	16	10	40	121

J3: (those with opinions only)

[THOSE WITH OPINIONS ONLY] [Ruled that a state program that provides financial support for students attending private schools cannot exclude students attending private religious schools from receiving that support.] Do you favor or oppose the following recent 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	65	35	213
Female	53	47	190
Another gender	25	75	4
age
18-29	58	42	83
30-44	45	55	68
45-59	58	42	90
60+	65	35	173
education
Less than HS	78	22	21
HS graduate	75	25	100
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	56	44	107
Bachelor's degree	54	46	90
Post grad study/professional degree	45	55	95
income
Less than $30k	68	32	93
$30k to less than $50k	54	46	96
$50k to less than $75k	62	38	69
$75k to less than $100k	57	43	60
$100k or more	52	48	93
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	88	12	161
Independent	64	36	65
Democrat	31	69	187
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	87	13	112
Independent	64	36	163
Democrat	28	72	138
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	87	13	112
Lean Republican	90	10	49
Independent	64	36	65
Lean Democrat	39	61	49
Democrat	28	72	138
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican	90	10	93
Weak Republican	75	25	19
Lean Republican	90	10	49
Independent	64	36	65
Lean Democrat	39	61	49
Weak Democrat	30	70	43
Strong Democrat	28	72	95
DK/Refused	0	100	0
marital status
Single, that is never married	47	53	97
Single, living with a partner	43	57	31
Married	64	36	232
Separated	78	22	8
Widowed	71	29	11
Divorced	62	38	35
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic	59	41	286
Black Non-Hispanic	68	32	40
Hispanic	58	42	57
Other	40	60	28
religious service attendance
More than once a week	91	9	47
Once a week	85	15	68
Once or twice a month	82	18	36
A few times a year	61	39	43
Seldom	56	44	89
Never	28	72	130
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	92	8	81
Mainline Protestant	61	39	51
Roman Catholic	79	21	73
No religion	32	68	134
Other religion	51	49	71
ideology
Very conservative	94	6	81
Somewhat conservative	92	8	77
Moderate	55	45	109
Somewhat liberal	27	73	85
Very liberal	20	80	61

J4: Favor/Opppose same-sex marriage right

In 2015 the Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution guarantees a right to same-sex marriage. How much do you favor or oppose this decision?
	Strongly favor	Somewhat favor	Somewhat oppose	Strongly oppose	n
sex
Male	44	20	16	20	469
Female	41	26	14	19	508
Another gender	100	0	0	0	12
age
18-29	57	27	8	7	205
30-44	52	19	14	14	249
45-59	34	20	20	26	234
60+	34	24	16	25	314
education
Less than HS	40	28	11	21	80
HS graduate	32	27	17	23	291
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	46	21	16	17	275
Bachelor's degree	49	17	13	21	187
Post grad study/professional degree	54	20	13	14	169
income
Less than $30k	32	27	18	23	269
$30k to less than $50k	48	18	16	18	224
$50k to less than $75k	42	24	12	21	168
$75k to less than $100k	45	23	10	21	134
$100k or more	53	19	16	12	205
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	20	28	16	35	367
Independent	35	23	24	18	205
Democrat	67	17	10	6	429
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	17	28	14	41	246
Independent	42	22	20	15	438
Democrat	66	19	8	7	318
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	17	28	14	41	246
Lean Republican	25	30	20	24	121
Independent	35	23	24	18	205
Lean Democrat	72	13	13	2	112
Democrat	66	19	8	7	318
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican	13	20	16	52	171
Weak Republican	28	45	9	17	74
Lean Republican	25	30	20	24	121
Independent	35	23	24	18	205
Lean Democrat	72	13	13	2	112
Weak Democrat	58	20	11	10	128
Strong Democrat	71	18	7	5	190
DK/Refused	21	0	0	0	1
marital status
Single, that is never married	58	24	11	7	241
Single, living with a partner	59	24	8	9	99
Married	38	20	17	25	497
Separated	26	27	29	18	31
Widowed	14	43	12	31	29
Divorced	37	21	17	25	106
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic	44	21	14	21	615
Black Non-Hispanic	38	17	24	20	118
Hispanic	47	27	14	13	164
Other	46	37	5	11	83
religious service attendance
More than once a week	3	15	13	68	85
Once a week	22	28	20	30	156
Once or twice a month	25	21	34	19	79
A few times a year	39	31	13	17	133
Seldom	46	23	18	13	255
Never	71	18	5	6	294
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	10	17	22	51	185
Mainline Protestant	45	24	19	11	125
Roman Catholic	42	30	16	13	212
No religion	68	17	9	6	305
Other religion	36	28	14	22	170
ideology
Very conservative	4	12	21	63	136
Somewhat conservative	18	34	25	23	215
Moderate	45	27	16	12	351
Somewhat liberal	71	19	4	6	178
Very liberal	87	7	4	2	121

J5: Favor/Oppose LGBT discrimination ban

In 2020 the Supreme Court ruled that a federal civil rights law protects gay and transgender workers from workplace discrimination. How much do you favor or oppose this decision?
	Strongly favor	Somewhat favor	Somewhat oppose	Strongly oppose	n
sex
Male	50	30	12	7	469
Female	57	30	9	5	508
Another gender	100	0	0	0	12
age
18-29	58	28	12	2	205
30-44	64	23	6	7	249
45-59	46	33	13	9	234
60+	52	32	11	6	314
education
Less than HS	36	35	17	12	80
HS graduate	47	29	14	9	291
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates	59	27	9	5	275
Bachelor's degree	59	31	6	4	187
Post grad study/professional degree	64	26	7	2	169
income
Less than $30k	45	32	11	11	269
$30k to less than $50k	62	22	11	5	224
$50k to less than $75k	54	32	8	6	168
$75k to less than $100k	54	32	9	4	134
$100k or more	60	26	10	3	205
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican	31	40	19	10	367
Independent	53	31	10	5	205
Democrat	76	19	3	3	429
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican	28	40	18	13	246
Independent	55	30	11	4	438
Democrat	74	19	3	4	318
party ID, leaners separate
Republican	28	40	18	13	246
Lean Republican	37	39	20	4	121
Independent	53	31	10	5	205
Lean Democrat	79	19	2	0	112
Democrat	74	19	3	4	318
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican	23	40	18	19	171
Weak Republican	41	40	18	1	74
Lean Republican	37	39	20	4	121
Independent	53	31	10	5	205
Lean Democrat	79	19	2	0	112
Weak Democrat	65	25	5	5	128
Strong Democrat	81	14	2	3	190
DK/Refused	21	0	0	0	1
marital status
Single, that is never married	63	25	10	2	241
Single, living with a partner	62	27	4	6	99
Married	51	31	10	7	497
Separated	46	25	29	0	31
Widowed	42	30	19	8	29
Divorced	54	29	8	10	106
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic	53	29	11	6	615
Black Non-Hispanic	58	24	8	11	118
Hispanic	55	30	13	2	164
Other	59	33	0	6	83
religious service attendance
More than once a week	29	41	14	14	85
Once a week	40	42	13	6	156
Once or twice a month	38	34	17	11	79
A few times a year	54	31	9	6	133
Seldom	55	29	10	6	255
Never	75	16	7	3	294
religious preference
Born-again Protestant	28	38	20	13	185
Mainline Protestant	50	36	10	3	125
Roman Catholic	59	29	7	5	212
No religion	69	22	7	3	305
Other religion	56	28	9	7	170
ideology
Very conservative	18	42	18	22	136
Somewhat conservative	29	50	15	6	215
Moderate	60	26	11	4	351
Somewhat liberal	80	14	4	1	178
Very liberal	91	5	2	2	121