Marquette Law School Supreme Court Poll July 5-12, 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 |
156 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
Somewhat approve |
225 |
22 |
22 |
38 |
Somewhat disapprove |
254 |
25 |
25 |
63 |
Strongly disapprove |
360 |
36 |
36 |
99 |
Skipped/Ref |
7 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
B2: Supreme Court approval, 2-cat
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Approve |
381 |
38 |
38 |
38 |
Disapprove |
614 |
61 |
61 |
99 |
Skipped/Ref |
7 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
B7: Confidence in SCOTUS
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
A great deal |
90 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
Quite a lot |
191 |
19 |
19 |
28 |
Some |
276 |
28 |
28 |
56 |
Very little |
279 |
28 |
28 |
83 |
None at all |
165 |
16 |
16 |
100 |
99 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
C1: Justice nomination majority
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Definitely a majority appointed by Democratic presidents |
35 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Probably a majority appointed by Democratic presidents |
170 |
17 |
17 |
20 |
Probably a majority appointed by Republican presidents |
397 |
40 |
40 |
60 |
Definitely a majority appointed by Republican presidents |
398 |
40 |
40 |
100 |
Skipped/Ref |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
C2A: Justice motivations, v1
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Mainly politics |
274 |
27 |
52 |
52 |
Mainly the law |
251 |
25 |
48 |
100 |
(Missing) |
478 |
48 |
NA |
NA |
C2B: Justice motivations, v2
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Mainly politics |
292 |
29 |
61 |
61 |
Mainly the law |
185 |
18 |
39 |
100 |
Web blank |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
(Missing) |
525 |
52 |
NA |
NA |
C3: Knowledge of abortion ruling
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
A lot |
816 |
81 |
81 |
81 |
A little |
152 |
15 |
15 |
97 |
Nothing at all |
30 |
3 |
3 |
100 |
Skipped/Ref |
5 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
C5: Knowledge of 2nd Amendment ruling
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
A lot |
474 |
47 |
47 |
47 |
A little |
364 |
36 |
36 |
84 |
Nothing at all |
165 |
16 |
16 |
100 |
D1: SCOTUS ideology
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Very conservative |
342 |
34 |
34 |
34 |
Somewhat conservative |
335 |
33 |
33 |
67 |
Moderate |
215 |
21 |
21 |
89 |
Somewhat liberal |
73 |
7 |
7 |
96 |
Very liberal |
35 |
3 |
3 |
100 |
Skipped/Ref |
4 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
D4: SCOTUS ideology trend
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Much more conservative |
332 |
33 |
33 |
33 |
Somewhat more conservative |
323 |
32 |
32 |
65 |
Hasn't changed much |
208 |
21 |
21 |
86 |
Somewhat more liberal |
89 |
9 |
9 |
95 |
Much more liberal |
44 |
4 |
4 |
99 |
Skipped/Ref |
6 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
D7: Increase # of justices
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Strongly favor |
168 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
Somewhat favor |
322 |
32 |
32 |
49 |
Somewhat oppose |
223 |
22 |
22 |
71 |
Strongly oppose |
287 |
29 |
29 |
100 |
Skipped/Ref |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
D8: Should Court consider opinion
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Should consider public opinion |
541 |
54 |
54 |
54 |
Should ignore public opinion |
461 |
46 |
46 |
100 |
Skipped/Ref |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
D9: Should Court follow precedent
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Follow previous decisions |
333 |
33 |
33 |
33 |
Overturn if a majority think it was wrongly decided |
663 |
66 |
66 |
99 |
Skipped/Ref |
7 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
J1: Overturned Roe
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Heard nothing at all |
21 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
Heard of but not enough for an opinion |
99 |
10 |
10 |
12 |
Heard of and favor the decision |
312 |
31 |
31 |
43 |
Heard of and oppose the decision |
567 |
57 |
57 |
100 |
Skipped/Ref |
4 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
J1: (those with opinions only)
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Heard of and favor the decision |
312 |
31 |
36 |
36 |
Heard of and oppose the decision |
567 |
57 |
64 |
100 |
(Missing) |
123 |
12 |
NA |
NA |
J2: Expanded 2nd Amendment
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Heard nothing at all |
74 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
Heard of but not enough for an opinion |
208 |
21 |
21 |
28 |
Heard of and favor the decision |
404 |
40 |
40 |
68 |
Heard of and oppose the decision |
311 |
31 |
31 |
99 |
Skipped/Ref |
6 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
J2: (those with opinions only)
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Heard of and favor the decision |
404 |
40 |
56 |
56 |
Heard of and oppose the decision |
311 |
31 |
44 |
100 |
(Missing) |
288 |
29 |
NA |
NA |
J3: State funding to religious schools
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Heard nothing at all |
358 |
36 |
36 |
36 |
Heard of but not enough for an opinion |
231 |
23 |
23 |
59 |
Heard of and favor the decision |
242 |
24 |
24 |
83 |
Heard of and oppose the decision |
171 |
17 |
17 |
100 |
Skipped/Ref |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
J3: (those with opinions only)
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Heard of and favor the decision |
242 |
24 |
59 |
59 |
Heard of and oppose the decision |
171 |
17 |
41 |
100 |
(Missing) |
589 |
59 |
NA |
NA |
J4: Favor/Opppose same-sex marriage right
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Strongly favor |
436 |
43 |
43 |
43 |
Somewhat favor |
225 |
22 |
22 |
66 |
Somewhat oppose |
149 |
15 |
15 |
81 |
Strongly oppose |
191 |
19 |
19 |
100 |
Skipped/Ref |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
J5: Favor/Oppose LGBT discrimination ban
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Strongly favor |
548 |
55 |
55 |
55 |
Somewhat favor |
290 |
29 |
29 |
84 |
Somewhat oppose |
102 |
10 |
10 |
94 |
Strongly oppose |
61 |
6 |
6 |
100 |
Skipped/Ref |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
Z1: Party ID
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Republican |
246 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
Democrat |
318 |
32 |
32 |
56 |
Independent |
266 |
27 |
27 |
83 |
Other/No preference |
172 |
17 |
17 |
100 |
Skipped/Ref |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
Z2A: Party ID strenth
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Strong |
361 |
36 |
64 |
64 |
Not very strong |
203 |
20 |
36 |
100 |
(Missing) |
439 |
44 |
NA |
NA |
Z2B: Party ID lean
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Republican |
121 |
12 |
28 |
28 |
Democratic |
112 |
11 |
26 |
53 |
Neither |
205 |
20 |
47 |
100 |
(Missing) |
564 |
56 |
NA |
NA |
Z3: religious service attendance
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
More than once a week |
85 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
Once a week |
156 |
16 |
16 |
24 |
Once or twice a month |
79 |
8 |
8 |
32 |
A few times a year |
133 |
13 |
13 |
45 |
Seldom |
255 |
25 |
25 |
71 |
Never |
294 |
29 |
29 |
100 |
Skipped/Ref |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
Z4: born-again or evangelical
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Yes, would |
271 |
27 |
27 |
27 |
No, would not |
731 |
73 |
73 |
100 |
Skipped/Ref |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
Z5: political ideology
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Very conservative |
136 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
Somewhat conservative |
215 |
21 |
21 |
35 |
Moderate |
351 |
35 |
35 |
70 |
Somewhat liberal |
178 |
18 |
18 |
88 |
Very liberal |
121 |
12 |
12 |
100 |
Skipped/Ref |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
Z6: talk to neighbors
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Basically, every day |
99 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
A few times a week |
312 |
31 |
31 |
41 |
A few times a month |
272 |
27 |
27 |
68 |
Once a month |
67 |
7 |
7 |
75 |
Less than once a month |
133 |
13 |
13 |
88 |
Not at all |
119 |
12 |
12 |
100 |
Z7: volunteering
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Yes |
266 |
27 |
27 |
27 |
No |
736 |
73 |
73 |
100 |
party ID, 5-cat
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Republican |
246 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
Lean Republican |
121 |
12 |
12 |
37 |
Independent |
205 |
20 |
20 |
57 |
Lean Democrat |
112 |
11 |
11 |
68 |
Democrat |
318 |
32 |
32 |
100 |
Refused |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
party ID, leaners as partisans
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Republican |
367 |
37 |
37 |
37 |
Independent |
205 |
20 |
20 |
57 |
Democrat |
429 |
43 |
43 |
100 |
Refused |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
gender
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Male |
469 |
47 |
47 |
47 |
Female |
508 |
51 |
51 |
97 |
Another gender |
12 |
1 |
1 |
99 |
Skipped/Ref |
14 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
age
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
18-29 |
205 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
30-44 |
249 |
25 |
25 |
45 |
45-59 |
234 |
23 |
23 |
69 |
60+ |
314 |
31 |
31 |
100 |
education
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Less than HS |
80 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
HS graduate |
291 |
29 |
29 |
37 |
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates |
275 |
27 |
27 |
64 |
Bachelor's degree |
187 |
19 |
19 |
83 |
Post grad study/professional degree |
169 |
17 |
17 |
100 |
income
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Less than $30k |
269 |
27 |
27 |
27 |
$30k to less than $50k |
224 |
22 |
22 |
49 |
$50k to less than $75k |
168 |
17 |
17 |
66 |
$75k to less than $100k |
134 |
13 |
13 |
79 |
$100k or more |
205 |
20 |
20 |
100 |
DK/NA/Ref |
3 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
marital status
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Married |
497 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
Widowed |
29 |
3 |
3 |
52 |
Divorced |
106 |
11 |
11 |
63 |
Separated |
31 |
3 |
3 |
66 |
Single, never married |
241 |
24 |
24 |
90 |
Single, cohabitating |
99 |
10 |
10 |
100 |
race/ethnicity
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
White |
615 |
61 |
61 |
61 |
Black |
118 |
12 |
12 |
73 |
Hispanic |
164 |
16 |
16 |
89 |
Other/Multiple |
83 |
8 |
8 |
98 |
Skipped/Ref |
23 |
2 |
2 |
100 |
religious affiliation
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Born-again Protestant |
185 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
Mainline Protestant |
125 |
12 |
12 |
31 |
Roman Catholic |
212 |
21 |
21 |
52 |
No religion |
305 |
30 |
30 |
83 |
Other religion |
170 |
17 |
17 |
100 |
Skipped/Ref |
5 |
0 |
0 |
100 |