Marquette Law School Supreme Court Poll May 8-18, 2023

(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.

A1: interest in politics

Some people seem to follow what's going on in politics most of the time, whether there's an election going on or not. Others aren't that interested. How often do you follow what's going on in politics…?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Most of the time 364 36 36 36
Some of the time 358 35 35 71
Only now and then 187 19 19 90
Hardly at all 99 10 10 100
Skipped/Ref 2 0 0 100

B1: Biden approval

Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Joe Biden is handling his job as president?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Strongly approve 93 9 9 9
Somewhat approve 304 30 30 39
Somewhat disapprove 206 20 20 60
Strongly disapprove 405 40 40 100
Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100

B1: Biden approval, 2-cat

Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Joe Biden is handling his job as president?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Approve 397 39 39 39
Disapprove 611 61 61 100
Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100

B2: Supreme Court approval

Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way the US Supreme Court is handling its job?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Strongly approve 68 7 7 7
Somewhat approve 343 34 34 41
Somewhat disapprove 355 35 35 76
Strongly disapprove 243 24 24 100
Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100

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?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Approve 412 41 41 41
Disapprove 597 59 59 100
Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100

B3: Congress approval

Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way the US Congress is handling its job?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Strongly approve 18 2 2 2
Somewhat approve 252 25 25 27
Somewhat disapprove 468 46 46 73
Strongly disapprove 270 27 27 100
Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100

B3: Congress approval, 2-cat

Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way the US Congress is handling its job?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Approve 271 27 27 27
Disapprove 738 73 73 100
Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100

B4: Republican majority approval

Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republican majority in the House of Representatives is handling its job?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Strongly approve 69 7 7 7
Somewhat approve 313 31 31 38
Somewhat disapprove 301 30 30 68
Strongly disapprove 326 32 32 100
Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100

B4: Republican majority approval, 2-pt

Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republican majority in the House of Representatives is handling its job?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Approve 382 38 38 38
Disapprove 626 62 62 100
Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100

B5: Democratic majority approval

Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate is handling its job?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Strongly approve 71 7 7 7
Somewhat approve 318 31 31 38
Somewhat disapprove 314 31 31 70
Strongly disapprove 306 30 30 100
Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100

B5: Democratic majority approval, 2-pt

Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate is handling its job?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Approve 389 38 38 38
Disapprove 620 61 61 100
Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100

B6: Fav/Unfav: Biden

[Joe Biden] Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people or haven’t you heard enough yet to have an opinion?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Favorable opinion 365 36 36 36
Unfavorable opinion 589 58 58 94
Haven't heard enough 55 5 5 100
Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100

B7: Fav/Unfav: Harris

[Kamala Harris] Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people or haven’t you heard enough yet to have an opinion?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Favorable opinion 310 31 31 31
Unfavorable opinion 565 56 56 87
Haven't heard enough 135 13 13 100
Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100

B8: Fav/Unfav: Kennedy