Marquette Law School Supreme Court Poll February 5-15, 2024

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.

C1: SCOTUS 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 9 39 32 21 471
Female 6 28 40 26 508
Another gender 0 1 53 46 13
age
18-29 5 30 40 25 203
30-44 9 27 41 23 256
45-59 5 31 36 28 233
60+ 9 41 31 20 312
education
Less than HS 4 23 51 22 91
HS graduate 9 38 35 18 287
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 5 33 33 29 257
Bachelor's degree 4 31 42 23 191
Post grad study/professional degree 11 28 32 28 173
income
Less than $30k 3 34 38 25 267
$30k to less than $50k 6 29 45 20 172
$50k to less than $75k 10 31 39 20 146
$75k to less than $100k 4 38 37 21 147
$100k or more 11 32 28 28 270
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 14 43 30 13 415
Independent 0 28 39 33 163
Democrat 3 24 42 31 425
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 12 47 28 13 309
Independent 5 26 41 27 376
Democrat 4 27 40 30 318
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 12 47 28 13 309
Lean Republican 17 34 36 13 106
Independent 0 28 39 33 163
Lean Democrat 1 17 48 34 107
Democrat 4 27 40 30 318
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 14 49 25 12 216
Weak Republican 9 41 34 16 93
Lean Republican 17 34 36 13 106
Independent 0 28 39 33 163
Lean Democrat 1 17 48 34 107
Weak Democrat 0 30 45 24 118
Strong Democrat 5 24 37 33 199
marital status
Single, that is never married 2 33 44 20 220
Single, living with a partner 6 14 42 37 106
Married 10 37 32 21 526
Separated 7 13 45 36 22
Widowed 0 49 26 25 33
Divorced 5 30 39 26 94
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 7 34 35 24 610
Black Non-Hispanic 3 35 50 13 122
Hispanic 7 24 35 34 169
Other 12 34 35 19 93
religious service attendance
More than once a week 15 54 19 12 59
Once a week 16 48 27 10 132
Once or twice a month 6 38 40 15 76
A few times a year 8 41 33 18 136
Seldom 5 25 44 25 260
Never 3 24 38 34 340
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 14 46 23 18 208
Mainline Protestant 10 29 38 23 166
Roman Catholic 8 39 37 16 214
No religion 2 22 43 34 287
Other religion 1 32 40 26 123
ideology
Very conservative 14 48 21 17 126
Somewhat conservative 13 41 34 12 228
Moderate 5 32 43 20 361
Somewhat liberal 2 23 41 34 193
Very liberal 0 16 31 52 94
voter registration status
Yes 8 36 33 22 764
No 3 20 49 28 238

C1: SCOTUS 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 47 53 471
Female 34 66 508
Another gender 1 99 13
age
18-29 35 65 203
30-44 35 65 256
45-59 36 64 233
60+ 50 50 312
education
Less than HS 27 73 91
HS graduate 48 52 287
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 38 62 257
Bachelor's degree 35 65 191
Post grad study/professional degree 40 60 173
income
Less than $30k 37 63 267
$30k to less than $50k 35 65 172
$50k to less than $75k 41 59 146
$75k to less than $100k 42 58 147
$100k or more 44 56 270
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 57 43 415
Independent 28 72 163
Democrat 27 73 425
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 59 41 309
Independent 32 68 376
Democrat 30 70 318
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 59 41 309
Lean Republican 51 49 106
Independent 28 72 163
Lean Democrat 18 82 107
Democrat 30 70 318
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 63 37 216
Weak Republican 50 50 93
Lean Republican 51 49 106
Independent 28 72 163
Lean Democrat 18 82 107
Weak Democrat 31 69 118
Strong Democrat 30 70 199
marital status
Single, that is never married 36 64 220
Single, living with a partner 20 80 106
Married 46 54 526
Separated 19 81 22
Widowed 49 51 33
Divorced 35 65 94
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 41 59 610
Black Non-Hispanic 37 63 122
Hispanic 31 69 169
Other 46 54 93
religious service attendance
More than once a week 69 31 59
Once a week 63 37 132
Once or twice a month 45 55 76
A few times a year 49 51 136
Seldom 30 70 260
Never 27 73 340
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 60 40 208
Mainline Protestant 39 61 166
Roman Catholic 47 53 214
No religion 23 77 287
Other religion 33 67 123
ideology
Very conservative 62 38 126
Somewhat conservative 54 46 228
Moderate 37 63 361
Somewhat liberal 25 75 193
Very liberal 17 83 94
voter registration status
Yes 45 55 764
No 23 77 238

C2: 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 n
sex
Male 8 25 32 25 10 471
Female 4 15 39 27 16 508
Another gender 0 0 12 42 46 13
age
18-29 3 18 32 27 19 203
30-44 9 14 36 26 16 256
45-59 4 17 32 33 14 233
60+ 7 26 39 21 7 312
education
Less than HS 4 12 40 22 22 91
HS graduate 7 19 40 25 8 287
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 5 21 31 26 16 257
Bachelor's degree 4 20 34 25 17 191
Post grad study/professional degree 7 21 32 33 8 173
income
Less than $30k 3 15 37 25 20 267
$30k to less than $50k 5 19 42 23 10 172
$50k to less than $75k 8 14 40 29 10 146
$75k to less than $100k 5 24 26 33 11 147
$100k or more 9 24 32 25 11 270
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 10 29 40 15 7 415
Independent 2 10 33 26 29 163
Democrat 3 14 32 38 14 425
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 10 31 39 14 6 309
Independent 4 15 35 27 19 376
Democrat 4 13 32 37 14 318
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 10 31 39 14 6 309
Lean Republican 11 22 40 19 8 106
Independent 2 10 33 26 29 163
Lean Democrat 0 17 31 38 13 107
Democrat 4 13 32 37 14 318
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 13 32 37 10 8 216
Weak Republican 3 28 44 22 3 93
Lean Republican 11 22 40 19 8 106
Independent 2 10 33 26 29 163
Lean Democrat 0 17 31 38 13 107
Weak Democrat 0 18 33 31 18 118
Strong Democrat 6 10 31 41 12 199
marital status
Single, that is never married 5 12 38 31 15 220
Single, living with a partner 6 12 31 24 28 106
Married 8 24 34 25 9 526
Separated 1 14 28 36 21 22
Widowed 0 9 66 22 4 33
Divorced 2 23 30 25 20 94
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 6 22 35 25 12 610
Black Non-Hispanic 3 10 46 31 10 122
Hispanic 6 16 30 27 21 169
Other 10 21 30 27 13 93
religious service attendance
More than once a week 6 37 33 23 1 59
Once a week 13 30 36 18 3 132
Once or twice a month 5 29 38 22 5 76
A few times a year 9 23 44 15 10 136
Seldom 4 16 39 30 11 260
Never 3 11 29 32 24 340
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 10 29 36 18 7 208
Mainline Protestant 7 21 37 21 14 166
Roman Catholic 9 23 42 18 8 214
No religion 2 10 32 33 23 287
Other religion 1 17 27 44 10 123
ideology
Very conservative 14 29 31 14 12 126
Somewhat conservative 8 29 38 18 6 228
Moderate 5 17 39 29 11 361
Somewhat liberal 2 13 33 34 18 193
Very liberal 0 5 26 39 31 94
voter registration status
Yes 7 22 37 25 10 764
No 3 11 31 31 23 238

C3: Confidence in Congress

[Congress] 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 n
sex
Male 2 7 31 38 21 471
Female 3 9 35 37 16 508
Another gender 0 1 24 47 28 13
age
18-29 3 10 38 28 21 203
30-44 4 9 34 36 19 256
45-59 3 6 32 40 20 233
60+ 0 8 31 45 16 312
education
Less than HS 5 12 31 28 23 91
HS graduate 3 11 40 31 15 287
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 2 5 32 36 25 257
Bachelor's degree 2 6 27 45 20 191
Post grad study/professional degree 0 7 31 50 12 173
income
Less than $30k 3 9 35 30 23 267
$30k to less than $50k 2 15 34 36 13 172
$50k to less than $75k 4 7 30 44 15 146
$75k to less than $100k 2 6 35 35 22 147
$100k or more 1 5 32 45 18 270
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 1 7 35 37 19 415
Independent 1 1 34 30 34 163
Democrat 3 11 31 42 12 425
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 1 8 39 34 19 309
Independent 2 6 30 38 25 376
Democrat 5 12 31 42 11 318
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 1 8 39 34 19 309
Lean Republican 3 7 25 46 19 106
Independent 1 1 34 30 34 163
Lean Democrat 0 10 31 42 16 107
Democrat 5 12 31 42 11 318
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 1 8 41 31 19 216
Weak Republican 0 6 34 41 19 93
Lean Republican 3 7 25 46 19 106
Independent 1 1 34 30 34 163
Lean Democrat 0 10 31 42 16 107
Weak Democrat 2 12 35 39 12 118
Strong Democrat 6 11 29 44 10 199
marital status
Single, that is never married 2 10 36 33 20 220
Single, living with a partner 7 10 29 34 20 106
Married 2 6 33 42 17 526
Separated 5 3 41 22 29 22
Widowed 0 16 52 25 7 33
Divorced 2 10 27 40 21 94
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 1 6 33 40 19 610
Black Non-Hispanic 3 14 45 26 12 122
Hispanic 4 10 31 34 21 169
Other 3 8 26 46 17 93
religious service attendance
More than once a week 1 9 54 21 14 59
Once a week 2 12 36 39 11 132
Once or twice a month 5 14 37 36 7 76
A few times a year 5 10 33 34 18 136
Seldom 2 6 35 35 22 260
Never 1 5 26 45 23 340
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 4 12 40 31 13 208
Mainline Protestant 2 2 30 36 30 166
Roman Catholic 3 11 36 34 15 214
No religion 1 6 27 45 21 287
Other religion 1 9 35 44 12 123
ideology
Very conservative 2 6 37 29 26 126
Somewhat conservative 2 6 27 48 17 228
Moderate 4 11 36 31 18 361
Somewhat liberal 1 6 33 46 13 193
Very liberal 0 9 32 38 21 94
voter registration status
Yes 2 7 35 39 16 764
No 2 13 26 33 26 238

C4: Confidence in Presidency

[The Presidency] 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 n
sex
Male 9 19 29 20 23 471
Female 8 15 32 27 18 508
Another gender 0 1 53 18 28 13
age
18-29 4 8 42 28 17 203
30-44 7 13 31 28 21 256
45-59 10 17 27 23 23 233
60+ 11 24 27 18 20 312
education
Less than HS 12 11 34 15 27 91
HS graduate 9 16 28 24 23 287
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 8 15 29 24 24 257
Bachelor's degree 8 11 37 25 19 191
Post grad study/professional degree 6 27 30 26 10 173
income
Less than $30k 8 15 31 20 26 267
$30k to less than $50k 10 12 29 24 25 172
$50k to less than $75k 12 12 29 26 21 146
$75k to less than $100k 4 22 31 26 16 147
$100k or more 9 20 33 25 14 270
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 7 10 25 26 32 415
Independent 2 9 28 29 31 163
Democrat 12 26 39 19 5 425
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 7 10 23 29 31 309
Independent 4 16 32 23 26 376
Democrat 15 24 38 19 4 318
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 7 10 23 29 31 309
Lean Republican 7 10 29 19 36 106
Independent 2 9 28 29 31 163
Lean Democrat 3 32 40 19 7 107
Democrat 15 24 38 19 4 318
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 7 10 24 27 32 216
Weak Republican 10 10 20 32 28 93
Lean Republican 7 10 29 19 36 106
Independent 2 9 28 29 31 163
Lean Democrat 3 32 40 19 7 107
Weak Democrat 7 18 38 30 7 118
Strong Democrat 19 28 39 13 2 199
marital status
Single, that is never married 6 15 35 28 16 220
Single, living with a partner 12 8 38 18 25 106
Married 8 19 29 24 21 526
Separated 1 15 45 10 29 22
Widowed 20 9 36 22 13 33
Divorced 11 20 24 20 25 94
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 8 18 28 24 23 610
Black Non-Hispanic 6 22 41 26 5 122
Hispanic 8 10 39 19 23 169
Other 15 12 30 28 16 93
religious service attendance
More than once a week 6 15 32 20 26 59
Once a week 9 25 24 21 21 132
Once or twice a month 8 27 28 24 13 76
A few times a year 11 16 32 23 17 136
Seldom 9 14 32 25 21 260
Never 7 13 33 24 22 340
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 8 19 33 19 20 208
Mainline Protestant 8 14 24 27 27 166
Roman Catholic 9 20 33 20 18 214
No religion 8 13 33 25 21 287
Other religion 9 17 28 30 16 123
ideology
Very conservative 5 12 19 25 38 126
Somewhat conservative 7 13 30 21 29 228
Moderate 8 17 32 27 16 361
Somewhat liberal 11 22 35 24 9 193
Very liberal 11 16 41 18 15 94
voter registration status
Yes 9 19 30 22 19 764
No 7 7 33 29 25 238

C5: Confidence in DOJ

[The U.S. Department of Justice] 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 n
sex
Male 6 21 29 22 23 471
Female 7 18 44 17 15 508
Another gender 0 35 1 59 5 13
age
18-29 4 11 52 17 17 203
30-44 4 18 40 23 16 256
45-59 5 24 30 21 20 233
60+ 10 23 27 20 20 312
education
Less than HS 4 24 28 21 23 91
HS graduate 5 14 36 24 21 287
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 7 16 37 19 21 257
Bachelor's degree 6 21 42 18 14 191
Post grad study/professional degree 7 30 33 18 13 173
income
Less than $30k 5 10 43 17 25 267
$30k to less than $50k 6 15 44 22 13 172
$50k to less than $75k 8 26 23 30 13 146
$75k to less than $100k 8 21 29 26 17 147
$100k or more 5 28 35 15 18 270
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 3 13 28 30 26 415
Independent 1 8 43 15 33 163
Democrat 11 30 41 13 5 425
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 3 15 27 33 22 309
Independent 3 15 39 16 27 376
Democrat 12 30 41 13 4 318
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 3 15 27 33 22 309
Lean Republican 3 8 31 21 36 106
Independent 1 8 43 15 33 163
Lean Democrat 5 30 42 13 9 107
Democrat 12 30 41 13 4 318
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 3 12 26 32 27 216
Weak Republican 3 20 29 36 11 93
Lean Republican 3 8 31 21 36 106
Independent 1 8 43 15 33 163
Lean Democrat 5 30 42 13 9 107
Weak Democrat 6 30 44 15 6 118
Strong Democrat 16 30 40 11 3 199
marital status
Single, that is never married 4 13 48 19 15 220
Single, living with a partner 7 17 32 24 20 106
Married 6 23 30 22 18 526
Separated 14 8 50 5 23 22
Widowed 13 8 54 16 9 33
Divorced 4 22 33 15 26 94
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 6 23 31 20 21 610
Black Non-Hispanic 7 21 41 26 6 122
Hispanic 8 14 45 17 15 169
Other 4 8 47 18 23 93
religious service attendance
More than once a week 2 18 41 23 16 59
Once a week 7 25 32 23 13 132
Once or twice a month 6 30 42 10 12 76
A few times a year 9 13 35 26 17 136
Seldom 7 18 37 22 16 260
Never 5 19 35 17 24 340
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 6 15 42 20 17 208
Mainline Protestant 5 21 27 24 22 166
Roman Catholic 9 24 38 14 15 214
No religion 5 17 37 20 22 287
Other religion 4 21 32 28 15 123
ideology
Very conservative 6 8 16 32 39 126
Somewhat conservative 4 12 32 29 23 228
Moderate 6 23 41 17 13 361
Somewhat liberal 7 30 40 13 11 193
Very liberal 8 19 46 13 14 94
voter registration status
Yes 6 21 35 20 17 764
No 5 13 41 20 21 238

C6: Confidence in juries

[Juries that decide guilt or innocence in criminal cases] 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 n
sex
Male 9 26 42 14 9 471
Female 8 27 41 15 10 508
Another gender 0 36 59 0 5 13
age
18-29 5 15 49 17 15 203
30-44 10 19 44 16 11 256
45-59 7 33 39 13 8 233
60+ 9 34 38 13 6 312
education
Less than HS 16 6 47 20 11 91
HS graduate 4 27 44 15 9 287
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 9 21 40 16 14 257
Bachelor's degree 6 30 51 8 5 191
Post grad study/professional degree 11 39 29 15 7 173
income
Less than $30k 5 18 43 14 20 267
$30k to less than $50k 8 19 49 16 8 172
$50k to less than $75k 15 20 44 16 5 146
$75k to less than $100k 9 33 40 13 5 147
$100k or more 7 39 36 14 5 270
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 8 23 42 17 10 415
Independent 4 18 43 15 20 163
Democrat 10 33 42 11 4 425
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 8 24 42 19 7 309
Independent 5 25 42 12 16 376
Democrat 12 30 42 12 4 318
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 8 24 42 19 7 309
Lean Republican 7 19 41 12 20 106
Independent 4 18 43 15 20 163
Lean Democrat 4 40 42 8 6 107
Democrat 12 30 42 12 4 318
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 9 24 42 17 8 216
Weak Republican 5 26 43 24 3 93
Lean Republican 7 19 41 12 20 106
Independent 4 18 43 15 20 163
Lean Democrat 4 40 42 8 6 107
Weak Democrat 6 23 47 18 6 118
Strong Democrat 16 35 39 9 2 199
marital status
Single, that is never married 3 12 52 20 13 220
Single, living with a partner 16 18 40 11 15 106
Married 8 35 38 14 5 526
Separated 4 36 34 5 21 22
Widowed 22 19 48 8 4 33
Divorced 8 24 41 11 16 94
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 9 33 37 13 8 610
Black Non-Hispanic 5 12 54 20 8 122
Hispanic 6 15 54 11 14 169
Other 8 23 34 25 10 93
religious service attendance
More than once a week 7 15 45 23 9 59
Once a week 13 30 44 9 4 132
Once or twice a month 10 18 45 18 9 76
A few times a year 7 28 36 17 11 136
Seldom 8 27 44 12 9 260
Never 7 27 40 14 11 340
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 13 17 50 10 10 208
Mainline Protestant 6 34 29 18 14 166
Roman Catholic 7 32 41 14 6 214
No religion 7 22 46 16 9 287
Other religion 7 33 37 13 8 123
ideology
Very conservative 6 21 41 20 12 126
Somewhat conservative 11 23 41 16 10 228
Moderate 7 26 43 15 8 361
Somewhat liberal 7 35 39 11 8 193
Very liberal 9 26 45 9 11 94
voter registration status
Yes 8 28 43 14 7 764
No 7 20 40 16 17 238

C7: 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 6 18 37 39 471
Female 7 25 41 27 508
Another gender 28 1 36 35 13
age
18-29 15 30 35 20 203
30-44 5 27 36 32 256
45-59 9 17 35 39 233
60+ 2 15 46 38 312
education
Less than HS 15 40 33 12 91
HS graduate 9 30 35 27 287
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 5 23 41 31 257
Bachelor's degree 6 13 45 36 191
Post grad study/professional degree 3 6 37 54 173
income
Less than $30k 11 35 34 20 267
$30k to less than $50k 8 30 47 14 172
$50k to less than $75k 4 15 38 42 146
$75k to less than $100k 6 11 38 45 147
$100k or more 3 13 38 45 270
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 9 26 40 25 415
Independent 8 35 34 22 163
Democrat 4 12 39 45 425
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 8 27 39 26 309
Independent 7 25 38 30 376
Democrat 6 14 38 43 318
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 8 27 39 26 309
Lean Republican 12 25 42 22 106
Independent 8 35 34 22 163
Lean Democrat 0 9 41 50 107
Democrat 6 14 38 43 318
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 9 27 35 29 216
Weak Republican 6 25 50 18 93
Lean Republican 12 25 42 22 106
Independent 8 35 34 22 163
Lean Democrat 0 9 41 50 107
Weak Democrat 3 19 52 26 118
Strong Democrat 7 11 29 53 199
marital status
Single, that is never married 7 30 36 27 220
Single, living with a partner 11 26 44 19 106
Married 5 17 39 39 526
Separated 4 12 25 59 22
Widowed 2 27 46 26 33
Divorced 15 26 36 24 94
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 3 21 39 37 610
Black Non-Hispanic 8 29 43 20 122
Hispanic 16 23 37 24 169
Other 13 15 38 35 93
religious service attendance
More than once a week 13 19 56 12 59
Once a week 7 12 42 39 132
Once or twice a month 8 34 44 15 76
A few times a year 14 21 39 27 136
Seldom 6 32 31 31 260
Never 3 16 38 42 340
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 12 24 41 23 208
Mainline Protestant 9 27 39 25 166
Roman Catholic 4 21 37 38 214
No religion 3 22 37 38 287
Other religion 6 14 41 39 123
ideology
Very conservative 14 24 30 32 126
Somewhat conservative 7 25 40 28 228
Moderate 8 28 39 24 361
Somewhat liberal 0 14 39 46 193
Very liberal 4 4 41 51 94
voter registration status
Yes 5 19 39 37 764
No 14 30 37 18 238

C8: Heard about SCOTUS last month

Thinking about the last month only, how much have you heard or read about the U.S. Supreme Court?
A lot A little Nothing at all n
sex
Male 28 58 13 471
Female 19 54 27 508
Another gender 59 36 5 13
age
18-29 16 60 24 203
30-44 16 60 23 256
45-59 23 59 18 233
60+ 36 47 16 312
education
Less than HS 16 51 33 91
HS graduate 21 56 23 287
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 24 52 24 257
Bachelor's degree 22 66 13 191
Post grad study/professional degree 35 54 10 173
income
Less than $30k 17 55 28 267
$30k to less than $50k 14 64 22 172
$50k to less than $75k 24 52 24 146
$75k to less than $100k 25 62 13 147
$100k or more 36 51 12 270
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 24 59 18 415
Independent 9 44 47 163
Democrat 30 58 12 425
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 24 58 18 309
Independent 20 52 28 376
Democrat 29 58 13 318
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 24 58 18 309
Lean Republican 23 61 16 106
Independent 9 44 47 163
Lean Democrat 34 56 10 107
Democrat 29 58 13 318
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 26 59 15 216
Weak Republican 17 56 26 93
Lean Republican 23 61 16 106
Independent 9 44 47 163
Lean Democrat 34 56 10 107
Weak Democrat 17 60 23 118
Strong Democrat 36 57 7 199
marital status
Single, that is never married 22 58 20 220
Single, living with a partner 15 55 30 106
Married 28 55 17 526
Separated 27 43 30 22
Widowed 10 58 33 33
Divorced 22 59 19 94
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 27 55 19 610
Black Non-Hispanic 17 61 23 122
Hispanic 20 56 25 169
Other 22 60 18 93
religious service attendance
More than once a week 26 55 19 59
Once a week 24 67 9 132
Once or twice a month 25 55 21 76
A few times a year 21 63 16 136
Seldom 21 60 19 260
Never 27 46 27 340
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 25 58 17 208
Mainline Protestant 23 49 28 166
Roman Catholic 25 56 19 214
No religion 21 58 21 287
Other religion 30 56 14 123
ideology
Very conservative 40 44 15 126
Somewhat conservative 24 61 15 228
Moderate 14 58 28 361
Somewhat liberal 27 58 15 193
Very liberal 34 48 18 94
voter registration status
Yes 27 58 16 764
No 14 51 35 238

C9: Justice motivations

In general, what most often motivates Supreme Court justices’ decisions?
Mainly politics Mainly the law n
sex
Male 47 53 471
Female 59 41 508
Another gender 88 12 13
age
18-29 63 37 203
30-44 62 38 256
45-59 58 42 233
60+ 40 60 312
education
Less than HS 67 33 91
HS graduate 48 52 287
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 56 44 257
Bachelor's degree 60 40 191
Post grad study/professional degree 48 52 173
income
Less than $30k 59 41 267
$30k to less than $50k 52 48 172
$50k to less than $75k 53 47 146
$75k to less than $100k 54 46 147
$100k or more 51 49 270
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 40 60 415
Independent 65 35 163
Democrat 63 37 425
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 37 63 309
Independent 60 40 376
Democrat 64 36 318
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 37 63 309
Lean Republican 49 51 106
Independent 65 35 163
Lean Democrat 63 37 107
Democrat 64 36 318
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 34 66 216
Weak Republican 44 56 93
Lean Republican 49 51 106
Independent 65 35 163
Lean Democrat 63 37 107
Weak Democrat 71 29 118
Strong Democrat 59 41 199
marital status
Single, that is never married 58 42 220
Single, living with a partner 75 25 106
Married 47 53 526
Separated 68 32 22
Widowed 72 28 33
Divorced 52 48 94
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 52 48 610
Black Non-Hispanic 61 39 122
Hispanic 60 40 169
Other 48 52 93
religious service attendance
More than once a week 48 52 59
Once a week 37 63 132
Once or twice a month 43 57 76
A few times a year 42 58 136
Seldom 61 39 260
Never 63 37 340
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 48 52 208
Mainline Protestant 50 50 166
Roman Catholic 45 55 214
No religion 65 35 287
Other religion 62 38 123
ideology
Very conservative 39 61 126
Somewhat conservative 39 61 228
Moderate 59 41 361
Somewhat liberal 61 39 193
Very liberal 79 21 94
voter registration status
Yes 52 48 764
No 61 39 238

C10: Justice ethics/honesty

[U.S. Supreme Court Justices] Please tell me how you would rate the honesty and ethical standards of people in these different fields--very high, high, average, low, or very low?
Very high High Average Low Very low n
sex
Male 9 27 32 21 12 471
Female 6 13 42 26 14 508
Another gender 0 1 18 24 57 13
age
18-29 6 16 35 25 18 203
30-44 9 12 41 25 13 256
45-59 5 21 30 26 17 233
60+ 8 26 40 18 7 312
education
Less than HS 3 4 49 24 19 91
HS graduate 10 22 37 24 7 287
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 7 20 36 19 18 257
Bachelor's degree 5 19 39 24 13 191
Post grad study/professional degree 7 22 30 26 15 173
income
Less than $30k 5 16 41 23 16 267
$30k to less than $50k 6 19 41 28 6 172
$50k to less than $75k 11 19 42 17 12 146
$75k to less than $100k 7 21 32 29 12 147
$100k or more 8 23 31 21 16 270
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 12 31 35 13 8 415
Independent 3 5 41 29 22 163
Democrat 4 13 38 30 15 425
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 11 34 35 13 6 309
Independent 6 12 37 26 19 376
Democrat 5 13 39 30 13 318
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 11 34 35 13 6 309
Lean Republican 15 22 34 15 13 106
Independent 3 5 41 29 22 163
Lean Democrat 1 15 32 33 19 107
Democrat 5 13 39 30 13 318
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 13 38 33 10 7 216
Weak Republican 9 25 42 20 4 93
Lean Republican 15 22 34 15 13 106
Independent 3 5 41 29 22 163
Lean Democrat 1 15 32 33 19 107
Weak Democrat 0 13 44 34 9 118
Strong Democrat 7 12 37 27 16 199
marital status
Single, that is never married 7 13 42 25 13 220
Single, living with a partner 8 10 31 30 22 106
Married 8 24 36 21 11 526
Separated 1 8 33 36 21 22
Widowed 2 22 59 13 4 33
Divorced 4 19 34 26 16 94
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 7 22 35 22 13 610
Black Non-Hispanic 7 13 53 21 6 122
Hispanic 5 13 33 32 16 169
Other 9 23 33 17 18 93
religious service attendance
More than once a week 13 19 44 16 8 59
Once a week 11 34 37 13 5 132
Once or twice a month 9 23 38 20 10 76
A few times a year 12 25 35 20 8 136
Seldom 6 17 37 27 13 260
Never 3 12 36 28 20 340
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 14 22 39 15 11 208
Mainline Protestant 10 22 29 29 10 166
Roman Catholic 9 23 42 18 8 214
No religion 1 14 38 29 18 287
Other religion 4 19 35 23 19 123
ideology
Very conservative 14 36 26 12 12 126
Somewhat conservative 10 30 39 13 8 228
Moderate 5 14 43 25 12 361
Somewhat liberal 5 11 35 35 14 193
Very liberal 1 10 29 31 29 94
voter registration status
Yes 8 22 37 21 12 764
No 4 10 39 30 17 238

C11: Favor/oppose same-sex marriage

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 40 21 19 20 471
Female 50 28 11 11 508
Another gender 59 18 0 23 13
age
18-29 50 26 15 9 203
30-44 51 20 14 15 256
45-59 46 22 14 18 233
60+ 37 29 15 19 312
education
Less than HS 26 31 13 30 91
HS graduate 30 30 23 17 287
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 48 28 11 14 257
Bachelor's degree 57 17 14 12 191
Post grad study/professional degree 64 15 9 12 173
income
Less than $30k 32 31 16 21 267
$30k to less than $50k 38 31 11 20 172
$50k to less than $75k 46 20 15 19 146
$75k to less than $100k 55 17 15 12 147
$100k or more 58 19 15 8 270
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 24 29 20 27 415
Independent 47 25 14 13 163
Democrat 65 19 10 6 425
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 22 30 20 28 309
Independent 49 25 13 13 376
Democrat 63 19 11 7 318
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 22 30 20 28 309
Lean Republican 29 29 19 23 106
Independent 47 25 14 13 163
Lean Democrat 72 21 6 1 107
Democrat 63 19 11 7 318
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 17 30 21 31 216
Weak Republican 35 28 17 20 93
Lean Republican 29 29 19 23 106
Independent 47 25 14 13 163
Lean Democrat 72 21 6 1 107
Weak Democrat 48 23 19 10 118
Strong Democrat 72 16 6 6 199
marital status
Single, that is never married 46 24 15 15 220
Single, living with a partner 60 21 9 11 106
Married 44 23 17 16 526
Separated 34 21 10 35 22
Widowed 46 34 12 8 33
Divorced 35 38 6 22 94
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 48 21 13 17 610
Black Non-Hispanic 26 31 25 18 122
Hispanic 50 26 14 10 169
Other 47 28 14 11 93
religious service attendance
More than once a week 12 13 18 58 59
Once a week 29 30 21 20 132
Once or twice a month 38 34 14 13 76
A few times a year 35 31 21 12 136
Seldom 44 29 13 15 260
Never 65 16 11 9 340
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 22 21 25 33 208
Mainline Protestant 46 22 18 13 166
Roman Catholic 43 35 11 10 214
No religion 65 18 11 7 287
Other religion 41 30 7 21 123
ideology
Very conservative 24 16 18 41 126
Somewhat conservative 19 35 21 25 228
Moderate 45 29 14 12 361
Somewhat liberal 71 18 9 2 193
Very liberal 87 5 7 1 94
voter registration status
Yes 45 24 16 15 764
No 47 27 10 17 238

C12: Favor/oppose LGBT workplace protections

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 43 34 15 8 471
Female 59 26 11 3 508
Another gender 59 18 0 23 13
age
18-29 57 24 13 7 203
30-44 54 25 15 6 256
45-59 53 27 16 5 233
60+ 46 39 10 5 312
education
Less than HS 27 33 31 9 91
HS graduate 39 38 16 7 287
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 57 29 10 5 257
Bachelor's degree 62 22 11 5 191
Post grad study/professional degree 68 24 5 3 173
income
Less than $30k 38 32 20 11 267
$30k to less than $50k 51 29 17 3 172
$50k to less than $75k 59 26 11 4 146
$75k to less than $100k 58 32 5 5 147
$100k or more 59 28 10 2 270
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 32 42 18 8 415
Independent 50 29 14 8 163
Democrat 72 18 8 2 425
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 29 42 20 9 309
Independent 56 29 10 5 376
Democrat 69 18 11 2 318
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 29 42 20 9 309
Lean Republican 41 40 14 5 106
Independent 50 29 14 8 163
Lean Democrat 80 19 1 0 107
Democrat 69 18 11 2 318
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 25 44 21 10 216
Weak Republican 37 39 16 8 93
Lean Republican 41 40 14 5 106
Independent 50 29 14 8 163
Lean Democrat 80 19 1 0 107
Weak Democrat 55 32 11 2 118
Strong Democrat 78 9 11 2 199
marital status
Single, that is never married 51 28 16 6 220
Single, living with a partner 64 18 13 4 106
Married 50 33 12 5 526
Separated 45 14 33 9 22
Widowed 53 38 8 1 33
Divorced 49 32 11 8 94
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 54 28 13 5 610
Black Non-Hispanic 42 34 14 10 122
Hispanic 54 26 15 5 169
Other 50 40 10 0 93
religious service attendance
More than once a week 20 43 21 16 59
Once a week 48 39 9 4 132
Once or twice a month 43 36 13 7 76
A few times a year 43 31 21 5 136
Seldom 51 29 17 3 260
Never 65 22 8 5 340
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 38 36 17 10 208
Mainline Protestant 51 29 15 5 166
Roman Catholic 48 38 10 5 214
No religion 66 19 13 2 287
Other religion 52 31 10 6 123
ideology
Very conservative 28 41 15 16 126
Somewhat conservative 31 43 19 8 228
Moderate 50 34 14 3 361
Somewhat liberal 80 12 6 2 193
Very liberal 84 4 10 1 94
voter registration status
Yes 52 32 11 5 764
No 51 24 20 6 238

C13: Favor/oppose overturn Roe

[In 2022 the Supreme Court overturned Roe versus Wade, thus striking down the 1973 decision that made abortion legal in all 50 states.] How much do you favor or oppose this decision?
Strongly favor Somewhat favor Somewhat oppose Strongly oppose n
sex
Male 23 18 16 43 471
Female 14 12 13 61 508
Another gender 5 18 0 77 13
age
18-29 9 21 15 54 203
30-44 16 13 16 54 256
45-59 18 9 19 54 233
60+ 26 16 9 49 312
education
Less than HS 15 30 15 40 91
HS graduate 22 19 18 40 287
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 16 12 14 59 257
Bachelor's degree 16 10 13 61 191
Post grad study/professional degree 19 10 10 61 173
income
Less than $30k 15 23 17 45 267
$30k to less than $50k 20 15 12 53 172
$50k to less than $75k 25 9 14 53 146
$75k to less than $100k 15 17 14 54 147
$100k or more 18 9 14 59 270
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 39 21 13 28 415
Independent 5 14 26 55 163
Democrat 3 10 12 75 425
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 40 16 15 29 309
Independent 12 17 16 55 376
Democrat 4 12 12 72 318
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 40 16 15 29 309
Lean Republican 34 34 5 27 106
Independent 5 14 26 55 163
Lean Democrat 2 4 10 84 107
Democrat 4 12 12 72 318
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 46 16 16 23 216
Weak Republican 27 17 14 42 93
Lean Republican 34 34 5 27 106
Independent 5 14 26 55 163
Lean Democrat 2 4 10 84 107
Weak Democrat 4 22 13 61 118
Strong Democrat 4 6 12 79 199
marital status
Single, that is never married 13 19 19 48 220
Single, living with a partner 14 10 5 71 106
Married 23 14 13 50 526
Separated 7 7 39 46 22
Widowed 12 23 19 46 33
Divorced 15 14 12 59 94
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 22 13 13 52 610
Black Non-Hispanic 6 22 24 48 122
Hispanic 12 14 14 60 169
Other 19 18 9 54 93
religious service attendance
More than once a week 41 20 8 31 59
Once a week 37 18 17 27 132
Once or twice a month 15 28 17 40 76
A few times a year 18 19 18 45 136
Seldom 15 15 13 57 260
Never 10 8 14 68 340
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 36 17 13 35 208
Mainline Protestant 20 12 17 51 166
Roman Catholic 19 17 11 52 214
No religion 6 14 16 64 287
Other religion 14 13 16 58 123
ideology
Very conservative 61 14 5 21 126
Somewhat conservative 29 28 19 24 228
Moderate 9 15 17 58 361
Somewhat liberal 1 6 15 78 193
Very liberal 3 4 3 89 94
voter registration status
Yes 21 15 14 50 764
No 11 13 15 61 238

C14: Favor/oppose expand 2nd Amendment to handguns

In 2022, the Supreme Court ruled that, subject to some restrictions, the Second Amendment protects an individual’s right to carry a handgun for self-defense outside the home. How much do you favor or oppose this decision?
Strongly favor Somewhat favor Somewhat oppose Strongly oppose n
sex
Male 50 23 17 10 471
Female 28 29 29 14 508
Another gender 23 1 53 23 13
age
18-29 26 31 35 7 203
30-44 43 27 20 10 256
45-59 39 20 23 18 233
60+ 42 25 20 13 312
education
Less than HS 43 22 19 15 91
HS graduate 42 25 24 9 287
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 43 27 21 8 257
Bachelor's degree 35 27 28 10 191
Post grad study/professional degree 26 25 26 24 173
income
Less than $30k 38 28 25 9 267
$30k to less than $50k 34 29 29 8 172
$50k to less than $75k 33 27 21 18 146
$75k to less than $100k 48 20 21 11 147
$100k or more 39 24 22 14 270
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 64 23 9 3 415
Independent 34 23 35 9 163
Democrat 15 30 34 22 425
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 65 22 9 4 309
Independent 37 24 30 9 376
Democrat 15 32 31 23 318
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 65 22 9 4 309
Lean Republican 62 26 11 0 106
Independent 34 23 35 9 163
Lean Democrat 15 23 42 20 107
Democrat 15 32 31 23 318
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 70 20 5 5 216
Weak Republican 55 25 18 3 93
Lean Republican 62 26 11 0 106
Independent 34 23 35 9 163
Lean Democrat 15 23 42 20 107
Weak Democrat 17 35 35 13 118
Strong Democrat 13 30 28 28 199
marital status
Single, that is never married 28 34 29 9 220
Single, living with a partner 41 25 29 5 106
Married 43 25 21 11 526
Separated 45 11 22 22 22
Widowed 36 27 25 13 33
Divorced 33 17 23 27 94
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 48 21 20 11 610
Black Non-Hispanic 17 44 26 13 122
Hispanic 23 30 32 15 169
Other 28 24 35 14 93
religious service attendance
More than once a week 47 18 26 9 59
Once a week 42 35 14 10 132
Once or twice a month 29 30 31 11 76
A few times a year 34 28 27 10 136
Seldom 41 29 17 13 260
Never 37 20 29 14 340
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 50 28 17 5 208
Mainline Protestant 40 30 19 11 166
Roman Catholic 38 22 29 11 214
No religion 29 27 30 14 287
Other religion 39 20 17 23 123
ideology
Very conservative 74 12 6 8 126
Somewhat conservative 62 24 12 1 228
Moderate 32 32 25 12 361
Somewhat liberal 14 29 37 19 193
Very liberal 7 19 44 30 94
voter registration status
Yes 41 26 22 12 764
No 30 26 31 14 238

C15: Favor/oppose race in college admissions

In 2023, the Supreme Court ruled that colleges cannot use race as a factor in deciding which applicants to admit. How much do you favor or oppose this decision?
Strongly favor Somewhat favor Somewhat oppose Strongly oppose n
sex
Male 59 18 16 7 471
Female 50 23 18 9 508
Another gender 46 18 35 1 13
age
18-29 51 20 21 9 203
30-44 54 19 19 9 256
45-59 55 19 15 10 233
60+ 57 23 14 6 312
education
Less than HS 53 24 13 11 91
HS graduate 60 20 16 5 287
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 64 20 9 8 257
Bachelor's degree 50 19 26 5 191
Post grad study/professional degree 37 23 23 18 173
income
Less than $30k 55 20 15 10 267
$30k to less than $50k 59 22 15 4 172
$50k to less than $75k 49 24 17 10 146
$75k to less than $100k 59 18 20 3 147
$100k or more 51 20 19 11 270
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 77 16 5 2 415
Independent 59 14 23 4 163
Democrat 31 27 26 16 425
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 76 17 4 3 309
Independent 56 22 17 4 376
Democrat 31 22 29 18 318
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 76 17 4 3 309
Lean Republican 79 14 5 2 106
Independent 59 14 23 4 163
Lean Democrat 30 42 20 8 107
Democrat 31 22 29 18 318
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 76 16 5 3 216
Weak Republican 75 21 3 1 93
Lean Republican 79 14 5 2 106
Independent 59 14 23 4 163
Lean Democrat 30 42 20 8 107
Weak Democrat 34 25 23 18 118
Strong Democrat 29 20 32 19 199
marital status
Single, that is never married 46 21 24 9 220
Single, living with a partner 60 18 14 7 106
Married 56 20 16 8 526
Separated 69 16 8 7 22
Widowed 64 17 17 1 33
Divorced 53 27 9 10 94
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 59 20 16 5 610
Black Non-Hispanic 35 18 23 24 122
Hispanic 57 20 18 5 169
Other 42 32 12 13 93
religious service attendance
More than once a week 54 39 8 0 59
Once a week 63 17 18 2 132
Once or twice a month 57 26 13 5 76
A few times a year 58 15 13 14 136
Seldom 53 24 13 10 260
Never 50 17 24 9 340
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 55 25 13 7 208
Mainline Protestant 67 16 10 7 166
Roman Catholic 67 19 11 3 214
No religion 44 14 28 14 287
Other religion 38 35 19 9 123
ideology
Very conservative 77 17 1 6 126
Somewhat conservative 72 19 6 2 228
Moderate 57 23 15 5 361
Somewhat liberal 32 24 32 12 193
Very liberal 15 12 42 31 94
voter registration status
Yes 54 21 16 8 764
No 54 19 20 8 238

C16: Fav/Unfav: Alito

[Samuel Alito] For each of these names have you never heard of them, heard of them but don’t know enough to have an opinion of them, have a favorable opinion or have an unfavorable opinion?
Never heard of Heard but not enough Favorable opinion Unfavorable opinion n
sex
Male 32 26 24 18 471
Female 46 30 10 15 508
Another gender 41 24 0 35 13
age
18-29 71 17 5 7 203
30-44 50 20 12 18 256
45-59 27 39 14 20 233
60+ 20 33 29 18 312
education
Less than HS 56 29 2 14 91
HS graduate 41 32 16 12 287
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 53 22 13 11 257
Bachelor's degree 33 24 21 22 191
Post grad study/professional degree 17 30 24 29 173
income
Less than $30k 55 29 7 9 267
$30k to less than $50k 48 28 16 8 172
$50k to less than $75k 38 25 20 16 146
$75k to less than $100k 32 22 21 26 147
$100k or more 24 31 21 24 270
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 38 27 31 4 415
Independent 64 24 5 8 163
Democrat 31 30 7 32 425
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 36 31 28 4 309
Independent 47 25 15 13 376
Democrat 34 28 6 32 318
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 36 31 28 4 309
Lean Republican 44 15 37 4 106
Independent 64 24 5 8 163
Lean Democrat 24 36 10 30 107
Democrat 34 28 6 32 318
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 34 29 32 4 216
Weak Republican 41 35 20 4 93
Lean Republican 44 15 37 4 106
Independent 64 24 5 8 163
Lean Democrat 24 36 10 30 107
Weak Democrat 39 28 7 26 118
Strong Democrat 31 28 5 36 199
marital status
Single, that is never married 59 21 7 13 220
Single, living with a partner 62 17 7 14 106
Married 28 30 23 19 526
Separated 46 43 2 9 22
Widowed 45 26 15 13 33
Divorced 30 44 12 14 94
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 31 29 20 20 610
Black Non-Hispanic 48 29 9 14 122
Hispanic 63 19 9 9 169
Other 42 29 18 11 93
religious service attendance
More than once a week 35 43 15 7 59
Once a week 21 30 39 11 132
Once or twice a month 48 31 12 9 76
A few times a year 52 24 16 8 136
Seldom 42 24 16 18 260
Never 39 28 9 24 340
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 42 29 19 10 208
Mainline Protestant 42 29 19 9 166
Roman Catholic 39 25 23 12 214
No religion 39 29 6 25 287
Other religion 30 24 20 26 123
ideology
Very conservative 28 31 38 2 126
Somewhat conservative 38 27 28 6 228
Moderate 46 30 11 13 361
Somewhat liberal 40 27 5 27 193
Very liberal 32 16 1 51 94
voter registration status
Yes 30 30 20 20 764
No 70 19 5 6 238

C17: Fav/Unfav: Coney Barrett

[Amy Coney Barrett] For each of these names have you never heard of them, heard of them but don’t know enough to have an opinion of them, have a favorable opinion or have an unfavorable opinion?
Never heard of Heard but not enough Favorable opinion Unfavorable opinion n
sex
Male 26 25 28 20 471
Female 32 28 12 28 508
Another gender 28 36 0 36 13
age
18-29 46 23 13 18 203
30-44 37 27 13 23 256
45-59 24 28 17 31 233
60+ 15 30 31 24 312
education
Less than HS 48 30 10 12 91
HS graduate 34 29 22 15 287
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 35 28 18 19 257
Bachelor's degree 24 25 20 31 191
Post grad study/professional degree 9 24 22 45 173
income
Less than $30k 44 25 15 16 267
$30k to less than $50k 33 32 19 16 172
$50k to less than $75k 28 29 20 23 146
$75k to less than $100k 21 22 20 37 147
$100k or more 17 29 23 31 270
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 27 25 39 9 415
Independent 60 20 4 16 163
Democrat 20 33 6 42 425
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 28 26 39 7 309
Independent 36 25 15 24 376
Democrat 22 32 6 41 318
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 28 26 39 7 309
Lean Republican 21 23 41 15 106
Independent 60 20 4 16 163
Lean Democrat 13 36 6 44 107
Democrat 22 32 6 41 318
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 22 28 45 4 216
Weak Republican 43 21 24 13 93
Lean Republican 21 23 41 15 106
Independent 60 20 4 16 163
Lean Democrat 13 36 6 44 107
Weak Democrat 35 26 2 37 118
Strong Democrat 14 35 8 43 199
marital status
Single, that is never married 37 25 15 24 220
Single, living with a partner 42 24 10 23 106
Married 22 28 25 25 526
Separated 43 13 16 27 22
Widowed 34 40 10 16 33
Divorced 30 33 12 24 94
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 25 25 24 27 610
Black Non-Hispanic 31 42 7 20 122
Hispanic 48 25 12 15 169
Other 22 27 20 31 93
religious service attendance
More than once a week 29 44 22 5 59
Once a week 17 26 36 21 132
Once or twice a month 35 25 23 15 76
A few times a year 27 27 23 22 136
Seldom 34 29 18 19 260
Never 29 24 11 35 340
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 30 32 24 14 208
Mainline Protestant 35 24 22 19 166
Roman Catholic 26 26 27 21 214
No religion 30 24 11 35 287
Other religion 22 35 15 28 123
ideology
Very conservative 20 18 51 11 126
Somewhat conservative 26 33 32 9 228
Moderate 39 26 13 23 361
Somewhat liberal 26 33 6 36 193
Very liberal 17 22 1 60 94
voter registration status
Yes 21 29 24 26 764
No 55 23 3 19 238

C18: Fav/Unfav: Gorsuch

[Neil Gorsuch] For each of these names have you never heard of them, heard of them but don’t know enough to have an opinion of them, have a favorable opinion or have an unfavorable opinion?
Never heard of Heard but not enough Favorable opinion Unfavorable opinion n
sex
Male 34 28 22 17 471
Female 46 32 9 12 508
Another gender 64 1 11 24 13
age
18-29 68 18 6 8 203
30-44 46 26 11 16 256
45-59 35 33 14 18 233
60+ 23 38 26 13 312
education
Less than HS 65 19 5 12 91
HS graduate 41 29 20 10 287
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 48 30 13 9 257
Bachelor's degree 39 29 15 17 191
Post grad study/professional degree 18 36 17 27 173
income
Less than $30k 53 23 13 11 267
$30k to less than $50k 54 25 14 8 172
$50k to less than $75k 39 33 14 13 146
$75k to less than $100k 35 31 12 20 147
$100k or more 24 37 21 18 270
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 39 29 29 3 415
Independent 63 22 5 10 163
Democrat 33 33 6 27 425
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 38 29 29 3 309
Independent 47 28 11 12 376
Democrat 35 32 6 27 318
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 38 29 29 3 309
Lean Republican 42 27 26 5 106
Independent 63 22 5 10 163
Lean Democrat 28 38 6 24 107
Democrat 35 32 6 27 318
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 33 27 36 4 216
Weak Republican 50 35 14 1 93
Lean Republican 42 27 26 5 106
Independent 63 22 5 10 163
Lean Democrat 28 38 6 24 107
Weak Democrat 40 33 5 22 118
Strong Democrat 32 32 6 30 199
marital status
Single, that is never married 54 21 9 16 220
Single, living with a partner 60 23 6 12 106
Married 31 34 21 13 526
Separated 39 23 9 29 22
Widowed 51 22 13 14 33
Divorced 37 37 12 14 94
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 33 31 17 17 610
Black Non-Hispanic 44 40 9 7 122
Hispanic 67 19 6 8 169
Other 36 24 25 15 93
religious service attendance
More than once a week 37 38 15 10 59
Once a week 24 40 27 9 132
Once or twice a month 57 20 13 10 76
A few times a year 42 27 19 12 136
Seldom 44 30 16 10 260
Never 41 27 9 21 340
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 41 31 21 7 208
Mainline Protestant 42 35 16 7 166
Roman Catholic 39 29 16 15 214
No religion 42 27 9 22 287
Other religion 33 29 17 18 123
ideology
Very conservative 27 24 43 6 126
Somewhat conservative 37 34 24 4 228
Moderate 51 29 9 10 361
Somewhat liberal 41 35 2 22 193
Very liberal 25 19 7 49 94
voter registration status
Yes 31 33 18 17 764
No 71 18 5 6 238

C19: Fav/Unfav: Brown Jackson

[Ketanji Brown Jackson] For each of these names have you never heard of them, heard of them but don’t know enough to have an opinion of them, have a favorable opinion or have an unfavorable opinion?
Never heard of Heard but not enough Favorable opinion Unfavorable opinion n
sex
Male 29 27 22 22 471
Female 41 25 24 10 508
Another gender 28 18 35 18 13
age
18-29 58 20 16 7 203
30-44 37 28 23 12 256
45-59 30 30 26 14 233
60+ 23 25 26 26 312
education
Less than HS 47 28 12 13 91
HS graduate 41 24 15 19 287
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 41 24 21 14 257
Bachelor's degree 31 29 25 15 191
Post grad study/professional degree 15 27 42 16 173
income
Less than $30k 44 26 13 16 267
$30k to less than $50k 43 31 12 15 172
$50k to less than $75k 37 21 28 14 146
$75k to less than $100k 29 22 33 16 147
$100k or more 24 27 32 17 270
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 39 23 6 31 415
Independent 61 18 8 12 163
Democrat 21 31 45 3 425
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 39 28 5 28 309
Independent 43 22 18 17 376
Democrat 23 29 46 2 318
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 39 28 5 28 309
Lean Republican 40 11 10 39 106
Independent 61 18 8 12 163
Lean Democrat 17 37 42 4 107
Democrat 23 29 46 2 318
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 36 30 3 31 216
Weak Republican 46 22 9 22 93
Lean Republican 40 11 10 39 106
Independent 61 18 8 12 163
Lean Democrat 17 37 42 4 107
Weak Democrat 31 27 36 5 118
Strong Democrat 17 30 52 1 199
marital status
Single, that is never married 40 26 23 11 220
Single, living with a partner 54 21 18 6 106
Married 30 25 25 20 526
Separated 35 21 19 24 22
Widowed 35 37 14 15 33
Divorced 30 33 21 16 94
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 31 28 22 20 610
Black Non-Hispanic 26 28 40 6 122
Hispanic 55 21 16 7 169
Other 40 21 21 19 93
religious service attendance
More than once a week 35 30 15 21 59
Once a week 20 32 21 27 132
Once or twice a month 40 24 17 19 76
A few times a year 48 19 18 14 136
Seldom 34 28 24 14 260
Never 36 24 28 12 340
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 35 26 20 19 208
Mainline Protestant 39 27 17 17 166
Roman Catholic 39 24 17 20 214
No religion 33 26 30 11 287
Other religion 29 27 31 13 123
ideology
Very conservative 36 24 7 34 126
Somewhat conservative 34 26 8 32 228
Moderate 42 27 21 10 361
Somewhat liberal 28 26 43 3 193
Very liberal 25 20 51 4 94
voter registration status
Yes 27 27 28 19 764
No 62 24 8 6 238

C20: Fav/Unfav: Kagan

[Elena Kagan] For each of these names have you never heard of them, heard of them but don’t know enough to have an opinion of them, have a favorable opinion or have an unfavorable opinion?
Never heard of Heard but not enough Favorable opinion Unfavorable opinion n
sex
Male 41 29 14 15 471
Female 50 30 16 4 508
Another gender 65 24 11 0 13
age
18-29 67 24 7 2 203
30-44 55 25 10 10 256
45-59 37 34 21 8 233
60+ 31 34 20 14 312
education
Less than HS 61 25 5 10 91
HS graduate 46 32 11 11 287
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 57 28 10 6 257
Bachelor's degree 46 32 13 8 191
Post grad study/professional degree 22 29 37 12 173
income
Less than $30k 58 29 6 7 267
$30k to less than $50k 53 28 12 7 172
$50k to less than $75k 50 26 12 11 146
$75k to less than $100k 38 35 19 8 147
$100k or more 32 31 25 12 270
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 46 29 9 17 415
Independent 66 23 6 5 163
Democrat 39 33 25 3 425
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 46 29 8 17 309
Independent 51 29 13 7 376
Democrat 41 31 25 4 318
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 46 29 8 17 309
Lean Republican 45 27 11 16 106
Independent 66 23 6 5 163
Lean Democrat 32 40 26 2 107
Democrat 41 31 25 4 318
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 41 31 5 22 216
Weak Republican 57 23 14 5 93
Lean Republican 45 27 11 16 106
Independent 66 23 6 5 163
Lean Democrat 32 40 26 2 107
Weak Democrat 46 32 15 7 118
Strong Democrat 38 30 30 2 199
marital status
Single, that is never married 59 26 9 7 220
Single, living with a partner 62 27 8 2 106
Married 37 31 19 12 526
Separated 47 29 23 0 22
Widowed 64 15 17 4 33
Divorced 41 39 11 8 94
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 39 31 19 10 610
Black Non-Hispanic 47 38 7 7 122
Hispanic 70 17 9 4 169
Other 48 27 11 14 93
religious service attendance
More than once a week 43 39 7 11 59
Once a week 25 41 18 16 132
Once or twice a month 67 20 6 6 76
A few times a year 50 29 14 8 136
Seldom 47 28 14 10 260
Never 47 27 19 6 340
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 48 37 2 14 208
Mainline Protestant 50 34 12 4 166
Roman Catholic 45 24 19 12 214
No religion 47 26 22 5 287
Other religion 36 33 19 13 123
ideology
Very conservative 34 34 6 26 126
Somewhat conservative 48 28 9 15 228
Moderate 53 28 15 5 361
Somewhat liberal 46 31 21 2 193
Very liberal 31 33 31 4 94
voter registration status
Yes 38 33 17 11 764
No 71 18 8 3 238

C21: Fav/Unfav: Kavanaugh

[Brett Kavanaugh] For each of these names have you never heard of them, heard of them but don’t know enough to have an opinion of them, have a favorable opinion or have an unfavorable opinion?
Never heard of Heard but not enough Favorable opinion Unfavorable opinion n
sex
Male 16 23 33 28 471
Female 26 28 15 32 508
Another gender 28 36 0 36 13
age
18-29 35 26 11 28 203
30-44 23 31 17 29 256
45-59 21 22 19 38 233
60+ 11 24 38 27 312
education
Less than HS 39 27 13 21 91
HS graduate 29 23 28 20 287
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 23 29 20 28 257
Bachelor's degree 15 27 22 36 191
Post grad study/professional degree 4 21 26 49 173
income
Less than $30k 35 33 12 19 267
$30k to less than $50k 28 27 22 23 172
$50k to less than $75k 21 19 28 32 146
$75k to less than $100k 13 21 27 39 147
$100k or more 7 24 28 40 270
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 17 28 48 7 415
Independent 49 26 5 20 163
Democrat 14 23 5 57 425
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 17 29 49 5 309
Independent 28 27 18 27 376
Democrat 17 21 3 58 318
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 17 29 49 5 309
Lean Republican 18 27 43 12 106
Independent 49 26 5 20 163
Lean Democrat 6 29 11 53 107
Democrat 17 21 3 58 318
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 14 26 55 4 216
Weak Republican 23 33 35 8 93
Lean Republican 18 27 43 12 106
Independent 49 26 5 20 163
Lean Democrat 6 29 11 53 107
Weak Democrat 22 19 2 57 118
Strong Democrat 14 23 4 59 199
marital status
Single, that is never married 27 26 13 34 220
Single, living with a partner 27 21 18 34 106
Married 16 25 30 29 526
Separated 28 30 9 33 22
Widowed 26 27 21 27 33
Divorced 26 33 15 27 94
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 16 25 30 29 610
Black Non-Hispanic 27 35 5 33 122
Hispanic 31 28 9 32 169
Other 26 15 29 31 93
religious service attendance
More than once a week 19 43 23 15 59
Once a week 9 23 39 30 132
Once or twice a month 29 25 16 30 76
A few times a year 26 25 26 24 136
Seldom 22 28 23 27 260
Never 22 23 17 39 340
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 20 32 30 18 208
Mainline Protestant 24 27 27 22 166
Roman Catholic 18 26 28 28 214
No religion 24 21 13 42 287
Other religion 14 25 20 41 123
ideology
Very conservative 15 23 58 4 126
Somewhat conservative 13 31 43 12 228
Moderate 29 29 13 29 361
Somewhat liberal 20 23 5 52 193
Very liberal 18 10 0 72 94
voter registration status
Yes 14 25 28 33 764
No 44 29 4 23 238

C22: Fav/Unfav: Roberts

[John Roberts] For each of these names have you never heard of them, heard of them but don’t know enough to have an opinion of them, have a favorable opinion or have an unfavorable opinion?
Never heard of Heard but not enough Favorable opinion Unfavorable opinion n
sex
Male 25 29 31 16 471
Female 40 26 21 13 508
Another gender 64 1 11 24 13
age
18-29 55 27 13 5 203
30-44 41 25 19 14 256
45-59 25 30 25 20 233
60+ 19 26 39 16 312
education
Less than HS 47 36 10 7 91
HS graduate 36 28 25 11 287
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 40 29 21 11 257
Bachelor's degree 32 19 25 24 191
Post grad study/professional degree 14 25 41 20 173
income
Less than $30k 48 28 13 11 267
$30k to less than $50k 42 28 20 9 172
$50k to less than $75k 34 23 27 15 146
$75k to less than $100k 20 27 34 19 147
$100k or more 20 27 35 18 270
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 32 28 29 12 415
Independent 61 19 11 9 163
Democrat 24 30 28 19 425
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 29 32 28 10 309
Independent 42 20 23 14 376
Democrat 26 30 25 18 318
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 29 32 28 10 309
Lean Republican 39 14 31 17 106
Independent 61 19 11 9 163
Lean Democrat 16 29 34 21 107
Democrat 26 30 25 18 318
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 24 32 33 11 216
Weak Republican 41 33 18 9 93
Lean Republican 39 14 31 17 106
Independent 61 19 11 9 163
Lean Democrat 16 29 34 21 107
Weak Democrat 35 28 22 14 118
Strong Democrat 21 31 27 20 199
marital status
Single, that is never married 41 30 15 14 220
Single, living with a partner 45 28 12 14 106
Married 25 25 35 15 526
Separated 46 23 25 7 22
Widowed 41 27 28 4 33
Divorced 38 31 13 18 94
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 28 25 31 17 610
Black Non-Hispanic 31 36 21 12 122
Hispanic 58 25 9 8 169
Other 30 35 22 13 93
religious service attendance
More than once a week 33 33 26 8 59
Once a week 22 21 43 14 132
Once or twice a month 36 40 17 7 76
A few times a year 37 25 27 11 136
Seldom 35 27 25 12 260
Never 34 26 19 20 340
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 30 35 23 12 208
Mainline Protestant 35 26 28 11 166
Roman Catholic 32 26 28 14 214
No religion 36 27 19 17 287
Other religion 29 18 37 16 123
ideology
Very conservative 22 25 36 17 126
Somewhat conservative 25 36 28 11 228
Moderate 45 22 22 11 361
Somewhat liberal 31 29 27 13 193
Very liberal 26 24 15 34 94
voter registration status
Yes 24 29 30 16 764
No 63 21 9 8 238

C23: Fav/Unfav: Sotomayor

[Sonia Sotomayor] For each of these names have you never heard of them, heard of them but don’t know enough to have an opinion of them, have a favorable opinion or have an unfavorable opinion?
Never heard of Heard but not enough Favorable opinion Unfavorable opinion n
sex
Male 27 22 26 25 471
Female 31 25 35 9 508
Another gender 28 36 36 0 13
age
18-29 45 26 20 9 203
30-44 38 23 25 13 256
45-59 27 22 36 15 233
60+ 12 24 39 25 312
education
Less than HS 48 23 17 12 91
HS graduate 32 28 23 17 287
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 32 24 28 16 257
Bachelor's degree 26 15 39 19 191
Post grad study/professional degree 12 24 49 16 173
income
Less than $30k 41 27 19 12 267
$30k to less than $50k 38 20 24 17 172
$50k to less than $75k 27 25 35 13 146
$75k to less than $100k 23 22 37 19 147
$100k or more 16 23 41 20 270
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 30 27 11 32 415
Independent 56 22 13 9 163
Democrat 18 22 57 4 425
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 30 29 11 31 309
Independent 36 22 26 15 376
Democrat 20 21 57 3 318
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 30 29 11 31 309
Lean Republican 28 21 13 37 106
Independent 56 22 13 9 163
Lean Democrat 13 25 57 4 107
Democrat 20 21 57 3 318
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 29 26 7 38 216
Weak Republican 33 34 19 14 93
Lean Republican 28 21 13 37 106
Independent 56 22 13 9 163
Lean Democrat 13 25 57 4 107
Weak Democrat 27 17 50 6 118
Strong Democrat 15 22 60 2 199
marital status
Single, that is never married 36 26 27 11 220
Single, living with a partner 44 19 28 9 106
Married 22 23 33 22 526
Separated 33 22 43 2 22
Widowed 31 19 42 8 33
Divorced 30 30 27 12 94
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 26 23 31 20 610
Black Non-Hispanic 24 36 31 9 122
Hispanic 44 17 33 7 169
Other 29 28 25 19 93
religious service attendance
More than once a week 25 31 22 22 59
Once a week 10 27 34 28 132
Once or twice a month 37 24 26 13 76
A few times a year 27 24 31 18 136
Seldom 38 18 29 15 260
Never 29 26 34 12 340
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 29 28 23 21 208
Mainline Protestant 34 28 26 13 166
Roman Catholic 24 20 33 23 214
No religion 32 21 36 10 287
Other religion 25 25 35 16 123
ideology
Very conservative 19 25 8 47 126
Somewhat conservative 31 28 13 28 228
Moderate 36 25 31 9 361
Somewhat liberal 24 19 55 1 193
Very liberal 21 16 57 6 94
voter registration status
Yes 20 26 35 19 764
No 58 18 17 7 238

C24: Fav/Unfav: Thomas

[Clarence Thomas] For each of these names have you never heard of them, heard of them but don’t know enough to have an opinion of them, have a favorable opinion or have an unfavorable opinion?
Never heard of Heard but not enough Favorable opinion Unfavorable opinion n
sex
Male 17 15 36 32 471
Female 26 24 17 33 508
Another gender 28 18 0 54 13
age
18-29 48 25 10 17 203
30-44 25 24 18 33 256
45-59 16 15 31 39 233
60+ 6 15 39 39 312
education
Less than HS 39 30 16 15 91
HS graduate 27 19 31 23 287
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 26 20 28 26 257
Bachelor's degree 15 16 26 43 191
Post grad study/professional degree 5 15 21 59 173
income
Less than $30k 38 23 21 18 267
$30k to less than $50k 27 19 26 29 172
$50k to less than $75k 21 15 24 40 146
$75k to less than $100k 15 18 24 43 147
$100k or more 7 19 33 41 270
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 18 22 51 9 415
Independent 52 18 11 19 163
Democrat 14 17 8 62 425
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 18 22 49 10 309
Independent 31 20 21 28 376
Democrat 14 15 9 61 318
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 18 22 49 10 309
Lean Republican 18 22 55 5 106
Independent 52 18 11 19 163
Lean Democrat 12 22 4 62 107
Democrat 14 15 9 61 318
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 15 22 56 7 216
Weak Republican 26 23 34 17 93
Lean Republican 18 22 55 5 106
Independent 52 18 11 19 163
Lean Democrat 12 22 4 62 107
Weak Democrat 20 15 12 54 118
Strong Democrat 11 16 7 66 199
marital status
Single, that is never married 36 18 17 28 220
Single, living with a partner 35 20 15 29 106
Married 14 19 32 36 526
Separated 30 36 14 21 22
Widowed 27 14 22 37 33
Divorced 15 19 31 35 94
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 16 19 33 32 610
Black Non-Hispanic 19 18 16 47 122
Hispanic 43 21 9 26 169
Other 23 22 21 35 93
religious service attendance
More than once a week 15 34 30 21 59
Once a week 14 14 47 24 132
Once or twice a month 23 22 32 23 76
A few times a year 26 19 22 33 136
Seldom 22 21 27 30 260
Never 24 17 17 43 340
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 20 20 38 22 208
Mainline Protestant 28 18 28 25 166
Roman Catholic 18 25 28 30 214
No religion 24 12 18 46 287
Other religion 17 27 19 37 123
ideology
Very conservative 14 23 56 6 126
Somewhat conservative 14 23 49 14 228
Moderate 31 21 17 31 361
Somewhat liberal 21 15 9 55 193
Very liberal 17 6 1 77 94
voter registration status
Yes 14 19 30 38 764
No 48 21 13 18 238

C25: Favor/oppose Trump ballot disqualification

[Overturn a ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court that disqualified Donald Trump from the state’s upcoming Republican presidential primary.] 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 Web blank n
sex
Male 9 16 40 34 0 471
Female 16 20 29 35 0 508
Another gender 5 0 47 48 0 13
age
18-29 17 26 21 35 0 203
30-44 24 18 32 26 0 256
45-59 7 17 33 43 0 233
60+ 4 13 47 36 1 312
education
Less than HS 29 19 21 29 2 91
HS graduate 12 24 34 30 0 287
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 14 16 34 37 0 257
Bachelor's degree 12 17 33 38 0 191
Post grad study/professional degree 5 11 44 40 0 173
income
Less than $30k 18 28 27 26 1 267
$30k to less than $50k 16 17 36 31 0 172
$50k to less than $75k 12 16 35 38 0 146
$75k to less than $100k 12 14 34 40 0 147
$100k or more 6 11 41 41 0 270
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 10 16 48 27 1 415
Independent 36 25 14 25 0 163
Democrat 7 17 30 47 0 425
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 9 16 46 29 0 309
Independent 21 21 28 30 1 376
Democrat 7 15 30 47 0 318
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 9 16 46 29 0 309
Lean Republican 12 13 52 21 2 106
Independent 36 25 14 25 0 163
Lean Democrat 5 22 28 45 0 107
Democrat 7 15 30 47 0 318
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 8 11 52 29 0 216
Weak Republican 10 28 34 28 0 93
Lean Republican 12 13 52 21 2 106
Independent 36 25 14 25 0 163
Lean Democrat 5 22 28 45 0 107
Weak Democrat 12 16 31 40 0 118
Strong Democrat 4 15 30 51 0 199
marital status
Single, that is never married 16 21 28 36 0 220
Single, living with a partner 27 21 31 22 0 106
Married 8 16 39 36 0 526
Separated 25 30 19 26 0 22
Widowed 19 19 41 21 0 33
Divorced 13 15 30 43 0 94
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 11 15 37 36 0 610
Black Non-Hispanic 10 26 39 25 0 122
Hispanic 18 22 24 36 0 169
Other 15 16 30 38 0 93
religious service attendance
More than once a week 6 13 45 36 0 59
Once a week 5 19 46 30 0 132
Once or twice a month 14 17 40 28 0 76
A few times a year 7 20 34 38 0 136
Seldom 14 17 35 33 0 260
Never 18 18 27 37 1 340
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 14 17 39 30 0 208
Mainline Protestant 13 19 38 30 0 166
Roman Catholic 9 19 38 34 0 214
No religion 15 17 28 39 1 287
Other religion 10 19 35 37 0 123
ideology
Very conservative 9 12 51 27 2 126
Somewhat conservative 9 14 55 22 0 228
Moderate 17 24 28 31 0 361
Somewhat liberal 13 15 20 53 0 193
Very liberal 6 19 20 54 0 94
voter registration status
Yes 8 16 41 35 0 764
No 29 23 15 34 0 238

C26: Favor/oppose domestic violence gun ban

[Uphold a federal law that the government may prohibit people subject to domestic violence restraining orders from possessing firearms.] 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 21 17 55 8 471
Female 26 21 50 3 508
Another gender 5 0 95 0 13
age
18-29 20 28 46 6 203
30-44 30 16 48 6 256
45-59 21 15 59 6 233
60+ 21 18 57 4 312
education
Less than HS 25 22 48 5 91
HS graduate 29 18 44 9 287
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 19 25 50 6 257
Bachelor's degree 25 16 56 3 191
Post grad study/professional degree 17 10 72 1 173
income
Less than $30k 27 23 43 6 267
$30k to less than $50k 24 33 38 4 172
$50k to less than $75k 26 13 57 4 146
$75k to less than $100k 18 13 65 4 147
$100k or more 19 11 63 7 270
party ID, leaners as partisans
Republican 21 22 49 9 415
Independent 48 16 31 4 163
Democrat 16 16 65 3 425
party ID, leaners as independents
Republican 20 23 50 7 309
Independent 32 17 46 6 376
Democrat 16 17 64 3 318
party ID, leaners separate
Republican 20 23 50 7 309
Lean Republican 23 18 45 13 106
Independent 48 16 31 4 163
Lean Democrat 17 15 68 1 107
Democrat 16 17 64 3 318
party ID, 7-category
Strong Republican 19 26 47 7 216
Weak Republican 20 15 58 7 93
Lean Republican 23 18 45 13 106
Independent 48 16 31 4 163
Lean Democrat 17 15 68 1 107
Weak Democrat 22 19 54 5 118
Strong Democrat 13 15 70 2 199
marital status
Single, that is never married 25 25 43 8 220
Single, living with a partner 28 16 55 1 106
Married 21 17 56 6 526
Separated 40 24 24 12 22
Widowed 29 16 54 1 33
Divorced 22 12 63 3 94
race and ethnicity
White Non-Hispanic 21 15 57 6 610
Black Non-Hispanic 22 28 47 3 122
Hispanic 29 21 44 6 169
Other 23 24 51 1 93
religious service attendance
More than once a week 18 24 49 10 59
Once a week 17 21 55 6 132
Once or twice a month 25 24 45 6 76
A few times a year 20 24 50 6 136
Seldom 20 21 54 5 260
Never 30 11 55 4 340
religious preference
Born-again Protestant 24 22 44 10 208
Mainline Protestant 24 21 50 5 166
Roman Catholic 26 20 50 4 214
No religion 22 15 58 4 287
Other religion 19 15 64 2 123
ideology
Very conservative 15 29 43 14 126
Somewhat conservative 22 20 51 6 228
Moderate 30 19 48 3 361
Somewhat liberal 20 13 62 5 193
Very liberal 15 9 74 2 94
voter registration status
Yes 20 18 56 6 764
No 33 20 44 3 238