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Marquette Law School Supreme Court Poll July 24 - August 1, 2024

Supreme Court issues 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?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Strongly approve 114 11 11 11
Somewhat approve 318 32 32 43
Somewhat disapprove 257 26 26 69
Strongly disapprove 316 31 31 100

C1: SCOTUS 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 432 43 43 43
Disapprove 573 57 57 100

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?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
A great deal 96 10 10 10
Quite a lot 168 17 17 26
Some 319 32 32 58
Very little 264 26 26 84
None at all 158 16 16 100
Skipped/Ref 0 0 0 100

C3: Confidence in Congress

[Congress] Here is a list of institutions in American society. How much confidence do you have in each one?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
A great deal 31 3 3 3
Quite a lot 96 10 10 13
Some 406 40 40 53
Very little 343 34 34 87
None at all 128 13 13 100
Skipped/Ref 0 0 0 100

C4: Confidence in Presidency

[The Presidency] Here is a list of institutions in American society. How much confidence do you have in each one?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
A great deal 105 10 10 10
Quite a lot 218 22 22 32
Some 334 33 33 65
Very little 219 22 22 87
None at all 129 13 13 100
Skipped/Ref 0 0 0 100

C5: Confidence in national news media

[The national news media] Here is a list of institutions in American society. How much confidence do you have in each one?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
A great deal 33 3 3 3
Quite a lot 87 9 9 12
Some 312 31 31 43
Very little 311 31 31 74
None at all 262 26 26 100
Skipped/Ref 0 0 0 100

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?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
A great deal 109 11 11 11
Quite a lot 285 28 28 39
Some 408 41 41 80
Very little 135 13 13 93
None at all 68 7 7 100
Skipped/Ref 0 0 0 100

C7: Justice nomination majority