#
Marquette Law School Supreme Court Poll January 27 - February 5,
2025
(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 |
443 |
44 |
44 |
44 |
Some of the time |
408 |
40 |
40 |
84 |
Only now and then |
118 |
12 |
12 |
95 |
Hardly at all |
49 |
5 |
5 |
100 |
A2: voter registration
Are you registered to vote at your present address, or not? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Yes |
775 |
76 |
76 |
76 |
No |
243 |
24 |
24 |
100 |
B1: 2024 vote choice
In the 2024 election for president did you vote for…? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
(Missing) |
1018 |
100 |
NA |
NA |
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 |
112 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
Somewhat approve |
409 |
40 |
40 |
51 |
Somewhat disapprove |
306 |
30 |
30 |
81 |
Strongly disapprove |
191 |
19 |
19 |
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 |
522 |
51 |
51 |
51 |
Disapprove |
496 |
49 |
49 |
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 |
94 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
Quite a lot |
208 |
20 |
20 |
30 |
Some |
379 |
37 |
37 |
67 |
Very little |
227 |
22 |
22 |
89 |
None at all |
111 |
11 |
11 |
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 |
30 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Quite a lot |
110 |
11 |
11 |
14 |
Some |
439 |
43 |
43 |
57 |
Very little |
315 |
31 |
31 |
88 |
None at all |
124 |
12 |
12 |
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 |
174 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
Quite a lot |
170 |
17 |
17 |
34 |
Some |
201 |
20 |
20 |
54 |
Very little |
209 |
21 |
21 |
74 |
None at all |
264 |
26 |
26 |
100 |
C6: Confidence in the 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? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
A great deal |
62 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
Quite a lot |
165 |
16 |
16 |
22 |
Some |
422 |
41 |
41 |
64 |
Very little |
261 |
26 |
26 |
89 |
None at all |
108 |
11 |
11 |
100 |
C7: Confidence in the FBI
[The FBI] 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 |
58 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
Quite a lot |
233 |
23 |
23 |
29 |
Some |
425 |
42 |
42 |
70 |
Very little |
207 |
20 |
20 |
91 |
None at all |
96 |
9 |
9 |
100 |
C8: 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? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Definitely a majority appointed by Democratic presidents |
25 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
Probably a majority appointed by Democratic presidents |
160 |
16 |
16 |
18 |
Probably a majority appointed by Republican presidents |
429 |
42 |
42 |
60 |
Definitely a majority appointed by Republican presidents |
404 |
40 |
40 |
100 |
Skipped/Ref |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
C9: Heard about SCOTUS last month
Thinking about the last month only, how much have you heard or read about the U.S. Supreme Court? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
A lot |
177 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
A little |
695 |
68 |
68 |
86 |
Nothing at all |
146 |
14 |
14 |
100 |
C10: Justice motivations
In general, what most often motivates Supreme Court justices’ decisions? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Mainly politics |
545 |
54 |
54 |
54 |
Mainly the law |
472 |
46 |
46 |
100 |
(Missing) |
1 |
0 |
NA |
NA |
C11: Should justices consider public opinion
If the Supreme Court rules against the president in a case, does the president have the power to ignore that ruling, or is the president required to do as the ruling says? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
The president has the power to ignore the ruling |
176 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
The president is required to do as the ruling says |
842 |
83 |
83 |
100 |
C12: Can President ignore SCOTUS?
If the Supreme Court rules against the president in a case, does the president have the power to ignore that ruling, or is the president required to do as the ruling says? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
The president has the power to ignore the ruling |
176 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
The president is required to do as the ruling says |
842 |
83 |
83 |
100 |
C13: Judicial review
Does the Supreme Court have the power to review laws passed by Congress and to declare them invalid if they conflict with the Constitution? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Yes, the Supreme Court has this power |
881 |
87 |
87 |
87 |
No, the Supreme Court does not have this power |
137 |
13 |
13 |
100 |
C15: Presidential immunity
In July, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that, while there is no immunity for unofficial acts, former presidents have broad immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts as president. How much do you favor or oppose this decision? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Strongly favor |
133 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
Somewhat favor |
267 |
26 |
26 |
39 |
Somewhat oppose |
271 |
27 |
27 |
66 |
Strongly oppose |
346 |
34 |
34 |
100 |
C16: Dobbs decision overturning 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? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Strongly favor |
226 |
22 |
22 |
22 |
Somewhat favor |
156 |
15 |
15 |
38 |
Somewhat oppose |
171 |
17 |
17 |
54 |
Strongly oppose |
465 |
46 |
46 |
100 |
C17: Tiktok ban
In January the Supreme Court upheld a law requiring the social media app TikTok, which is owned by a Chinese company, to be sold or banned in the U.S. How much do you favor or oppose this decision? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Strongly favor |
303 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
Somewhat favor |
326 |
32 |
32 |
62 |
Somewhat oppose |
234 |
23 |
23 |
85 |
Strongly oppose |
155 |
15 |
15 |
100 |
C18: Trump sentencing ruling
In January the Supreme Court rejected Donald Trump’s request to halt his criminal sentencing in New York where he was convicted in May on 34 felony counts, allowing sentencing to proceed. How much do you favor or oppose this decision? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Strongly favor |
468 |
46 |
46 |
46 |
Somewhat favor |
197 |
19 |
19 |
65 |
Somewhat oppose |
178 |
17 |
17 |
83 |
Strongly oppose |
174 |
17 |
17 |
100 |
Web blank |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
C19: Texas internet ID law
In January the Supreme Court heard arguments concerning a Texas law meant to prevent minors from accessing sexual materials on the internet, through a requirement that adults prove they are 18 or over by submitting government-issued IDs in order to access sexually oriented websites. Do you think the court should uphold this law or strike it down for infringing on the rights of adults? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Uphold the law |
704 |
69 |
69 |
69 |
Strike it down |
314 |
31 |
31 |
100 |
C20: Undocumented immigrants
Which comes closest to your view about undocumented immigrants who are currently working in the U.S.? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
They should be allowed to stay in their jobs and to eventually apply for U.S. citizenship |
524 |
51 |
51 |
51 |
They should be allowed to stay in their jobs only as temporary guest workers but not to apply for U.S. citizenship |
190 |
19 |
19 |
70 |
They should be required to leave their jobs and leave the U.S. |
304 |
30 |
30 |
100 |
D1: Trump job approval
Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Strongly approve |
292 |
29 |
29 |
29 |
Somewhat approve |
195 |
19 |
19 |
48 |
Somewhat disapprove |
125 |
12 |
12 |
60 |
Strongly disapprove |
404 |
40 |
40 |
100 |
Skipped/Ref |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
D1: Trump job approval, 2-cat
Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Approve |
487 |
48 |
48 |
48 |
Disapprove |
529 |
52 |
52 |
100 |
Skipped/Ref |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
D1b: Trump cabinet approval, 4-cat
Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way President-elect Donald Trump is handling cabinet appointments for his administration? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Strongly approve |
249 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
Somewhat approve |
234 |
23 |
23 |
47 |
Somewhat disapprove |
141 |
14 |
14 |
61 |
Strongly disapprove |
393 |
39 |
39 |
100 |
Web blank |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
D1b: Trump cabinet approval, 2-cat
Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way President-elect Donald Trump is handling cabinet appointments for his administration? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Approve |
483 |
47 |
47 |
47 |
Disapprove |
534 |
52 |
52 |
100 |
999 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
D2: Biden past job approval, 2-cat
Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Joe Biden handled his job when he was president? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Strongly approve |
76 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
Somewhat approve |
274 |
27 |
27 |
34 |
Somewhat disapprove |
249 |
24 |
24 |
59 |
Strongly disapprove |
419 |
41 |
41 |
100 |
D2: Biden past job approval, 2-cat
Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Joe Biden handled his job when he was president? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Approve |
350 |
34 |
34 |
34 |
Disapprove |
668 |
66 |
66 |
100 |
D3: 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 |
Very favorable |
97 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
Somewhat favorable |
270 |
27 |
27 |
36 |
Somewhat unfavorable |
206 |
20 |
20 |
56 |
Very unfavorable |
429 |
42 |
42 |
98 |
Haven't heard enough |
17 |
2 |
2 |
100 |
D4: 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 |
Very favorable |
160 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
Somewhat favorable |
242 |
24 |
24 |
40 |
Somewhat unfavorable |
144 |
14 |
14 |
54 |
Very unfavorable |
430 |
42 |
42 |
96 |
Haven't heard enough |
42 |
4 |
4 |
100 |
D5: Fav/unfav: Trump
[Donald Trump] 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 |
Very favorable |
266 |
26 |
26 |
26 |
Somewhat favorable |
184 |
18 |
18 |
44 |
Somewhat unfavorable |
100 |
10 |
10 |
54 |
Very unfavorable |
450 |
44 |
44 |
98 |
Haven't heard enough |
17 |
2 |
2 |
100 |
D6: Fav/unfav: Vance
[J.D. Vance] 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 |
Very favorable |
212 |
21 |
21 |
21 |
Somewhat favorable |
185 |
18 |
18 |
39 |
Somewhat unfavorable |
131 |
13 |
13 |
52 |
Very unfavorable |
321 |
32 |
32 |
83 |
Haven’t heard enough |
168 |
17 |
17 |
100 |
D7: Fav/unfav: Rubio
[Marco Rubio for Secretary of State] Here are some people President-elect Trump has picked for cabinet positions in his new administration. 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 |
Very favorable |
210 |
21 |
21 |
21 |
Somewhat favorable |
227 |
22 |
22 |
43 |
Somewhat unfavorable |
131 |
13 |
13 |
56 |
Very unfavorable |
181 |
18 |
18 |
74 |
Haven't heard enough |
268 |
26 |
26 |
100 |
D8: Fav/unfav: RFK Jr
[Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. for Secretary of Health and Human Services] Here are some people President-elect Trump has picked for cabinet positions in his new administration. 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 |
Very favorable |
187 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
Somewhat favorable |
215 |
21 |
21 |
39 |
Somewhat unfavorable |
117 |
12 |
12 |
51 |
Very unfavorable |
356 |
35 |
35 |
86 |
Haven't heard enough |
142 |
14 |
14 |
100 |
Skipped/Ref |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
D9: Fav/unfav: Hegseth
[Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense] Here are some people President-elect Trump has picked for cabinet positions in his new administration. 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 |
Very favorable |
158 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
Somewhat favorable |
124 |
12 |
12 |
28 |
Somewhat unfavorable |
82 |
8 |
8 |
36 |
Very unfavorable |
295 |
29 |
29 |
65 |
Haven't heard enough |
359 |
35 |
35 |
100 |
Skipped/Ref |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
D10: Fav/unfav: Bondi
[Pam Bondi for Attorney General] Here are some people President-elect Trump has picked for cabinet positions in his new administration. 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 |
Very favorable |
167 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
Somewhat favorable |
132 |
13 |
13 |
29 |
Somewhat unfavorable |
94 |
9 |
9 |
39 |
Very unfavorable |
187 |
18 |
18 |
57 |
Haven't heard enough |
437 |
43 |
43 |
100 |
E1: Personally better off or not
Would you say you personally are better off, about the same, or worse off than you were a year ago? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Better |
190 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
About the same |
571 |
56 |
56 |
75 |
Worse |
258 |
25 |
25 |
100 |
E2: Right direction/wrong track
Do you feel things in this country are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Right direction |
391 |
38 |
38 |
38 |
Wrong track |
627 |
62 |
62 |
100 |
E3: National economy
How would you describe the state of the nation's economy these days? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Excellent |
13 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Good |
262 |
26 |
26 |
27 |
Not so good |
590 |
58 |
58 |
85 |
Poor |
153 |
15 |
15 |
100 |
F1: Heard about Trump’s cabinet picks
[President-elect Trump’s choices for his cabinet, including Secretaries of State, Defense, Health and Human Services and Attorney General] Here are some recent topics in the news. How much have you heard or read about each of these? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
A lot |
503 |
49 |
49 |
49 |
A little |
408 |
40 |
40 |
89 |
Nothing at all |
107 |
11 |
11 |
100 |
F2: Heard about deportation plans
[Plans for how to handle deportation of immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally] Here are some recent topics in the news. How much have you heard or read about each of these? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
A lot |
716 |
70 |
70 |
70 |
A little |
265 |
26 |
26 |
96 |
Nothing at all |
37 |
4 |
4 |
100 |
F3: Heard about government cuts
[Plans to reduce the size of government and cut spending] Here are some recent topics in the news. How much have you heard or read about each of these? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
A lot |
539 |
53 |
53 |
53 |
A little |
359 |
35 |
35 |
88 |
Nothing at all |
120 |
12 |
12 |
100 |
F4: Heard about inaugural address
[President Trump’s inaugural address] Here are some recent topics in the news. How much have you heard or read about each of these? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
A lot |
395 |
39 |
39 |
39 |
A little |
456 |
45 |
45 |
84 |
Nothing at all |
167 |
16 |
16 |
100 |
G1: Ban Tiktok
About 170 million Americans use the TikTok app but Congress passed a law requiring it to be sold or banned because it is owned by a Chinese company that could potentially provide the Chinese government with sensitive information about Americans. Do you think these national security concerns are important enough to require the sale or banning of TikTok or do you think Americans should continue to be able to use the app? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Security concerns are important enough to require sale or ban |
608 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
Americans should continue to be able to use the app |
410 |
40 |
40 |
100 |
G2: Tiktok useage
How often, if ever, do you use the TikTok app? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Several times a day |
147 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
Several times a week |
77 |
8 |
8 |
22 |
A few times a month |
102 |
10 |
10 |
32 |
Used in the past but not now |
157 |
15 |
15 |
47 |
Never |
535 |
53 |
53 |
100 |
G3: Jan 6 pardon
Do you favor or oppose President Trump’s pardon of about 1,500 people convicted in the January 6, 2021 violence at the U.S. Capitol? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Favor |
348 |
34 |
34 |
34 |
Oppose |
666 |
65 |
65 |
100 |
Skipped/Ref |
4 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
G4: Border emergency
Do you favor or oppose President Trump’s executive order declaring migrant crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border to be a national emergency? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Favor |
596 |
59 |
59 |
59 |
Oppose |
422 |
41 |
41 |
100 |
G5: Rename Gulf of Mexico
Do you favor or oppose President Trump’s executive order instructing the Secretary of the Interior to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Favor |
291 |
29 |
29 |
29 |
Oppose |
724 |
71 |
71 |
100 |
Skipped/Ref |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
G6: Biological sex order
Do you favor or oppose President Trump’s executive order requiring federal agencies to recognize biological sex as male or female only, eliminate references to gender identity in policies, and require federal documents, such as passports, to reflect biological sex, not gender identity. |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Favor |
638 |
63 |
63 |
63 |
Oppose |
380 |
37 |
37 |
100 |
G7: Expand oil & gas production
Do you favor or oppose President Trump’s executive orders that aim to expand oil and gas production? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Favor |
607 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
Oppose |
410 |
40 |
40 |
100 |
Skipped/Ref |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
G8: Do tariffs help or hurt?
In general, do you think imposing tariffs or fees on products imported from other countries helps the U.S. economy, hurts the economy, or doesn’t make much of a difference either way? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Helps U.S. economy |
249 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
Hurts U.S. economy |
471 |
46 |
46 |
71 |
Doesn't make much difference |
130 |
13 |
13 |
83 |
Don't know |
168 |
17 |
17 |
100 |
G9: Trump policies affect on inflation
Do you think Trump’s policy proposals will decrease inflation, increase inflation, or have no effect on inflation? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Decrease inflation |
369 |
36 |
36 |
36 |
Increase inflation |
497 |
49 |
49 |
85 |
Have no effect on inflation |
148 |
15 |
15 |
100 |
Skipped/Ref |
4 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
G10: Panama Canal control
In his inaugural address President Trump said the U.S. will take back the Panama Canal from Panama. Do you think the U.S. should take back the Canal, or should Panama continue to control it in accordance with the 1978 Panama Canal Treaties? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Take the canal back |
352 |
35 |
35 |
35 |
Panama continue to control the canal |
665 |
65 |
65 |
100 |
Web blank |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
G11: Trump felony sentence
On January 10th the judge in Trump’s New York felony conviction case gave Trump a sentence of unconditional discharge, which includes neither jail time nor any other penalties. Do you think this is an appropriate sentence or should there have been a greater penalty. |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Appropriate sentence |
452 |
44 |
44 |
44 |
Should have been a greater penalty |
565 |
55 |
55 |
100 |
Web blank |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
K1: Foreign policy stance
Do you think it will be better for the future of the country if we take an active part in world affairs, or if we stay out of world affairs? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Take an active part in world affairs |
625 |
61 |
61 |
61 |
Stay out of world affairs |
393 |
39 |
39 |
100 |
K2: support for Ukraine
When it comes to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, do you think the United States is providing too much support to Ukraine, not enough support to Ukraine, or about the right amount of support to Ukraine? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Too much support |
419 |
41 |
41 |
41 |
Not enough support |
226 |
22 |
22 |
63 |
About the right amount of support |
373 |
37 |
37 |
100 |
K3: Russia-Ukraine war importance to US
How much do you think what happens in the Russia-Ukraine conflict matters to life in the United States? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
A great deal |
216 |
21 |
21 |
21 |
Some |
470 |
46 |
46 |
67 |
Not much |
280 |
27 |
27 |
95 |
Not at all |
53 |
5 |
5 |
100 |
K5A: Deportation, v1
Do you favor or oppose deporting immigrants who are living in the United States illegally back to their home countries? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Strongly favor |
154 |
15 |
31 |
31 |
Somewhat favor |
146 |
14 |
29 |
60 |
Somewhat oppose |
129 |
13 |
26 |
86 |
Strongly oppose |
71 |
7 |
14 |
100 |
(Missing) |
519 |
51 |
NA |
NA |
K5B: Deportation, v2
Do you favor or oppose deporting immigrants who are living in the United States illegally back to their home countries even if they have lived here for a number of years, have jobs and no criminal record? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Strongly favor |
103 |
10 |
20 |
20 |
Somewhat favor |
117 |
12 |
23 |
43 |
Somewhat oppose |
129 |
13 |
25 |
67 |
Strongly oppose |
169 |
17 |
33 |
100 |
(Missing) |
499 |
49 |
NA |
NA |
K8: family financial situation
Thinking about your family's financial situation, would you say you are living comfortably, just getting by, or struggling to make ends meet? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Living comfortably |
364 |
36 |
36 |
36 |
Just getting by |
484 |
48 |
48 |
83 |
Struggling |
170 |
17 |
17 |
100 |
K9: Do away with SCOTUS
[If the U.S. Supreme Court started making a lot of decisions that most people disagree with, it might be better to do away with the Supreme Court altogether.] How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Strongly agree |
75 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
Agree |
112 |
11 |
11 |
18 |
Neither agree nor disagree |
324 |
32 |
32 |
50 |
Disagree |
258 |
25 |
25 |
76 |
Strongly disagree |
249 |
24 |
24 |
100 |
K10: Remove justices
[Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court who consistently make unpopular decisions should be removed from their position as Justice.] How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Strongly agree |
89 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
Agree |
186 |
18 |
18 |
27 |
Neither agree nor disagree |
354 |
35 |
35 |
62 |
Disagree |
201 |
20 |
20 |
82 |
Strongly disagree |
188 |
18 |
18 |
100 |
K11: Reduce SCOTUS independence
[The U.S. Supreme Court ought to be made less independent so that it listens a lot more to what the people want.] How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Strongly agree |
129 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
Agree |
256 |
25 |
25 |
38 |
Neither agree nor disagree |
245 |
24 |
24 |
62 |
Disagree |
198 |
19 |
19 |
81 |
Strongly disagree |
191 |
19 |
19 |
100 |
X1: Trust in government
How much of the time do you think you can trust the government in Washington to do what is right?...Just about always, most of the time, only some of the time, never? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Just about always |
12 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Most of the time |
160 |
16 |
16 |
17 |
Only some of the time |
713 |
70 |
70 |
87 |
Never |
133 |
13 |
13 |
100 |
X2: Trust in others
Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted, or most people can't be trusted? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Most people can be trusted |
488 |
48 |
48 |
48 |
Most people can't be trusted |
530 |
52 |
52 |
100 |
INT1: internet use
Do you use the internet or email, at least occasionally? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Yes |
1018 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
INTFREQ: internet frequency
About how often do you use the internet? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Almost constantly |
423 |
42 |
42 |
42 |
Several times a day |
493 |
48 |
48 |
90 |
About once a day |
58 |
6 |
6 |
96 |
Several times a week |
37 |
4 |
4 |
99 |
Less often |
8 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
Z1: Party ID
Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as a Republican, a Democrat, or an Independent? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Republican |
334 |
33 |
33 |
33 |
Democrat |
266 |
26 |
26 |
59 |
Independent |
272 |
27 |
27 |
86 |
Other/No preference |
146 |
14 |
14 |
100 |
Z2A: Party ID strenth
Would you call yourself a strong [Republican/Democrat] or a not very strong [Republican/Democrat]? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Strong |
347 |
34 |
58 |
58 |
Not very strong |
253 |
25 |
42 |
100 |
(Missing) |
418 |
41 |
NA |
NA |
Z2B: Party ID lean
Do you think of yourself as closer to the Republican Party or to the Democratic Party? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Republican |
93 |
9 |
22 |
22 |
Democratic |
127 |
12 |
30 |
53 |
Neither |
198 |
19 |
47 |
100 |
(Missing) |
600 |
59 |
NA |
NA |
Z3: religious service attendance
Aside from weddings and funerals, how often do you attend religious services? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
More than once a week |
80 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
Once a week |
183 |
18 |
18 |
26 |
Once or twice a month |
80 |
8 |
8 |
34 |
A few times a year |
156 |
15 |
15 |
49 |
Seldom |
222 |
22 |
22 |
71 |
Never |
296 |
29 |
29 |
100 |
Z4: born-again or evangelical
Would you describe yourself as a "born-again" or evangelical Christian, or not? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Yes, would |
258 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
No, would not |
760 |
75 |
75 |
100 |
Z5: political ideology
Generally speaking, how would you describe your political views? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Very conservative |
124 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
Somewhat conservative |
245 |
24 |
24 |
36 |
Moderate |
405 |
40 |
40 |
76 |
Somewhat liberal |
139 |
14 |
14 |
90 |
Very liberal |
105 |
10 |
10 |
100 |
Z6: talk to neighbors
During the last 12 months, how often did you talk with any of your neighbors? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Basically, every day |
52 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
A few times a week |
270 |
26 |
26 |
32 |
A few times a month |
284 |
28 |
28 |
60 |
Once a month |
106 |
10 |
10 |
70 |
Less than once a month |
205 |
20 |
20 |
90 |
Not at all |
101 |
10 |
10 |
100 |
Z7: volunteering
We are interested in volunteer activities for which people are not paid, except perhaps expenses. In the last 12 months, have you done any volunteer activities through or for an organization? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Yes |
291 |
29 |
29 |
29 |
No |
727 |
71 |
71 |
100 |
GE2020: 2024 vote
Did you vote in the general election in 2024? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Yes, did vote in the 2024 general election |
745 |
73 |
73 |
73 |
No, did not vote in the 2024 general election |
273 |
27 |
27 |
100 |
Z8: Vote choice in 2024
Which presidential candidate did you vote for in 2024? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Kamala Harris |
353 |
35 |
47 |
47 |
Donald Trump |
350 |
34 |
47 |
94 |
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. |
7 |
1 |
1 |
95 |
Chase Oliver |
3 |
0 |
0 |
96 |
Jill Stein |
2 |
0 |
0 |
96 |
Another candidate |
20 |
2 |
3 |
99 |
Did not vote in that election |
9 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
Skipped/Ref |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
(Missing) |
273 |
27 |
NA |
NA |
GE2020: 2020 vote
Did you vote in the general election in 2020? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Yes, did vote in the 2020 general election |
703 |
69 |
69 |
69 |
No, did not vote in the 2020 general election |
315 |
31 |
31 |
100 |
Z9: Vote choice in 2020
Which presidential candidate did you vote for in 2020? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Donald Trump |
304 |
30 |
43 |
43 |
Joe Biden |
367 |
36 |
52 |
95 |
Jo Jorgensen |
11 |
1 |
2 |
97 |
Another candidate |
15 |
1 |
2 |
99 |
Did not vote in that election |
6 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
Skipped/Ref |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
(Missing) |
315 |
31 |
NA |
NA |
Z10: own or rent
Is your home owned or rented? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Owned |
710 |
70 |
70 |
70 |
Rented |
308 |
30 |
30 |
100 |
Z11: adults in household
Including yourself, how many adults age 18 or older are there living in your household? |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
1 |
194 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
2 |
490 |
48 |
48 |
67 |
3 |
202 |
20 |
20 |
87 |
4 |
87 |
9 |
9 |
96 |
5 |
33 |
3 |
3 |
99 |
6 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
8 or more |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
party ID, 5-cat
Party ID with leaners separate |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Republican |
334 |
33 |
33 |
33 |
Lean Republican |
93 |
9 |
9 |
42 |
Independent |
198 |
19 |
19 |
61 |
Lean Democrat |
127 |
12 |
12 |
74 |
Democrat |
266 |
26 |
26 |
100 |
party ID, leaners as partisans
Party ID with leaners included |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Republican |
427 |
42 |
42 |
42 |
Independent |
198 |
19 |
19 |
61 |
Democrat |
393 |
39 |
39 |
100 |
gender
sex |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Male |
489 |
48 |
48 |
48 |
Female |
509 |
50 |
50 |
98 |
Another gender |
4 |
0 |
0 |
98 |
Skipped/Ref |
16 |
2 |
2 |
100 |
age
age, 4 categories |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
18-29 |
195 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
30-44 |
267 |
26 |
26 |
45 |
45-59 |
240 |
24 |
24 |
69 |
60+ |
316 |
31 |
31 |
100 |
education
education - 5 categories |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Less than HS |
91 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
HS graduate |
286 |
28 |
28 |
37 |
Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates |
268 |
26 |
27 |
64 |
Bachelor's degree |
201 |
20 |
20 |
84 |
Post grad study/professional degree |
162 |
16 |
16 |
100 |
(Missing) |
11 |
1 |
NA |
NA |
income
income recode |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Less than $30k |
256 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
$30k to less than $50k |
176 |
17 |
17 |
42 |
$50k to less than $75k |
178 |
17 |
17 |
60 |
$75k to less than $100k |
154 |
15 |
15 |
75 |
$100k or more |
250 |
25 |
25 |
100 |
DK/NA/Ref |
4 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
marital status
marital status |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Married |
525 |
52 |
52 |
52 |
Widowed |
37 |
4 |
4 |
55 |
Divorced |
99 |
10 |
10 |
65 |
Separated |
25 |
3 |
3 |
67 |
Single, never married |
227 |
22 |
22 |
90 |
Single, cohabitating |
104 |
10 |
10 |
100 |
race/ethnicity
race and hispanic origin |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
White |
602 |
59 |
59 |
59 |
Black |
114 |
11 |
11 |
70 |
Hispanic |
171 |
17 |
17 |
87 |
Other/Multiple |
95 |
9 |
9 |
97 |
Skipped/Ref |
36 |
3 |
3 |
100 |
religious affiliation
religious identification |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
Born-again Protestant |
221 |
22 |
22 |
22 |
Mainline Protestant |
193 |
19 |
19 |
41 |
Roman Catholic |
182 |
18 |
18 |
59 |
No religion |
296 |
29 |
29 |
88 |
Other religion |
118 |
12 |
12 |
99 |
Skipped/Ref |
5 |
1 |
1 |
100 |
(Missing) |
3 |
0 |
NA |
NA |