Nearly three-quarters of liberal Democrats (74%) said the court was conservative, compared with just 44% of conservative and moderate Democrats. In January, a majority of Democrats (57%) said the court was conservative, while 37% said it was middle of the road and just 4% said it was liberal. Views of whether the high court is conservative, “middle of the road” or liberal varied by Americans’ party and ideology, especially among Democrats. The 2020 survey was conducted prior to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death and then-President Donald Trump’s subsequent appointment of Justice Amy Coney Barrett as her successor. In January – again, before Breyer’s retirement announcement – 38% of adults said the court was conservative, an 8-point increase since August 2020. The public now perceives the court as more ideologically conservative than in past years. Among Democrats who describe themselves as liberal, just 36% viewed the court positively, down from 57%.įavorable views among Republicans and Republican leaners have also dipped over the past few years, though they are largely unchanged since 2021: Roughly two-thirds (65%) continued to hold positive opinions of the court in January.Īmericans’ views of the high court’s ideology are shifting. In January, 46% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents said they had a favorable view of the court, down from about two-thirds (65%) in April 2021. The recent decrease in favorability is due in large part to a sharp drop-off among Democrats. Over the past three years, the share of adults with a favorable view of the court has declined 15 percentage points. adults said they had a favorable opinion of the Supreme Court, while 44% had an unfavorable view. 10-17, before Breyer’s retirement news, 54% of U.S. The public’s views of the Supreme Court have turned more negative in recent years. Biden’s choice, Ketanji Brown Jackson, is a federal appeals court judge and would be the first Black woman ever to serve on the Supreme Court.Īs Jackson awaits confirmation hearings, here are five facts about the Supreme Court, based on surveys and other analyses by Pew Research Center. Supreme Court marks President Joe Biden’s first opportunity to put his stamp on the court. Justice Stephen Breyer’s announcement that he would retire from the U.S. Note: For the latest survey data on the Supreme Court, visit our topic page.
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