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Supreme Court > Approval Graph % Approve % Disapprove Aug 29 2000 62 29 Jan 10 2001 59 34 Jun 11 2001 62 25 Sep 7 2001 58 28 Sep 5 2002 60 29 Jul 7 2003 59 33 Sep 8 2003 52 38 Sep 13 2004 51 39 Jun 24 2005 42 48 Sep 12 2005 56 36 Sep 7 2006 60 32 May 10 2007 51 36 Sep 14 2007 51 39 Jun 9 2008 48 38 Sep 8 2008 50 39 Jun 14 2009 59 30 Aug 31 2009 61 28 Sep 13 2010 51 39 Sep 8 2011 46 40 Jul 9 2012 46 45 Sep 6 2012 49 40 Jul 10 2013 43 46 Sep 5 2013 46 45 Jul 7 2014 47 46 Sep 4 2014 44 48 Jul 8 2015 49 46 Sep 9 2015 45 50 Jul 13 2016 42 52 Sep 7 2016 45 47 Sep 6 2017 49 40 Jul 1 2018 53 41 Sep 4 2018 51 40 Sep 3 2019 54 42 Jul 1 2020 58 38 Aug 31 2020 53 43 Jul 6 2021 49 44 Sep 1 2021 40 53 Jul 5 2022 43 55 Sep 1 2022 40 58 Jul 3 2023 40 56 Sep 1 2023 41 58 Jul 1 2024 43 52 Sep 3 2024 44 51 Jul 7 2025 39 56 Sep 2 2025 42 52
Supreme Court > Approval Table Approve Disapprove No opinion % % % 2025 Sep 2-16 42 52 6 2025 Jul 7-21 39 56 6 2024 Sep 3-15 44 51 5 2024 Jul 1-21 43 52 5 2023 Sep 1-23 41 58 2 2023 Jul 3-27 40 56 4 2022 Sep 1-16 40 58 3 2022 Jul 5-26 43 55 2 2021 Sep 1-17 40 53 6 2021 Jul 6-21 49 44 7 2020 Aug 31-Sep 13 53 43 4 2020 Jul 1-23 58 38 4 2019 Sep 3-15 54 42 4 2018 Sep 4-12 51 40 8 2018 Jul 1-11 53 41 7 2017 Sep 6-10 49 40 10 2016 Sep 7-11 45 47 8 2016 Jul 13-17 42 52 6 2015 Sep 9-13 45 50 5 2015 Jul 8-12 49 46 5 2014 Sep 4-7 44 48 8 2014 Jul 7-10 47 46 7 2013 Sep 5-8 46 45 9 2013 Jul 10-14 43 46 11 2012 Sep 6-9 49 40 11 2012 Jul 9-12 46 45 9 2011 Sep 8-11 46 40 14 2010 Sep 13-16 51 39 10 2009 Aug 31-Sep 2 61 28 11 2009 Jun 14-17 59 30 11 2008 Sep 8-11 50 39 11 2008 Jun 9-12 48 38 14 2007 Sep 14-16 51 39 10 2007 May 10-13 51 36 13 2006 Sep 7-10 60 32 8 2005 Sep 12-15 56 36 8 2005 Jun 24-26 42 48 10 2004 Sep 13-15 51 39 10 2003 Sep 8-10 52 38 10 2003 Jul 7-9 59 33 8 2002 Sep 5-8 60 29 11 2001 Sep 7-10 58 28 14 2001 Jun 11-17 62 25 13 2001 Jan 10-14 59 34 7 2000 Aug 29-Sep 5 62 29 9
Supreme Court > Chief Justice John Roberts Job Approval Table Approve Disapprove No opinion % % % 2025 Dec 1-15 38 53 9 2023 Dec 1-20 48 46 6 2021 Dec 1-16 60 34 6 2013 Sep 5-8 55 34 11 2010 Jul 27-Aug 1 48 27 25
Supreme Court > Trust Judicial Branch Table Great deal Fair amount Not very much None at all No opinion % % % % % 2025 Sep 2-16 16 33 29 22 1 2024 Sep 3-15 12 36 30 21 1 2023 Sep 1-23 9 40 32 19 -- 2022 Sep 1-16 7 40 31 22 -- 2021 Sep 1-17 10 44 32 14 1 2020 Aug 31-Sep 13 17 50 26 8 -- 2019 Sep 3-15 16 53 25 6 * 2018 Sep 4-12 18 50 22 9 1 2017 Sep 6-10 16 52 24 7 1 2016 Sep 7-11 12 49 28 9 1 2015 Sep 9-13 11 42 31 16 * 2014 Sep 4-7 10 51 30 9 1 2013 Sep 5-8 13 49 28 9 1 2012 Sep 6-9 14 53 27 4 2 2011 Sep 8-11 12 51 28 8 1 2010 Sep 13-16 14 52 28 5 2 2009 Aug 31-Sep 2 18 58 18 4 2 2008 Sep 8-11 14 55 23 6 3 2007 Sep 14-16 15 54 23 6 1 2006 Sep 7-10 15 54 21 7 3 2005 Sep 12-15 13 55 25 6 1 2004 Sep 13-15 14 51 27 6 2 2003 Sep 8-10 13 54 27 5 1 2002 Sep 5-8 17 58 18 5 2 2001 Sep 7-10 17 57 20 4 2 2000 Jul 6-9 23 52 18 6 1 1999 Feb 4-8 29 51 13 5 2 1998 Dec 28-29 27 51 16 4 2 1997 May 30-Jun 1 19 52 22 5 2 1976 Jun 16 47 26 6 4 1974 Apr 17 54 20 5 5 1972 May 17 49 24 7 4
Supreme Court > Too Liberal Conservative Table Too liberal Too conservative About right No opinion % % % % 2025 Sep 2-16 17 43 36 4 2024 Sep 3-15 13 41 41 5 2023 Sep 1-23 17 39 42 2 2022 Sep 1-16 18 42 38 3 2021 Sep 1-17 20 37 40 3 2020 Aug 31-Sep 13 23 32 42 3 2019 Sep 3-15 17 33 47 3 2018 Jul 1-11 21 29 44 6 2017 Sep 6-10 23 30 43 4 2016 Sep 7-11 37 20 39 4 2015 Sep 9-13 37 20 40 3 2014 Sep 4-7 30 24 43 4 2013 Sep 5-8 30 23 41 6 2012 Sep 6-9 27 23 44 7 2011 Sep 8-11 31 20 42 7 2010 Jul 27-Aug 1 32 19 43 6 2009 Aug 31-Sep 2 28 19 50 3 2008 Sep 8-11 21 30 43 6 2007 Sep 14-16 21 32 43 5 2006 Sep 7-10 21 31 43 6 2005 Sep 12-15 25 25 45 5 2004 Sep 13-15 28 27 40 5 2003 Sep 8-10 31 25 39 5 2003 Jul 7-9 # 31 15 48 6 2001 Sep 7-10 22 25 46 7 2000 Aug 29-Sep 5 # 27 16 49 8 1995 Jul 7-9 31 20 41 8 1993 Jun 18-21 ^ 22 24 45 9 1991 Jul 11-14 # 20 25 39 16
Supreme Court > Confidence Supreme Court Table Great deal Quite a lot Some Very little None (vol.) No opinion Great deal/Quite a lot % % % % % % % 2025 10 17 38 31 3 2 27 2024 13 17 31 35 3 1 30 2023 11 16 37 34 1 * 27 2022 11 14 43 30 1 1 25 2021 13 23 42 21 1 * 36 2020 18 22 41 17 1 1 40 2019 18 20 40 20 1 1 38 2018 16 21 42 17 1 2 37 2017 18 22 40 16 1 2 40 2016 15 21 41 22 1 1 36 2015 14 18 42 23 2 2 32 2014 12 18 41 24 2 2 30 2013 13 21 42 21 2 2 34 2012 15 22 38 20 2 3 37 2011 17 20 41 18 2 2 37 2010 15 21 43 16 2 3 36 2009 15 24 41 17 1 3 39 2008 13 19 44 17 1 5 32 2007 14 20 41 21 2 2 34 2006 14 26 41 15 1 3 40 2005 16 25 38 18 1 2 41 2004 16 30 37 14 2 1 46 2003 20 27 38 12 1 2 47 2002 22 28 35 13 * 2 50 2001 22 28 31 13 3 3 50 2000 18 29 35 14 1 3 47 1999 20 29 35 13 1 2 49 1998 24 26 34 12 1 3 50 1997 25 25 32 14 2 2 50 1996 17 28 39 14 1 1 45 1995 20 24 39 14 1 1 44 1994 18 24 38 16 1 3 42 1993 18 25 37 15 2 3 43 1991 Oct 16 23 39 15 2 5 39 1991 Feb 21 27 36 10 1 5 48 1990 19 28 31 16 2 4 47 1989 21 25 33 17 2 2 46 1988 21 35 30 11 1 2 56 1987 13 39 36 8 * 4 52 1986 19 35 32 10 1 3 54 1985 18 38 30 9 1 5 56 1984 22 29 28 15 -- 6 51 1983 14 28 34 16 1 7 42 1981 18 28 32 13 4 4 46 1979 18 27 31 19 1 4 45 1977 17 28 29 16 2 8 45 1975 22 27 28 16 1 6 49 1973 20 25 28 12 5 11 45
Supreme Court > Senate Vote Confirm Nominee Table Yes, vote in favor No, not No opinion % % % Ketanji Brown Jackson 2022 Mar 1-18 58 30 12 Amy Coney Barrett 2020 Oct 16-27 48 47 6 2020 Sep 30-Oct 15 51 46 3 Brett Kavanaugh 2018 Sep 24-30 46 45 9 2018 Sep 10-16 39 42 19 2018 Aug 20-26 40 36 24 2018 Jul 10-15 41 37 22 Neil Gorsuch 2017 Feb 1-2 45 32 23 Merrick Garland 2016 Mar 18-19 52 29 19 Elena Kagan 2010 Jul 27-Aug 1 46 36 18 2010 Jul 8-11 44 34 22 2010 May 24-25 46 32 22 Sonia Sotomayor 2009 Jul 17-19 55 36 9 2009 Jul 10-12 53 33 13 2009 May 29-31 54 28 19 Samuel Alito 2006 Jan 20-22 54 30 16 2006 Jan 6-8 49 30 21 2005 Dec 9-11 49 29 22 2005 Nov 7-10 50 25 25 Harriet Miers 2005 Oct 21-23 42 43 15 2005 Oct 13-16 ^ 44 36 20 John Roberts 2005 Sep 16-18 60 26 14 2005 Sep 8-11 58 27 15 2005 Aug 28-30 52 26 22 2005 Aug 5-7 51 28 21 2005 Jul 22-24 59 22 19 Ruth Bader Ginsburg 1993 Jun 18-21 53 14 33 Clarence Thomas 1991 Oct 14 58 30 12 1991 Oct 10-13 53 30 17 1991 Sep 13-15 54 25 21 1991 Aug 8-11 56 23 21 1991 Jul 11-14 52 17 31 Robert Bork 1987 Sep 1-13 38 35 26 1987 Aug 24-Sep 2 31 25 44
Supreme Court > Justified Vote Disagree Issues Table Justified Unjustified No opinion % % % 2018 Jul 2-8 49 46 5 2005 Jan 14-16 51 46 3
Supreme Court > Become More Liberal Five Years Table More liberal More conservative Stayed the same No opinion % % % % 2010 Jul 27-Aug 1 36 16 43 5
Supreme Court > President Nominate Liberal Conservative Table More liberal More conservative Keep as now No opinion % % % % President Obama 2010 May 3-6 27 42 24 6 2009 May 7-10 28 41 26 5 President Bush 2005 Sep 26-28 30 33 29 8 2005 Jun 16-19 30 41 24 5
Supreme Court > Important Characteristics Next Justice Table Essential Good idea Doesn't matter Bad idea No opinion % % % % % A woman 2010 May 3-6 4 20 72 3 1 2009 May 7-10 6 26 64 3 1 2005 Oct 28-30 14 33 50 2 1 2005 Sep 26-28 ^ 14 29 55 1 1 Hispanic 2010 May 3-6 1 12 76 9 1 2009 May 7-10 1 21 68 8 1 2005 Sep 26-28 3 23 69 4 1 Black 2010 May 3-6 1 13 82 3 1 2009 May 7-10 1 21 74 3 1 2005 Sep 26-28 5 21 71 2 1 Someone with experience as a judge 2005 Oct 28-30 50 36 11 2 1 A conservative 2005 Oct 28-30 21 24 32 20 3 Someone who would overturn Roe v. Wade 2005 Oct 28-30 16 16 20 42 6
Supreme Court > Nominee Too Liberal Conservative Table Too liberal Too conservative About right No opinion % % % % Sonia Sotomayor 2009 May 29-31 ^ 28 3 48 20 Samuel Alito 2006 Jan 6-8 ^ 6 29 49 15 John Roberts 2005 Aug 28-30 8 24 48 20 Ruth Bader Ginsburg 1993 Jun 18-21 14 4 47 35 Clarence Thomas 1991 Jul 11-14 7 20 46 27
Supreme Court > Nominee Mainstream Too Extreme Table Mainstream Too extreme No opinion % % % Sonia Sotomayor 2009 May 29-31 ^ 49 30 21 Samuel Alito 2006 Jan 6-8 ^ 52 30 19 2005 Nov 1 51 26 23
Supreme Court > Justified Filibuster Nomination Vote Table Justified Not justified No opinion % % % 2006 Jan 20-22 38 48 15
Supreme Court > Alito Vote Overturn Roe v Wade Table Yes, would overturn No, would not No opinion % % % 2006 Jan 20-22 34 44 21 2005 Nov 1 38 38 24
Supreme Court > Pleased Disappointed Bush Choice Miers Table Pleased Disappointed No opinion % % % 2005 Oct 21-23 40 50 10
Supreme Court > Miers Qualified Table Among most qualified Qualified Not qualified No opinion % % % % 2005 Oct 21-23 20 49 22 9
Bush Support Withdraw Miers Nomination Table Continue to support Withdraw nomination No opinion % % % 2005 Oct 13-16 ^ 46 36 18
Nominee Specific Questions General Philosophy Table Specific issues General philosophy No opinion % % % 2005 Aug 28-30^ 55 42 3
Senators Insist Nominee Explain Abortion Views Table Insist he explain views Allow to refuse to answer No opinion % % % 2005 Jul 22-24 61 37 2
Supreme Court > Keeping Overturning Roe v Wade Disqualify Nominee Table Yes, should disqualify No, should not No opinion % % % Keeping Roe v. Wade 2005 Jul 22-24 ^ 13 85 2 Overturning Roe v. Wade 2005 Jul 22-24 ^ 25 72 3
Allow State Govts Display Ten Commandments Monument Table Yes, should No, should not No opinion % % % 2005 Jun 24-26 75 23 2 2005 Feb 25-27 ^ 76 21 3
Supreme Court > Nominate Best Person Acceptable Other Party Table Still nominate best person Nominate another acceptable to Democrats No opinion % % % 2005 Jun 16-19 46 51 3
Supreme Court > Work to Defeat Nominee Disagree Issues Table Vote to confirm nominee Work to defeat nomination No opinion % % % 2005 Jun 16-19 40 53 7
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