Most Democratic Voters Want to ‘Abolish’ Supreme Court

Survey of 1,025 Likely Voters by Rasmussen Reports, LLC and the Heartland Institute

July 6-7, 2022

 

Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court?

29% very favorable

23% somewhat favorable

18% somewhat unfavorable

25% very unfavorable

6% not sure

 

Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree with the following statement?: “The U.S. Supreme Court is a fundamentally racist institution.”

15% strongly agree

19% somewhat agree

18% somewhat disagree

43% strongly disagree

6% not sure

 

Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree with the following statement?: “The U.S. Supreme Court is a fundamentally sexist institution that favors men over women.”

 

21% strongly agree

20% somewhat agree

13% somewhat disagree

42% strongly disagree

5% not sure

 

There are nine justices on the Supreme Court. Some congressional Democrats have proposed expanding that number to 13. Would you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose legislation to increase the size of the Supreme Court to 13 seats?

21% strongly favor

20% somewhat favor

11% somewhat oppose

40% strongly oppose

9% not sure

 

Would you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose legislation that would abolish the current Supreme Court and establish a new, democratically elected Supreme Court with justices chosen by the American people directly?

22% strongly favor

15% somewhat favor

13% somewhat oppose

40% strongly oppose

10% not sure

 

Would you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose a constitutional amendment that would give the United Nations the authority to reverse U.S. Supreme Court decisions that U.N. members believe violate human rights?

14% strongly favor

15% somewhat favor

11% somewhat oppose

51% strongly oppose

10% not sure

 

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence