Publication Date: 02/25/2026 5:00 AM CST
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71% Agree on SCOTUS Ruling on Tariffs

Publication: 02/25/2026 5:00 AM CST

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  • Seven of 10 voters (71%) agree with the Supreme Court ruling that the president cannot impose wide-ranging tariffs on his own and instead requires Congressional approval.
    • Just 21% disagree and believe the president should be able to impose tariffs on his own.
    • This number includes 43% who Strongly Agree and 28% who Somewhat Agree.
    • An overwhelming majority of Democrats (90%) agree with the ruling.
    • A smaller majority of Republicans (54%) agree with the ruling, but 36% disagree and say the president can impose those tariffs without Congressional approval.
  • Half of voters (50%) say Congress should allow the tariffs to be reversed.
    • One third (35%) say Congress should act to maintain President Trump's tariffs.
    • As expected, the parties disagree: 62% of Republicans say Congress should act to maintain the tariffs, and 79% of Democrats say Congress should allow the reversal.
    • Men are evenly split with 44% saying Congress should act to maintain the tariffs and 44% saying they should allow them to be reversed.
    • On the other hand, by a 55% to 26% margin, women say Congress should allow the tariff reversal.
    • By a 60% to 40% margin, voters who talk politics every or nearly every day say Congress should act to maintain the tariffs.


This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, February 23-24, 2026. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.


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Post Tags: Economics | Trump Administration

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