Publication Date: 10/09/2026 6:00 AM CST
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SCOTUS Approval Gets Bounce: 47% Approve, 43% Disapprove

Publication: 10/09/2026 6:00 AM CST

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The latest Napolitan News survey shows that 47% of voters approve of the Supreme Court (SCOTUS), up 5 points from 42% in August. Forty-three percent (43%) disapprove, down 7 points from August.

The 47% approval is the second-highest mark SCOTUS has received this year, just behind the 48% rating in March, when 41% disapproved. Every other survey this year showed approval ratings between 40% and 43%.



Eight-in-10 Republicans (77%) approve of SCOTUS, while 68% of Democrats disapprove.

Thirty-six percent (36%) of voters say that the court rules for the Trump Administration most of the time, up 2 from August and 4 from July. Twenty-six percent (26%) disagree, up 5 from August but only 2 points from July. Republicans tend to think the court rules for the administration (35%) or that the rulings are about equal (32%), though 20% believe the court opposes the Trump Administration most of the time.

Democrats are more divided: 42% say SCOTUS rules for the president's administration more often than not, while 33% say they rule against then. Just 12% think the rulings are about equal.


This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, Oct 5-6. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.


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