Forty-two percent (42%) of voters approve of the Supreme Court, while disapproval has risen 6 points to 50%. The totals include 14% who Strongly Approve and 25% who Strongly Disapprove. The 6-point jump in disapproval wipes out most of a 9-point drop in July, just after the court announced its rulings. The current 50% disapproval rating is 3 points below the total for May and June.

Meanwhile, in 6-of-7 surveys this year, approval for the court has stayed between 40% (a low) and 43%. Satisfaction with the Supreme Court has fallen significantly since the start of 2025, when 54% approved of the court's performance.

Sixty-three percent (63%) of Republicans approve of the court, while 69% of Democrats disapprove.

In the recent session, 34% of voters felt that the court ruled for the Trump Administration most of the time, while 21% felt they ruled against the administration most of the time. Twenty-six percent (26%) say they ruled about equally for and against the Trump Administration. The partisan breakdown on this is similar: 35% of Republicans felt rulings favored the Trump Administration most of the time, along with 38% of Democrats. Republicans were slightly more likely to say the rulings were split evenly (27% R to 23% D), while Democrats were slightly more likely to say rulings went against the Trump Administration (24% D to 21% R).

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, August 17-18, 2026. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.