Publication Date: 06/10/2026 5:00 AM CST
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SCOTUS Job Performance: 43% Approve

Publication: 06/10/2026 5:00 AM CST

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  • Currently, 43% of voters approve of the way SCOTUS is performing its job, while 53% disapprove.
    • These numbers include 11% who Strongly Approve and 27% who Strongly Disapprove.
    • Approval by all voters is up 3 points from April's low of 40%, but still down 5 from early March.
    • Republicans approve by a margin of 63% to 31%, while Democrats disapprove by a margin of 71% to 25%.
  • A plurality (40%) still consider the court to be too conservative, which is up 3 points from April.
    • Just 20% say it is too liberal, and 27% say it is about right.
    • Republican voters are divided: 41% say the balance is about right, 33% say it's too liberal, and only 17% say it's too conservative.
    • Democratic voters are more unified: 63% say the court is too conservative, 8% say it's too liberal, and 15% say the balance is about right.
  • When it is faced with a dispute between government regulations and individual freedom, a solid plurality of voters (43%) believe that the court tends to support regulation over freedom.
    • Just 15% say the court favors individual freedom more.
    • One quarter (26%) say the court equally supports individual freedom and regulations.
    • Democrats say the court sides with regulations by a margin of 49% to 14%, while 21% say it is about equal.
    • Republicans say the court is too liberal by a 2-to-1 margin of 34% to 17%, though 34% also say the balance is about equal.


This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, June 3-4, 2026. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.


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