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BlueWaveNeverEnd

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Wed Mar 11, 2026, 10:54 AM Mar 11

Poll: Confidence in the Supreme Court drops to a record low [View all]

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/poll-confidence-supreme-court-drops-record-low-rcna262459




The latest NBC News poll shows that 22% of registered voters nationally said they have a "great deal" or "quite a bit" of confidence in the high court. Another 40% said they had "some" confidence, while 38% said they had "very little" or "no" confidence.

The previous low point for voters' impressions of the Supreme Court came in the wake of the ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, when 27% said they had a great deal or quite a bit of confidence. That number hit a high of 52% in December 2000, just before the court’s Bush v. Gore ruling that paved the way for George W. Bush to take office, a polarizing decision that buffeted the court’s popularity.


confidence in the court than Democrats do, there has been a drop among both constituencies over time, according to NBC News polling data. The court currently has a 6-3 conservative majority that often favors Republican causes on issues such as abortion and voting rights.

In the latest survey, 9% of Democrats said they had a great deal or quite a bit of confidence in the court, compared with 35% of Republicans who do.

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Power is controlled by abusers now bucolic_frolic Mar 11 #1
Now? EdmondDantes_ Mar 11 #8
It cant get lower than zero Johonny Mar 11 #2
Clarence is trying. Sneederbunk Mar 11 #5
Well deserved, but it should be even lower. RockRaven Mar 11 #3
This is a self-inflicted wound LetMyPeopleVote Mar 11 #4
Scotus still has better than average rating jimmy the one Mar 11 #6
I wonder why? Kid Berwyn Mar 11 #7
No surprise Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 11 #9
Bush vs Gore killed SCOTUS approval rating DemocracyForever Monday #10
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