MILWAUKEE — The Marquette Law School Poll will release the results of its national survey of public opinion over two days, Feb. 4-5, via written releases.
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, the Marquette Law School Poll will release results of a national survey on an extensive list of topics, including the 2026 congressional vote, the shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis, views of ICE, and deportations. The poll was in the field when Alex Pretti was killed. The survey covers approval and opinion of President Donald Trump.
Topics include approval of Trump overall and across eight issues, including his handling of the southern border, immigration, the economy, the Jeffrey Epstein files, and inflation. The survey also covers support for the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, further U.S. involvement in Venezuela, and lethal strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats. Opinion on U.S. control of Greenland is also included.
The poll asks which party is seen as better able to handle each of the eight issues, as well as what issue matters most. Other topics include views of tariffs, the economy, and grocery and gasoline prices.
Additional topics include the expiration of tax credits for health insurance, whether diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs should be terminated, and whether they disadvantage white men. Views of whether data centers are worth the costs are also included.
On Thursday, Feb. 5, the Marquette Law School Poll will release results pertaining to public opinion about the U.S. Supreme Court. The poll provides the latest trends in national approval of the Supreme Court, cases before the Court, and opinions of each of the nine justices. The survey asks about the authority of the courts vis-à-vis the president, including opinion on whether the president can ignore rulings by the Supreme Court and whether the Supreme Court is going out of its way to avoid ruling against Trump. The survey inquires about the public’s views of Supreme Court cases concerning the deployment of the National Guard in Chicago, state laws that prohibit transgender women from participating on women’s sports teams, the president’s authority to remove a Federal Reserve Board governor, the rights of drug users to possess guns, and the Trump tariffs. The survey also assesses attention to news about the Court. This is the 30th installment in a series of nationwide surveys, begun in 2019, measuring public understanding and opinion of the nation’s highest court.
The written releases and corresponding data will be distributed and made available on the stated dates at 1 a.m. ET, on the Marquette Law School Poll website. Embargoed written releases of these national surveys will be available to members of the media who formally register their interest in advance online and agree to stated embargo policies. Reporters who have registered for previous embargoes do not need to register again.
Interviews with Poll Director Charles Franklin following the releases are available on request by contacting Kevin Conway at kevin.m.conway@marquette.edu.
The Marquette Law School Poll has received considerable acclaim for its surveys of both Wisconsin and the nation more generally. Established in 2012, it has become the most extensive statewide polling project in Wisconsin history, setting the standard for measuring public opinion in the state. Since 2019, the Law School’s surveys of national public opinion about the U.S. Supreme Court and selected political issues have expanded the work of the poll both geographically and topically.
This work has been nationally recognized for its accuracy and transparency. For example, among more than 500 pollsters across the United States, the Marquette Law School Poll has been ranked second by Nate Silver’s Silver Bulletin. FiveThirtyEight.com ranked the poll third, also giving it the nation’s only perfect 10 score for transparency.
Charles Franklin has directed the poll since its inception in 2012. A professor of law and public policy at Marquette Law School, Franklin also served on the ABC News election night Decision Desk from 2002 to 2020. He is a past president of the Society for Political Methodology and an elected fellow of the society; he holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Michigan.
