Also:
- Approval of the Supreme Court at 49%, down slightly due to greater disapproval from Democrats
- Large majorities continue to support authority of courts, limits on presidential powers
- Majorities oppose calls to impeach judges
Please note: Complete Poll results and methodology information can be found online at law.marquette.edu/poll
MILWAUKEE — A new Marquette Law School Poll national survey finds majorities of adults in favor each of seven U.S. Supreme Court cases decided this year.
Support ranges from 56% for a decision limiting district court use of nationwide injunctions to 75% for a decision upholding a Texas state law requiring proof of age to access sexually oriented websites. Support also surpassed 70% for decisions requiring due process for those subject to deportation (73%) and upholding a Tennessee state law banning gender-transition treatment for minors (71%).
A decision requiring schools to allow parents to decide to opt their children out of lessons on religious grounds is favored by 69%. A decision from January upholding a federal law requiring the sale of TikTok has 60% in favor. And a decision overturning a Wisconsin ruling that denied a Catholic charity organization a religious tax exemption is favored by 59%. The full set of rulings surveyed is shown in Table 1. (All results in the tables are stated as percentages.)
Table 1: Favor or oppose recent Supreme Court decisions
Among adults
| Favor or oppose | ||
| Decision | Favor | Oppose |
| Upholds law requiring proof of age to access sexually oriented websites | 75 | 25 |
| Requires due process for those subject to deportation | 73 | 27 |
| Upholds ban on transgender treatment for minors | 71 | 29 |
| Allows parents to opt school children out of lessons | 69 | 31 |
| Upholds law requiring TikTok sale | 60 | 40 |
| Requires religious tax exemption for Catholic Charities organization | 59 | 41 |
| Limits district court use of nationwide injunctions | 56 | 44 |
| Marquette Law School Poll, national survey, July 7-16, 2025 | ||
| Question: See full question texts at the end of this release | ||
Across these cases, 75% favored a majority of the seven decisions, while 25% opposed a majority of the results. Most respondents disagreed with at least some Court rulings. All seven outcomes are favored by 10%, six of the seven are favored by 28%, and five are favored by 21%. Few respondents oppose most of the decisions, with 1% opposed to all, 4% opposed to six, and 7% opposed to five. Table 2 shows support across all decisions.
Table 2: Number of decisions supported
Among adults
| Number of decisions supported | |
| Percent | |
| 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 7 |
| 3 | 13 |
| 4 | 16 |
| 5 | 21 |
| 6 | 28 |
| 7 | 10 |
| Marquette Law School Poll, national survey, July 7-16, 2025 | |
| Question: Agreement with decisions across seven cases | |
The survey was conducted July 7-16, 2025, interviewing 1,005 adults nationwide, with a margin of error of +/-3.4 percentage points.
Approval of the job the Supreme Court is doing inched down from 53% in May to 49% in July, with 51% disapproving in July. During the current term of the Court since October 2024, approval rose from 45% in October with small declines in May and July, as shown in Table 3.
Table 3: U.S. Supreme Court approval
Among adults
| Poll dates | Approval | |
| Approve | Disapprove | |
| 7/7-16/25 | 49 | 51 |
| 5/5-15/25 | 53 | 47 |
| 3/17-27/25 | 54 | 46 |
| 1/27-2/6/25 | 51 | 49 |
| 12/2-11/24 | 48 | 52 |
| 10/1-10/24 | 45 | 55 |
| Marquette Law School Poll, national surveys, latest: July 7-16, 2025 | ||
| Question: Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way the U.S. Supreme Court is handling its job? | ||
The decline in approval in July is driven by shifts among Democrats, whose approval fell from 31% in May to 18% in July. Approval among Republicans and independents increased only slightly, as shown in Table 4.
Table 4: Supreme Court approval
Among national adults
| Poll dates | Approval | |
| Approve | Disapprove | |
| Republican | ||
| 7/7-16/25 | 81 | 19 |
| 5/5-15/25 | 78 | 22 |
| 3/17-27/25 | 79 | 21 |
| 1/27-2/6/25 | 84 | 16 |
| 12/2-11/24 | 74 | 26 |
| 10/1-10/24 | 68 | 32 |
| Independent | ||
| 7/7-16/25 | 45 | 55 |
| 5/5-15/25 | 43 | 57 |
| 3/17-27/25 | 45 | 55 |
| 1/27-2/6/25 | 46 | 54 |
| 12/2-11/24 | 46 | 54 |
| 10/1-10/24 | 41 | 59 |
| Democrat | ||
| 7/7-16/25 | 18 | 82 |
| 5/5-15/25 | 31 | 69 |
| 3/17-27/25 | 31 | 69 |
| 1/27-2/6/25 | 19 | 81 |
| 12/2-11/24 | 21 | 79 |
| 10/1-10/24 | 23 | 77 |
| Marquette Law School Poll, national surveys, latest: July 7-16, 2025 | ||
| Question: Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way the U.S. Supreme Court is handling its job? | ||
Partisan differences in approval of the Court persist beyond agreement or disagreement with the Court’s rulings. Yet approval is higher in each party among those who agree with a majority of rulings than among those in the same party who disagree with most decisions, as shown in Table 5.
Table 5: Supreme Court approval, by agreement with seven surveyed decisions and party ID
Among national adults
| Agreement with decisions | Approval | |
| Approve | Disapprove | |
| Republican | ||
| Agree on 0-3 cases | 58 | 42 |
| Agree on 4-7 cases | 83 | 17 |
| Independent | ||
| Agree on 0-3 cases | 24 | 76 |
| Agree on 4-7 cases | 53 | 47 |
| Democrat | ||
| Agree on 0-3 cases | 7 | 93 |
| Agree on 4-7 cases | 26 | 74 |
| Marquette Law School Poll, national survey July 7-16, 2025 | ||
| Question: Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way the U.S. Supreme Court is handling its job? | ||
Democrats are more attentive to news about the Court than are independents and Republicans. Among Democrats, 46% say they heard or read a lot about the Court in the last month, compared to 26% among Republicans and 25% among independents. Republicans and independents are also considerably more likely than Democrats to say they heard nothing at all about the Court, as shown in Table 6.
Democrats who disagreed with a majority of recent decisions were also more attentive to news about the Court. Of Democrats who opposed a majority of the decisions, 55% said they had heard a lot about the Court in the last month, compared to 38% saying this among Democrats who agreed with a majority of decisions.
Table 6: Attention to news about the U.S. Supreme Court
Among adults
| Party ID | Attention to Court news | ||
| A lot | A little | Nothing at all | |
| Republican | 26 | 55 | 19 |
| Independent | 25 | 48 | 27 |
| Democrat | 46 | 49 | 5 |
| Marquette Law School Poll, national survey, July 7-16, 2025 | |||
| Question: Thinking about the last month only, how much have you heard or read about the U.S. Supreme Court? | |||
Partisan divisions on individual Supreme Court decisions
Some recent decisions draw bipartisan support, while others reflect partisan divides. These divisions are generally smaller than ones typically seen for presidential approval or other clearly partisan issues.
The decision upholding a Texas law requiring proof of age in order to access sexually oriented websites is an example of strong support across party groups. This decision is favored by 84% of Republicans, 70% of independents, and 68% of Democrats, as shown in Table 7.
Table 7: Proof of age to access sexually oriented websites
Among adults
| Party ID | Favor or oppose ruling | |
| Favor | Oppose | |
| Among all adults | 75 | 25 |
| Republican | 84 | 16 |
| Independent | 70 | 30 |
| Democrat | 68 | 32 |
| Marquette Law School Poll, national survey, July 7-16, 2025 | ||
| Question: In June, the Supreme Court upheld a Texas law meant to prevent minors from accessing sexual materials on the internet, through a requirement that adults prove they are 18 or over by submitting government-issued IDs in order to access sexually oriented websites. How much do you favor or oppose this decision? | ||
Majorities of each party also favor a decision to require due process for those facing deportation, though the gap between Republicans and Democrats is substantial. The ruling is favored by 53% of Republicans, 75% of independents, and 92% of Democrats, as shown in Table 8.
Table 8: Due process for those facing deportation
Among adults
| Party ID | Favor or oppose ruling | |
| Favor | Oppose | |
| Among all adults | 73 | 27 |
| Republican | 53 | 47 |
| Independent | 75 | 25 |
| Democrat | 92 | 8 |
| Marquette Law School Poll, national survey, July 7-16, 2025 | ||
| Question: In April, the Supreme Court said that those the administration is seeking to deport under the Alien Enemies Act must receive notice that they are subject to deportation within a reasonable time and in such a manner as will allow them to actually seek court review before such deportation occurs. How much do you favor or oppose this decision? | ||
A similar bipartisan majority and a similar partisan gap are seen on the decision upholding Tennessee’s ban on transgender treatment for minors, with 90% of Republicans in favor of the ruling, along with 72% of independents and 52% of Democrats, as shown in Table 9.
Table 9: Law banning gender-transition treatment for minors
Among adults
| Party ID | Favor or oppose ruling | |
| Favor | Oppose | |
| Among all adults | 71 | 29 |
| Republican | 90 | 10 |
| Independent | 72 | 28 |
| Democrat | 52 | 48 |
| Marquette Law School Poll, national survey, July 7-16, 2025 | ||
| Question: In June, the Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee law that prohibits medical providers from prescribing puberty-delaying medication or performing gender transition surgery for youth under 18. How much do you favor or oppose this decision? | ||
The decision allowing parents to opt their children out of certain school lessons due to religious objections falls just short of commanding bipartisan majorities, with 91% of Republicans in favor, while 66% of independents and 48% of Democrats are in favor. See Table 10.
Table 10: Allow parents to opt children out of school lessons
Among adults
