(C) Wisconsin Watch This story was originally published by Wisconsin Watch and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . MLSPSC14Toplines.knit [1] [] Date: 2023-07 Marquette Law School Supreme Court Poll May 8-18, 2023 (Percentages are rounded to whole numbers for reporting of results. Frequencies have been rounded to whole numbers but percentages are calculated based on non-integer weighted sample sizes.) Results for survey items among all respondents are presented here (unless otherwise indicated). Please note that some questions are only asked of particular groups of respondents. In these instances, the row “NA’s” includes the number and percent of total respondents omitted from the question. These omitted cases are ignored when calculating the “Valid” and “Cumulative” percent columns. A1: interest in politics Some people seem to follow what's going on in politics most of the time, whether there's an election going on or not. Others aren't that interested. How often do you follow what's going on in politics…? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Most of the time 364 36 36 36 Some of the time 358 35 35 71 Only now and then 187 19 19 90 Hardly at all 99 10 10 100 Skipped/Ref 2 0 0 100 B1: Biden approval Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Joe Biden is handling his job as president? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Strongly approve 93 9 9 9 Somewhat approve 304 30 30 39 Somewhat disapprove 206 20 20 60 Strongly disapprove 405 40 40 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 B1: Biden approval, 2-cat Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Joe Biden is handling his job as president? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Approve 397 39 39 39 Disapprove 611 61 61 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 B2: Supreme Court approval Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way the US Supreme Court is handling its job? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Strongly approve 68 7 7 7 Somewhat approve 343 34 34 41 Somewhat disapprove 355 35 35 76 Strongly disapprove 243 24 24 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 B2: Supreme Court approval, 2-cat Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way the US Supreme Court is handling its job? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Approve 412 41 41 41 Disapprove 597 59 59 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 B3: Congress approval Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way the US Congress is handling its job? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Strongly approve 18 2 2 2 Somewhat approve 252 25 25 27 Somewhat disapprove 468 46 46 73 Strongly disapprove 270 27 27 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 B3: Congress approval, 2-cat Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way the US Congress is handling its job? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Approve 271 27 27 27 Disapprove 738 73 73 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 B4: Republican majority approval Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republican majority in the House of Representatives is handling its job? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Strongly approve 69 7 7 7 Somewhat approve 313 31 31 38 Somewhat disapprove 301 30 30 68 Strongly disapprove 326 32 32 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 B4: Republican majority approval, 2-pt Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republican majority in the House of Representatives is handling its job? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Approve 382 38 38 38 Disapprove 626 62 62 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 B5: Democratic majority approval Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate is handling its job? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Strongly approve 71 7 7 7 Somewhat approve 318 31 31 38 Somewhat disapprove 314 31 31 70 Strongly disapprove 306 30 30 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 B5: Democratic majority approval, 2-pt Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate is handling its job? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Approve 389 38 38 38 Disapprove 620 61 61 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 B6: Fav/Unfav: Biden [Joe Biden] Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people or haven’t you heard enough yet to have an opinion? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Favorable opinion 365 36 36 36 Unfavorable opinion 589 58 58 94 Haven't heard enough 55 5 5 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 B7: Fav/Unfav: Harris [Kamala Harris] Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people or haven’t you heard enough yet to have an opinion? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Favorable opinion 310 31 31 31 Unfavorable opinion 565 56 56 87 Haven't heard enough 135 13 13 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 B8: Fav/Unfav: Kennedy [Robert F. Kennedy, Jr] Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people or haven’t you heard enough yet to have an opinion? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Favorable opinion 315 31 31 31 Unfavorable opinion 253 25 25 56 Haven't heard enough 440 44 44 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 B9: Fav/Unfav: Williamson [Marianne Williamson] Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people or haven’t you heard enough yet to have an opinion? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Favorable opinion 59 6 6 6 Unfavorable opinion 166 16 16 22 Haven't heard enough 783 78 78 100 Skipped/Ref 2 0 0 100 B10: Fav/Unfav: Christie [Chris Christie] Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people or haven’t you heard enough yet to have an opinion? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Favorable opinion 132 13 13 13 Unfavorable opinion 442 44 44 57 Haven't heard enough 435 43 43 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 B11: Fav/Unfav: DeSantis [Ron DeSantis] Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people or haven’t you heard enough yet to have an opinion? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Favorable opinion 263 26 26 26 Unfavorable opinion 449 44 44 71 Haven't heard enough 297 29 29 100 Web blank 1 0 0 100 B12: Fav/Unfav: Elder [Larry Elder] Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people or haven’t you heard enough yet to have an opinion? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Favorable opinion 116 12 12 12 Unfavorable opinion 152 15 15 27 Haven't heard enough 741 73 73 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 B13: Fav/Unfav: Haley [Nikki Haley] Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people or haven’t you heard enough yet to have an opinion? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Favorable opinion 180 18 18 18 Unfavorable opinion 289 29 29 46 Haven't heard enough 540 53 53 100 Skipped/Ref 2 0 0 100 B14: Fav/Unfav: Hutchinson [Asa Hutchinson] Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people or haven’t you heard enough yet to have an opinion? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Favorable opinion 64 6 6 6 Unfavorable opinion 162 16 16 22 Haven't heard enough 782 77 77 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 B15: Fav/Unfav: Pence [Mike Pence] Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people or haven’t you heard enough yet to have an opinion? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Favorable opinion 270 27 27 27 Unfavorable opinion 562 56 56 82 Haven't heard enough 177 18 18 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 B16: Fav/Unfav: Ramaswamy [Vivek Ramaswamy] Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people or haven’t you heard enough yet to have an opinion? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Favorable opinion 100 10 10 10 Unfavorable opinion 137 14 14 23 Haven't heard enough 771 76 76 100 Skipped/Ref 2 0 0 100 B17: Fav/Unfav: Scott [Tim Scott] Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people or haven’t you heard enough yet to have an opinion? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Favorable opinion 128 13 13 13 Unfavorable opinion 204 20 20 33 Haven't heard enough 678 67 67 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 B18: Fav/Unfav: Sununu [Chris Sununu] Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people or haven’t you heard enough yet to have an opinion? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Favorable opinion 78 8 8 8 Unfavorable opinion 150 15 15 23 Haven't heard enough 780 77 77 100 Skipped/Ref 2 0 0 100 B19: Fav/Unfav: Trump [Donald Trump] Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people or haven’t you heard enough yet to have an opinion? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Favorable opinion 370 37 37 37 Unfavorable opinion 608 60 60 97 Haven't heard enough 32 3 3 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 C1: Confidence in SCOTUS [The US Supreme Court] Here is a list of institutions in American society. How much confidence do you have in each one? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent A great deal 76 8 8 8 Quite a lot 171 17 17 25 Some 365 36 36 61 Very little 265 26 26 87 None at all 132 13 13 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 C2: Confidence in Congress [Congress] Here is a list of institutions in American society. How much confidence do you have in each one? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent A great deal 26 3 3 3 Quite a lot 82 8 8 11 Some 410 41 41 51 Very little 361 36 36 87 None at all 131 13 13 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 C3: Confidence in Presidency [The Presidency] Here is a list of institutions in American society. How much confidence do you have in each one? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent A great deal 79 8 8 8 Quite a lot 173 17 17 25 Some 303 30 30 55 Very little 266 26 26 81 None at all 189 19 19 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 C4: Confidence in national news [The national news media] Here is a list of institutions in American society. How much confidence do you have in each one? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent A great deal 42 4 4 4 Quite a lot 120 12 12 16 Some 277 27 27 43 Very little 284 28 28 72 None at all 287 28 28 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 C5: Confidence in local news [Your local news media] Here is a list of institutions in American society. How much confidence do you have in each one? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent A great deal 56 6 6 6 Quite a lot 141 14 14 20 Some 406 40 40 60 Very little 260 26 26 85 None at all 146 14 14 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 C6: Justice nomination majority What is your guess as to whether a majority of the current US Supreme Court Justices were appointed by Democratic or Republican presidents? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Definitely a majority appointed by Democratic presidents 47 5 5 5 Probably a majority appointed by Democratic presidents 250 25 25 29 Probably a majority appointed by Republican presidents 413 41 41 70 Definitely a majority appointed by Republican presidents 299 30 30 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 C7: Fav/Unfav: Alito [Samuel Alito] For each of these names have you never heard of them, heard of them but don’t know enough to have an opinion of them, have a favorable opinion or have an unfavorable opinion? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Never heard of 390 39 39 39 Heard but not enough 275 27 27 66 Favorable opinion 159 16 16 82 Unfavorable opinion 185 18 18 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 C8: Fav/Unfav: Coney Barrett [Amy Coney Barrett] For each of these names have you never heard of them, heard of them but don’t know enough to have an opinion of them, have a favorable opinion or have an unfavorable opinion? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Never heard of 318 31 31 31 Heard but not enough 235 23 23 55 Favorable opinion 189 19 19 73 Unfavorable opinion 268 27 27 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 C9: Fav/Unfav: Gorsuch [Neil Gorsuch] For each of these names have you never heard of them, heard of them but don’t know enough to have an opinion of them, have a favorable opinion or have an unfavorable opinion? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Never heard of 385 38 38 38 Heard but not enough 276 27 27 65 Favorable opinion 188 19 19 84 Unfavorable opinion 160 16 16 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 C10: Fav/Unfav: Brown Jackson [Ketanji Brown Jackson] For each of these names have you never heard of them, heard of them but don’t know enough to have an opinion of them, have a favorable opinion or have an unfavorable opinion? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Never heard of 360 36 36 36 Heard but not enough 287 28 28 64 Favorable opinion 223 22 22 86 Unfavorable opinion 139 14 14 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 C11: Fav/Unfav: Kagan [Elena Kagan] For each of these names have you never heard of them, heard of them but don’t know enough to have an opinion of them, have a favorable opinion or have an unfavorable opinion? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Never heard of 440 44 44 44 Heard but not enough 285 28 28 72 Favorable opinion 178 18 18 89 Unfavorable opinion 107 11 11 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 C12: Fav/Unfav: Kavanaugh [Brett Kavanaugh] For each of these names have you never heard of them, heard of them but don’t know enough to have an opinion of them, have a favorable opinion or have an unfavorable opinion? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Never heard of 239 24 24 24 Heard but not enough 227 22 22 46 Favorable opinion 221 22 22 68 Unfavorable opinion 322 32 32 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 C13: Fav/Unfav: Roberts [John Roberts] For each of these names have you never heard of them, heard of them but don’t know enough to have an opinion of them, have a favorable opinion or have an unfavorable opinion? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Never heard of 337 33 33 33 Heard but not enough 270 27 27 60 Favorable opinion 220 22 22 82 Unfavorable opinion 183 18 18 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 C14: Fav/Unfav: Sotomayor [Sonia Sotomayor] For each of these names have you never heard of them, heard of them but don’t know enough to have an opinion of them, have a favorable opinion or have an unfavorable opinion? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Never heard of 302 30 30 30 Heard but not enough 264 26 26 56 Favorable opinion 292 29 29 85 Unfavorable opinion 150 15 15 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 C15: Fav/Unfav: Thomas [Clarence Thomas] For each of these names have you never heard of them, heard of them but don’t know enough to have an opinion of them, have a favorable opinion or have an unfavorable opinion? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Never heard of 217 21 21 21 Heard but not enough 184 18 18 40 Favorable opinion 249 25 25 64 Unfavorable opinion 359 36 36 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 C16: Heard about Trump indictment [Donald Trump being indicted in New York State court] Here are some recent topics in the news. How much have you heard or read about each of these? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent A lot 662 66 66 66 A little 295 29 29 95 Nothing at all 53 5 5 100 C17: Heard about affirmative action case [A Supreme Court case concerning the use of race in college admissions] Here are some recent topics in the news. How much have you heard or read about each of these? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent A lot 159 16 16 16 A little 448 44 44 60 Nothing at all 402 40 40 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 C18: Heard about abortion medication case [A Supreme Court case concerning the drug used in medication-induced abortions, mifepristone] Here are some recent topics in the news. How much have you heard or read about each of these? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent A lot 360 36 36 36 A little 360 36 36 71 Nothing at all 290 29 29 100 C19: Heard about Thomas finance disclosures [News stories about Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ financial disclosure reports] Here are some recent topics in the news. How much have you heard or read about each of these? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent A lot 336 33 33 33 A little 322 32 32 65 Nothing at all 352 35 35 100 C20: Heard about Florida 6-week abortion ban [Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signing into law a bill banning abortions in Florida after 6 weeks of pregnancy instead of the previous 15 weeks] Here are some recent topics in the news. How much have you heard or read about each of these? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent A lot 429 42 42 42 A little 406 40 40 83 Nothing at all 175 17 17 100 Skipped/Ref 0 0 0 100 C21: Heard about recent shootings [Shootings involving people who knocked on the wrong door or drove into the wrong driveway] Here are some recent topics in the news. How much have you heard or read about each of these? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent A lot 454 45 45 45 A little 374 37 37 82 Nothing at all 182 18 18 100 C22: Heard about Trump civil trial [The trial in New York of a civil lawsuit against Trump accusing him of battery in a mid-1990s alleged sexual assault and of subsequent defamation] Here are some recent topics in the news. How much have you heard or read about each of these? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent A lot 516 51 51 51 A little 377 37 37 88 Nothing at all 117 12 12 100 D1: SCOTUS ideology [The US Supreme Court] In general, would you describe each of the following as…? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Very conservative 241 24 24 24 Somewhat conservative 334 33 33 57 Moderate 303 30 30 87 Somewhat liberal 99 10 10 97 Very liberal 32 3 3 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 D2: Biden ideology [Joe Biden] In general, would you describe each of the following as…? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Very conservative 54 5 5 5 Somewhat conservative 83 8 8 14 Moderate 257 25 25 39 Somewhat liberal 218 22 22 61 Very liberal 396 39 39 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 D3: Trump ideology [Donald Trump] In general, would you describe each of the following as…? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Very conservative 489 48 48 48 Somewhat conservative 274 27 27 76 Moderate 117 12 12 87 Somewhat liberal 44 4 4 91 Very liberal 85 8 8 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 D4: DeSantis ideology [Ron DeSantis] In general, would you describe each of the following as…? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Very conservative 495 49 49 49 Somewhat conservative 160 16 16 65 Moderate 268 27 27 91 Somewhat liberal 40 4 4 95 Very liberal 46 5 5 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 H1: Affirmative action [Rule that colleges cannot use race as one of several factors in deciding which applicants to admit.] Do you favor or oppose the following possible future Supreme Court decisions, or haven’t you heard enough about this to have an opinion? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Heard nothing at all 270 27 27 27 Heard of but not enough for an opinion 281 28 28 55 Favor 340 34 34 88 Oppose 118 12 12 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 H1: (those with opinions only) [THOSE WITH OPINIONS ONLY] [Rule that colleges cannot use race as one of several factors in deciding which applicants to admit.] Do you favor or oppose the following possible future Supreme Court decisions, or haven’t you heard enough about this to have an opinion? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Favor 340 34 74 74 Oppose 118 12 26 100 (Missing) 551 55 NA NA H2: LGBTQ discrimination [Decide that a business owner’s religious beliefs or free speech rights can justify refusing some services to gay people.] Do you favor or oppose the following possible future Supreme Court decisions, or haven’t you heard enough about this to have an opinion? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Heard nothing at all 250 25 25 25 Heard of but not enough for an opinion 214 21 21 46 Heard of and favor the decision 233 23 23 69 Heard of and oppose the decision 313 31 31 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 H2: (those with opinions only) [THOSE WITH OPINIONS ONLY] [Decide that a business owner’s religious beliefs or free speech rights can justify refusing some services to gay people.] Do you favor or oppose the following possible future Supreme Court decisions, or haven’t you heard enough about this to have an opinion? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Heard of and favor the decision 233 23 43 43 Heard of and oppose the decision 313 31 57 100 (Missing) 464 46 NA NA J1: Overturned Roe [In 2022 the Supreme Court overturned Roe versus Wade, thus striking down the 1973 decision that made abortion legal in all 50 states.] How much do you favor or oppose this decision? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Strongly favor 191 19 19 19 Somewhat favor 157 16 16 35 Somewhat oppose 158 16 16 50 Strongly oppose 502 50 50 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 J2: Same-sex marriage right In 2015 the Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution guarantees a right to same-sex marriage. How much do you favor or oppose this decision? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Strongly favor 427 42 42 42 Somewhat favor 248 25 25 67 Somewhat oppose 148 15 15 82 Strongly oppose 186 18 18 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 J3: Honesty of SCOTUS justices [U.S. Supreme Court Justices] Please tell me how you would rate the honesty and ethical standards of people in these different fields--very high, high, average, low, or very low? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Very high 80 8 8 8 High 178 18 18 26 Average 399 39 39 65 Low 214 21 21 86 Very low 138 14 14 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 J4: Honesty of state judges [Judges in your state] Please tell me how you would rate the honesty and ethical standards of people in these different fields--very high, high, average, low, or very low? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Very high 48 5 5 5 High 194 19 19 24 Average 514 51 51 75 Low 155 15 15 90 Very low 97 10 10 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 J5: Honesty of journalists [Journalists] Please tell me how you would rate the honesty and ethical standards of people in these different fields--very high, high, average, low, or very low? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Very high 43 4 4 4 High 149 15 15 19 Average 358 35 35 54 Low 253 25 25 80 Very low 206 20 20 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 J6: Honesty of lawyers [Lawyers] Please tell me how you would rate the honesty and ethical standards of people in these different fields--very high, high, average, low, or very low? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Very high 26 3 3 3 High 112 11 11 14 Average 438 43 43 57 Low 283 28 28 85 Very low 149 15 15 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 J7: Honesty of cable TV news [Cable TV news] Please tell me how you would rate the honesty and ethical standards of people in these different fields--very high, high, average, low, or very low? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Very high 22 2 2 2 High 60 6 6 8 Average 352 35 35 43 Low 297 29 29 72 Very low 278 27 27 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 K1: Abortion legality Do you think abortion should be legal in all cases, legal in most cases, illegal in most cases, or illegal in all cases? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Legal in all cases 328 32 32 32 Legal in most cases 368 36 36 69 Illegal in most cases 248 25 25 93 Illegal in all cases 66 7 7 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 K2: Abortion when rape/incest Do you think your state should or should not allow a woman to obtain a legal abortion if she became pregnant as the result of rape or incest? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Should allow 897 89 89 89 Should not allow 113 11 11 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 K3: Abortion travel Should a state be able to make it illegal for a woman to have an abortion by travelling to a different state where abortion is legal? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Yes 199 20 20 20 No 808 80 80 100 Skipped/Ref 3 0 0 100 K4: Abortion RX Should a state be able to make it illegal for a woman to get and fill a prescription from out-of-state providers for medication that will induce an abortion, sometimes called “medication abortion” or “abortion pills”? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Yes 253 25 25 25 No 757 75 75 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 K5: Ban all abortions [Ban abortions at any time during pregnancy] Here are some limits on when during pregnancy an abortion might be banned, except in cases of medical emergencies, that some states are considering. How much do you favor or oppose each of these proposals? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Strongly favor 127 13 13 13 Somewhat favor 125 12 12 25 Somewhat oppose 229 23 23 48 Strongly oppose 528 52 52 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 K6: 6-week abortion ban [Ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy] Here are some limits on when during pregnancy an abortion might be banned, except in cases of medical emergencies, that some states are considering. How much do you favor or oppose each of these proposals? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Strongly favor 181 18 18 18 Somewhat favor 174 17 17 35 Somewhat oppose 192 19 19 54 Strongly oppose 462 46 46 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 K7: 15-week abortion ban [Ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy] Here are some limits on when during pregnancy an abortion might be banned, except in cases of medical emergencies, that some states are considering. How much do you favor or oppose each of these proposals? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Strongly favor 274 27 27 27 Somewhat favor 198 20 20 47 Somewhat oppose 165 16 16 63 Strongly oppose 372 37 37 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 K8: 6-month abortion ban [Ban abortions after 6 months of pregnancy] Here are some limits on when during pregnancy an abortion might be banned, except in cases of medical emergencies, that some states are considering. How much do you favor or oppose each of these proposals? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Strongly favor 414 41 41 41 Somewhat favor 153 15 15 56 Somewhat oppose 143 14 14 70 Strongly oppose 299 30 30 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 K9: no abortion restrictions [Place no restrictions on when a woman can obtain an abortion] Here are some limits on when during pregnancy an abortion might be banned, except in cases of medical emergencies, that some states are considering. How much do you favor or oppose each of these proposals? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Strongly favor 230 23 23 23 Somewhat favor 164 16 16 39 Somewhat oppose 188 19 19 58 Strongly oppose 428 42 42 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 P1: Biden 2024 Would you like to see Joe Biden run for president in 2024, or not? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Yes 240 24 24 24 No 769 76 76 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 P2: Trump 2024 Would you like to see Donald Trump run for president in 2024, or not? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Yes 366 36 36 36 No 642 64 64 100 Skipped/Ref 2 0 0 100 P3: Quality of public schools [Public schools] How would you rate the quality of education provided by the following types of K-12 schools in your community? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Excellent 98 10 10 10 Good 357 35 35 45 Fair 323 32 32 77 Poor 231 23 23 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 P4: Quality of Catholic schools [Catholic schools] How would you rate the quality of education provided by the following types of K-12 schools in your community? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Excellent 113 11 11 11 Good 480 48 48 59 Fair 297 29 29 88 Poor 116 11 11 100 Skipped/Ref 5 0 0 100 P5: Quality of non-Catholic religious schools [Non-Catholic religious schools] How would you rate the quality of education provided by the following types of K-12 schools in your community? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Excellent 77 8 8 8 Good 476 47 47 55 Fair 344 34 34 89 Poor 110 11 11 100 Skipped/Ref 3 0 0 100 P6: Quality of private non-religious schools [Private, non-religious schools] How would you rate the quality of education provided by the following types of K-12 schools in your community? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Excellent 148 15 15 15 Good 548 54 54 69 Fair 248 25 25 93 Poor 62 6 6 100 Web blank 4 0 0 100 P7: Quality of homeschooling [Home schooling] How would you rate the quality of education provided by the following types of K-12 schools in your community? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Excellent 140 14 14 14 Good 371 37 37 51 Fair 332 33 33 83 Poor 164 16 16 100 Skipped/Ref 3 0 0 100 P8: Licensed concealed carry Do you favor or oppose laws that allow most people to obtain a license to carry concealed handguns? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Strongly favor 352 35 35 35 Somewhat favor 253 25 25 60 Somewhat oppose 171 17 17 77 Strongly oppose 232 23 23 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 P9: Unlicensed concealed carry Do you favor or oppose laws that allow most people to carry concealed handgunswithout needing to obtain a license? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Strongly favor 135 13 13 13 Somewhat favor 107 11 11 24 Somewhat oppose 144 14 14 38 Strongly oppose 622 62 62 100 Skipped/Ref 2 0 0 100 P10: State concealed carry law Does your state law allow most people to carry concealed handgunswithout needing to obtain a license? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent State does allow concealed handguns without a license 232 23 23 23 State does NOT allow concealed handguns without a license 493 49 49 72 Don't know 285 28 28 100 P11: Allow gun confiscation Would you favor or oppose a law allowing the police to take guns away from people who have been found by a judge to be a danger to themselves or others? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Strongly favor 619 61 61 61 Somewhat favor 243 24 24 85 Somewhat oppose 85 8 8 94 Strongly oppose 62 6 6 100 Skipped/Ref 0 0 0 100 P12: Student loan cancellation Do you favor or oppose the decision to forgive and cancel up to $20,000 of federal student loan debt? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Strongly favor 438 43 43 43 Somewhat favor 200 20 20 63 Somewhat oppose 116 11 11 75 Strongly oppose 256 25 25 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 P13: Ukraine support When it comes to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, do you think the United States is providing too much support to Ukraine, not enough support to Ukraine, or about the right amount of support to Ukraine? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Too much support 340 34 34 34 Not enough support 233 23 23 57 About the right amount of support 434 43 43 100 Skipped/Ref 2 0 0 100 P14: US involvement in world affairs Do you think it will be better for the future of the country if we take an active part in world affairs, or if we stay out of world affairs? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Take an active part in world affairs 555 55 55 55 Stay out of world affairs 454 45 45 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 P15: Trump vs Biden If the 2024 election for president were held today between [Former President Donald Trump, the Republican] and [President Joe Biden, the Democrat] would you vote for [Donald Trump] or for [Joe Biden]? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Donald Trump 388 38 38 38 Joe Biden 333 33 33 71 Someone else 175 17 17 89 Wouldn't vote 113 11 11 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 P15B: Trump vs Biden, leaners If you had to choose, would you vote for [Biden] or for [Trump]? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Donald Trump 134 13 46 46 Joe Biden 151 15 52 99 Skipped/Ref 4 0 1 100 (Missing) 722 71 NA NA P15: Trump vs Biden, with leaners [combination of i4i and preference in i4lean] Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Donald Trump 522 52 52 52 Joe Biden 484 48 48 100 Someone else 1 0 0 100 Wouldn't vote 3 0 0 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 P16: DeSantis vs Biden If the 2024 election for president were held today between [Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, the Republican] and [President Joe Biden, the Democrat] would you vote for [Ron DeSantis] or for [Joe Biden]? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Ron DeSantis 342 34 34 34 Joe Biden 366 36 36 70 Someone else 176 17 17 88 Wouldn't vote 124 12 12 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 P16B: DeSantis vs Biden, leaners If you had to choose would you vote for [Biden] or for [DeSantis]? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Ron DeSantis 170 17 57 57 Joe Biden 128 13 43 99 Skipped/Ref 3 0 1 100 (Missing) 710 70 NA NA P16: DeSantis vs Biden, with leaners [combination of i5 and preference in i5lean] Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Ron DeSantis 512 51 51 51 Joe Biden 494 49 49 100 Someone else 1 0 0 100 Wouldn't vote 2 0 0 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 P17: Transgender sports participation [Require that transgender athletes compete on teams that match the sex they were assigned at birth, not the gender they identify with] Which of the following proposals would you favor and which would you oppose? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Favor 722 71 71 71 Oppose 285 28 28 100 Skipped/Ref 3 0 0 100 P18: Private school vouchers [Provide state funding for vouchers to pay for tuition for K-12 students to attend private or religious schools of their choice instead of public schools] Which of the following proposals would you favor and which would you oppose? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Favor 554 55 55 55 Oppose 454 45 45 100 Skipped/Ref 2 0 0 100 P19: Ban gender-affirming care for minors [Ban “gender-affirming” care such as hormone therapy or surgery for transgender minors under 18] Which of the following proposals would you favor and which would you oppose? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Favor 564 56 56 56 Oppose 443 44 44 100 Skipped/Ref 2 0 0 100 P20: Ban AR-15 sales [Ban the sale of “AR-15 style” semiautomatic rifles in your state] Which of the following proposals would you favor and which would you oppose? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Favor 628 62 62 62 Oppose 381 38 38 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 P21: Killings of Black Americans by police Do you think recent killings of Black Americans by police are isolated incidents or part of a larger pattern in the police's treatment of Black Americans? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Isolated incidents 468 46 46 46 Part of a larger pattern 541 54 54 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 P22: Fav/Unfav: BLM movement Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the Black Lives Matter movement or haven’t you heard enough yet to have an opinion? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Favorable opinion 354 35 35 35 Unfavorable opinion 487 48 48 83 Haven't heard enough 165 16 16 100 Skipped/Ref 3 0 0 100 P23: Racism in America today How much of a problem do you think racism is in the country today? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent A very big problem 418 41 41 41 A moderately big problem 336 33 33 75 A small problem 200 20 20 95 Not a problem at all 54 5 5 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 X1: Trust in government How much of the time do you think you can trust the government in Washington to do what is right?...Just about always, most of the time, only some of the time, never? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Just about always 18 2 2 2 Most of the time 153 15 15 17 Only some of the time 625 62 62 79 Never 213 21 21 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 X2: Trust in others Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted, or most people can't be trusted? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Most people can be trusted 511 51 51 51 Most people can't be trusted 499 49 49 100 Skipped/Ref 0 0 0 100 INT1: internet use Do you use the internet or email, at least occasionally? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Yes 1010 100 100 100 Z1: Party ID Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as a Republican, a Democrat, or an Independent? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Republican 300 30 30 30 Democrat 301 30 30 60 Independent 253 25 25 85 Other/No preference 155 15 15 100 Z2A: Party ID strenth Would you call yourself a strong [Republican/Democrat] or a not very strong [Republican/Democrat]? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Strong 341 34 57 57 Not very strong 261 26 43 100 (Missing) 408 40 NA NA Z2B: Party ID lean Do you think of yourself as closer to the Republican Party or to the Democratic Party? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Republican 105 10 26 26 Democratic 116 11 28 54 Neither 186 18 45 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 (Missing) 602 60 NA NA P24: Preferred primary Are you more likely to vote in the Republican or the Democratic presidential primary in your state in 2024, or would you not vote in either? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Republican 404 40 40 40 Democratic 388 38 38 79 Would not vote in either 216 21 21 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 P25: GOP primary 2024 results shown only for those planning to vote in the Republican primary Here are some potential candidates for the Republican presidential nomination. If the primary were today, whom would you vote for? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Chris Christie 1 0 0 0 Ron DeSantis 95 9 25 25 Larry Elder 3 0 1 26 Nikki Haley 17 2 5 31 Asa Hutchinson 0 0 0 31 Mike Pence 9 1 2 33 Vivek Ramaswamy 12 1 3 36 Tim Scott 6 1 2 38 Chris Sununu 3 0 1 39 Donald Trump 170 17 45 83 Undecided 63 6 17 100 (Missing) 629 62 NA NA P26: Trump vs DeSantis results shown only for those planning to vote in the Republican primary If it were a choice between just the two of them, who would you prefer as the Republican nominee for president in 2024: [Donald Trump] or [Florida Governor Ron DeSantis]? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Donald Trump 196 19 51 51 Ron DeSantis 185 18 49 100 (Missing) 629 62 NA NA P27: Democratic primary 2024 results shown only for those planning to vote in the Democratic primary Here are some potential candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination. If the primary were today, whom would you vote for? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Joe Biden 189 19 50 50 Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. 47 5 12 63 Marianne Williamson 25 3 7 69 Undecided 115 11 31 100 (Missing) 634 63 NA NA Z3: religious service attendance Aside from weddings and funerals, how often do you attend religious services? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent More than once a week 54 5 5 5 Once a week 138 14 14 19 Once or twice a month 79 8 8 27 A few times a year 133 13 13 40 Seldom 292 29 29 69 Never 313 31 31 100 Z4: born-again or evangelical Would you describe yourself as a "born-again" or evangelical Christian, or not? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Yes, would 269 27 27 27 No, would not 741 73 73 100 Z5: political ideology Generally speaking, how would you describe your political views? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Very conservative 127 13 13 13 Somewhat conservative 222 22 22 35 Moderate 364 36 36 71 Somewhat liberal 170 17 17 87 Very liberal 124 12 12 100 Skipped/Ref 3 0 0 100 Z6: talk to neighbors During the last 12 months, how often did you talk with any of your neighbors? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Basically, every day 74 7 7 7 A few times a week 303 30 30 37 A few times a month 259 26 26 63 Once a month 92 9 9 72 Less than once a month 190 19 19 91 Not at all 91 9 9 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 Z7: volunteering We are interested in volunteer activities for which people are not paid, except perhaps expenses. In the last 12 months, have you done any volunteer activities through or for an organization? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Yes 246 24 24 24 No 764 76 76 100 Z8: Vote choice in 2020 Which presidential candidate did you vote for in 2020? Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Donald Trump 339 34 34 34 Joe Biden 394 39 39 73 Someone else 59 6 6 79 I did not vote in the 2020 presidential election 216 21 21 100 Skipped/Ref 1 0 0 100 party ID, 5-cat Party ID with leaners separate Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Republican 300 30 30 30 Lean Republican 105 10 10 40 Independent 186 18 18 59 Lean Democrat 116 11 11 70 Democrat 301 30 30 100 Refused 1 0 0 100 party ID, leaners as partisans Party ID with leaners included Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Republican 405 40 40 40 Independent 186 18 18 59 Democrat 418 41 41 100 Refused 1 0 0 100 gender sex Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Male 474 47 47 47 Female 516 51 51 98 Another gender 7 1 1 99 Skipped/Ref 13 1 1 100 age age, 4 categories Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent 18-29 209 21 21 21 30-44 261 26 26 47 45-59 242 24 24 71 60+ 298 29 29 100 education education - 5 categories Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Less than HS 88 9 9 9 HS graduate 287 28 28 37 Vocational/tech school/some college/ associates 269 27 27 64 Bachelor's degree 198 20 20 83 Post grad study/professional degree 168 17 17 100 income income recode Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Less than $30k 282 28 28 28 $30k to less than $50k 198 20 20 48 $50k to less than $75k 167 17 17 64 $75k to less than $100k 136 13 13 77 $100k or more 226 22 22 100 DK/NA/Ref 1 0 0 100 marital status marital status Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Married 465 46 46 46 Widowed 58 6 6 52 Divorced 90 9 9 61 Separated 21 2 2 63 Single, never married 244 24 24 87 Single, cohabitating 129 13 13 100 Skipped/Ref 3 0 0 100 race/ethnicity race and hispanic origin Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent White 624 62 62 62 Black 116 12 12 73 Hispanic 170 17 17 90 Other/Multiple 90 9 9 99 Skipped/Ref 11 1 1 100 [END] --- [1] Url: https://law.marquette.edu/poll/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/MLSPSC14Toplines.html#P17:_Transgender_sports_participation Published and (C) by Wisconsin Watch Content appears here under this condition or license: Creative Commons BY-ND 4.0 Intl. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/wisconsinwatch/