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Record Share of Americans Say Supreme Court Is Too Conservative

Gallup points to intensifying partisan polarization as a main reason confidence in the Court remains depressed.

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Photo by: zz/STRF/STAR MAX/IPx 2021 10/2/21 General views of the United States Supreme Court Building located at 1 First Street in Northeast Washington, D.C. on October 2, 2021. The building and grounds were closed to the general public on this date as a precaution and safety measure during the Women's March Rally For Abortion Justice. Demonstrators assembled at Freedom Plaza and marched to Supreme Court Plaza. In addition to generally supporting a woman's right to choose and the Pro-Choice Abortion Rights Movement, this demonstration is in direct response to the near-total ban on abortions in Texas which became law on September 1st 2021. (Washington, District of Columbia, USA)
Amy Coney Barrett was appointed in 2020.
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Overview

  • Gallup’s Sept. 2–16 Governance poll finds 43% of U.S. adults describe the Supreme Court as “too conservative,” the highest level Gallup has recorded.
  • Overall job approval for the Court registers at 43%, holding near a record low in Gallup’s long-running trend.
  • Views split sharply by party: 75% of Democrats and 46% of independents say the Court is too conservative, compared with 4% of Republicans.
  • Before Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s 2020 appointment created a 6–3 conservative majority, no more than 33% had labeled the Court too conservative.
  • Gallup notes approval was typically above 60% from 1972 to 2020, peaking at 80% in 1999, as today’s ratings reflect increasingly partisan divides.