Polling Roundup: Supreme Court approval is in the gutter. Americans demand reform.  

As Republicans continue to falsely paint Supreme Court reform proposals as extreme and absurd, polling shows, in fact, the complete opposite. 

For years, the Supreme Court has been out of step with the American people, which has been clearly reflected by plummeting approval ratings and growing distrust of the high court. 

• Only 43 percent of Americans approve of the way the Supreme Court is handling its job–in September 2021, the Court’s approval rating hit an all time low of 40 percent and has not risen higher than 3 points since then. [Gallup, July 2024]
• Over 70 percent of Democrats, Republicans and Independents believe that “judges in our legal system have too much power to issue rulings that uphold, overturn, or alter our laws and regulations.” [YouGov/Demand Justice, May 2024]
• 7 in 10 Americans think the high court’s justices are “more influenced by ideology.” Only about 3 in 10 Americans believe that the justices “are more likely to provide an independent check on other branches of government by being fair and impartial.” [AP-NORC, June 2024] 

Supreme Court reforms are necessary to restore legitimacy to a broken institution. Reforms like term limits and ethics reform are broadly supported by Americans on a bipartisan basis:

• A binding code of ethics is supported by 86 percent of Democrats and 62 percent of Republicans. [YouGov, July 2024]
• 78 percent of Americans support term limits, up 12 points from 2022. [Fox News Poll, July 2024]