U.S. Supreme Court
Americans share declining views of Supreme Court in new poll
Most Americans don’t see the U.S. Supreme Court as politically neutral, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. (Photo from Shutterstock)
Most Americans don’t see the U.S. Supreme Court as politically neutral, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.
According to the poll’s results, which Reuters published Monday, only 20% of respondents agreed that the nation’s highest court is neutral. Fifty-eight percent disagreed, and the rest did not respond or said they were uncertain.
When separated by political party, 74% of respondents who described themselves as Democrats and 54% of respondents who described themselves as Republicans disagreed that the Supreme Court is politically neutral.
The Reuters/Ipsos poll, which collected responses from 1,136 U.S. adults over two days last week, also asked respondents how they perceive the Supreme Court.
Reuters reports that 44% expressed a favorable view of the Supreme Court, which includes 67% of Republicans and 26% of Democrats. In a similar poll conducted in March, 49% of respondents had a favorable view of the high court.
The Reuters/Ipsos poll additionally sought respondents’ views on major cases that are before the Supreme Court this term. Justices are expected to rule in these cases, including the challenge to President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship directive, in the coming weeks.
The poll’s results showed that only 24% of respondents supported ending birthright citizenship, while 52% opposed ending it. Only 5% of Democrats and 43% of Republicans supported ending birthright citizenship.
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