Poll: Over half of Americans disapprove of Supreme Court following abortion ruling

By the numbers: The poll found that 61% of Americans disapprove and 38% approve of the Supreme Court.

• When divided by ideology, approval remained at 83% for those in favor of striking down Roe, and for those opposing the decision approval was at 11%.
• Republicans reported a 67% approval and Democrats were at 15%.

State of play: "Over the past three years, perceptions of the Court in ideological terms have shifted substantially in the conservative direction," per a press release from the survey.

• The poll found that only 21% of respondents consider the court to be "moderate" and 67% consider if to be "very" or "somewhat" conservative. In comparison, in July 2021, 42% considered it to be "moderate" and 50% considered it to be "very" or "somewhat" conservative.

Methodology: The poll was conducted from July 5 to July 12, which was over a week after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The survey interviewed 1,003 adults nationwide. The poll had a margin of error of ± 4.0 percentage points.