52% Say Justice Thomas Should Sit Out Election Cases, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; 2020 Election: Public Split On Whether Trump Committed A Crime
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In the wake of reports that Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, communicated with former President Donald Trump's Chief of Staff and urged him to pursue efforts to overturn Joe Biden's 2020 election victory, Americans think 52 - 39 percent that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas should recuse himself and not participate in any cases that have to do with the 2020 presidential election, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University national poll of adults released today.
Democrats say 79 - 14 percent and independents say 53 - 38 percent that Justice Thomas should recuse himself from 2020 election cases, while Republicans say 64 - 28 percent that he should not.
Americans say 47 - 39 percent that Ginni Thomas' political activity poses an ethical problem for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
"Being one of nine justices serving on the highest court of the land, should Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas be forced to step aside from any ruling on the 2020 presidential election because of his wife's purported efforts to reverse the election? With his ethics under fire, a slight majority of Americans say yes, he should recuse himself," said Quinnipiac University Polling Analyst Tim Malloy.
TRUMP 2020 ELECTION
When it comes to the 2020 presidential election and former President Donald Trump's efforts to change the results, 46 percent of Americans think Trump committed a crime, while 48 percent think he did not.
Democrats think 87 - 10 percent that Trump committed a crime, while Republicans think 90 - 6 percent that he did not. Forty-six percent of independents think Trump committed a crime, while 47 percent think he did not.
"From the storming of the Capitol on January 6th to his tape-recorded efforts to reverse results in Georgia, former President Trump has faced ethical questions regarding his post-election behavior. But did he break the law? Americans are closely divided on whether or not he did," added Malloy.
NATO
Roughly 8 in 10 Americans (81 percent) think U.S. membership in NATO is either very important (53 percent) or somewhat important (28 percent) for the security of the United States, while 16 percent think it's not so important (8 percent) or not important at all (8 percent).
Roughly two-thirds of Americans (68 percent) view NATO as playing an important role in global security and that the U.S. should remain a member of NATO, while 24 percent say other NATO countries don't contribute enough as members and that the U.S. should be independent from NATO.
"As America's sturdy partnership with NATO is put to a test in Ukraine, Americans give a positive assessment of the strategic value of the 30-nation partnership and believe the U.S. should remain a member," added Malloy.
UKRAINE & REFUGEES
Americans support 76 - 19 percent accepting Ukrainian refugees into the United States.
The U.S. has said it will accept 100,000 refugees from Ukraine. Forty-five percent of Americans think that number is about right, while 26 percent say that number is too few, and 23 percent say that number is too many.
PUTIN
Eighty percent of Americans agree with President Biden's description of Russian President Vladimir Putin when he called him a "murderous dictator," while 14 percent disagree with President Biden's description.
When Americans were asked whether President Biden should have said that Russian President Vladimir Putin cannot remain in power, 44 percent think he should have said it, while 49 percent say he should not have said it.
BIDEN
Americans give President Biden a negative 38 - 53 percent job approval rating with 9 percent not offering an opinion. This compares to a negative 36 - 55 percent job approval rating in a Quinnipiac University poll a week ago.
In today's poll, registered voters give Biden a negative 40 - 54 percent job approval rating with 6 percent not offering an opinion. This compares to a negative 38 - 55 percent job approval rating a week ago.
Americans were asked about Biden's handling of three issues:
- the response to the coronavirus: 48 percent approve, while 47 percent disapprove;
- the response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine: 42 percent approve, while 50 percent disapprove;
- the economy: 35 percent approve, while 59 percent disapprove.
When it comes to Biden's personal traits, Americans were asked whether or not Biden...
- cares about average Americans: 48 percent say yes, while 49 percent say no;
- is honest: 44 percent say yes, while 50 percent say no;
- has good leadership skills: 39 percent say yes, while 57 percent say no.
CONGRESS: APPROVALS & MID-TERMS
Americans give Republicans in Congress a negative 29 - 61 percent job approval rating.
Americans give Democrats in Congress a negative 35 - 57 percent job approval rating.
Americans are split on which party they would want to see win control of the United States House of Representatives as 44 percent say the Republican Party, while 43 percent say the Democratic Party.
Americans are also split on which party they would want to see win control of the United States Senate as 46 percent say the Republican Party, while 44 percent say the Democratic Party.
RISE IN PRICES
Americans were asked when thinking about their financial situation which one of the following economic issues worries them the most right now. They say:
- the price of gas and consumer goods: 59 percent;
- the cost of housing or rent: 25 percent;
- the stock market: 8 percent;
- their job situation: 4 percent.
Fifty-one percent of Americans say the costs linked to the recent rise in prices on things such as food and gas have caused them to put off purchases of big items such as furniture or appliances, while 46 percent say they have not.
1,436 U.S. adults nationwide were surveyed from March 31st - April 4th with a margin of error of +/- 2.6 percentage points.
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Poll Questions
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Question 1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Joe Biden is handling his job as president?
ADULTS..................................................... WHITE........ 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 38% 5% 83% 30% 32% 43% 47% 27% Disapprove 53 93 11 58 59 48 48 66 DK/NA 9 2 6 12 9 9 4 7 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 36% 35% 38% 44% 30% 39% 35% 58% 34% Disapprove 49 58 55 53 64 55 59 28 52 DK/NA 15 7 7 3 6 6 6 14 14 -
Question 1a. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Joe Biden is handling his job as president? COMBINED WITH: (If approve/disapprove q1) Do you strongly or somewhat approve/disapprove?
ADULTS..................................................... WHITE........ 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve strongly 20% 2% 49% 13% 16% 23% 26% 14% Approve smwht 17 3 34 16 16 19 21 12 Disapprove smwht 9 6 8 13 10 8 10 7 Disapprove strongly 44 87 3 44 49 39 38 58 DK/NA 10 2 7 14 9 11 5 8 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve strongly 7% 17% 24% 32% 15% 21% 19% 32% 15% Approve smwht 27 17 14 11 15 16 16 26 18 Disapprove smwht 14 12 6 4 8 8 8 8 13 Disapprove strongly 34 46 49 49 56 47 51 20 40 DK/NA 17 8 7 5 6 8 7 15 15 -
Question 2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job?
ADULTS..................................................... WHITE........ 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 29% 59% 13% 23% 32% 26% 24% 35% Disapprove 61 33 81 67 58 64 70 56 DK/NA 10 8 7 11 10 10 6 9 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 28% 30% 30% 30% 32% 30% 31% 20% 31% Disapprove 58 62 64 65 61 61 61 71 58 DK/NA 14 8 6 5 7 9 8 8 11 -
Question 3. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job?
ADULTS..................................................... WHITE........ 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 35% 7% 73% 29% 30% 39% 39% 25% Disapprove 57 88 18 62 62 51 55 69 DK/NA 9 5 9 9 8 9 6 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 36% 33% 34% 36% 27% 33% 30% 54% 34% Disapprove 50 61 60 59 68 60 63 37 54 DK/NA 15 5 5 4 5 7 6 9 12 -
Question 4. If the election were today, would you want to see the Republican Party or the Democratic Party win control of the United States House of Representatives?
ADULTS..................................................... WHITE........ 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Republican Party 44% 94% 3% 42% 49% 40% 43% 61% Democratic Party 43 3 94 36 35 50 50 30 DK/NA 13 3 3 22 15 11 7 9 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Republican Party 34% 43% 52% 51% 59% 50% 54% 8% 42% Democratic Party 48 42 40 45 32 42 38 73 43 DK/NA 18 15 8 5 9 8 8 19 16 -
Question 5. If the election were today, would you want to see the Republican Party or the Democratic Party win control of the United States Senate?
ADULTS..................................................... WHITE........ 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Republican Party 46% 95% 4% 44% 51% 40% 45% 61% Democratic Party 44 4 93 39 38 50 50 30 DK/NA 11 1 3 17 11 10 5 8 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Republican Party 35% 44% 53% 51% 61% 51% 55% 9% 45% Democratic Party 50 45 41 43 32 42 37 78 46 DK/NA 15 11 6 6 7 8 7 13 9 -
Question 6. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Joe Biden is handling - the economy?
ADULTS..................................................... WHITE........ 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 35% 4% 76% 30% 32% 38% 45% 25% Disapprove 59 95 19 61 63 55 50 72 DK/NA 6 1 4 8 5 7 4 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 31% 34% 37% 40% 28% 36% 33% 61% 29% Disapprove 58 62 60 58 69 59 64 36 58 DK/NA 11 4 4 2 2 5 4 4 13 -
Question 7. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Joe Biden is handling - the response to the coronavirus?
ADULTS..................................................... WHITE........ 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 48% 15% 87% 46% 45% 50% 56% 38% Disapprove 47 81 12 48 50 45 40 56 DK/NA 5 4 1 6 5 5 4 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 51% 45% 47% 49% 41% 47% 44% 62% 48% Disapprove 44 50 50 46 55 47 51 32 48 DK/NA 5 5 3 5 4 6 5 6 4 -
Question 8. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Joe Biden is handling the response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine?
ADULTS..................................................... WHITE........ 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 42% 14% 78% 40% 41% 44% 57% 32% Disapprove 50 83 16 51 53 47 39 61 DK/NA 8 3 6 9 6 9 4 7 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 37% 42% 43% 48% 41% 41% 41% 54% 39% Disapprove 53 50 52 47 54 51 53 37 53 DK/NA 9 8 6 5 4 8 6 10 7 -
Question 9. Would you say that Joe Biden - is honest, or not?
ADULTS..................................................... WHITE........ 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 44% 11% 84% 41% 39% 48% 55% 34% No 50 86 12 53 56 45 40 61 DK/NA 6 3 4 6 5 8 5 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 41% 45% 45% 47% 39% 43% 41% 59% 44% No 52 52 50 48 57 50 53 35 52 DK/NA 7 3 5 4 4 7 6 6 4 -
Question 10. Would you say that Joe Biden - has good leadership skills, or not?
ADULTS..................................................... WHITE........ 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 39% 6% 80% 36% 35% 44% 46% 29% No 57 94 17 62 62 53 51 68 DK/NA 3 - 3 2 3 4 3 2 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 36% 38% 41% 42% 31% 39% 35% 62% 40% No 61 60 56 55 67 57 62 33 59 DK/NA 3 2 3 2 2 4 3 6 1 -
Question 11. Would you say that Joe Biden - cares about average Americans, or not?
ADULTS..................................................... WHITE........ 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 48% 14% 87% 46% 43% 53% 60% 37% No 49 84 12 51 53 45 38 61 DK/NA 3 1 2 3 4 3 2 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 49% 46% 47% 52% 41% 49% 46% 63% 46% No 47 51 51 47 57 49 52 34 52 DK/NA 3 2 2 1 2 2 2 4 2 -
Question 12. Would you describe the state of the nation's economy these days as excellent, good, not so good, or poor?
ADULTS..................................................... WHITE........ 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Excellent 2% - 7% 1% 2% 3% 3% 1% Good 23 6 43 22 24 21 31 16 Not so good 31 26 34 34 30 32 32 31 Poor 43 68 14 43 43 43 32 51 DK/NA 2 - 2 1 1 2 2 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Excellent - 1% 4% 3% 2% 2% 2% 3% 3% Good 18 22 22 28 24 20 22 33 19 Not so good 41 29 26 30 31 31 31 36 29 Poor 39 45 47 39 43 45 44 28 47 DK/NA 2 2 - 1 1 1 1 1 3 -
Question 13. Do you think the nation's economy is getting better, getting worse, or staying about the same?
ADULTS..................................................... WHITE........ 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Better 14% 2% 31% 11% 13% 15% 21% 10% Worse 59 87 29 59 60 57 50 68 The same 25 10 39 27 25 26 29 20 DK/NA 2 - 1 2 2 1 1 2 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Better 10% 13% 15% 17% 12% 15% 14% 22% 8% Worse 62 61 60 54 64 59 61 44 64 The same 26 24 24 29 22 25 23 34 26 DK/NA 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 - 1 -
Question 14. Would you describe your financial situation these days as excellent, good, not so good, or poor?
ADULTS..................................................... WHITE........ 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Excellent 11% 10% 15% 11% 14% 9% 19% 8% Good 53 51 54 55 53 53 63 54 Not so good 21 24 16 20 21 20 13 22 Poor 13 12 13 13 10 16 4 15 DK/NA 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 - AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Excellent 11% 10% 12% 14% 14% 11% 12% 6% 11% Good 51 53 51 56 59 56 57 49 47 Not so good 19 21 23 20 18 19 19 29 23 Poor 16 14 14 9 7 14 11 15 19 DK/NA 2 2 - 1 1 1 1 1 - -
Question 15. As you think about your financial situation, which one of the following economic issues worries you the most right now: the price of gas and consumer goods, your job situation, the stock market, or the cost of housing or rent?
ADULTS..................................................... WHITE........ 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Price of gas/goods 59% 78% 48% 56% 60% 58% 57% 69% Your job situation 4 2 3 5 4 3 3 4 Stock market 8 7 9 8 8 7 10 6 Cost housing/rent 25 9 35 26 23 26 24 17 SOMETHING ELSE(VOL) 3 4 2 2 3 3 3 3 DK/NA 2 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Price of gas/goods 50% 55% 65% 69% 64% 64% 64% 47% 56% Your job situation 4 7 2 2 4 3 3 3 4 Stock market 4 6 9 13 8 7 7 7 9 Cost housing/rent 41 30 18 9 19 20 19 42 28 SOMETHING ELSE(VOL) 1 2 3 4 2 4 3 2 2 DK/NA - - 3 4 3 2 2 - 1 -
Question 16. In thinking about the recent rise in prices on things such as food and gas, would you say those costs have caused you to put off purchases of big items such as furniture or appliances, or not?
ADULTS..................................................... WHITE........ 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Put off 51% 67% 36% 52% 53% 50% 37% 56% No 46 31 64 45 44 48 62 42 DK/NA 2 2 - 3 2 2 1 2 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Put off 55% 57% 53% 41% 49% 50% 49% 50% 63% No 43 41 45 57 49 49 49 49 34 DK/NA 2 3 1 2 2 1 2 1 3 -
Question 17. Thinking about Ukraine and its military response to Russia's invasion, would you say Ukraine has done better than you expected, worse than you expected, or about what you expected?
ADULTS..................................................... WHITE........ 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Better 67% 71% 71% 65% 70% 64% 81% 70% Worse 4 3 5 4 3 5 1 2 About what expected 22 21 22 25 21 24 15 23 DK/NA 7 5 3 6 6 8 2 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Better 59% 66% 67% 80% 78% 70% 73% 54% 54% Worse 4 2 6 3 2 3 2 9 6 About what expected 32 28 18 13 18 22 20 26 29 DK/NA 5 5 8 4 2 6 4 11 11 -
Question 18. How would you rate the job that American journalists are doing covering the war in Ukraine; excellent, good, not so good, or poor?
ADULTS..................................................... WHITE........ 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Excellent 17% 10% 31% 14% 14% 20% 27% 13% Good 42 39 45 43 44 41 45 44 Not so good 17 22 15 16 16 18 12 18 Poor 17 23 5 21 20 14 12 19 DK/NA 7 6 5 5 6 7 5 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Excellent 12% 14% 20% 24% 14% 21% 18% 16% 12% Good 46 45 41 41 47 42 44 42 36 Not so good 23 21 13 13 15 16 16 21 26 Poor 15 15 21 16 19 14 16 14 19 DK/NA 5 6 6 6 4 6 5 7 8 -
Question 19. Do you support or oppose accepting Ukrainian refugees into the U.S.?
ADULTS..................................................... WHITE........ 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 76% 61% 89% 79% 77% 75% 88% 72% Oppose 19 31 10 16 19 19 10 22 DK/NA 5 7 2 4 4 6 2 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Support 79% 74% 76% 78% 80% 76% 78% 68% 77% Oppose 18 20 21 16 17 18 17 27 21 DK/NA 4 6 3 6 3 6 5 5 2 -
Question 20. The U.S. has said it will accept 100,000 refugees from Ukraine. Do you think the U.S. accepting 100,000 Ukrainian refugees is too many, too few, or about right?
ADULTS..................................................... WHITE........ 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Too many 23% 36% 15% 20% 22% 25% 12% 27% Too few 26 14 38 24 25 26 40 20 About right 45 44 46 50 49 42 44 48 DK/NA 6 7 2 6 5 7 3 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Too many 18% 25% 28% 23% 19% 23% 22% 31% 24% Too few 30 28 23 20 28 27 27 19 22 About right 48 41 45 51 50 43 46 45 46 DK/NA 4 6 4 6 3 7 5 5 8 -
Question 21. How important do you think U.S. membership in NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is for the security of the U.S.; very important, somewhat important, not so important or not important at all?
ADULTS..................................................... WHITE........ 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Very important 53% 40% 70% 52% 50% 55% 63% 48% Somewhat important 28 36 23 28 27 29 25 31 Not so important 8 14 2 8 10 6 6 9 Not important at all 8 8 3 10 11 5 4 8 DK/NA 3 2 1 2 2 4 1 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Very important 46% 50% 56% 59% 53% 55% 54% 54% 47% Somewhat important 36 29 23 25 29 29 29 26 28 Not so important 8 9 9 6 9 7 8 8 9 Not important at all 7 9 10 6 9 5 7 7 16 DK/NA 3 3 1 4 - 4 2 5 - -
Question 22. Which comes closer to your point of view about NATO: other NATO countries don't contribute enough as members and the U.S. should be independent from NATO or NATO plays an important role in global security and the U.S. should remain a member of NATO?
ADULTS..................................................... WHITE........ 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Be independent 24% 39% 3% 28% 29% 19% 16% 27% Remain a member 68 49 92 66 65 70 79 63 DK/NA 8 11 5 6 6 10 5 9 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Be independent 24% 26% 26% 21% 24% 22% 23% 20% 35% Remain a member 69 66 67 71 70 68 69 69 58 DK/NA 6 8 7 8 5 10 8 12 7 -
Question 23. As you may know, President Joe Biden said Russian President Vladimir Putin cannot remain in power. Do you think President Biden should have said this, or not?
ADULTS..................................................... WHITE........ 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Should have 44% 27% 64% 42% 42% 46% 43% 41% No 49 68 27 54 52 46 51 54 DK/NA 7 5 9 4 6 8 6 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Should have 50% 45% 39% 43% 43% 41% 42% 56% 47% No 44 49 54 50 53 52 52 36 47 DK/NA 6 6 6 7 5 7 6 8 6 -
Question 24. President Joe Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin a "murderous dictator." Do you agree or disagree with that description of Putin?
ADULTS..................................................... WHITE........ 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Agree 80% 77% 89% 78% 77% 83% 89% 81% Disagree 14 18 6 15 17 10 7 14 DK/NA 7 5 5 7 6 7 4 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Agree 74% 82% 80% 88% 83% 84% 84% 78% 68% Disagree 18 11 15 10 14 10 11 17 20 DK/NA 8 6 5 3 3 6 5 5 12 -
Question 25. As you may know, President Biden has nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. Do you think the U.S. Senate should confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, or not?
ADULTS..................................................... WHITE........ 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Should 52% 21% 83% 53% 47% 57% 64% 42% No 33 64 10 30 37 29 27 43 DK/NA 15 15 7 18 16 14 9 15 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Should 50% 57% 51% 53% 47% 53% 50% 73% 47% No 29 31 39 38 41 33 37 14 38 DK/NA 21 12 10 9 12 14 13 13 15 -
Question 26. In thinking about the 2020 presidential election and former President Donald Trump's efforts to change the results, do you think former President Trump committed a crime, or not?
ADULTS..................................................... WHITE........ 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Committed crime 46% 6% 87% 46% 40% 52% 54% 33% No 48 90 10 47 54 42 39 62 DK/NA 6 3 4 7 6 6 7 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Committed crime 50% 49% 42% 47% 36% 45% 41% 70% 50% No 43 46 54 49 58 50 54 25 44 DK/NA 7 6 5 3 6 5 5 4 6 -
Question 27. As you may know, a special congressional committee is investigating the storming of the U.S. Capitol that occurred on January 6, 2021. How closely are you following news about the work of the January 6 congressional committee; very closely, somewhat closely, not so closely, or not closely at all?
ADULTS..................................................... WHITE........ 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Very closely 21% 18% 31% 17% 22% 20% 25% 23% Somewhat closely 38 41 34 39 37 39 44 39 Not so closely 19 18 20 21 18 19 16 18 Not closely at all 22 23 15 23 22 21 15 20 DK/NA 1 1 - - 1 1 - 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Very closely 7% 19% 22% 39% 23% 23% 23% 18% 14% Somewhat closely 26 40 47 40 37 43 40 29 35 Not so closely 29 22 15 9 18 17 17 23 27 Not closely at all 37 20 17 11 21 16 18 30 24 DK/NA - - - 1 - 1 1 1 - -
Question 28. As you may know, it's been reported that Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, communicated with former President Donald Trump's Chief of Staff, urging him to pursue efforts to overturn Joe Biden's 2020 election victory. Knowing that, do you think Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas should recuse himself and not participate in any cases that have to do with the 2020 presidential election, or not?
ADULTS..................................................... WHITE........ 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Should recuse 52% 28% 79% 53% 49% 55% 57% 43% No 39 64 14 38 43 35 36 50 DK/NA 9 8 7 9 8 10 7 7 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Should recuse 58% 55% 49% 51% 43% 51% 48% 71% 57% No 32 39 43 43 49 41 45 22 31 DK/NA 10 7 8 6 7 7 7 7 12 -
Question 29. In your opinion, do you think the political activity of Ginni Thomas poses an ethical problem for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, or not?
ADULTS..................................................... WHITE........ 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Ethical problem 47% 21% 75% 49% 41% 53% 53% 40% No 39 61 17 40 45 34 41 46 DK/NA 13 17 8 12 14 13 6 13 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Ethical problem 49% 52% 47% 45% 40% 49% 45% 63% 48% No 31 38 46 46 49 40 44 28 35 DK/NA 20 10 7 9 11 11 11 9 17