| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #6285 |
| 1 | Thinking about the United States Supreme Court ... If you had to choose, would you prefer a justice who is brilliant, but whose views are not well known to you? Or, would you prefer a justice of average intelligence who shares your personal views? |
| 600 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Education | Attend Church | Abortion | Region | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.6% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Not Sure | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | Grad Sch | College | Some Col | No Colle | Never | Occasion | Regularl | Pro-life | Pro-choi | Not Sure | Charlott | Raleigh | South & | |
| Brilliant But Unknown Views | 18% | 21% | 16% | 15% | 22% | 18% | 21% | 10% | ** | ** | 16% | 20% | 20% | ** | 14% | 24% | 24% | 6% | 29% | 27% | 17% | 10% | 29% | 18% | 15% | 9% | 26% | 20% | 16% | 21% | 16% |
| Average But Shares Views | 75% | 73% | 76% | 78% | 72% | 74% | 74% | 83% | ** | ** | 77% | 74% | 73% | ** | 81% | 69% | 68% | 84% | 66% | 68% | 78% | 80% | 64% | 75% | 79% | 83% | 70% | 60% | 77% | 70% | 81% |
| Not Sure | 7% | 6% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 8% | 5% | 7% | ** | ** | 7% | 6% | 8% | ** | 6% | 7% | 7% | 10% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 4% | 20% | 7% | 9% | 2% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 48% | 52% | 34% | 38% | 28% | 73% | 20% | 4% | 3% | 36% | 34% | 28% | 2% | 45% | 35% | 14% | 6% | 16% | 18% | 32% | 34% | 18% | 35% | 47% | 44% | 50% | 7% | 34% | 49% | 17% |
| 2 | Who should have the final say on abortion? Your state government? The Federal Government? Or should the government have no say? |
| 600 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Education | Attend Church | Abortion | Region | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.9% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Not Sure | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | Grad Sch | College | Some Col | No Colle | Never | Occasion | Regularl | Pro-life | Pro-choi | Not Sure | Charlott | Raleigh | South & | |
| State Government | 13% | 18% | 9% | 15% | 11% | 14% | 14% | 10% | ** | ** | 16% | 10% | 14% | ** | 21% | 8% | 2% | 9% | 21% | 12% | 10% | 13% | 8% | 19% | 11% | 22% | 7% | 7% | 11% | 15% | 12% |
| Federal Government | 17% | 19% | 16% | 25% | 16% | 9% | 18% | 14% | ** | ** | 24% | 15% | 11% | ** | 20% | 20% | 10% | 2% | 13% | 20% | 20% | 15% | 14% | 12% | 22% | 30% | 8% | 5% | 17% | 16% | 21% |
| Government Should Have No Say | 65% | 60% | 70% | 58% | 67% | 73% | 64% | 74% | ** | ** | 53% | 72% | 72% | ** | 53% | 71% | 88% | 70% | 63% | 63% | 68% | 65% | 78% | 65% | 60% | 42% | 85% | 71% | 68% | 64% | 64% |
| Not Sure | 4% | 3% | 5% | 2% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 2% | ** | ** | 6% | 4% | 2% | ** | 5% | 2% | 0% | 19% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 6% | 0% | 3% | 6% | 6% | 1% | 16% | 4% | 5% | 3% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 48% | 52% | 34% | 38% | 28% | 73% | 20% | 4% | 3% | 36% | 34% | 28% | 2% | 45% | 35% | 14% | 6% | 16% | 18% | 32% | 34% | 18% | 35% | 47% | 44% | 50% | 7% | 34% | 49% | 17% |
| 3 | Who should have the final say on gay marriage? Your state government? The Federal Government? Or should the government have no say? |
| 600 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Education | Attend Church | Abortion | Region | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.1% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Not Sure | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | Grad Sch | College | Some Col | No Colle | Never | Occasion | Regularl | Pro-life | Pro-choi | Not Sure | Charlott | Raleigh | South & | |
| State Government | 24% | 28% | 20% | 24% | 24% | 25% | 23% | 26% | ** | ** | 24% | 23% | 24% | ** | 26% | 24% | 20% | 31% | 27% | 19% | 26% | 24% | 23% | 27% | 22% | 25% | 26% | 13% | 29% | 20% | 25% |
| Federal Government | 34% | 37% | 32% | 39% | 36% | 27% | 36% | 32% | ** | ** | 49% | 26% | 28% | ** | 45% | 31% | 14% | 23% | 32% | 40% | 37% | 30% | 19% | 33% | 42% | 51% | 22% | 25% | 33% | 35% | 35% |
| Government Should Have No Say | 38% | 31% | 44% | 36% | 36% | 42% | 37% | 40% | ** | ** | 25% | 47% | 46% | ** | 26% | 43% | 64% | 32% | 37% | 38% | 34% | 41% | 57% | 37% | 32% | 23% | 50% | 43% | 33% | 41% | 37% |
| Not Sure | 4% | 3% | 4% | 1% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 1% | ** | ** | 3% | 3% | 3% | ** | 3% | 2% | 2% | 15% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 5% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 19% | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 48% | 52% | 34% | 38% | 28% | 73% | 20% | 4% | 3% | 36% | 34% | 28% | 2% | 45% | 35% | 14% | 6% | 16% | 18% | 32% | 34% | 18% | 35% | 47% | 44% | 50% | 7% | 34% | 49% | 17% |