| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #6268 |
| 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: ± 3.8% | 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 | Western | Wichita | Eastern | |
| Brilliant But Unknown Views | 26% | 34% | 18% | 25% | 29% | 22% | 25% | 28% | 6% | ** | 20% | 32% | 28% | ** | 10% | 33% | 43% | 24% | 41% | 35% | 21% | 15% | 35% | 26% | 19% | 18% | 32% | ** | 15% | 21% | 31% |
| Average But Shares Views | 69% | 63% | 75% | 72% | 65% | 72% | 70% | 71% | 94% | ** | 75% | 65% | 66% | ** | 86% | 62% | 54% | 64% | 52% | 59% | 73% | 82% | 59% | 70% | 75% | 78% | 63% | ** | 79% | 73% | 64% |
| Not Sure | 5% | 3% | 7% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 1% | 0% | ** | 5% | 3% | 7% | ** | 4% | 5% | 3% | 12% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 5% | 4% | 6% | 4% | 5% | ** | 6% | 5% | 5% |
| 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% | 49% | 51% | 31% | 39% | 29% | 85% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 41% | 28% | 30% | 1% | 35% | 44% | 14% | 7% | 17% | 21% | 31% | 31% | 26% | 31% | 43% | 43% | 52% | 5% | 19% | 24% | 58% |
| 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 | Western | Wichita | Eastern | |
| State Government | 15% | 20% | 10% | 12% | 17% | 16% | 16% | 20% | 13% | ** | 19% | 12% | 13% | ** | 20% | 14% | 5% | 17% | 17% | 18% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 15% | 17% | 23% | 8% | ** | 15% | 18% | 14% |
| Federal Government | 16% | 18% | 14% | 21% | 13% | 15% | 19% | 4% | 3% | ** | 23% | 10% | 13% | ** | 23% | 14% | 5% | 16% | 16% | 19% | 20% | 11% | 7% | 11% | 26% | 30% | 6% | ** | 14% | 21% | 15% |
| Government Should Have No Say | 64% | 58% | 70% | 62% | 66% | 64% | 62% | 63% | 75% | ** | 52% | 75% | 71% | ** | 50% | 69% | 89% | 52% | 62% | 61% | 64% | 67% | 78% | 70% | 52% | 38% | 85% | ** | 66% | 55% | 67% |
| Not Sure | 4% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 3% | 5% | 4% | 13% | 9% | ** | 6% | 4% | 3% | ** | 7% | 2% | 1% | 14% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 9% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 8% | 1% | ** | 5% | 7% | 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% | 49% | 51% | 31% | 39% | 29% | 85% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 41% | 28% | 30% | 1% | 35% | 44% | 14% | 7% | 17% | 21% | 31% | 31% | 26% | 31% | 43% | 43% | 52% | 5% | 19% | 24% | 58% |
| 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 | Western | Wichita | Eastern | |
| State Government | 24% | 27% | 20% | 18% | 22% | 31% | 24% | 24% | 33% | ** | 28% | 17% | 23% | ** | 30% | 25% | 6% | 18% | 23% | 22% | 22% | 27% | 22% | 21% | 26% | 27% | 21% | ** | 26% | 22% | 23% |
| Federal Government | 30% | 34% | 26% | 35% | 30% | 24% | 31% | 34% | 12% | ** | 42% | 25% | 19% | ** | 42% | 23% | 23% | 27% | 25% | 35% | 32% | 27% | 22% | 29% | 35% | 43% | 19% | ** | 25% | 31% | 31% |
| Government Should Have No Say | 44% | 36% | 51% | 43% | 46% | 41% | 43% | 29% | 51% | ** | 27% | 56% | 55% | ** | 25% | 50% | 70% | 44% | 50% | 41% | 45% | 41% | 54% | 47% | 35% | 26% | 58% | ** | 44% | 43% | 44% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 13% | 4% | ** | 2% | 3% | 3% | ** | 3% | 2% | 1% | 12% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 5% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 1% | ** | 5% | 4% | 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% | 49% | 51% | 31% | 39% | 29% | 85% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 41% | 28% | 30% | 1% | 35% | 44% | 14% | 7% | 17% | 21% | 31% | 31% | 26% | 31% | 43% | 43% | 52% | 5% | 19% | 24% | 58% |