| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #6261 |
| 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 | NE FL | SE FL | Rest of | |
| Brilliant But Unknown Views | 28% | 33% | 22% | 25% | 31% | 26% | 31% | 24% | 15% | ** | 25% | 25% | 39% | ** | 21% | 36% | 22% | ** | 35% | 35% | 30% | 19% | 41% | 27% | 19% | 22% | 33% | 19% | 28% | 20% | 34% |
| Average But Shares Views | 67% | 62% | 72% | 72% | 62% | 69% | 64% | 69% | 82% | ** | 70% | 69% | 58% | ** | 75% | 61% | 68% | ** | 56% | 57% | 67% | 78% | 55% | 70% | 73% | 74% | 62% | 71% | 67% | 74% | 61% |
| Not Sure | 5% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 7% | 3% | ** | 6% | 6% | 3% | ** | 4% | 3% | 11% | ** | 9% | 8% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 10% | 5% | 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% | 48% | 52% | 28% | 37% | 35% | 68% | 12% | 16% | 3% | 36% | 40% | 23% | 1% | 34% | 45% | 18% | 3% | 18% | 20% | 28% | 34% | 28% | 36% | 36% | 30% | 63% | 7% | 26% | 35% | 39% |
| 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: ± 3.5% | 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 | NE FL | SE FL | Rest of | |
| State Government | 10% | 13% | 8% | 11% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 19% | 5% | ** | 13% | 7% | 8% | ** | 13% | 10% | 3% | ** | 15% | 8% | 10% | 8% | 4% | 7% | 16% | 17% | 5% | 21% | 14% | 7% | 10% |
| Federal Government | 13% | 15% | 11% | 16% | 15% | 8% | 13% | 2% | 19% | ** | 21% | 6% | 14% | ** | 22% | 9% | 6% | ** | 14% | 15% | 13% | 12% | 5% | 12% | 20% | 27% | 6% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 13% |
| Government Should Have No Say | 75% | 71% | 78% | 72% | 73% | 79% | 75% | 75% | 75% | ** | 64% | 86% | 76% | ** | 63% | 80% | 89% | ** | 70% | 76% | 75% | 77% | 88% | 80% | 60% | 52% | 88% | 60% | 69% | 80% | 74% |
| Not Sure | 2% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 2% | ** | 3% | 1% | 2% | ** | 2% | 1% | 2% | ** | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 1% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 3% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 48% | 52% | 28% | 37% | 35% | 68% | 12% | 16% | 3% | 36% | 40% | 23% | 1% | 34% | 45% | 18% | 3% | 18% | 20% | 28% | 34% | 28% | 36% | 36% | 30% | 63% | 7% | 26% | 35% | 39% |
| 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 | NE FL | SE FL | Rest of | |
| State Government | 16% | 17% | 15% | 17% | 13% | 18% | 14% | 17% | 22% | ** | 22% | 13% | 11% | ** | 19% | 14% | 17% | ** | 20% | 15% | 12% | 15% | 10% | 16% | 18% | 17% | 13% | 23% | 17% | 17% | 15% |
| Federal Government | 28% | 34% | 22% | 29% | 30% | 25% | 29% | 21% | 27% | ** | 46% | 16% | 19% | ** | 41% | 25% | 11% | ** | 29% | 31% | 30% | 24% | 20% | 23% | 39% | 47% | 20% | 19% | 23% | 29% | 31% |
| Government Should Have No Say | 53% | 47% | 59% | 53% | 53% | 54% | 54% | 60% | 47% | ** | 29% | 67% | 68% | ** | 38% | 59% | 70% | ** | 48% | 49% | 56% | 59% | 68% | 59% | 39% | 33% | 64% | 52% | 57% | 53% | 52% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 2% | 4% | 1% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 3% | ** | 3% | 3% | 2% | ** | 2% | 3% | 2% | ** | 3% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 4% | 1% | 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% | 28% | 37% | 35% | 68% | 12% | 16% | 3% | 36% | 40% | 23% | 1% | 34% | 45% | 18% | 3% | 18% | 20% | 28% | 34% | 28% | 36% | 36% | 30% | 63% | 7% | 26% | 35% | 39% |