| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #6277 |
| 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 | Ozark | Kansas C | Central | St. Loui | |
| Brilliant But Unknown Views | 26% | 31% | 21% | 20% | 29% | 27% | 26% | 17% | ** | ** | 20% | 25% | 31% | ** | 19% | 29% | 33% | ** | 37% | 34% | 22% | 19% | 35% | 21% | 23% | 19% | 31% | 17% | 19% | 32% | 32% | 24% |
| Average But Shares Views | 68% | 63% | 73% | 75% | 64% | 67% | 67% | 81% | ** | ** | 74% | 69% | 64% | ** | 75% | 65% | 61% | ** | 56% | 61% | 71% | 76% | 61% | 73% | 70% | 75% | 64% | 70% | 76% | 64% | 54% | 70% |
| Not Sure | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 2% | ** | ** | 6% | 6% | 5% | ** | 6% | 6% | 6% | ** | 7% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 14% | 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% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 48% | 52% | 31% | 39% | 30% | 85% | 10% | 2% | 3% | 27% | 38% | 33% | 2% | 37% | 40% | 18% | 5% | 15% | 17% | 33% | 35% | 27% | 37% | 36% | 40% | 54% | 6% | 20% | 22% | 10% | 47% |
| 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: ± 3.8% | 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 | Ozark | Kansas C | Central | St. Loui | |
| State Government | 12% | 12% | 12% | 10% | 10% | 16% | 13% | 10% | ** | ** | 15% | 8% | 13% | ** | 16% | 10% | 8% | ** | 13% | 9% | 12% | 13% | 9% | 10% | 16% | 17% | 8% | 4% | 11% | 11% | 20% | 11% |
| Federal Government | 18% | 21% | 15% | 23% | 19% | 13% | 18% | 21% | ** | ** | 30% | 15% | 12% | ** | 28% | 10% | 17% | ** | 18% | 19% | 20% | 16% | 13% | 16% | 24% | 36% | 6% | 10% | 24% | 13% | 23% | 17% |
| Government Should Have No Say | 67% | 63% | 70% | 67% | 66% | 67% | 66% | 67% | ** | ** | 51% | 75% | 71% | ** | 52% | 77% | 72% | ** | 68% | 69% | 66% | 67% | 76% | 70% | 57% | 42% | 85% | 73% | 61% | 74% | 54% | 68% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 3% | 3% | 0% | 4% | 5% | 3% | 2% | ** | ** | 4% | 2% | 3% | ** | 3% | 2% | 3% | ** | 2% | 4% | 1% | 5% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 1% | 12% | 4% | 3% | 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% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 48% | 52% | 31% | 39% | 30% | 85% | 10% | 2% | 3% | 27% | 38% | 33% | 2% | 37% | 40% | 18% | 5% | 15% | 17% | 33% | 35% | 27% | 37% | 36% | 40% | 54% | 6% | 20% | 22% | 10% | 47% |
| 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 | Ozark | Kansas C | Central | St. Loui | |
| State Government | 19% | 21% | 18% | 15% | 19% | 24% | 21% | 10% | ** | ** | 23% | 16% | 20% | ** | 23% | 21% | 12% | ** | 22% | 18% | 16% | 21% | 11% | 22% | 22% | 21% | 18% | 13% | 25% | 21% | 23% | 15% |
| Federal Government | 30% | 32% | 29% | 29% | 33% | 28% | 30% | 31% | ** | ** | 46% | 21% | 28% | ** | 45% | 22% | 19% | ** | 27% | 26% | 38% | 27% | 19% | 27% | 43% | 50% | 17% | 20% | 40% | 20% | 36% | 29% |
| Government Should Have No Say | 48% | 46% | 51% | 56% | 46% | 44% | 47% | 57% | ** | ** | 28% | 61% | 50% | ** | 31% | 55% | 68% | ** | 51% | 54% | 45% | 48% | 67% | 49% | 33% | 26% | 65% | 52% | 32% | 57% | 40% | 53% |
| Not Sure | 2% | 2% | 3% | 0% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 2% | ** | ** | 3% | 2% | 2% | ** | 1% | 3% | 0% | ** | 0% | 2% | 1% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 14% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 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% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 48% | 52% | 31% | 39% | 30% | 85% | 10% | 2% | 3% | 27% | 38% | 33% | 2% | 37% | 40% | 18% | 5% | 15% | 17% | 33% | 35% | 27% | 37% | 36% | 40% | 54% | 6% | 20% | 22% | 10% | 47% |