| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #6257 |
| 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: ± 4% | 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 | Central | Greater | Inland E | Bay Area | |
| Brilliant But Unknown Views | 32% | 40% | 25% | 28% | 34% | 36% | 35% | 18% | 30% | 32% | 38% | 28% | 35% | ** | 33% | 33% | 34% | ** | 41% | 39% | 26% | 26% | 38% | 31% | 27% | 24% | 37% | 26% | 33% | 31% | 30% | 36% |
| Average But Shares Views | 60% | 51% | 69% | 62% | 60% | 57% | 57% | 67% | 63% | 61% | 57% | 67% | 54% | ** | 55% | 62% | 60% | ** | 54% | 54% | 62% | 67% | 54% | 61% | 66% | 71% | 56% | 51% | 64% | 60% | 62% | 55% |
| Not Sure | 8% | 9% | 7% | 11% | 6% | 6% | 8% | 14% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 11% | ** | 11% | 5% | 6% | ** | 5% | 7% | 11% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 8% | 24% | 3% | 9% | 8% | 9% |
| 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% | 49% | 51% | 35% | 40% | 25% | 51% | 6% | 28% | 15% | 31% | 37% | 30% | 2% | 29% | 45% | 22% | 4% | 21% | 23% | 30% | 26% | 38% | 34% | 28% | 25% | 69% | 6% | 20% | 41% | 17% | 22% |
| 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 | Central | Greater | Inland E | Bay Area | |
| State Government | 10% | 12% | 8% | 13% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 6% | 12% | 9% | 13% | 8% | 9% | ** | 14% | 8% | 7% | ** | 9% | 6% | 8% | 14% | 11% | 6% | 12% | 17% | 6% | 20% | 13% | 9% | 11% | 8% |
| Federal Government | 13% | 15% | 10% | 13% | 15% | 7% | 11% | 16% | 14% | 16% | 24% | 4% | 12% | ** | 22% | 11% | 4% | ** | 12% | 16% | 9% | 13% | 7% | 10% | 24% | 32% | 7% | 1% | 14% | 15% | 13% | 7% |
| Government Should Have No Say | 75% | 71% | 79% | 72% | 72% | 83% | 78% | 76% | 69% | 74% | 61% | 86% | 77% | ** | 61% | 79% | 89% | ** | 77% | 75% | 82% | 69% | 82% | 81% | 60% | 45% | 86% | 70% | 73% | 73% | 74% | 81% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 5% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | ** | 3% | 2% | 0% | ** | 2% | 3% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 1% | 8% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 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% | 49% | 51% | 35% | 40% | 25% | 51% | 6% | 28% | 15% | 31% | 37% | 30% | 2% | 29% | 45% | 22% | 4% | 21% | 23% | 30% | 26% | 38% | 34% | 28% | 25% | 69% | 6% | 20% | 41% | 17% | 22% |
| 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 | Central | Greater | Inland E | Bay Area | |
| State Government | 17% | 18% | 15% | 16% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 11% | 18% | 15% | 20% | 16% | 14% | ** | 20% | 15% | 14% | ** | 16% | 18% | 16% | 17% | 14% | 18% | 17% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 19% | 16% | 14% | 19% |
| Federal Government | 25% | 28% | 22% | 29% | 24% | 23% | 27% | 25% | 22% | 25% | 41% | 20% | 17% | ** | 40% | 22% | 12% | ** | 20% | 30% | 23% | 28% | 19% | 20% | 40% | 42% | 19% | 32% | 25% | 25% | 31% | 20% |
| Government Should Have No Say | 56% | 52% | 60% | 54% | 56% | 57% | 53% | 62% | 57% | 59% | 39% | 59% | 67% | ** | 38% | 60% | 73% | ** | 63% | 50% | 58% | 53% | 65% | 59% | 41% | 34% | 64% | 47% | 55% | 58% | 50% | 57% |
| Not Sure | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 4% | 2% | ** | 2% | 3% | 2% | ** | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 1% | 10% | 0% | 1% | 5% | 4% |
| 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% | 49% | 51% | 35% | 40% | 25% | 51% | 6% | 28% | 15% | 31% | 37% | 30% | 2% | 29% | 45% | 22% | 4% | 21% | 23% | 30% | 26% | 38% | 34% | 28% | 25% | 69% | 6% | 20% | 41% | 17% | 22% |