Supreme Court public approval rating hits all-time low
A new Gallup poll shows that just one in three Americans, or 33%, approve of how well the U.S. Supreme Court is doing its job, a record low measured by the polling group. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
The U.S. Supreme Court’s public approval rating has sunk to a record low.
According to results of a Gallup poll released Tuesday, just one in three Americans, or 33%, approve of how well the nation’s top court is doing its job, according to coverage in the National Law Journal via Law.com.
The rating from a July survey is down considerably from the previous low of 39% a year ago. Gallup said the decline has been driven by a “steep” decrease in approval of the Supreme Court by Republican survey respondents. During its latest term, the high court struck down aspects of President Donald Trump’s agenda, from his global tariff regime to his effort to restrict birthright citizenship to the children of certain immigrants.
While one-third of respondents said they approve of the Supreme Court’s work, a record high 61% report that they actively disapprove of the job of the justices. According to Gallup, Republican approval of the Supreme Court fell off from 79% this past September to 58% this month.
The poll was conducted in the weeks after Supreme Court handed down its final decisions of the 2025-2026 term, from July 1 to July 19, featuring telephone interviews with a random sample of 1,200 adults, according to the National Law Journal story.
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